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Stop the War Talk

09/02/2010

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, purportedly to be part of the Obama administration’s relaunch of peace negotiations. But the urgent talk is of war, thanks to Jeffrey Goldberg’s much-discussed Atlantic Monthly cover article, which faithfully reproduced the logic of Israeli military and political leaders.

US tells Turkey military exercise off if Israel not in

Turkish newspaper Hurriyet says Americans will not participate in joint military exercise slated for next month should Israel be barred from traditional drill.

Missile warning systems from Northrop Grumman to equip Marine Corps medium- and heavy-lift helicopters

U.S. Marine Corps officials needed infrared missile warning systems to protect their fleets of medium- and heavy-lift helicopters from heat-seeking missiles–particularly from shoulder-fired ground-to-air missiles.

WorldNATO 'no comment' on Russian warplane deal report

NATO declined to comment on Wednesday on a report saying it could use Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighters at a Cold War-era base in Iceland for training purposes.

Russia to sell Mi-17 helicopters to Argentina

Russia has signed a "historic" contract on Mi-17 helicopter deliveries to Argentina, a member of a Russian delegation said on Wednesday.

Israelis split over Barak move to buy F-35

Military leaders and analysts are at odds over Defense Minister Ehud Barak's recent decision to buy 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters, largely because it will take four years for them to be delivered and become operational, too late for any assault on Iran.

Iraq to spend $13B on U.S. arms, equipment

Iraq is preparing to buy as much as $13 billion in American arms and military equipment, a huge order of tanks, ships and hardware that U.S. officials say shows Iraqi-U.S. military ties will be tight for years to come.

DHS Increases Use of Drones on Southern Border

Tomorrow the Department of Homeland Security will be expanding their use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) along the Southwest border to provide support and reconnaissance to Border Patrol Agents with the arrival of a new Predator-B aircraft upping Customs and Border Protection’s fleet of drones to seven aircrafts.

Azerbaijan to buy four Ka-32 helicopters from Russia

Russian Helicopters company will supply four Kamov Ka-32 helicopters to Azerbaijan in the near future, the Azerbaijani APA news agency said on Monday.

Lockheed Martin’s New Multi-Purpose HELLFIRE II Missile

1st Boeing C-130 AMP Low-Rate Initial Production Aircraft Inducted at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center

A400M poised for US market spotlight

F-4 group holding conference in Panama City

Iceland set to embrace war-game fliers

Jump jets to fall victim to spending cuts

F-15 Eagles soar for last time at Hickam

Competition key to plane contract

Remote-controlled model airplanes roll in for annual event

Canada Opens Arctic To NATO, Plans Massive Weapons Buildup

Kremlin denies plans to halt missile sales to Syria