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India To Boost Island Defenses To Counter China

By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

NEW DELHI - India plans to upgrade weapons and equipment stationed at its bases on the Andaman and Nicobar island chains in the eastern Indian Ocean, a step intended to bolster defenses against China, according to defense officials here. ... full story
8 Feb 16:19 EST (21:19 GMT)

Europe »

France, U.S. Discuss Russian Mistral Carrier Query

By PIERRE TRAN

PARIS - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his French counterpart Hervé Morin discussed Russia's interest in buying four Mistral-class command and projection ships, but the American official declined to be drawn on the talks. ... full story
8 Feb 13:53 EST (18:53 GMT)

Russia Wants 4 Amphibs From France: French Ministry

By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

PARIS - France has agreed to sell a first amphibious assault warship to Moscow in a deal the French defense minister said Feb. 8 that highlighted Europe's new relationship with a new Russia. ... full story
8 Feb 08:20 EST (13:20 GMT)

Norway: Costs To Cool Russian Air Force Activities

By GERARD O'DWYER

HELSINKI - The Russian Air Force's activities in northern Europe are being influenced by budget cuts affecting jet fuel supplies and the reorganization of Air Force and Navy unit structures on the heavily militarized Kola Peninsula, according to reports from Etterretningstjenesten, Norway's National Intelligence Service (NIS). ... full story
3 Feb 18:18 EST (23:18 GMT)

Americas »

France, U.S. Discuss Russian Mistral Carrier Query

By PIERRE TRAN

DoD 30-Year Ship Plan Needs $16B a Year; Aviation Plan Puts Off New Bomber

By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS and JOHN T. BENNETT

The U.S. Navy's new 30-year fleet plan demotes the previous goal of a 313-ship fleet to a mere "point of departure" for developing a new fleet. The service estimates it can buy the ships in the plan for an average of "no more than $15.9 billion per year" in 2010 dollars. ... full story
4 Feb 21:39 EST (02:39 GMT)

Interview: U.S. Navy Undersecretary Robert Work

By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS

Bob Work was one of the foremost naval analysts in Washington when he was tapped in late 2008 to serve on President Obama's Pentagon transition team, where he was in charge of the Navy issue team. A former Marine artillery colonel, he has a wide knowledge of Navy and Marine Corps programs - past and present - and is a deeply experienced military strategist and wargamer. He took office as the Navy's second-highest-ranking civilian in May. ... full story
4 Feb 21:39 EST (02:39 GMT)

Asia & Pacific Rim »

India To Boost Island Defenses To Counter China

By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI

U.S. Prepares New Taiwan Arms Package Despite Beijing Hysterics

By WENDELL MINNICK

Taipei - The U.S. appears unwilling to stop selling arms to Taiwan despite aggressive lobbying and pressure from China. ... full story
26 Jan 13:52 EST (18:52 GMT)

Ex-Pentagon Official Gets 3 Years In China Spy Case

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

WASHINGTON - The U.S. on Jan. 22 sentenced a former Pentagon official who had a "top secret" security clearance to three years in prison on charges of spying for China, the Justice Department said. ... full story
22 Jan 14:13 EST (19:13 GMT)

Middle East & Africa »

Fincantieri Sells Two Stealth Vessels to the UAE

By TOM KINGTON

ROME - The United Arab Emirates has signed to buy two 55-meter-long stealthy patrol vessels from Italian shipyard Fincantieri, the firm said Jan. 22. ... full story
22 Jan 13:28 EST (18:28 GMT)

Nigeria Becomes 1st Export Customer for ATR 42MP

By TOM KINGTON

ROME - Alenia Aeronautica has delivered to the Nigerian Air Force the first of two ATR 42MP maritime patrol aircraft ordered in March 2007, the firm said. ... full story
10 Dec 10:47 EST (15:47 GMT)

SACEUR Urges Patrol Aircraft, AWACS, Sats To Fight Pirates

By JULIAN HALE

BRUSSELS - Adm. Jim Stavridis, new Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), said here Dec. 7 that "more ships would be helpful" to counter piracy off Somalia but that "what I'm really after is maritime patrol aircraft, NATO AWACS [Airborne Warning and Control System] and satellite images." ... full story
9 Dec 12:33 EST (17:33 GMT)