US President Barack Obama has ordered the imposition of sanctions on eight Iranian officials for human rights abuses.
Archive | September, 2010
Unmanned Bell 407 powers up
Fire-X, an unmanned cargo version of the Bell 407 utility helicopter was supplied external power for the first time earlier this month and is expected to fly by the end of the year. The Fire-X combines the qualities of the Bell 407 and Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout.
Antony in DC
US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates escorts Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, September 28, 2010. US Department of Defense photo by Cherie Cullen.
ISAF air strikes in Pakistan
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan’s Joint Command reported today that an ‘air weapons team’, comprising helicopters followed insurgents across the border into Pakistan on Friday and engaged them, ‘killing more than 30 militants’.
Boeing ISR satellite starts beeping earth
Once operational, the USAF SBSS satellite will be its ‘only space-based sensor capable of detecting and monitoring debris, satellites and other space objects without the disruptions from weather, atmosphere or time of day that limit ground-based observations’.
Foreign industry bodies ask MoD to ease defense trade terms
Six major western industry associations have written to the Indian Ministry of Defense asking for measures to ease their prospects for commerce in defense equipment, including elimination of the ceiling on Foreign Direct Investment as well as capping financial penalties.
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