Armedforces News Archives - January 2008
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African/UN Unamid Force Now Controls Darfur
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:34:10
After a lengthy period of negotiations, the 1st January 2008 saw a mixed United Nations/African force becoming responsible for keeping the p...
896 US Troops Killed in Iraq in 2007
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:55:13
The most recent statistics issued by authorities in the US reveal that 2007 was the most deadly year for American troops in Iraq since the i...
US Military's UAV Missions Increasing
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:32:16
The US military has become increasingly reliant on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, the use of which, according to the Associated Press news agency...
BAE Systems/India's HAL Discuss New Hawk Jet Deal
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18:09:52
The defence firm BAE Systems is currently involved in discussions with India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (abbreviated - 'HAL') on the possib...
Military Camp Attack Kills Seven Indian Troops
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18:28:02
Suspected insurgents have carried out an attack on a paramilitary camp in the North of India, with the result that seven soldiers have been ...
MoD Expanded its Art While Troops Faced Shortages
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 14:05:53
It has been claimed that, while British troops engaged in areas of global conflict are insufficiently equipped and, when back in the UK, pro...
Prince William to Undergo RAF Flight Training
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 12:18:47
It has been announced that Prince William is to be trained as a Royal Air Force pilot. Over the course of four months, he will learn to fly ...
India Providing Psychological Training to Armed Forces
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16:24:18
India's armed forces, it has emerged, is set to implement a new programme through which in excess of 4,000 JCOs, or 'junior commissioned off...
Nimrod Crash Victims' Families Criticise OBE Decision
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18:02:16
The families of those killed in the Nimrod tragedy in September 2006 have criticised the fact that an OBE will be awarded to the military fi...
US Planning Nuclear War, Says North Korean Paper
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18:46:00
A warning was issued by the North Korean state media on the 4th January which described the prospect of the nation substantially strengtheni...
Week 2 - January 2008
UK Armed Forces Recruitment Criticised
Posted by Mark Broadbent on 13:58:03
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refuted claims that it is glamourising war in order to help recruitment to the armed forces.In a report...
UK Orders More Reaper UAVs
Posted by Mark Broadbent on 15:45:59
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DASC) has announced that it has received an order from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 10 a...
Rice Condemns Iran’s Confrontation with US Navy
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 14:56:05
The actions of a number of Iranian speedboats which, several days ago, confronted US Naval ships off the coast of Iran, have been referred t...
RAF Training Flight Sees Practice Bomb Lost
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 19:10:47
A practice bomb has been lost from a military aircraft which was undertaking a routine training flight. Officials at the Ministry of Defence...
US Report Declassifies Vietnam War Intelligence
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 19:42:46
A US National Security Agency-issued report highlights how, during the Vietnam War, fake calls were made by North Vietnam with a view to mak...
HIV, Hepatitis Tests for UK Troops after Blood Transfused
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 11:39:38
18 members of the British armed forces injured whilst serving in Afghanistan and Iraq are currently having medical checks carried out on the...
USAF Airstrikes Unleash 40,000 lb of Bombs on Al-Qaeda
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:51:22
United States Air Force combat aircraft let loose 40,000 pounds of explosives over the course of an airstrike carried out on the 10th Januar...
Gates Considers Additional US Troops for Afghanistan
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18:07:24
Robert Gates, the US Defense Secretary, is contemplating plans to provide additional troop support to Afghanistan. Under the proposals, 3,00...
UN's El Baradei Details Pakistan Nuclear Weapon Fears
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18:19:16
Comments made by the head of the United Nations’ atomic energy regulatory body on the 8th January highlighted his concerns over Pakistanâ€...
Iran Responds to US Video Footage of Naval Standoff
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 15:03:58
In an update to Armed Forces International's previous coverage of recent events in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Revolutionary Guards are now...
US Missile Defence Shield: Poland/Czech Rep. Cautious
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16:04:14
Both the Czech Republic and Poland have asserted that they are in no rush to wrap up negotiations over their involvement in the US Missile D...
MoD Funds Camouflage See Through Technology
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:56:27
The Ministry of Defence has provided funding to develop a proposal for a portable gadget which members of the armed forces can carry while e...
USAF Keeps 162 F-15s Grounded on Safety Issues
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 19:41:19
The United States Air Force has announced that over 40 per cent of its fleet of F-15 combat jets will remain grounded for the foreseeable fu...
Russia's Su-34 Strike Aircraft Enters Full Production
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 10:53:31
The Russian aircraft manufacturing firm Sukhoi announced on the 9th January that it has put its Su-34 Fullback design into full production. ...
Bush: Hope Flowing Back to Iraq After US Troop Surge
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 12:02:04
George W. Bush, the US President, has stated that hope is now on its way back to Iraq after the surge of US troops ordered early in 2007.20,...
