Military News – America

India – US Navy Divers in Exercise Salvex

Indian Navy’s Divers will commence exercises with US Navy divers in a Joint Salvage Exercise off Port Blair in the Andaman Sea. The Salvage Exercises (SALVEX) is being conducted from 05 to 12 Jan 2011. INS Nireekshak, the diving tender of the Indian Navy and USS Safeguard, a specialised Salvage ship are the ships participating [...]



AeroVironment Receives $46.2 Million Order for Raven UAS

AeroVironment announced orders valued at $46,226,984 under an existing contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises 123 new digital Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages as well as 186 digital retrofit kits for the U.S. Marine Corps. The order also includes 339 digital retrofit kits for the U.S. Army. The [...]



Richard Holbrooke passes away

Richard Holbrooke, the American tough talking trouble shooter passed away yesterday evening. From his early days in Vietnam to his historic role bringing peace to the Balkans to his last mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard helped shape American history, manage perilous present, and secure our future. He was the consummate diplomat, able to stare [...]