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Somali pirates release greek-owned ship

Somali pirates have released a Greek owned bulk carrier with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, about 490 nautical ...

Indonesia boosting international defense cooperation

The year 2011 has witnessed significant defense cooperation forging activity between Indonesia and a few other ...

RI, Russia exploring defense industry cooperation possibilities

Indonesia and Russia have begun exploring the possibility of bilateral defense industry cooperation by way of joint ...

Taiwan arms package value said to near $6 bln

The Obama administration plans to supply Taiwan new arms and sophisticated radar gear for its existing F-16 fighter ...

Bbomb blast injures at least 15 in Ankara

A powerful bomb explosion wounded at least 15 people in the center of the Turkish capital Ankara Tuesday, a government ...

TNI to modernize its main armament system

Indonesia`s National Defense Forces (TNI), with the support of the government and the parliament, is determined to ...

British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan: ministry

A British Royal Marine was killed after coming under small arms fire while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, ...

S`pore minister admires RI-Korea KFX jet fighter project

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Theo Chee Hean expressed admiration for Indonesia`s and South Korea`s K-FK/I-FX jet ...

Chavez recovers after surgery in Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recovering satisfactorily Sunday after undergoing surgery in Cuba and was ...

Police to field 1,200 men on day Ba`asyir is sentenced

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police are to deploy 1,200 officers to ensure public order and security on Thursday (June ...

Armament system procurement follows priority scale

National Development Planning Minister Armida S Alisjahbana said the procurement of the Indonesian military`s main ...

RI`s defense system still constrained by arms provision problems

A member of Commission I of the House of Representatives Fayakhun Andriadi said Indonesia`s defense system is still ...

Divided UN Atom Body Sends Syria to Security Council

The U.N. nuclear watchdog board reported Syria to the Security Council on Thursday for covert atomic work, a U.S.-led ...

Indonesia`s military prefer peacekeeping than peacemaking

In its active role in the UN Peace and Security Department, the Indonesian Military (TNI) prefers to play a role as ...

Regional seminar on conventionl arms transfers in Bali

Nearly 30 East Asian and Pacific countries will meet in Bali, June 6-8, to discuss conventional arms transfers and ...