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Russia To Deliver MIG-29 to Burma
Russia will deliver 20 MiG-29 fighter jets to the Air Force of Myanmar (Burma). The deal is evaluated at nearly $600 million. Burma preferred Russia’s renowned jets to China, although its J-10 and FC-1 fighters are cheaper. The deal became the largest contract to sell MiG-29 jets after Algeria terminated a similar contract with Russia... »
China did not notify US before anti-missile test: Pentagon
China did not notify the United States in advance of a missile defense test and Washington has asked Beijing to clarify its intentions with the intercept weaponry, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “We did not receive prior notification of the launch,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Major Maureen Schumann. “We detected two geographically separated missile launch events with... »
Russian Bombers Perform Strategic Mission
Two Russian Tu-95 MS Bear strategic bombers have accomplished a routine patrol mission over neutral waters of the Arctic and Pacific oceans and the Aleutian Islands, an Air Force spokesman said on Friday. “The air patrol mission took place on November 18-19, 2009. Two turboprop Tu-95 MS bombers took off from a Russian Air Force... »
Russian Space Industry To Grow 18%
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the output of the national space industry in 2009 will increase by about 18%. Despite difficulties caused by the global financial crisis, “financing of the space industry has always been and will remain sufficient,” Putin said at a meeting on the development of defense-related industries. “We expect... »
Iran enforces new dress code for shops
Iran has introduced a new Islamic dress code which forbids shopkeepers from displaying female mannequins without a hijab in shop windows, or showing bodily curves. “Using unusual mannequins exposing body curves and with heads without a hijab are now prohibited to be used in the shops,” police said in a statement on Tuesday. The... »
Hondurans wait for crisis to unfold
BBC Mundo -A city of empty streets, mainly silent except for the sound of police helicopters flying overhead now and again. That is the situation in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, described to BBC Mundo by some of its residents more than a day after the dramatic return of the deposed president, Manuel Zelaya. Mr Zelaya took... »