Perimeter Watch

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Albee watches a perimeter from a tower on a Southwest Asia base,
Oct. 1, 2008.

Today's Defence news updates...

Russia fires missiles, Medvedev says strategic defences "in order" Oct 13, 2008
Russia test-fired three long-range missiles on Sunday and pronounced its nuclear deterrent strong in a show of force that experts... Read More...

NKorea vows to disable nuclear plants after deal with US Oct 13, 2008
North Korea said Sunday it would resume work to disable plutonium-producing nuclear plants and readmit UN inspectors after the United... Read More...

Afghan Forces Receive NATO Weapons Oct 13, 2008
Afghan national security forces will receive a huge capability and mobility boost throughout the next year with more than 6,000... Read More...

Turkish air raid targets senior Kurdish rebels in Iraq: army Oct 13, 2008
Turkish warplanes bombed Sunday a Kurdish rebel hideout in neighbouring Iraq where senior militants were believed to be, the army... Read More...

NATO Maritime Group to Combat Pirates off Somalia Oct 13, 2008
NATO will send its Standing Naval Maritime Group to the waters off Somalia, a spokesman for the alliance said today.... Read More...

Leopard 2 HEL Armoured Recovery Vehicles Delivered to Hellenic Army Oct 13, 2008
Rheinmetall Defence's Land Systems division, one of the world's leaders in the development and production of armoured recovery vehicles, was... Read More...

New manual to cover training for full spectrum Oct 13, 2008
The Army has sent a new manual for training to the printer and it should be released to the field... Read More...

The Rafale Has Landed: The Second Candidate for the Partial Tiger Replacement Oct 13, 2008
The second candidate for the Partial Tiger Replacement (PTR) landed in Emmen this morning. With the arrival of the French... Read More...

Russia denies missile sales to Iran Oct 13, 2008
Russia on Thursday denied reports it plans to sell S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran, a move that could complicate an... Read More...

Groundwork Laid For a Universal C4I System Oct 13, 2008
The Hellenic Army contracted with Rheinmetall Defence to implement a C4I system for its Leopard 2 main battle tanks in... Read More...

US drones fly after missile strike in Pakistan: residents Oct 13, 2008
US pilotless spy planes on Sunday flew over a Pakistani tribal town bordering Afghanistan just hours after a missile strike... Read More...

America's New Tanker: Needed Now Oct 13, 2008
Two recent articles, one in Aerospace Daily and Defense Report and the other in Air Force Magazine are the latest... Read More...

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