Defence Talk News Update 8th May

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Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile: military
May 8, 2008
Pakistan on Thursday successfully tested a ground-hugging cruise missile capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads, the military said.... Read More...

Raytheon's SLAMRAAM a Success in First System Field Test
May 8, 2008
Raytheon Company's Surface-Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile successfully completed its first acquisition and tracking mission March 3, marking the... Read More...

Pentagon Expects War Funding by Memorial Day
May 8, 2008
U.S. lawmakers have informed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates that they expect to pass the remaining $108 billion of the... Read More...

Australian Defence Procurement and Sustainment Review
May 8, 2008
The Hon. Greg Combet MP, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that a review of Defence procurement and... Read More...

Russian Military Faces Growing Budget, Constrained Bandwidth
May 8, 2008
In 10 years, Russia's national defense spending has risen by more than 965 percent as its military renews strategic air... Read More...

Air Force's Only UAV Wing Marks One Year in the Fight
May 8, 2008
Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, congratulated Airmen at Creech Air Force Base May... Read More...

SECNAV Names New Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Michael Murphy
May 8, 2008
Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter announced on May 7 at a ceremony in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., the name... Read More...

Russian Navy denies reports of Black Sea missile loss
May 8, 2008
Russia's Navy has denied Ukrainian claims that a missile belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea was... Read More...

Kongsberg Awarded Contract for Protector RWS with French Army
May 8, 2008
Last week Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, signed a framework agreement worth up to $100... Read More...

No US troop increase in Afghanistan without deeper cuts in Iraq: Pentagon
May 8, 2008
The Pentagon said Tuesday that any sizeable increase in much-needed US forces in Afghanistan will depend on deeper troop cuts... Read More...

Northrop Grumman Tanker to Boost Military Airlift Capacity
May 8, 2008
The recent decision by ATA Airlines to file bankruptcy and cease operations -- including the charter service it provided to... Read More...

Northrop Grumman KC-45: Cost and Price Comparison
May 8, 2008
The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to... Read More...

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