http://www.defencetalk.com Defense and Military news updates on air force, army, navy, missiles and bombs as well as nuclear weapons and world war on terror and security issues. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:58:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.defencetalk.com/colombia-seeks-un-help-chavez-readies-for-war-22925/ BOGOTA: Colombia has said it will seek UN help after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez instructed his military to ready "for war." "Faced with these threats of war by the government of Venezuela,...<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/nJUWQiDry5Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-rejects-report-questioning-nuclear-weapons-safety-22938/ Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday angrily rejected a media report that raised fears of a militant takeover of the Taliban-hit nation's nuclear weapons and suggested that the US had a hand in protecting...<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/x2vabzlvxCQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.defencetalk.com/general-calls-for-focus-on-protecting-satellites-22918/ WASHINGTON: The chief of U.S. Strategic Command wants better tools for protecting against threats from space debris -- an estimated 20,000 pieces of manmade material orbiting around the planet. Gen....<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/sKu0EmTTYAQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.defencetalk.com/guided-mlrs-reaches-new-distance-record-in-successful-test-22914/ DALLAS, TX: Lockheed Martin successfully fired a U.S. Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket 92 kilometers in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The flawless test...<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/4gBnzAqYrSw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.defencetalk.com/ecr-90-captor-radar-rides-on-eurofighter-typhoons-success-22911/ NEWTOWN, Conn: The Eurofighter Typhoon's success is proving a boon for the aircraft's ECR-90 Captor radar system. (ECR = European Collaborative Radar.) The Euroradar consortium consists of EADS...<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/ba2cIzgOYWM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.defencetalk.com/russias-pacific-fleet-suspends-flights-of-its-naval-planes-22932/ VLADIVOSTOK: The Russian Pacific Fleet suspended on Saturday all flights of its naval aviation following the crash of a Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance plane in Russia's Far East, the fleet spokesman...<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/2yESqowBSnQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.defencetalk.com/hugo-chavez-says-venezuelas-army-must-be-ready-for-war-22930/ BUENOS-AIRES: Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez called on his country to prepare for a possible war, once again criticizing a military cooperation agreement between Colombia and the U.S., the country's...<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/QVMPUSnIlzc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.defencetalk.com/bae-systems-completes-indian-hawk-aircraft-deliveries-22908/ WARTON, UK: After completing a flight development contract for the Indian Air Force (IAF), BAE Systems has delivered the 24th and final UK built Indian Hawk. Following a 3,000 mile journey across...<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/8Ia8tjz3FDc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.defencetalk.com/iraq-explosives-detection-gadget-does-not-work-22935/ Baghdad: A top US army officer said on Sunday he did not have confidence in a hand-held device used by Iraq's security forces to detect explosives and stop suicide bombers passing through...<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/79XarZDuXDU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.defencetalk.com/raf-merlin-helicopter-crews-ready-for-afghanistan-22905/ The first Merlin helicopter crews are ready to deploy to Afghanistan following pre-deployment training in the United States. The Merlins, from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, will deploy soon and will...<br/> <br/> This is summary only, please visit DefenceTalk.com for more defense news, discussion and military pictures!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/defensenews/~4/DzeBxePIRZM" height="1" width="1"/>