Weaponry News

2:53 PM EST
1/31/2012 India plans war games with U.S, Russia, BangladeshIndia will hold war games with top global powers, including the United States, Russia, France, Bangladesh, and Singapore. The exercises will focus on counter terrorism and urban warfare operations.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry

3:06 PM EST
12/22/2011 U.S. military seeks new supply routes into Afghanistan to avoid PakistanWhile the U.S. military admitted mistakes Thursday that led to the Nov. 26 NATO bombing of Pakistani troops, a new Senate report underscored the need to find different supply routes into Afghanistan that avoid Pakistan. The bombing that killed 24 soldiers prompted the Pakistani government to shut down a key supply route into Afghanistan used by the U.S. military.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry, Armed Forces

3:35 PM EST
11/24/2011 China to hold naval exercise in PacificChina announced it will hold a naval exercise in the western Pacific Ocean by the end of the month, just days after U.S. President Barack Obama and leaders of Southeast Asian countries called for a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry

12:47 PM EST
11/21/2011 UK sanctions cut off banking ties with Iran over nuclear programThe United Kingdom reacted to Iran's allegedly illicit nuclear program by severing all financial ties with Iranian banks.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Banking, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry

12:31 PM EDT
11/4/2011 Israel intercepts aid boats trying to run Gaza blockadeIsraeli navy officials have boarded two aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip. Naval officials on Friday had warned the two vessels to change course or the navy would "take any necessary action."

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Politics, Government, Weaponry

1:42 PM EDT
11/2/2011 Demining for development as rebels re-mineIn the South Sudanese town of Rokon, sniffer dogs practice finding explosives as an enormous deigning machine churns up the soil in a nearby suspected minefield.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Weaponry

2:37 PM EDT
10/13/2011 American prosecution against accused Russian arms dealer continuesProsecutors continued making their case Thursday that accused arms dealer Viktor Bout used his air cargo business as a cover for illegal weapons sales that incited rebel violence around the world.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Prosecution, Defendant, International Law, Extradition, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry

7:00 PM EDT
10/11/2011 Cautioning against odds, Panetta outlines wide range of proposals to cut billionsThe United States would need to keep fighting al Qaeda while trimming its weapons buying list and continuing the efficiency drive already instituted by the former defense chief according to the new defense secretary.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Budgets And Budgeting, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry

10:38 AM EDT
10/11/2011 Demining machine clears path for a better futureA new demining bulldozer is speeding up mine clearance in the Casamance region of southern Senegal, where fighting between separatists and government forces has been ongoing since 1982.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Science And Technology, Engineering, Weaponry

5:44 AM EDT
10/10/2011 Landmines take toll on livelihoods in eastern MyanmarAfter losing a leg to a landmine 12 years ago, Zaw Lwin, 42, no longer ventures into the hilly forests of Shwe Kyin - an area that once sustained his livelihood.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry, Social Issue, Ordnance Clearance