The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command announced that it will launched an unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to a pre-determined target about 200 miles southwest of Guam on Friday. It just happens that Valiant Shield 2010 is being held in the same vicinity at the same time.
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Day: September 16, 2010
British lawmakers conclude AirTanker deal was poor value
British Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee found “significant shortcomings” in the government’s contract with AirTanker consortium for 14 Airbus A330 tankers.
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Argentina in talks on KC-390
A Brazilian defense ministry spokesman confirmed a report by newspaper Valor Economico that Argentina could participate in the KC-390 program.
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Methanol poisoning suspected in Russian deaths at Indonesian air base
Indonesian authorities said high concentrations of methanol were found in the bodies of three Russian aircraft technicians who died mysteriously this week.
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Israel unlikely to protest F-15 sale to Saudi Arabia
Israel is unlikely to protest the upcoming weapons sale to Saudi Arabia by America as Israeli defense firms stand to make tens of millions by making key components for the Saudi warplanes.