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Canada to pull out of NATO air surveillance

Canadian Forces will soon announce their withdrawal from a key NATO air surveillance program as part of cost-cutting ...

Military hq considering nominees to succeed Army Chief Toisutta

The National Defense Force (TNI) Headquarters is discussing a replacement for Gen George Toisutta as Army chief of ...

Azerbaijani civilian killed near Karabakh: ministry

Armenian forces have killed an Azerbaijani civilian close to the front line near the disputed region of Nagorny ...

Govt to buy more radars for air force

Indonesia`s defense ministry is planning to buy more radio detecting and ranging (radars) for the surveillance ...

China discusses South China Sea issue with Indonesia, Philippines during defence minister

- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie discussed the South China Sea issue with leaders from Indonesia and the ...

Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Tajik defence ministers meet on military cooperation

The defense ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan met here on Friday to discuss military cooperation, ...

76% of women in uniform have military spouses

Nearly eight in 10 women in uniform in South Korea have military spouses, a report said Friday, showing a trend that a ...

S. Korea allows retired female officers into reserve forces

South Korea has amended a conscription law to allow retired female officers to serve in the Reserve Forces, in line ...

Defence ministry to phase out 30 general-level posts by 2015

South Korea`s defense ministry will gradually eliminate at least 30 posts for general-grade officers by the end of ...

S.Korea hosts regional conference against chemical weapons

An annual conference among Asian nations against chemical weapons opened here Monday to discuss appropriate responses ...

Defense ministry to phase out 30 general-level posts by 2015

South Korea`s defense ministry will gradually eliminate at least 30 posts for general-grade officers by the end of ...

Russia sends destroyer to protect shipping off Somali coast

A Russian task force led by Northern Fleet`s destroyer Severomorsk will start patrolling pirate-infested waters in the ...

RI, Singapore communicate over ship hijacking

Chief Security Minister Djoko Suyanto said the government had communicated with Singapore`s Maritime Security Force ...

RI still has to rescue 13 more hijacked sailors

The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) which was successful in freeing 20 Indonesian sailors held hostage by Somali ...

Mexico army finds synthetic drug lab in Tequila

Soldiers seized a synthetic drugs laboratory and a warehouse containing a cache of chemicals, Mexican officials said ...