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  1. Ex-PM Says Dutch Still Store US Nukes

    The Netherlands continues to store some 22 tactical US nuclear bombs at a southern air base where they were brought during the height of the Cold War, a former Dutch prime minister has revealed.

    • Jun. 10, 2013

  2. US Army Maps Future of the Electronic Battlefield

    In a sense — and in one sense only — American and NATO forces have had it easy in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    • Jun. 7, 2013

  3. Singapore To Continue Training in India

    Singapore will use military facilities in India for exercise and training of its troops for another five years.

    • Jun. 4, 2013

  4. Greenland Meeting Highlights Arctic's Growing Importance

    The multinational dimension to improving security and military surveillance in the world's vast Arctic region will top the agenda when defense chiefs from the eight leading Arctic nations meet June 11 in Greenland to discuss future challenges.

    • Jun. 2, 2013

  5. Over 120 lawmakers to Army: Reverse Abrams tank plans

    More than 120 U.S. lawmakers are urging Army brass to reverse a plan under which the service would stop buying Abrams tanks for three years.

    • May. 30, 2013

  6. Japan Drafting Laws for a US-style National Security Council

    The Japanese government will move as early as next week to propose legislation to establish a National Security Council (NSC) headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to a source familiar with the issue.

    • May. 30, 2013

  7. 'Vibrant' MoD Among Quilter's Goals

    A. I would use 'priorities' instead of 'challenges,' and my first priority was to get to know the people working in the ministry.

    • May. 30, 2013
  8. A 'No' From NATO: NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, has said the alliance has no plans to extend its presence in the Nordic High North. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, right, said that decision would not hinder his country's plans to reinforce defenses there. Agence France-Presse

    NATO Rejects Direct Arctic Presence

    Norway's ambition of persuading NATO to establish a strong direct military presence in the Arctic High North — and as a strategic counterweight to Russia's intensifying rearming programs in the region — suffered a setback after the leader of NATO said the

    • May. 29, 2013

  9. India Reissues Tender for 100 Armored Personnel Carriers

    The Indian Defence Ministry has reissued a tender to buy 100 armored personnel carriers (APCs), slightly easing the requirements from 2009's failed tender.

    • May. 29, 2013
  10. Japan's ruling party guidance calls for boosting the amphibious capabilities of the Army's Western Infantry Regiment, here training alongside US Marines in California in February. Capt. Esteban Vickers/US Marine Corps

    Japan Plans More Aggressive Defense

    After almost seven decades of maintaining a limited defense posture, Japan should develop its amphibious and pre-emptive strike capability while bolstering sea- and ground-based ballistic-missile defenses, according to policy proposals by the country's ru

    • May. 26, 2013

  11. Jordan to Host Military Exercises: US, UK, Canada Among Participants

    More than 15,000 troops from 18 countries will take part in a joint military exercise in Jordan in the coming weeks, a military official said Saturday.

    • May. 25, 2013

  12. Iran Denies Sending 'Military Forces' to Support Syrian Regime

    Iran's defence minister insisted on Saturday that the country has never sent 'military forces' to Syria, reiterating its denial of allegations by Western powers backing Syrian rebels.

    • May. 25, 2013
  13. Saudi Arabia may soon need to replace its fleet of French AMX-30 tanks, like the one shown here, and Turkey could be a player in the competition. Dominique Faget/Agence France-Presse

    With Tank Deals, Turkey Focuses on Arms Exports

    Two Turkish companies are in separate talks with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia to co-produce and sell scores of new-generation battle tanks, officials and industry sources said.

    • May. 25, 2013

  14. Polish Defense Holding Replaces Bumar Group

    Poland's leading defense manufacturer, the Bumar Group, rebranded itself as Polish Defense Holding (PHO) May 22.

    • May. 23, 2013

  15. HASC Panel Adopts Administration's Special Ops Budget Request

    Legislation approved Wednesday by a US House subcommittee fully supports the Obama administration's plan to budget special operations forces for more than $12 billion in 2014.

    • May. 22, 2013

  16. Indian Firms Tapped for Howitzer Trials

    For the first time, Indian defense companies have been selected for trials in a howitzer gun tender.

    • May. 21, 2013

  17. US Spec Ops Leaders Look Beyond Land Wars

    About 7,000 members of the defense industry, along with hundreds of service members — and plenty of guys with long beards — packed into the Tampa Convention Center last week for the annual Special Operations Industry Conference (SOFIC).

    • May. 20, 2013
  18. Betsy Schmid, a Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee staffer, has emerged as the leading candidate to become Navy undersecretary. Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale is among those expected to step down in the coming months. DoD

    Several DoD Personnel Moves Expected Soon

    The White House is working to fill several high-level Pentagon posts as incumbents prepare to step down as the Obama administration begins a second term amid a fury of budget uncertainty.

    • May. 17, 2013
  19. Push for Consolidation: The French government wants Thales to buy shipbuilder DCNS, which produced the Horizon-class frigate Chevalier Paul. The ship contains radars built by Thales. DCNS

    Source: France Pushing for 2 Mega Deals

    France is looking to sell naval company DCNS to electronics specialist Thales and broker a partnership between Nexter and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann in a bid to beat a budget crunch and slim down the land weapons sector, a source briefed on the subject said.

    • May. 11, 2013

  20. Canada Renews Push To Buy 100 Specs Ops Vehicles

    Canada's special operations forces will try once again to purchase a new fleet of vehicles for long-range reconnaissance patrols and urban warfare.

    • May. 11, 2013
  21. The Sillinger 470 UM RD is a 4.7-meter foldable inflatable boat, fitted with an interconnecting valve for faster inflation of the compartments and two speed tubes.

    SOFINS Highlights Growing French Spec Ops Market

    The French special operations command led for a first time in Europe a three-day trade show and conference, signaling the niche market formed by the ιlite forces' operational needs.

    • May. 10, 2013

  22. Danish Chief of Defence: Fighter Replacement on Track

    Denmark's ranking military officer 'strongly believes' his country will settle on its next-generation fighter design by mid-2015, expressing confidence in a timetable laid out earlier this year.

    • May. 9, 2013
  23. Lt. Gen. William Phillips is the top acquisition adviser to the secretary of the US Army. Phillips told a Senate budget panel that sequestration cuts are having a serious effect on all Army modernization programs, including the JLTV program. Defense News/File

    US Army May Push Back JLTV, Rethink Armed Aerial Scout Program

    The joint US Army/Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program may see its testing schedule pushed back by as much as four months by the end of this fiscal year, top Army leadership testified on Capitol Hill on May 8.

    • May. 9, 2013

  24. Germany To Sell Tanks to Indonesia

    Germany has agreed to sell 164 used tanks to Indonesia, the government confirmed Wednesday, after the Dutch parliament last year rejected a similar request over human rights concerns.

    • May. 8, 2013

  25. Australia Sticks With JSF, Will Buy Growlers, New Subs

    Australia announced plans to purchase 12 new-build Boeing EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft although it affirmed its commitment to the Joint Strike Fighter program.

    • May. 3, 2013
  26. Ready and Waiting: A French soldier deployed in Mali waits with a Milan anti-tank missile launcher near Diabaly in January. France is seeking a replacement for the Milans. Agence France-Presse

    US Pushing Hard To Sell Javelins to France

    The US joint venture that builds the Javelin anti-tank missile came through town recently to introduce a new senior executive, underscoring American industry's hot pursuit of a contract for a medium-range weapon for the French Army, sources briefed on the

    • May. 1, 2013

  27. US, South Korea Wrap Up Drills As Tensions Simmer

    The United States and South Korea on Tuesday wrapped up military drills at the center of soaring tensions with North Korea, as Pyongyang ignored a new overture over a flagship joint industrial zone.

    • Apr. 30, 2013

  28. Report: N. Korea Set To Stage Major Military Drill

    North Korea appears to be gearing up for a major military exercise, a report said on Sunday, amid tensions over an expected missile test and South Korea's pullout from a joint industrial complex.

    • Apr. 28, 2013

  29. Chinese Troops 20 Kilometers Across Disputed Border: India

    New Delhi on Friday said Chinese soldiers have advanced nearly 12 miles (20 kilometers) into Indian-claimed territory after intruding across the disputed border earlier this month, a report said.

    • Apr. 26, 2013

  30. Domestic Firms Allowed in India Gun Contest

    For the first time, domestic private sector defense companies will be allowed to compete alongside foreign companies in the forthcoming 155mm/52-caliber mounted gun tender, expected to be floated in the next two to three months.

    • Apr. 25, 2013

  31. Scaled Down US-Morocco War Games Resume

    US-Morocco war games, canceled by Rabat over a Washington-backed plan for the UN's Western Sahara mission, have resumed on a smaller scale after a compromise was reached, the US embassy said Wednesday.

    • Apr. 24, 2013

  32. U.S. SOCOM Kicks Off Two New Vehicle Programs

    Next month, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is scheduled to award a contract to one company for at least 1,300 ground mobility vehicles (GMVs) to replace its current fleet of aging GMVs.

    • Apr. 24, 2013
  33. Gen. Raymond Odierno, U.S. Army chief of staff, right, and Secretary of the Army John McHugh speak before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 23 in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson / Getty Images

    US Army Leaders Warned On War Funding

    Top US Army leadership told lawmakers Tuesday that they'll need three more years of supplemental war funding after the final US troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan to pay for massive postwar equipment reset activities.

    • Apr. 23, 2013

  34. AUSA Winter Heading to Huntsville

    The long wait is over.

    • Apr. 18, 2013
  35. Rockets are launched April 17 from the Thunderbolt 2000, a Taiwan-made multi-rocket launcher system, during a military drill in the western Penghu islands. Taiwan's defense ministry staged its biggest live-fire military exercise since 2008, aimed at reviewing the island's defense capability against a simulated Chinese invasion. Sam Yeh/AFP

    Taiwan Shows Force in Live-fire Drill

    Taiwan staged its biggest live-fire drill since 2008 Wednesday in an operation involving more than 7000 troops that simulated a Chinese attack as its leader warned of Beijing's arms build-up.

    • Apr. 17, 2013

  36. S. African Firm Seals Anti-riot Vehicle Deal with Brazil

    A South African military manufacturer has sealed a deal to supply Brazilian police with anti-riot vehicles ahead of next year's football World Cup, it said on Tuesday.

    • Apr. 16, 2013
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