In the presence of the Hungarian Defence Minister Imre Szekeres, the 14 Hungarian Gripen fighters have been declared operational, ready to take on NATO Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duty from the Kecskemét airforce base. The Hungarian Air Force has declared

WASHINGTON: Army officials are creating a new way to field force-protection products, such as mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, to speed their delivery to deployed soldiers in Iraq. As equipment comes available, it’s shipped to Iraq immediately and tested to see how

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio: Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate officials here are developing an automated aircraft refueling system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Successful development and testing of the system will provide a feasible alternative

TEWKSBURY, Mass: Raytheon Company received a $23 million U.S. Navy contract to serve as the platform systems engineering agent for the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS). This is the first step toward a base year with options years through fiscal year

GAZA CITY: Israel's army fought street battles with Hamas fighters in Gaza's main city on Tuesday and bombarded the southern border from the air as the death toll from its war on Hamas neared the 1,000 mark. "This is the

PARIS: French defense procurement agency DGA has chosen Sagem (SAFRAN Group) over a field of competing companies to design the datalink system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). According to the terms of the contract - dubbed Lido, French acronym for

WASHINGTON: With traditional pomp and circumstance and its namesake on hand, the last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush, was commissioned in Norfolk, Va., today. †So what do you give a guy who has been blessed and has

The Super Tucano went into operation with the FAB in December 2003, to be used for pilot training, as well as for operational missions. This capability ranks the Super Tucano as the world’s only aircraft in production that is able

WASHINGTON: The United States must remain vigilant to defend against terrorists and other potential threats such as Iran, President-elect Barack Obama said this morning on ABC News’ †This Week.†Obama said his top priority as president will be ensuring

This is a great opportunity for us to train with other U.S. units in the region and help carry out their mission of maintaining security in the Pacific," said Colonel Nardi. For the Kadena AB, the Raptor deployment allows it

MOSCOW, January 14 (RIA Novosti) - Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a member of parliament of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Karachai-Circassia, a police source said on Wednesday. The attack occurred late on Tuesday in the republic's capital, Cherkessk. The

MOSCOW, January 14 (RIA Novosti) - English Premier League side Everton have dropped plans to sign Zenit St. Petersburg and Russian international Pavel Pogrebnyak, the Sport Express paper said on Wednesday. Club official David Harrison said the club was unable

RIGA, January 14 (RIA Novosti) - Over 30 people have been injured after clashes with riot police as anti-government protests in the Latvian capital turned violent, health officials said on Wednesday. Violence broke out in Riga late on Tuesday after

MOSCOW, January 14 (RIA Novosti) - International monitors have confirmed that Ukraine has blocked the transit of Russia's Europe-bound natural gas supplies through its territory, the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has said. Russia, which has accused Ukraine of tapping gas

MOSCOW, January 14 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian officials killed and injured in a helicopter crash last week in Altai, south Siberia, were hunting endangered animals, a Russian business daily said on Wednesday. Last Friday's crash killed seven people, including

JJB Sports says it may be heading for a full-year loss of up to £10m after sales fall in "extremely difficult" trading.

Standard Chartered Bank chairman Mervyn Davies is to be appointed a life peer and join Gordon Brown's government.

Pakistan says a dossier offered by India as evidence linking the Mumbai attacks to elements in Pakistan is only "information".

The weapons of war include hacking, phishing, and disrupting social networks, a BBC investigation finds.

European countries renew pressure on Russia and Ukraine over gas supplies which remain cut off amid payment disputes.