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WTO won't rule on U.S. tanker conflictParis (UPI) Apr 14, 2010 The World Trade Organization said it won't intervene on behalf of the European industry in a dispute with the United States over a major U.S. tanker plane contract. "In this case, it is military equipment and the rules of international trade do not apply," WTO Secretary-General Pascal Lamy told French TV channel Canal Plus this week. The 153-member body has ruled on several complaints involving European plane maker Airbus and U.S. rival Boeing. The latest conflict concerns a $40 billion ... read more |
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Baku (AFP) April 19, 2010Azerbaijan on Monday cancelled planned joint military exercises with the United States amid increasing tensions between Washington and the energy-rich former Soviet republic. No reason was given for the cancellation, but the announcement came after Azerbaijan last week questioned Washington's neutrality as a mediator in the conflict over the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region and accused the ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2010Sikorsky Aircraft and Lockheed Martin has announced the signing of a teaming agreement to compete jointly for the U.S. Navy's revived VXX Presidential Helicopter program. The agreement formally positions global helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky as the prime contractor offering its H-92 medium-lift helicopter for the presidential transport mission with Lockheed Martin, a leading rotary wing ... more  
Yuma Proving Grounds AZ (SPX) Apr 20, 2010Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) completed four ground-based guided flight tests of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket. The TALON LGR is an affordable, semi-active laser guidance and control kit that connects directly to the front of 2.75-inch unguided rockets currently in U.S. and international inventories. "The Raytheon-EAI team has a proven, production-ready laser-guided rock ... more |
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NATO chief seeks military, police trainers for AfghanistanBrussels (AFP) April 19, 2010 NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged member nations Monday to find 450 new trainers to help build up the Afghan army and police to take responsibility for national security on their own. "For transition to take place, we need Afghan forces to play their part, which means we need trainers," he told reporters in Brussels, ahead of talks between NATO foreign ministers in Tallinn set to start Thursday. "We are still short about 450 trainers. It's a relatively small number, but those trainers have ... read more |
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