CIA Director David H. Petraeus has put in a request to the White House for up to 10 armed drones to boost the agency’s fight against new North Africa al-Qaida threats.
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Month: October 2012
McKeon presses White House on why C-RAM not deploy in Afghanistan
The chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee wants the White House to explain why no C-RAM were redeployed from Iraq to Afghanistan.
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YouTube: Memorial service for RoCAF Col. Wang Tung-yi
A memorial service for the late Col. Wang Tung-yi, lead by President Ma Ying-jeou at Hsinchu air base on Oct 15.
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India’s cabinet clears purchase of air-launched BrahMos
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the purchase of 200 air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for the Indian Air Force.
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EADS touts UH-72 as replacement for U.S. Army OH-58
EADS on Thursday said the U.S. Army can operate an armed version of the UH-72 at the same or less cost than upgraded OH-58s.
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