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 Russia's
Almaz-Antei conglomerate will receive a government loan to build two
new production facilities to expand the export of missile defense systems,
Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on 29 december 2010. |
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 Following
an new attack against the United Nations Forces in Ivory Coast this
December 29th, 2010, the tension continues to grow. The partisans of
Laurent Gbagbo the incumbent President incite to attack the HQ of Alassane
Ouattara, a luxury hotel protected by the UN mission soldiers. |
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 China's
Defense Minister, General Liang Guanglie said on Tuesday, December 28,
2010, that China will continue to push forward military and defense
modernization. China will continue to push forward its defense and military
modernization to ensure peace and development, said Liang
Guanglie. |
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 A
senior Iranian commander on December 26, 2010, announced that the country
has equipped its Army's Ground Force with new rapid reaction tanks and
light armored vehicles. |
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 Afghanistan's
First Vice-President Mohammad Fahim Khan reiterated Iran's unique role
in the establishment of security and stability in his country and the
region, and stressed the need for the further bolstering of defense
cooperation between Tehran and Kabul. |
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 Qatar's
Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah underlined
his country's willingness to boost mutual cooperation with Iran in defense
fields. Speaking at a meeting with General Alireza Nasseri, a senior
commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps naval forces, in Doha. |
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 Swedish
MBT122B Evolution has already been recognized as one of the best protected
main battle tanks in the world. Swedish Defence Material Administration
(FMV) in Sweden, IBD Deisenroth Engineering succeeded in the development
of a further improved protection dedicated to the tank. |
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 South
Korea begins a series of live-fire military exercises on an unprecedented
scale near the heavily armed land border with the North. Hundreds of
troops, tanks, helicopters and jet fighters are gathering some 20km
(12 miles) from the heavily armed land border. |
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 India
successfully tested two Prithvi-II ballistic missiles, intended to equip
the national air forces, announced S.P. Dash, director of the base of
Chandipur, in the Indian State of Orissa, East of India. |
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 Pakistan
on Tuesday December 21, 2010, successfully test fired a medium-range
ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads,
the military said. |
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 The
UN's secretary-general has warned there is a "real risk" of
a return to civil war in Ivory Coast after the disputed presidential
election. |
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 For
the first time since Operation Cast Lead, Israeli Army strikes Hamas
targets in the Gaza Strip.According to IDF (Israeli Defence Forces)
Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, the situation in the
Gaza Strip is very fragile with increased activity from terrorist operatives.... |
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 North
Korea reinforced the alert level of its armed forces along the coast
after the advertisement by South Korea of real firing military exercises,
announced today the South Korean agency Yonhap from a government source. |
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 France
will give Lebanon 100 HOT anti-tank missiles, a government official
said Friday, confirming a deal that raised concerns in Israel and the
United States earlier this year. |
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 Russia
will continue to deploy SS-18 Satan heavy intercontinental ballistic
missiles (ICBM) as part of the country's nuclear arsenal until at least
2026, said the commander of Strategic Missile Forces (SMF). |
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 The
sixth Russian army regiment equipped with ballistic missiles Topol-M
missiles on silo is operational since December 14th, announced Friday
December 17, 2010, the commander of the Russian strategic ballistic
Troops, the general Sergueï Karakaïev. |
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 Following
the military exercises organized by South Korea in Yellow sea on the
island of Yeonpyeong, The North Korea stated that it could answer by
a military action against these provocations. |
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 Azerbaijani
Defense Industry Ministry conducts negotiations with Turkish “Otokar”
Company on production of armored vehicles, said Defense Industry Minister
Yaver Jamalov. |
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 The
“Trophy” system to protect tanks Merkava IV from anti-tank
missile was tested as part of an exercise by 9 Battalion on its way
to becoming a fully operational system in the IDF Israeli Army Defence
Forces. |
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 Four
days after the first jihadist suicide bomb on Swedish soil injured two
in an attack in downtown Stockholm, lawmakers voted 290-20 with 19 abstentions
on Dec. 15 to extend the country's military presence in Afghanistan.
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 Japan
has called China's military rise a source of international concern,
in a major defence review. The new guidelines also describe North Korea
as an urgent and grave factor for instability, and call for a stronger
alliance with the US. |
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 International
drones UAV Conference in Russia, Moscow. The perspectives of drones
development as well as the experiment related to their use by the Russian
armed forces will be examined during the
conference. |
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 Turkish
leading land systems manufacturer, Otokar was awarded a $30 million
contract from abroad. The contract is for COBRA 4x4 wheeled armoured
tactical vehicle, |
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 Russia
plans to create in 2011 the bases of a new unified air and space defense
system, able to protect the country against all types of missiles, said
the chief of the Staff of the Russian army, general Nikolaï Makarov,
December 14th, 2010. |
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 Tactical
missiles systems Iskander SS-26 are now deployed in the Western Russian
military region, announced this December 14, 2010, the commander-in-chief
of the Arkadi Bakhine region during a press conference organized by
RIA Novosti. |
