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<title><![CDATA[GE and TAI Extend Tusas Engine Industries, Inc. JV for Another 25 Years]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the joint venture signing ceremony that took place at the Ankara Sheraton Hotel, Mr. Vecdi Gönül, Minister of National Defense, Mr. Murad Bayar, Undersecretary for Defence Industries, Mr. Jeff...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FNSS Delivered Upgraded AIFVs for the Armed Forces of the Philippines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To mark these deliveries, The Armed Forces of the Philippines held a formal Turn-Over and Commissioning Ceremony on 25 January 2010 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, where His Excellency...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13913/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce Liftsystem Demonstrates Success in First Vertical Landing of F-35B]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its unique LiftSystem technology with the first vertical landing of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13912/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Two of the best - Dauntless and Astute on sea trials]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Glasgow, United Kingdom | Two of the most advanced naval vessels in the world met for the first time this week, as Dauntless, the second of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers, and Astute, the...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13911/</link>
<author>bae_systems</author>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel, the United States, and the Military Option against Iran]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In a speech at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on February 26, 2010, Defense Minister Ehud Barak made extensive reference to Iran, its attempts to obtain nuclear capabilities, and the...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13910/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles Receives Trailer Contract for Apache Helicopter Simulators]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chicago, IL. | Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles (OSV), an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced today that it has received a contract from Boeing Defense, Space & Security for two specialty...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13909/</link>
<author>oshkosh_speciality_vehicles</author>
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<title><![CDATA[Provincial Reconstruction Teams look at way forward in Afghanistan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[At the 2010 Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Conference held in Kabul on the 16 and 17 March, NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative, Ambassador Mark Sedwill, stressed PRTs’ role in promoting re...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13908/</link>
<author>nato</author>
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<title><![CDATA[NATO provides airlift support to African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In response to the African Union request for strategic airlift support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the USA has conducted airlift missions under the NATO banner in support of...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13907/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Dstl to become the key focus of science and technology within UK MOD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Changes taking place to the management of science, innovation and technology across British defence mean that from 1 April 2010 the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) will become the...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13906/</link>
<author>mod_uk</author>
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<title><![CDATA[Joint Strike Fighter Goes Vertical]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[defpro.com | As the industry-political turbulences surrounding the US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme appear to phase out slowly, following months of harsh criticism for cost overruns and...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/533/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Joint STARS resumes re-engining program with two major contract actions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass | The 751st Electronic Systems Group has successfully resumed the system design and development phase of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System re...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/news/details/13905/</link>
<author>usaf</author>
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<title><![CDATA[The Future of the Russian Air Force: 10 Years On]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Russian Defense Ministry plans to overhaul its air force fleet. According to various media reports, the Ministry wants to buy at least 1,500 aircraft, including 350 new warplanes, by 2020. The...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/532/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Russia-India relationship on a new high]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 22-hour visit by Russian Prime Minister (PM) Putin to India has helped the two countries resolve the differences that had cropped up due to various long standing unresolved issues, including...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/531/</link>
<author>8ak</author>
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<title><![CDATA[Building UK’s Future Aircraft Carriers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[After many years in gestation, the UK’s new aircraft carrier programme – a highly complex engineering, logistical and project management undertaking – is coming to life, as the manufacturing...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/530/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[German Defence Minister Vows to Improve Future Acquisition Policy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[defpro.com | Last week, German Defence Minister Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg made an inaugural visit to the German Navy. The visit aboard the “Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” frigate in itself...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/529/</link>
<author>nicolas_von_kospoth</author>
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<title><![CDATA[Defendory Adieu? - The Uncertain Future of Greek Trade Shows]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Irrespective of the legal reasons behind it, the demise of the Defendory defence exhibition in Athens after a successful career spanning three decades, with the organising company the Institute of ...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/528/</link>
<author>eziobonsignore</author>
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<title><![CDATA[Saab receives order for Gripen capability boost]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Defence and security company Saab recently received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk, FMV) for the development of the existing Gripen fleet of the...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/527/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Russia in Talks with Italy on Purchase of 1,000 IVECO LMV Vehicles]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[defpro.com | After Russian negotiations with France for the purchase of Mistral-class amphibious assault ship has heated up emotions in Europe and, in particular, in the Baltic states (see http:/...]]></description>
<link>http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/526/</link>
<author>nicolas_von_kospoth</author>
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<title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman/EADS team pulls out of US KC-X tanker competition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[defpro.com | European aerospace giant EADS has experienced some hot days since last Friday. It began with an important step forward which was achieved in the future European airlift programme on...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EADS and Customer Nations Agree on A400M Funding]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[defpro.com | According to various press agencies, the German Ministry of Defence announced today, 5 March 2010, that the involved governments and aerospace giant EADS have agreed on the general...]]></description>
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