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Georgian planning flaws led to campaign failure

With the announcement of a ceasefire agreement on 13 August, a five-day conflict between Georgian and Russian forces effectively ended, although Russian troops seemed slow...

15-Aug-2008

Pakistan, ANA, ISAF restore top-level military contact
The first high-level tripartite meeting to have been held "in almost a year" by the chiefs of the Pakistani armed forces, the Afghan National ...
20-Aug-2008

*Iranian two-stage SLV passes test launch
Iran has test fired a satellite launch vehicle (SLV) that could pave the way for the eventual firing of a ballistic missile with a ...
20-Aug-2008

India buys Australian minesweeping system
India has purchased the multi-influence Australian minesweeping system AMAS in the biggest single overseas order for the technology since it was first exported in ...
20-Aug-2008

Former prime minister of Bangladesh to stand trial over MiG-29 purchase
The former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, is to stand trial on corruption charges relating to the purchase of MiG-29 fighter aircraft from ...
20-Aug-2008

*USMC's Bell UH-1Y Viper reaches IOC
The US Marine Corps' (USMC's) Bell UH-1Y Viper light attack/utility helicopter has achieved its Initial Operating Capability (IOC), the US Navy (USN) announced on ...
20-Aug-2008

UN extends AU mission in Somalia amid new peace moves
The UN Security Council on 19 August voted unanimously to extend the African Union (AU) Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) amid peace moves by the Horn...
20-Aug-2008

USAF nears CSAR-X contract award despite bidder protests
The US Air Force (USAF) has said it is on track to award a USD15 billion contract in late 2008 for a new combat search-and-rescue...
20-Aug-2008

*ATK conducts second test firing of its AGM-88E missile
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has completed the second operational assessment test firing needed to support a Milestone C decision and entry into low-rate initial production ...
20-Aug-2008

French government plans to buy blocking stake in shipyard
France has confirmed that it is to acquire a blocking minority stake in a French shipyard whose parent company is currently being taken over ...
20-Aug-2008

NATO puts relations with Russia on hold until Moscow honours ceasefire deal in Georgia
There can be "no business as usual with Russia under present circumstances", NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on 19 August. He ...
19-Aug-2008

OSCE prepares urgent boost for observer team in Georgia
An advance team of 20 international military experts will head to South Ossetia immediately as observers to the ceasefire between Georgia and Russia, with ...
19-Aug-2008

Russian ambassador warns NATO on Georgia decision
Any "unbalanced" decision about Georgia by NATO officials will derail Russia's relations with the West, Russia's ambassador to the alliance warned on 18 August. ...
19-Aug-2008

US military funding to Pakistan unlikely to change, says analyst
The resignation of Pervez Musharraf as Pakistan's president is unlikely to result in any significant changes to the military funding that Pakistan receives from ...
19-Aug-2008

Suicide bombing of Algerian police academy kills 43
At least 43 people were killed on 19 August in a suicide bombing on a military police academy east of the Algerian capital, Algiers, ...
19-Aug-2008

Taliban ambush kills French troops in Afghanistan
Ten French troops with the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment were killed and another 21 injured when their patrol was ambushed by Taliban insurgents in...
19-Aug-2008

Libya brokers new bid to disarm Saharan Tuareg rebels
Tuareg rebels fighting for greater representation and a larger share of the resource wealth in the Saharan states of Niger and Mali announced on ...
19-Aug-2008

Australia announces AP-3C sensor upgrade
An AUD68 million (USD59 million) upgrade to the sensors of the Royal Australian Air Force's 18-strong fleet of AP-3C maritime patrol aircraft was announced ...
19-Aug-2008

USAF officials name preferred site for second UAV training unit
The US Air Force (USAF) is planning to set up a second Formal Training Unit for its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as part of a...
19-Aug-2008

Ethiopian engineers commence UNAMID deployment
An advance party of Ethiopian engineers began its deployment on 18 August as part of the hybrid UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), according ...
19-Aug-2008

Lockheed Martin completes C-5 RERP flight testing
The Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy strategic transport aircraft Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Programme (RERP) flight-test team has completed developmental testing of all three C-5 ...
19-Aug-2008

SAAF plans to achieve Gripen operating capability in Q109
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is planning to achieve an initial air-to-air operating capability for its Saab JAS 39 Gripen combat aircraft by ...
18-Aug-2008

Algeria takes stock of Jijel region after army commander death
Algeria is re-organising its military operation in the Jijel region east of the capital after a 14 August bomb attack that killed the army ...
18-Aug-2008

Philippines awaits South Korea's surplus trainer aircraft
The Philippines Air Force (PAF) expects to receive 15 surplus T-41D Mescalero aircraft from South Korea in the next few months to further expand...
18-Aug-2008

Musharraf stands down following threat of impeachment
Pervez Musharraf resigned as the president of Pakistan on 18 August, almost nine years after he seized power in a military coup in October ...
18-Aug-2008

*Australia eyes Growler electronic attack aircraft
Australia is seeking information on the capabilities of the Boeing E/A-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft but has yet to request United States export approval ...
18-Aug-2008

Indian military launches investigation after helicopter crash
An Indian Army helicopter crashed during a search-and-rescue mission in the Ladakh region of Indian-administered Kashmir on 15 August. According to local media reports,...
18-Aug-2008

US re-examines dialogue with Russia in light of Georgian crisis
Russia's actions over the past week have "profound implications for our security relations going forward, both bilaterally and through NATO", US Secretary of Defense ...
15-Aug-2008

Georgia will leave CIS, says Saakashvili
Georgian President Saakashvili said on 12 August that Georgia will leave the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which replaced the disintegrating Soviet Union as ...
15-Aug-2008

*Georgian planning flaws led to campaign failure
With the announcement of a ceasefire agreement on 13 August, a five-day conflict between Georgian and Russian forces effectively ended, although Russian troops seemed ...
15-Aug-2008

*Opinion: Europe needs to break Russian hold on Georgia
The emergence of conflict in Georgia can be attributed to Russia being the sole international presence in the two breakaway regions of Abkhazia and ...
15-Aug-2008

*USN completes Growler carrier trials
The US Navy (USN) has recently completed a number of aircraft carrier certification trials of its Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare (EW) aircraft, the...
15-Aug-2008

Georgia counts military cost of conflict
As the dust continues to settle in shattered Georgia, the nation is beginning to calculate the high price for its decision to use military force...
15-Aug-2008

Georgian government falls victim to cyber attack
As the conflict between Georgia and Russia escalated on the ground, the Georgian government fell victim to an increasingly common feature of modern warfare: ...
15-Aug-2008

*Musharraf could step down to escape impeachment
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has agreed to step down as head of state, according to senior Pakistani government officials and Western diplomats, in a move...
15-Aug-2008

Guinea-Bissau foils alleged coup attempt
Guinea-Bissau was facing a crisis after an alleged coup plot by the head of the West African country's navy was foiled and President Joao ...
15-Aug-2008

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Georgian planning flaws led to campaign failure