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Russian and Indian armies train for INDRA-2012 exercise
07 February, 2012
The Russian and Indian Armies have commenced preparation for the joint counter-terrorism combat exercise, INDRA 2012, scheduled to be held this summer at the Cheetah training range in East...
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UK MoD to reveal second tranche of redundancies
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) will soon reveal the second tranche of armed forces redundancies as part of the cuts recommended by the UK Government's 2010 Strategic Defence and Security...

IRGC ground troops conduct military exercise
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force units are conducting a military drill, codenamed Shohaday-e Vahdat, in eastern Iran to boost and demonstrate operational readiness...

UK MoD confirms troops to provide Olympic security
Monday, December 19, 2011 The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed the deployment of 13,500 military personnel to help provide security during the upcoming London 2012 Olympic...

US begins departure from Pakistan’s Shamsi air base
Monday, December 05, 2011 The US military has begun withdrawing its troops and equipment from Pakistan’s Shamsi air base under orders from the Pakistan Government after an alleged Nato cross-border airstrike that killed...

UK bans military data sharing with Russia
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 The UK will suspend the sharing of military information with Russia following the latter’s failure to comply with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), Europe minister...

Indian, Russian armies to conduct joint INDRA exercise
Monday, November 28, 2011 The Indian Army will conduct the INDRA joint counter-terrorism combat exercise with the Russian Army at Cheetah training range in East Russia next...

UK, Turkey sign military cooperation treaty
Monday, November 28, 2011 The UK Ministry of Defence and Turkey have signed a military cooperation treaty for increased collaboration between the armed forces of both...

Iraqi Army conducts military training exercise
Monday, November 28, 2011 The Iraqi Army has conducted a two-day military training exercise in Baghdad to demonstrate its readiness to defend its airspace following the gradual withdrawal of US troops from...

Singapore, Malaysia conclude Semangat Bersatu exercise
Friday, November 25, 2011 The Singapore and Malaysian armies have concluded a six-day joint exercise, Semangat Bersatu 2011, aimed at strengthening and increasing interoperability between the two...

Indian Army conducts Sudarshan Shakti exercise
Friday, November 25, 2011 The Indian Army is conducting the Sudarshan Shakti exercise alongside the Indian Air Force (IAF) to test its war-fighting doctrine in the Barmer-Jaisalmer sector, Rajasthan,...

Pakistan, China begin YOUYI-IV exercise
Friday, November 18, 2011 The Pakistan and Chinese Armies have begun a brigade-level joint training exercise, YOUYI-IV, near Jhelum in...

IDF conducts abduction simulation exercise
Friday, November 18, 2011 The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has conducted a large-scale training exercise that simulated the abduction of a soldier from a Jordan Valley army...

UK MoD confirms 1,800 British Army troops will leave Germany next year
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Around 1,800 British Army troops based in Germany will return to the UK early next year following the confirmation of the first tranche of army unit moves by the ministry of defence...

India, China plan joint military exercise
Monday, November 14, 2011 India and China are planning to conduct a joint military exercise in 2012, a top Indian Army official...

Germany may reduce forces in Afghanistan
Monday, November 14, 2011 Germany is likely to reduce its military forces in Afghanistan in 2012, according to a government...

South African Army to test Chaka C2 system
Thursday, November 10, 2011 The South African Army and Joint Operations (J Ops) Division is likely to test the Chaka brigade-and-below control and command (C2) system at the ongoing Exercise...

Nato conducts Exercise Steadfast Juncture 2011
Tuesday, November 08, 2011 Nato has begun Exercise Steadfast Juncture 2011 with the Lithuanian Armed Forces to support Nato Response Force (NRF) readiness for the 2012 standby...

US, Israeli Armies to conduct joint exercise
Monday, November 07, 2011 The US Army and Israeli Defence Forces will conduct a joint military exercise in 2012, marking it the largest exercise in US-Israeli military history, US assistant Secretary of State Andrew...

Indian Armed Forces conduct Maha Gajraj 2011
Friday, November 04, 2011 The Indian Armed Forces is due to begin a major exercise called Maha Gajraj 2011 over the Pokharan western desert in Rajasthan,...

Missile shield talks stalled until 2012 summit
Thursday, November 03, 2011 Russian European missile defence shield talks with Nato have been postponed until the May 2012 summit in Chicago, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko...

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