LONDON, UK – 31st January 2011 — Industry-leading global designer and manufacturer of tactical military trucks and armoured wheeled vehicles, Oshkosh Defence will be showcasing their M-ATV vehicle capabilities at International Armoured Vehicles Exhibition, takingWeiterlesen…
Monat: Januar 2011
USA — Defense, Energy Experts Aid China’s Nuclear Security
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2011 — The Defense and Energy departments are working under a government-to-government agreement signed Jan. 19 with China to establish a regional center of excellence there for nuclear security, a Pentagon officialWeiterlesen…
Australia — Navy commences annual training program off east coast
Five ships with approximately 600 sailors and officers participating departed Sydney Harbour this morning to commence Navy’s latest training program, Exercise Triton Storm.
EU Statement on Tunisia and Egypt
Statement by the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on Tunisia Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, made the following statement today :Weiterlesen…
USA — Kehler Succeeds Chilton as Strategic Command Chief
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb., Jan. 28, 2011 — Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton passed the flag of U.S. Strategic Command to Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler today, giving the nation’s nuclear deterrentWeiterlesen…
Singapur — U-Boot der ARCHER-Klasse fährt wieder zur See
Bei der schwedischen Kockums ist nun auch das zweite für die Marine Singapurs (RSN) umgebaute, ehemals schwedische U-Boot der ARCHER-Klasse (VÄSTERGÖTLAND-Klasse) wieder zu Wasser.
Afghanistan — ISAF, Karzai Condemn Kabul Suicide Attack
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2011 — International Security Assistance Force officials joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai in condemning a suicide-bomb attack that killed several civilians in the country’s capital of Kabul, military officials reported.
USA — Repeal Plan Proceeding Quickly, Officials Say
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2011 — The plan to end the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military is progressing quickly, senior Defense Department officials said here today.
USA — US Military contracts for FY11
NAVY Composite Engineering Inc.*, Sacramento, Calif., is being awarded a $31,461,842 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the design, development, integration and test of the subsonic aerial target (SSAT). Work will be performed in Roseville, Calif. (58 percent),Weiterlesen…
NATO — Das neue Strategische Konzept 2011
Dieser Artikel wird mit freundlicher Genehmigung der “MarineForum — Zeitschrift für maritime Fragen” veröffentlicht. Auf dem NATO-Gipfel in Lissabon am 19./20. November haben die Staats und Regierungschefs der 28 NATO-Staaten ein neues Strategisches Konzept »ActiveWeiterlesen…
Thailand — Interesse an ausgemusterten deutschen U-Booten TYP 206A
Nach einem Bericht der “Kieler Nachrichten” (18. Januar) möchte die thailändische Marine (RTN) mehrere von der Deutschen Marine ausgemusterte U-Boote TYP 206A übernehmen. Im Juni 2010 hatte die Deutsche Marine unter Sparzwang und aus wirtschaftlichenWeiterlesen…
USA — Center Provides Advice on Post-deployment Intimacy Issues
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 27, 2011 — In the list of problems that can confront service members after a combat deployment, few can be harder to talk about or more devastating than the inability to resumeWeiterlesen…
USA — Programs Aim to Support Military Spouses, Families
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2011 — A new whole-of-government approach will bring the federal government’s vast reach to help millions of service members and their families, a senior Defense Department official said yesterday.
Norwegen — Übergabe der letzten Fregatte der FRIDTJOF NANSEN-Klasse
Die spanische Navantia hat am 18. Januar die fünfte und letzte Fregatte der FRIDTJOF NANSEN-Klasse an das norwegische Verteidigungsministerium übergeben.
National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of January 25, 2011
This week the Army, Navy and Marine Corps announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Air Force and Coast Guard announced an increase. The net collective result is 1,695 fewer reservists activated than lastWeiterlesen…
Collaboration is Key to Family Support Effort, Official Says
WASHINGTON — Collaboration is at the heart of the government’s new military family support directive and is the key to supporting service members and their families in the months and years ahead, a Defense DepartmentWeiterlesen…
Face of Defense: Former NCO Patrols as Cavalry Officer
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan — The graveyard shift requires waking while others are leaving work, working while others sleep and sleeping while the world moves through the normal hustle and bustle of its day. Army 1stWeiterlesen…
Chairman’s Corner: Strengthening Our Military Families
WASHINGTON — Deborah and I attended a Jan. 24 White House event hosted by the President and First Lady announcing an exciting new effort that renews and enhances our Nation’s commitment to our military families.
USA — Navy Energy Official Predicts Biofuels Success
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2011 — A senior Navy official yesterday criticized a major “think tank” for its outlook on the development of alternative fuel technologies and markets. Tom Hicks, deputy assistant secretary of the NavyWeiterlesen…
Marines in Afghanistan Test New Concussion Care
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2011 — A new concussion care program being fielded by the Marine Corps in Afghanistan is giving psychiatrists, physicians and even chaplains and sergeants a better way to treat those with theWeiterlesen…