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Defense News by DefenceTalk.com
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- US Defense officials announce fiscal 2013 budget priorities
Spending priorities in the forthcoming fiscal year 2013 defense budget request call for reductions in the end strength of the Army and Marine Corps, an increase in special operations forces and...
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- Smart phone technology takes leap to battlefield
A joint demonstration involving multiple defense agencies and several aerospace companies proved that smart phone technology can be used to improve battlefield awareness. A tactical digital network,...
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- Small Tactical Unmanned Air System Executes Early Operational Capability
Marines witnessed the first flight of the service's newest small unmanned aircraft Jan. 22 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. As part of the RQ-21A Small...
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- ‘Carl Gustaf’ Weapon Extends Soldiers’ Lethal Reach
With the need for Soldiers in Afghanistan to engage the enemy at longer distances, Picatinny Arsenal has completed an initial training and fielding of a weapon for traditional Army units previously...
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- Royal Navy Pilots Train for Aircraft Carrier Landings
The deck of the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers may be the size of four football pitches and supported by the best part of 65,000 tonnes of steel but, from three miles (5km) out, when...
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- ACU4 Certifies French Ship FS Mistral in Preparation for Bold Alligator 2012
Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU4) Sailors trained with the crew of French projection and command ship (BPC) FS Mistral (L9013) Jan. 24-25, to certify the ship's well deck for operations with the U.S....
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- Lockheed Martin Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
BETHESDA, Md.: Lockheed Martin Corporation today reported fourth quarter 2011 net sales of .2 billion compared to .8 billion in 2010. Earnings from continuing operations during the fourth...
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- Germany Begins Cutting Troops In Afghanistan
The German parliament is starting to lower the number of soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. Two years ahead of the planned complete withdrawal of troops, many questions remain unresolved. One thing...
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- Mr. President, America Needs a Penny-Pinching Patriot
In the fight over the Pentagon budget the battle lines have been drawn. When President Obama releases the military budget later this week, proponents of fiscal responsibility and a leaner, meaner...
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- EU and US Government Defence Spending
In 2010 the governments of the 26 EDA pMS spent a total of EUR194 billion on defence. The US spent the equivalent of EUR520 billion (or 9 billion). Between 2006 and 2008 the aggregated defence...
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