SP's MAI July 01-15, 2011 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Soft on sea piracy?
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochWhy are we playing this great game of ‘appeasing’ Al-Qaeda? Kowtowing to Somali pirates implies their growing infrastructure will be exploited...
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MILITARY
MBDA’s PARS 3 LR short listed for Indian ArmyMBDA’s PARS 3 LR guided missile system has been shortlisted for the Indian Army helicopter future air-to-ground requirement.
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MILITARY
Kongsberg’s naval strike missile milestoneThe Royal Norwegian Navy and Kongsberg in June performed the first live fire shot against a sea target with a series produced NSM (Naval Strike Missile).
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MILITARY
US Navy to locate warships in SingaporeThe US Defence Secretary Robert Gates during his recent visit to Singapore announced that the US Navy would establish a new presence in Singapore
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MILITARY
US Army conducts large-scale network exercise at White SandsThe US Army has been immersed in an ambitious network integration evaluation (NIE) exercise at White Sands, designed to simultaneously test programmes of record and assess a host of emerging network technologies.
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Indian Army to raise additional Special Forces unitThe Indian Army is contemplating setting up an additional battalion of Special Forces to be deployed in the Northeast region to deal with counter-insurgency.
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MILITARY
Mauritanian Army destroys Al-Qaeda campThe Mauritanian Army recently destroyed a camp of the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) in Mali in an assault which left four soldiers wounded, according to sources.
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MILITARY
Chinese soldiers get on to ‘online war games’The People’s Liberation Army of China has developed an online war game titled ‘The Glorious Mission’ and is reportedly using it as part of training sessions.
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MILITARY
Singapore soldiers armed with iPadThe armed forces of Singapore will be arming their recruits with iPads, along with arms and ammunition, making the forces highly techsavvy.
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MILITARY
US troop withdrawal from Iraq by year-endThe US Forces-Iraq Deputy Commanding General (Operations), Lt General Frank G. Helmick has said that the number of US troops in Iraq will become nil by the year-end from the present level of 47,000.
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MILITARY
Goodrich selected for Boeing BDS INVENT programmeGoodrich Corporation has been selected by Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) to work on the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) integrated vehicle energy technology programme (INVENT).
