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South Africa's Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says there has been "an increase in conflict on the African continent" and defence ministers of the Southern African Development Community are debating ways of dealing with this.
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Africa’s largest aerospace, defence and security exhibition, AAD2010 - is being held this week at the Ysterplaat Air Force Base in Cape Town, South Africa.
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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) says military spending around the world has increased dramatically, according to a report in the institute’s Yearbook On Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.
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Who’s afraid of Australia? Mainly the auditors, at the moment. Oz is about to spend $100 billion on defence, so there’s a beat up about it in the local media. Well, maybe drivel’s cheaper. Reality's awfully expensive, you know.
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The Green Party of Canada Leader, Elizabeth May, is asking why the Canadian Defence Department dumped a Canadian supplier for Chinese manufacturer.
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Ireland's defence forces maintained a dossier on unidentified flying objects for 37 years, according to details released Thursday under the country's freedom of information laws.
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Armies of India and Thailand were sharing anti-terrorism tactics in a joint exercise underway in India's eastern state of Jharkhand, it was reported Sunday.
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday floated a global tender for 126 multi-role combat aircraft, in what will be India's biggest-ever defence deal valued at nearly 10 billion dollars, officials said.
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An asteroid named Apophis, has a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking Earth on April 13, 2036. EVERYBODY PANIC?
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It'sbeig tagged as the Defence Travel Card scheme that was serving military personnel that are among more than 50 defence staff being investigated for fraud.
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The Philippines confirms that it is discussing ways to "maximise" defence ties with the US amid territorial disputes in the region.
The Ministry of Defence must invest in science and technology now or suffer the consequences in coming years, a meeting in London hears.
Japan has ordered missile defence systems to be prepared in response to the planned launch of a North Korean long-range rocket next month, Japanese Defence Minister Naoki Tanaka has said.
 Late scoring and solid defence have helped FC Dallas rebound from a slow start. Some suddenly poor defence has slowed the Vancouver Whitecaps' early season momentum.
UK defence group BAE Systems reports a drop in sales as defence orders fall off, and warns that sales growth is unlikely this year.
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