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  1. The final shipment of M1A1 Abrams tanks, purchased by the Iraqi government, arrived at Besmaya Combat Training Center mid-August.
  2. Al-Qaeda’s North African branch has acquired a stockpile of weapons in Libya, including surface-to-air missiles that are threatening air travel, the EU’s Counter-Terrorism Coordinator said earlier this week.
  3. FLIR Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army valued at up to $50.0 million for repair and maintenance services for the Army's Force Protection Surveillance systems that are fielded across the globe.
  4. Australia has disrupted 4 major terror plots since the 9/11 attacks on the United States, Attorney-General Robert McClelland said as he warned of a continued threat posed by home-grown extremists.
  5. Denel Land Systems introduced a new, innovative and flexible 60mm Long Range Mortar System - the M6 - into the market.
  6. US Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley was in Iraq this week for a visit that an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said included talks on F-16 fighter jets, which Iraq is seeking to buy.
  7. Lockheed Martin (LM) successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Navy's first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, a major program milestone that validates spacecraft performance in a simulated test-like-you-fly space...
  8. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was freezing defense industry trade with Israel and stepping up Turkish Naval Patrols in the Eastern Mediterranean, deepening Ankara’s feud with the Jewish state.
  9. Allen-Vanguard will introduce delegates of the DSEi 2011 Defense and Security conference to its broad range of capabilities to safeguard and protect vehicle occupants from the extensive scope of threats.
  10. The Lockheed Martin-led unmanned K-MAX® team successfully completed a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment (QRA) for the U.S. Navy's Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program.
 



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