Tuesday, May 20, 2008

DefenceTalk News 20th May 08

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20th May 2008

NATO Battles Poppy Cultivation, Resource Challenges in Afghanistan May 20, 2008
The NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan has made significant progress in the country despite the command being “under-resourced,”... Read More...

Four National Guard brigades alerted for 2009 Iraq Operations May 20, 2008
The Department of the Army today joined the Department of Defense in announcing May 19 the alert of four Army... Read More...


RNLAF CH-47F Helicopters Equipped With Missile Warning Systems May 20, 2008
Northrop Grumman has been selected by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to provide the AAR-54 Missile Warning System (MWS)... Read More...

9 Indian Ocean Nations Partner in Security Cooperative May 20, 2008
A new organization dedicated to Indian Ocean regional port and maritime security has been launched. The South Asia Regional Port... Read More...


Gates Calls for Faster Application of Warfighting Assets May 20, 2008
The Defense Department needs to worry more about what warfighters need right now than what they may need down the... Read More...

Possible 4.5 billion dollar fighter sale to Romania: Pentagon May 20, 2008
The Pentagon notified Congress on Monday of the possible sale of 48 F-16 fighters to Romania as part of a... Read More...

US House Panel Confirms Cuts to European Missile Program May 20, 2008
A House of Representatives committee has voted down attempts by Republicans to restore more than $200 million for a planned... Read More...

Cluster Bomb Ban Debated in Dublin May 20, 2008
Representatives of 109 countries have gathered in Dublin for a 12-day conference aimed at a global ban on cluster munitions.... Read More...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Who will pay for peacekeeping? May 20, 2008
The southern African contribution to the African Standby Force (ASF) to fulfil the African Union's (AU) peacekeeping ambitions will depend... Read More...

Pressure Hull Complete On THe New Mexico Submarine May 20, 2008
Northrop Grumman's Shipbuilding sector reached an important construction milestone May 18 when it completed the final hull welds of the... Read More...



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