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Move by US, Others to Support Cluster Munitions Fails
November 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGENEVA --- An effort by some countries to legitimize the ongoing use, production, trade, and stockpiling of cluster munitions failed today, in the lead-up to a comprehensive legal ban on the weapon that more than 100 other nations plan to sign in Oslo, Norway on December 3.>> The United States, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and Finland were among the countries pushing for a new protocol to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) that would allow the use of all existing cluster munitions, including the oldest, most inaccurate, and unreliable varieties, for a period of up to 20 years
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Croatia Airlines to Acquire Four Additional A320 Family Aircraft
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTOULOUSE, France --- Croatia Airlines, the flag carrier of the Republic of Croatia, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of four A319s to add to its growing medium haul fleet aircraft. The new A319s will join its eight A320 Family aircraft already in operation
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Patria Delivered Missile Boats to Croatia
October 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>Patria has delivered two Helsinki-class fast missile boats to Croatia. These were formerly operated by the Finnish navy, which decided not to upgrade them
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Strong Interest In Gripen On The World Market
July 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThis week, as Saab takes part in the worlds largest air show, Farnborough International Air Show, outside London, the world markets interest in Gripen is greater than ever.>> Gripen have six customers at present
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NATO Allies Sign Accession Protocols for Albania and Croatia
July 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAllies signed today the Accession Protocols with Albania and Croatia, opening the way for the full NATO membership of these two countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, H
French KNDS to Acquire Texelis, Maker of SERVAL Armored Vehicles
Netherlands Helping to Train 26 Ukrainians to Become Crew Chiefs for F-16
Trump's First Diplomatic Victory- Panama Abandons China for Better U.S. Ties
Missile Falls in Russian Territory from a Tu-22M3 Bomber on Way to...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U