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Bulgaria Again Accused of Illegally Manufacturing Kalashnikovs

20 Nov, 2008
Bulgaria received a renewed warning from a senior Russian defence industry official that it was making illegal AK-47 assault rifles/derivatives and then selling them to third-world countries. More

Russia Complaining of Unpaid Ukrainian Gas Bill - Repeat of 2006 Winter?

20 Nov, 2008
Russia has demanded Ukraine to repay a USD2.4bn gas debt, raising fears of a renewed dispute which could again disrupt supplies to Europe as it did two years ago. Kiev says it owes half of the amount. More

Belarus CoS Visits Vietnam, Discussing Regional Security Issues

20 Nov, 2008
The Chief of the General Staff (CoS) of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Lieut. Gen. Gurulev Sergei Petrovich met his Vietnamese counterpart, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Khac Nghien, in Hanoi on November 19. More

Maverick/Raytheon Maintenance and Test Center Inaugurated in E. Hungary

20 Nov, 2008
Based on the offset agreement between Raytheon and Hungarian Ministry for National Development and Economy (MNDE) a Maverick missile maintenance/test center opened today at HM Arzenal facilities in Eastern Hungary. More

Mavericks Are Coming to Kecskemet AGM-65 Mavericks Maintained in Hungary, Nyirtelek Raytheon/Arzenal Facility

Upcoming Defence-Related Conferences, Events Till Feb 2009 in Europe

19 Nov, 2008
From equipment maintenance to geospatial intelligence, the next three months offer some important events, conferences, symposiums. See details on http://www.asdevents.com/ site More

Military Airlift Conference (Dec. 1-2, Seville) - Strong CEE Interest Expected

19 Nov, 2008
At Military Airlift Conference in Seville next month a strong interest is expected from some new NATO-members, joining SAC project. Is there a competition or cooperation w A400M project? (Details: www.asd-network.com) More

Q1-3 Turkmenistan Exported 35bcm of Natural Gas

20 Nov, 2008
Turkmenistan, Central Asia's largest natural gas producer (a key player in future Nabucco plans), produced 52bcm of natural gas in Q1-3 2008 and exported 35 bcm, a government source said on Thursday. More

Imperial Energy drops Kazakh License to Focus on Russia

20 Nov, 2008
Imperial Energy, a British oil company operating in West Siberia and Kazakhstan, relinquished its Kazakh license to concentrate on Russian interests, SRI reported from Astana. More

Austria to Take Part in Building the Caspian Region North-South Corridor

19 Nov, 2008
The President of Turkmenistan met with representatives of some 80 famous Austrian companies on 17 November as part of his official visit to Austria. More

High Season for Ukraine at NATO HQ - Two Delegations (FM and CoS-led) in Brussels

19 Nov, 2008
Mr Ogryzko, Foreign Minister and a Ukrainian military delegation arrived in Brussels. FM is to hold bilateral talks with GenSec of NATO. The CoS-led delegation participates in meetings of the EuroAtlantic partnership military committee More

Kiev Frustrated, No EU Membership Pledge Did Saakashvili Lie? - Asks the Respected German Weekly Der Spiegel IISS Head Warns Not To Hurry With NATO-enlargement (Georgia) NATO-accession: Kiev and Tbilisi Might Go Their Separate Ways After Dec 2008 Social Infrastructure, DefInd Investments, Coop - Moscow Sweetens Sevastopol Base Offer Timoshenko: Arms Procurement Up 3,5 Times Next year Chancellor Merkel: NATO-entry Too Soon for Kiev, Tbilisi Budapest NATO-ministerial: No Commitment to Georgia's MAP Ivanov to BBC: If Kiev Demands, Moscow Vacates Sevastopol Base in 2017 Ukraine to join EU Battlegroups Georgia War - The Moment of Truth? SecGen Chairs Tallinn NATO-Ukraine Consultations Ukraine Beefing Up Air Defence, Navy Around Sevastopol - RIA Novosti Says Ukrainian FM to Visit NATO HQ - Kiev Deploys a Warship to the Mediterranean

Tajikistan and Russia Signed Protocol on Military-Technical Cooperation

18 Nov, 2008
Tajikistan and Russia signed the protocol on further interaction in military-technical sphere, Kazakhstan Today reports referring to Asia Plus. More

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