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AIRSHOW-Sikorsky sees good prospects in global helicopter market
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa PARIS, June 16 (Reuters) - International orders are set to eclipse U.S. military purchases of Sikorsky Aircraft helicopters in four or five years, the company's president told Reuters ahead of the Paris air show. Sikorsky Aircraft,...Tags: United Technologies Corporation, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Aerospace Manufacturing, China
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Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria's rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human...Tags: United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Weaponry
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WRAPUP 4-US puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Reuters* Pentagon says F-16s, Patriots to stay in Jordan * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Kerry says chemical attacks could scupper peace talks * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win (Adds Egyptian president) By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, June...Tags: United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Weaponry
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Getting U.S. weapons to Syria rebels will take weeks
WASHINGTON — Delivering weapons and ammunition to beleaguered Syrian rebels will take weeks, White House officials acknowledged Friday as the administration's decision to supply arms set off a debate about how far, and how fast, President Obama's...
Tags: Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush, Brookings Institution, Wars and Interventions
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WRAPUP 2-Syrian jets strike, rebels await U.S. weapons
Reuters* FSA commander says no details on U.S. arms supply yet * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Kerry says chemical attacks could scupper peace talks * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win (Adds Kerry) By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, June 15...Tags: United Nations, International Military Interventions, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Israel, Religious Conflicts
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Arming Syria's rebels
Having determined that the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons against his opponents in the country's bloody two-year civil war, the Obama administration is now reportedly preparing to send lethal military aid to rebel...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, Weaponry, Armed Forces
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U.S. aid to Syria rebels likely to include mortars, RPGs: sources
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is likely to send weaponry like rocket-propelled grenades and mortars to Syria's rebels after President Barack Obama approved arming the insurgents, sources said on Friday. A source in the Middle East who is...Tags: Washington, DC, Politics, Qatar, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rebellions
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Drunken cargo pilot for Orlando carrier faces prison time
A pilot for an Orlando-based cargo company is facing federal prison time after authorities said he was flying drunk with a blood-alcohol level six times over the legal limit for aviators. Philip Lavoie of Sarasota pleaded guilty to operating a plane...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Tampa, Prisons, Punishment
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Glendale native honored by U.S. Navy
When Paul Ignatius first stepped aboard a Navy ship, he was anxious. Japan had already attacked Pearl Harbor and the war in the Pacific was going strong. Ignatius — a Glendale native who attended Mark Keppel Elementary School, Toll Middle School...
Tags: Japan, Washington, DC, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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How Obama crossed his own line on Syria after months of debate
ReutersBy Warren Strobel and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - President Obama's decision to arm Syrian rebels for the first time follows an intense, nearly two-year debate within the White House in which the president and his closest advisers...Tags: Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Weaponry
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Letters: No support for the F-35
Re "Struggling to take off," June 12 Granted, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 fighter jet under development is a spectacular technological achievement, but could somebody please tell me who exactly is the enemy that we need to fight with 2,457 of these...
Tags: National Security Agency, Politics, Elections, Military Aircraft, U.S. Department of Defense
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WRAPUP 1-Syrian jets hit rebels awaiting promised U.S. weapons
Reuters* FSA commander says no details on U.S. arms supply yet * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, June 15 (Reuters) - Syrian artillery and warplanes pounded rebel areas in Damascus...Tags: United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Weaponry, Muammar Gaddafi
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