Defence News 9th May

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Defence News [ Friday, May 9, 2008 ] - DefenceTalk.com

'Unified Quest' Focuses on Future Persistent Conflict
May 9, 2008
The Nigerian government is near collapse and rival factions are vying for power in that troubled part of the world,... Read More...

US, British Reaper UAV operations combined in Afghanistan
May 9, 2008
Since taking flight for the first time here in October 2007, Reapers have flown more than 320 missions and 2,400... Read More...

Portable electronic power initiative energizes possibilities
May 9, 2008
An Air Mobility Battlelab initiative could "energize" new possibilities for aeromedical evacuations in the future.... Read More...

New Ideas Sought for Protecting Crowded Places From Terrorist Threat
May 9, 2008
The Global Security Challenge (GSC) and Secure Futures, a national security innovation firm, announced today their commitment to an initiative... Read More...

Outlook for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks gloomy
May 9, 2008
Israel will mark its 60th Independence Day on May 14, and Palestinians, 60 years of national tragedy. Neither knows if... Read More...

Airpower: A-10s conduct show of force
May 9, 2008
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 7,... Read More...

Army Reducing Stigma of Psychological Care, Offering Telepsychiatry
May 9, 2008
In the Army's recent fight to reduce the stigma of seeking and receiving treatment for combat stress, the latest weapon... Read More...

Hezbollah says Lebanon 'declares war' after gunbattles
May 9, 2008
The Lebanese capital braced for more sectarian violence Friday after fierce gunbattles in Beirut left at least seven people dead... Read More...

Georgian defense minister denies war plans
May 9, 2008
Georgia's defense minister denied Thursday that the country planned to wage war against its breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South... Read More...

NATO could end rotating command in S. Afghanistan
May 9, 2008
NATO could change its rotating command of southern Afghanistan and give the role to a single country, amid concern that... Read More...

India tests ballistic missile capable of reaching China
May 9, 2008
India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile Wednesday that can hit targets deep inside China, joining the ranks of nations possessing... Read More...

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