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Defence Minister Thanks Soldiers for Help During the Strike
Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Thursday thanked the thousands of South African soldiers who provided assistance at hospitals around the country during the three-week long public servants’ strike.
British Airways Flies ‘The Few’ To Commemorate The Battle of Britain
Fourteen Battle of Britain veterans are returning to the skies where they defended their country 70 years ago, thanks to a special flight with British Airways. A BA Airbus A320 will fly the veterans and members of the Battle of Britain Historical Society...
Zimbabwe Cadet Army Officers in Angola on Fact-finding Mission
Zimbabwean cadet army officers are visiting Angola as part of a bilateral exchange program aimed at strengthening defense ties between the two countries, state media reports here Tuesday.
Nigerian Government Set to Train 1,500 Former Niger Delta Militants
The government of Nigeria has said it will accommodate 1,500 ex-militants in the first batch of its Reintegration and Rehabilitation Amnesty Programme for the Niger Delta before the end of March. Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, retired Major- General...
European Union to Expand Objectives of Operation Atalanta to Include Some Somali Ports
The ministers of defense of the European Union have agreed to expand the objectives of Operation Atalanta to include control of Somali ports where pirate ships are based, as well as the possibility of “neutralizing” the mother ships that allow...
France Scheduled to Close Its Military Bases in Senegal
France is scheduled to close its military bases in Senegal keeping just a sub-regional cooperation center, President Abdoulaye Wade’s spokesperson Bamba Ndiaye has said. Ndiaye said the French Defense Minister, Hervé Morin, discussed the issue on Friday...
Indian Navy Takes Formal Delivery of Russian-made MiG-29K Fighters
The Indian Navy has taken formal delivery of Russian-made MiG-29K fighters, which will eventually be deployed on an aircraft carrier being refitted in Russia. Defense Minister A K Antony said the entry into service of the MiG-29K carrier fighters marked...
India Test Fires Long Range Missile Agni-3
The fourth flight of the Indian long range missile AGNI-3 with a range capability of 3500 km was tested successfully by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) this weekend from the Wheeler Island, in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha....
