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Royal Navy gunners 'used buoy painted colours of Spanish flag for target practice'British ambassador forced to apologise after Royal Navy ship 'used buoy painted colours of Spanish flag for target practice' Last updated at 1:38 AM on 21st November 2009 The Royal Navy was accused yesterday of using a Spanish flag as a... |
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Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base...Station opened during World War II to train British and Canadian pilots. After the war, the base was deactivated for a time before the U.S. Navy moved in. Since then, maritime patrol aircraft including the P-3 Orions, which first flew in... |
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Web Wire | 10 hours ago
BAE Systems Receives U.S. Navy Contract Worth up to $233 Million
NORTH CHARLESTON , South Carolina BAE Systems has received a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $233 million to provide information and operating systems integration and related services at land-based facilities and on various platforms such as...
In this article: BAE Systems, U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, North Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston, and South Carolina
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | 11 hours ago
Royal Navy used 'Spanish flag' for target practice off Gibraltar
Giles Paxman , Britain 's ambassador to Madrid , has apologised after the Royal Navy fired on a buoy bearing the red and yellow of the Spanish flag during target practice off Gibraltar. Published: 4:04PM GMT 20 Nov 2009 Gibraltar was ceded...
In this article: Royal Navy, Spain, Treaty of Utrecht, HMS Scimitar, and Sasha Grey
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Prime Newswire | 14 hours ago
U.S. Air Force Awards $302.9 Million Production Contract to Northrop Grumman for Five Global Hawk High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Source: Northrop Grumman Corp. U.S. Air Force Awards $302.9 Million Production Contract to Northrop Grumman for Five Global Hawk High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems SAN DIEGO , Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The...
In this article: Northrop Grumman Corporation, RQ-4 Global Hawk, U.S. Air Force, and San Diego
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Charlotte Observer | 17 hours ago
200 in UK tourist region rescued from floodwaters
In this article: England, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Cockermouth, Royal Air Force, Cumbria, Gordon Brown, River Greta, and Keswick
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FT.com - World | 1 day ago
Karzai says Afghan army aims to take charge
...Blitz in Kabul Published: November 19 2009 07:34 | Last updated: November 19 2009 09:44 President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said that the Afghan National Army should aim to take the lead responsibility for security in unstable parts of...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, NATO, Hillary Clinton, Kabul, US, Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, and Stanley McChrystal
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BBC News | 2 days ago
RAF jets in high speed near miss
...report, from the joint Civil Aviation Authority and Ministry of Defence Airproximity Board , said the risk of collision was high. An RAF official said lights in the nose of the Hawk jets had helped the pilots see and avoid the second aircraft...
In this article: RAF, Civil Aviation Authority, RAF Valley, Anglesey, Llanwrda, and Llandovery
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PR Newswire: Automotive Industry | 2 days ago
U.S. Department of Defense to Offer Morningstar Investment Research and Tools to all Military Personnel
...agreement extends access to the entire Department of Defense network, including the U.S. Army , U.S. Air Force , U.S. Marine Corps , and U.S. Coast Guard. Morningstar Investment Research Center will allow Department of Defense employees to...
In this article: Morningstar, Inc., U.S. Department of Defense, Army Knowledge Online, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Air Force
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The Register | 2 days ago
US Navy electromagnetic mass-driver commences tests
...it means a jet can get airborne carrying heavier loads. But the current steam cats are hard on aircraft and hell on maintenance - thus the US Navy's aspirations to move to EMALS in its next carrier. The electromagnetic cat will be able to...
In this article: US Navy, US, Royal Navy, New Jersey, UK, and Russia
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Pakistani army shows off captured Taliban posts
...militants in this remote village in the conflicted tribal region of South Waziristan. The now-deserted village, which was retaken by Pakistani army forces two weeks ago and visited by Western journalists on Tuesday for the first time...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistani army, Pakistan, United States, James L. Jones, Athar Abbas, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defense Department, and CIA
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PR Newswire: Technology | 3 days ago
U.S. Coast Guard Deploys KVH TracPhone V7 Satellite Communications on Two Cutter Classes
...Banking & Financial Services, Carriers and Services, Telecommunications Equipment, Telecommunications Industry , Contracts U.S. Coast Guard Deploys KVH TracPhone V7 Satellite Communications on Two Cutter Classes KVH TracPhone V7 and...
In this article: United States Coast Guard, KVH Industries, Trademark, and Nasdaq
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Gunmen kill 12 in Iraqi village
The ethnically-mixed and oil-rich city of Kirkuk remains a flashpoint At least 12 people have been shot dead by gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms in a pre-dawn attack in a village south-west of Baghdad , officials say. Police spokesman...
In this article: Iraqi Islamic Party, Al-Qaeda, Kirkuk, Iraqi Army, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraqi insurgency, and Car bomb
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Deseret News | 4 days ago
U.S. Air Force official expects UAE role to continue
...to the recipient. Otherwise, it is considered private information; see Privacy policy. DUBAI , United Arab Emirates - A senior U.S. Air Force official said Monday he expects the force's involvement in the United Arab Emirates to...
In this article: U.S. Air Force, United Arab Emirates, United States, Dubai, E mail, B-1 bomber, and F-22 Raptor
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BBC News | 4 days ago
RAF bases could move to Anglesey
Plans could see RAF bases close Two North Yorkshire RAF bases could face closure under proposals being considered by the Ministry of Defence. The plans could see all RAF fast jet training moved to a base in Anglesey which could lead to...
In this article: RAF, Anglesey, RAF Valley, RAF Leeming, and RAF Linton-on-ouse
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BBC News | 7 days ago
Royal Navy 'watched yacht hijack'
Pirates boarded the Chandlers ' yacht, the Lynn Rival , while they slept The crew of a Royal Navy vessel watched as a British couple were taken hostage by Somali pirates but were ordered not to open fire, it has emerged. The RFA Wave...
In this article: Royal Navy, Indian Ocean, Somalia, and Tanzania
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Times Online | 7 days ago
Royal Navy failed to open fire as pirates seized Britons
Navigation - link to other main sections from here Royal Navy failed to open fire as pirates seized Britons The Royal Navy failed to open fire as Somali pirates seized two British hostages and instead watched helplessly as the couple...
In this article: Royal Navy, HMS Cumberland, Tunbridge Wells, NATO, and Harardhere
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BBC News | November 12, 2009
'Not enough'
The Pakistani army says that it is doing all it can to combat the Taliban Pakistani forces fighting the Taliban near the Afghan border claim American and Afghan troops aren't doing enough to help. Commanders in the troubled north...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistani army, Afghan National Army, Pakistan, and Khar, Bajaur
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Moderate Voice | November 10, 2009
The Iraqi Army Diaries: Entry 3
...were being cautious and they were distrustful (our military-media arrangement, after all, had historically been abused by both sides). The Iraqi soldiers clearly had little idea that speaking with the media could be dangerous. The majority of...
In this article: Iraqi Army, Al Qaeda, Iraq, Baghdad, and Iowa
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Prime Newswire | November 06, 2009
Photo Release -- Second Northrop Grumman-built National Security Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) Delivered to U.S. Coast Guard
PASCAGOULA , Miss. , Nov. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Coast Guard accepted the second Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) National Security Cutter, Waesche (WMSL 751) today at the company 's shipyard in Pascagoula. Following...
In this article: U.S. Coast Guard, Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Ronald J. Rabago, Lockheed Martin, and U.S. Navy



