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China Denounces Proposed U.S. Sales to Taiwan

armoredd — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:34:53 +0000

By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Published: 4 Oct 13:04 EDT (17:04 GMT)

BEIJING - China denounced proposed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan worth $6.5 billion, according to state media on Oct. 4, warning “there is only one China in the world, and that Taiwan is a part of China.”

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Sunken wreckage is U.S. WWII submarine

armoredd — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:12:38 +0000

Off the Aleutians, the USS Grunion resides, having disappeared 66 years ago

By Star-Bulletin staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 05, 2008

The Navy has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off the Aleutian Islands is that of the USS Grunion, a submarine that disappeared during World War II.

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India: Indigenous AIP submarine in 4 to 5 years: DRDO

armoredd — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:57:15 +0000

3 Oct 2008, 1831 hrs IST,PTI

The Times of India

KOCHI: The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) hopes to develop an indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) submarine in four to five years, chief controller, Research and Development, Dr A Sivathanu Pillai has said.

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Brazil Selects Boeing, Dassault and Saab in Jet Bid

armoredd — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:50:16 +0000

02 October 2008

Air Force Technology

Brazil’s air force said on Wednesday that it had chosen US-based Boeing, France’s Dassault and Saab of Sweden as finalists in a tender for 36 fighter jets as part of a fleet renewal.

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Turkey’s first Milgem warship launched in Istanbul

armoredd — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:36:39 +0000

By Gareth Jenkins
Eurasia Daily Monitor

Monday, September 29, 2008

On September 27 the Turkish navy launched the corvette TCG Heybeliada, the first modern warship to be designed, built, and equipped primarily from local resources.

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Germany Awaits New Capabilities of Air-to-Ground Eurofighter

armoredd — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:49:51 +0000

By THOMAS NEWDICK
Published: 3 Oct 10:29 EDT (14:29 GMT)

Defense News

BERLIN - German Air Force officials have confirmed that the air-to-ground version of the Eurofighter Typhoon EF2000 will enter service before the end of 2009.

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Seven Russian troops die in Ossetia car bomb attack: officials

armoredd — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:34:33 +0000

11 hours ago

MOSCOW (AFP) — Seven Russian soldiers were killed on Friday in an apparent car bomb attack in the Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia condemned by Moscow as an attempt to undermine the EU-Russia peace accord.

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Iraq attacks kill 26 as Shiites mark Eid

armoredd — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:54:13 +0000

02/10/2008 17h28

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Twin suicide bombings near Shiite mosques in Iraq’s capital killed 20 people on Thursday as worshippers celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which ends the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, officials said.

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‘God’s army’ takes aim at Philippine Muslim rebels

armoredd — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:47:10 +0000

02/10/2008 16h11

LONDON (AFP) - Felimon Cayang says he is ready to die to save his native southern Philippine island from the Muslim separatist rebels spreading terror through its Christian communities.

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Indian nuclear deal passed in US Senate

armoredd — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:44:29 +0000

02/10/2008 02h01

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Senate on Wednesday endorsed a landmark US-India nuclear agreement, removing the final legislative hurdle for resumption of civilian nuclear trade between the two countries after three decades.

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