US to sell Apache helicopters to Indonesia
September 21st, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced the sale of eight Apache helicopters to Indonesia."Today, I'm announcing that the Obama administration has informed Congress of ... Read more...
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Indonesia to spend $1.5 bn on defence purchase
December 17th, 2011 - 9:17 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 17 (IANS) The Indonesian army has allocated some 14 trillion rupiah (about$ 1.5 billion) to purchase several military equipment, from producers in Europe and the US in near ... Read more...
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‘Gaddafi will use leftover chemical weapons to defeat rebels’
April 29th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 29 (ANI): A senior Libyan rebel military commander has warned that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi still possesses a quarter of chemical weapons, which he intends to use to 'the final drop ... Read more...
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‘Prince William will not allow marriage to disrupt dream of fighting in Afghanistan’
April 23rd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 23 (ANI): The married life of Prince William will not hamper his determination to serve in Afghanistan, a close source has said.Although he has not been allowed to actively ... Read more...
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U.S. Soldier Arrested In Connection With Wikileaks Inquiry
June 8th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Army officials have arrested a soldier in Baghdad who is accused of leaking a video which shows Apache helicopters gunning down unarmed civilians in Iraq. The video was posted on the website ... Read more...
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Prince Harry chooses to fly Apache attack helicopters
May 7th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 7 (ANI): Third-in-line to the British throne Prince Harry has chosen to fly Apache attack helicopters, a decision that could mean he will be making a rapid return to ... Read more...
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Prince Harry Successfully Passes Helicopter Pilot Course
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
London, May 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prince Harry has successfully completed his Army helicopter pilot's course and is all set to resume his frontline fighting duties in Afghanistan, reports have stated. ... Read more...
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Prince Harry becomes eligible to fly choppers in frontline areas
April 30th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30 (ANI): Prince Harry can once again return to fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan after he passed his Army pilot course, making him eligible to fly either the Lynx ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks Posts ‘Collateral Murder’ Video Of Iraq Attack
April 6th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Apr 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 2007 video footage showing U.S. helicopter strike in Baghdad, Iraq has been released by a website that leaks secret government documents in order to ... Read more...
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Leaked video shows US air crew shooting down two Reuters’ Iraqi staffers
April 6th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 6(ANI): Wikileaks has shown a secret video in which a US Apache helicopter crew is shooting and killing a Reuters photographer and driver in a July 2007 attack in Baghdad. ... Read more...
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Baghdad Blasts Claim Life Of More Than One Hundred People
December 8th, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Baghdad, Dec. 08, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, which has not yet recovered from the trauma of war was shaken by series of blasts in different parts ... Read more...
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Boeing submits proposals to India for Apache, Chinook choppers
October 23rd, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) US aerospace major Boeing has submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force (IAF) offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India's attack and heavy-lift ... Read more...
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Four killed as Taliban seize building in Afghan provincial capital
August 11th, 2009 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul (Afghanistan), Aug. 11 (ANI): Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers seized a five-story building in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Afghanistan's Logar Province on Monday, after battling Afghan and American forces for ... Read more...
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Kayani asks for Cobra and Apache helicopters from the US
February 28th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb.28 (ANI): After Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi demanded unmanned Predator aircrafts from the US, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani has now asked the Obama administration to ... Read more...
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West should provide Pak with 100b dollar economic package
December 17th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec.17 (ANI): The United States and other Western donors should agree to a 100 billion economic package for Pakistan provided it verifiably eliminates its entire nuclear stockpile and industrial ... Read more...
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Afghan ‘Valley of Death’ is sure-fire hit with media
December 10th, 2008 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Korengal Valley (Afghanistan), Dec 10 (DPA) Minutes after the US Army Humvee leaves its mountain base, 7.62-mm bullets tear into the hood and turret until one finally hits driver Alex Goduti's windshield ... Read more...
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China warns against US arms sale to Taiwan
October 5th, 2008 - 4:24 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 5 (Xinhua) China Saturday criticised the US government's decision to sell arms, including Patriot III anti-missile system, Apache helicopters and other equipments worth $6.5 billion, to Taiwan.The Chinese government firmly ... Read more...
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