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ISIS: Syria built uranium conversion plant near Damascus

Posted on February 25, 2011February 25, 2011 by alert5

The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) claims that Syria has built a small uranium conversion facility near the town of Marj as Sultan.

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Russia to spend $650 billion on defense

Posted on February 25, 2011February 25, 2011 by alert5

Russia is planning to spend $650 billion to procure 600 new warplanes, 100 ships and 1,000 helicopters by 2020.
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Test for Massive Ordnance Penetrator unnecessary

Posted on February 25, 2011 by alert5

The Pentagon has revealed that it won’t need to carry out any testing of the Massive Ordnance Penetrator.
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Eurofighter’s Middle East roadmap

Posted on February 25, 2011 by alert5

Siva came back from IDEX with details on Eurofighter Consortium’s plans for the Middle East.
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Azerbaijan buys 24 Mi-35Ms

Posted on February 25, 2011 by alert5

Rostvertol revealed that it had secured a deal last year to supply Azerbaijan with 24 Mi-35M attack helicopters.