Spain acquires Patriot missiles to boost defenses
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Spain has agreed to acquire a second-hand battery of U.S.-made Patriot missiles to boost its defenses, the government said Sunday.
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The U.S. and Spain signed agreements that they said will speed up joint investigations of terrorism and other crimes and the extradition of suspects.
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Poland wants a bilateral pact and   improved air defenses as part of any deal to become the first   ballistic missile-defense hub outside of the United States, its   defense minister said on Wednesday.
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A test of a missile defense system successfully intercepted a ballistic target, the U.S. military said on Saturday, a boost to development of an anti-missile shield program.
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TEHRAN: Iran has added one more missile to its military arsenal after it was successfully test-fired during military exercises by the Revolutionary Guards, which began on September 12.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela is looking to buyarms to strengthen its military capability and Russian MiG-29fighters are among the options being evaluated, a seniorofficer said on Monday.
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U.S. and Polish officials on Tuesday expressed optimism that they can strike a deal which would allow U.S. missiles to be installed in Poland as part of a defensive shield for Europe.
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French officials say they found two portable anti-aircraft missiles among weapons seized in weekend raids against suspected members of Spain&#39;s Basque separatist group, ETA.
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Two ground-to-air missiles have been found in arms caches in southwest France uncovered in weekend raids against suspected members of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA, French officials said.
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Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero paid a surprise visit to Spanish troops in south Lebanon on Saturday, the government said in a statement. via Gulfnews
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An international group led by Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $3 billion contract yesterday to develop a program that will eventually replace the Patriot missile system.
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Spain is poised to offer hundreds of  thousands of illegal immigrants a fresh start thanks to a  partial amnesty, at the same time allowing officials to keep  better tabs on its foreigners after the March 11 bombings.
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Russia on Tuesday sent two long-range bombers to the Bay of Biscay, off the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts, to test-fire missiles in what it billed as its biggest navy exercise in the area since Soviet times.
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Iran added a "strategic missile" to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.
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As the United States accelerates its training of Afghanistan's fledgling army, the nation's defense minister has revealed a list of high-tech weaponry he says his nation needs to defend itself.
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US defence manufacturers Boeing and Lockheed Martin are interested in acquiring British defence companies with the aim of winning more defence contracts from the British government, media have reported.
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TEHRAN: Iran added one more missile to its military arsenal and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat.