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Asia-Pacific region sees projected spending of 200 bln USD in naval market in 20 yrs: expert
SINGAPORE, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Asia-Pacific region is now the world's second largest naval market, with projected spending of over 200 billion U.S.dollars in the next two decades on more than 1,000 ships, according to an overview by Experia, organizer of the International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference ( IMDEX) Asia.
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Asia's Naval Procurement Sees Major Growth
SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific nations are modernizing their surface and underwater naval capabilities by buying stealthy warships, attack submarines, patrol vessels, sensors, radars, missiles and unmanned systems.
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Defense News

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Special Report: Asia-Pacific Spending Spree
TAIPEI — The Asia-Pacific will comprise 26 percent — nearly $200 billion — of global naval and maritime security builds in the next 20 years as complex relationships and rivalries drive procurements designed for particular regional challenges.
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The Indian Express

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India, China to order 100 naval ships each by 2032: report
India and China will order 100 new naval ships and submarines each by 2032 due to changing global security environment and increasing reliance on the sea for trade in the strategic region, according to a US-based naval consultancy.
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Federal Drive Show Blog

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Federal Drive Show Blog - May 13, 2013
The armed services are all wrestling with how to maintain mission and readiness in the most difficult budget position since the end of the cold war. The Navy, in theory at least, is supposed to be building toward a 313-ship fleet. But is that realistic given the 2012 budget agreement and the 2013 sequestration? We asked Guy Stitt, the president of the the analysis and advisory firm AMI International in Bremerton, Wash. He pointed out a recent long-range ship-building plan issued by Sean Stackley, the assistant Navy Secretary for Research, Development and Acquisition called for 313 ships.
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Defense News

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Special Report: Asia-Pacific Spending Spree
TAIPEI — The Asia-Pacific will comprise 26 percent — nearly $200 billion — of global naval and maritime security builds in the next 20 years as complex relationships and rivalries drive procurements designed for particular regional challenges.
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Indian Express

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India, China to order 100 naval ships each by 2032: report Indian Express
... naval ships and submarines each by 2032 due to changing global security ... forces, said Bob Nugent, the vice-president of AMI International.
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Defense News

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Asia-Pacific Spending Spree
TAIPEI — The Asia-Pacific will comprise 26 percent — nearly $200 billion — of global naval and maritime security builds in the next 20 years as complex relationships and rivalries drive procurements designed for particular regional challenges...
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Warfare Concepts

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UAS For Maritime Patrol and Security Craft
It is estimated that patrol and security craft in the 10-70m size range will continue to serve the world's Navies and Coast Guards in large numbers over the next 20 years. These platforms typically lack the sensor and operating range of larger ships, limiting their operational effectiveness....
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NAVDEX CONVERGENCE

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The Gulf States Navies 2013
The Middle East remains a dynamic naval environment. States in the region are stepping-up investment to a wide spectrum of operational challenges. Latest 20-year forecasts for the 14 countries making up the Mid-East/North African region projects more then 600 new ships will be acquired.
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Defense News

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Open Asian Market Vessels, UAVs Sought for Coastal Security
TAIPEI — As U.S. and European defense budgets experience nervous breakdowns, the Asian market for new naval and coast guard ships to protect fisheries, commerce and littoral claims sees no slowdown...
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The Indonesian Navy

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The Indonesian Navy: The Beginning of a Long Modernisation Process
The Beginning of a long modernisation process. In 2003, a Ministry of Defence White Paper, "Defending the Country: Entering the 21st Century" elevated both the status and funding levels of the Indonesian Navy.....
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Air University Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center

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The modernisation of the Romanian Navy: Assets, innovations and systems
The modernisation of the Romanian Navy: Assets, innovations and systems 2012 ; Bob Nugent ; Josh Cohen ; Naval Forces; vol 33 no 4; 2012; p59-62 illus por
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Naval Forces

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The Indian Navy - Today and Tomorrow
Naval Projections report by AMI International
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Defense News

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Images Provide Clues To China’s Naval Might
(DEFENSE NEWS 01 OCT 12) ... Wendell Minnick As China celebrated the launch of its first aircraft carrier last week, images and video posted on the Internet raise new questions as to how far along the country has come in the development of its carrier capability.
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IMDEX

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IMDEX Asia 2013 - Charting New Waters
Singapore, Sept 28, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - The International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX Asia) will return for its ninth edition from 14 to 16 May 2013 at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore. The biennial show, organised by Experia Events with the support of the Republic of Singapore Navy, is Asia Pacific's largest dedicated international maritime defence show and a major event in the international naval and maritime defence calendar.
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The Modernisation of the Romainan Navy

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The Modernisation of the Romanian Navy - Assets, Innovations and Systems
The Romanian Navy strives to modernise amidst continuing fiscal pressures and reduced naval spending that has characterized the European naval market over the past several years...
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Defense News

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Empty Offices Mean No Acquisition Overhaul for USAF
The Pentagon wants to fill a number of top U.S. Air Force leadership positions, particularly in the area of acquisition. But with a presidential election in November looming, finding people to serve in those roles might be a pipe dream...
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Defense News

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Stealthy Catamarans to Prowl Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI - Taiwan plans to begin building its first prototype of a stealthy S00-ton catamaran corvette in 2012 under the Hsun Hai (Swift Sea) program, Deputy Defense Minister Lin Yu-pao told legislators in April 18 testimony.
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Defense News

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Taiwan Anti-Ship Missile Plan Place China’s Navy in Cross Hairs
TAIPEI — Taiwan is planning to build an extended-range anti-ship missile, possibly a variant of the Hsiung Feng 3 (Brave Wind), to be deployed on the eastern side of the island and aimed west toward the Taiwan Strait and China’s coast, a Taiwan defense industry source said.
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Monch.com

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The Gulf States Navies
The Gulf States Navies by Bob Nuget and Josh Cohen
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Defense News

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U.K. Oiler Buy Shows Strength Of S. Korean Shipbuilding
LONDON and TAIPEI — Spool back a decade and the thought of finding a "made in South Korea" label on a fleet of British naval vessels would have been almost unthinkable. Not any longer, though. Last week, Britain's Ministry of Defence decided to buy four military oilers from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to meet its Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) program requirements in a deal worth 452 million pounds ($710 million).
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Reuters

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Senator Urges Navy To Build More High-End Warships
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy should boost production of high-end warships to protect the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base and ensure it is prepared for new challenges as the U.S. military focuses more on the Asia Pacific region, a senior Republican senator said on Wednesday .
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fd.nl

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Zware concurrentie voor Damen om lucratieve order van sultanaat
De potentiële order voor Damen voor de levering van vier patrouilleschepen aan de marine van Oman — bedoeld om piraterij tegen te gaan — is zo goed als zeker een van de gespreksonderwerpen tijdens het driedaagse staatsbezoek van koningin Beatrix aan Oman, dat donderdag eindigt.
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Defense News

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Going Large - Asian Navies Shift to Bigger Vessels, Downplay Littoral Ops
TAIPEI - As Western navies build fewer aircraft carriers, destroyers and submarines, Asian navies are moving in the opposite direction, ignoring the littorals with construction and procurement of larger warships and submarines...
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Defense Industry Daily

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Rapid Fire 2011-12-01: Sequester Not Built in FY13 DoD Budget
Mike McCord, principal US under secretary of defense (Comptroller), and Vice Admiral Mark Skinner, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy...
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Financial Times

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The U.S. Navy Fostered Globalisation: We Still Need It
The financial world is obsessed with stock market gyrations and bond yields. But the numbers that matter in the long run are those of U.S. warships...
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Understandingwar

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Iran's Two Navies - A Maturing Maritime Strategy
The Arab Spring has fomented increasing uncertainty in the Middle East, a circumstance in which Iran’s regional intentions are of increasing concern. U.S. attempts to isolate the regime are driven by concerns over Iran’s nuclear program, ...
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CNAS Video

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CNAS Interview - IMPEX Asia 2011 - Bob Nugent
Video interview of Bob Nugent AMI International. 19 May 2011
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RUSI.org

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Changing Threats, Changing Markets
Will “Warships” Still be Relevant to Navies by 2025? If So, What Types of “Warship”, and to Whom?’ Bob Nugent, AMI Int’l 6 July 2011
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CSIS

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Gulf Analysis Paper: Iran's Maritime Evolution
As Iraq and Afghanistan fade from the headlines, Iran is likely to re-emerge as the preeminent security concern in the Middle East for the United States and its allies. Iran’s intransigence over its nuclear ambitions, its support for Shia opposition forces in the region...
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OMAN

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Turkish fleet visit to Oman aimed at boosting political ties, say experts
The visit of a Turkish anti-piracy fleet to Oman on Sunday represents a country keen to show its strength and forge closer links to the countries in the region. This will be an ideal opportunity to market their products, according to leading experts in naval maritime affairs.
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GENERAL DYNAMICS

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General Dynamics Canada Announces Centre of Excellence for Underwater ISR
General Dynamics Canada, a pioneer in the development of underwater acoustic processing systems, today announced the creation of a new Underwater Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (UW ISR) Centre of Excellence.
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GLOBAL POST

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India plans $50 billion purchase of 101 naval warships
India is expected to invest nearly $50 billion to strengthen its naval forces over the next 20 years, adding 101 new warships, ranging from destroyers to nuclear submarines...
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IMDEX

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A S$200b boost for Asia's maritime capabilities
SINGAPORE - With navies in the Asia-Pacific boosting their capabilities, analysts forecast the region will invest more than US$175 billion (S$218 billion) on new ships...
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IMDEX

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IMDEX Asia to see more than 160 exhibitors
SINGAPORE : The Asia Pacific region now buys more naval defence ships and equipment than Europe, making it the second biggest market in the world after the US...
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Deccan Herald

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India to invest USD 46.96 billion on 101 naval ships: Expert
India is to invest USD 46.96 billion as part of moves to boost up its naval forces over the next 20 years adding 101 new warships, ranging from sophisticated destroyers to nuclear submarines.
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Global Post

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India plans $50 billion purchase of 101 naval warships
India is expected to invest nearly $50 billion to strengthen its naval forces over the next 20 years, adding 101 new warships, ranging from destroyers to nuclear submarines...
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NDTV

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India to invest US $46.96 billion on 101 naval ships: Expert
Singapore: India is to invest US $46.96 billion as part of moves to boost up its naval forces over the next 20 years adding 101 new warships, ranging from sophisticated...
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General Dynamics

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General Dynamics Canada Announces Centre of Excellence for Underwater ISR
OTTAWA, ON, May 16, 2011 — General Dynamics Canada, a pioneer in the development of underwater acoustic processing systems, today announced the creation of a new Underwater Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (UW ISR) Centre of Excellence...
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General Dynamics

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General Dynamics Canada Awarded Software Engineering & Integration Support Contract
OTTAWA, ON, May 16, 2011 — General Dynamics Canada today announced it has been awarded an engineering support contract by SAAB AB for the continued integration of the Hydra multi-sensor sonar system on the Swedish navy’s newest Visby-class corvettes...
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General Dynamics

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General Dynamics Canada Introduces Underwater Mine Avoidance Sonar System
OTTAWA, ON, May 16, 2011 — General Dynamics Canada today announced the release of TrailBlazer, a high-frequency, high-resolution sonar system specifically designed for mine and obstacle avoidance (MOAS) on patrol vessels, corvettes, frigates and ...
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Defense News

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Taiwan To Build New 'Stealth' Warship
Taiwan plans to build a new 'stealth' warship armed with guided-missiles next year in response to China's naval build-up, a top military officer and a lawmaker said April 18. Taiwan plans to build a new 'stealth' warship armed with guided-missiles next...
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Daily Press

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Shipbuilding wasn't good fit for defense giant Northrop Grumman, analysts say
Just after the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange next Wednesday afternoon, Northrop Grumman Corp. will officially be out of the shipbuilding business...
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CSIS

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The Iranian Navy’s Historic Mediterranean Deployment: Timing Is Everything
Iranian Warships in the Med. In an unprecedented maneuver, two ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) entered the Mediterranean Sea on February 22, 2011...
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Trading Markets.com

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Northrop designs unmanned sub hunter
In the battlefield below sea level, the Navy is trying to stay ahead of the current. Northrop Grumman Undersea Systems, located near the Bay Bridge, received one of six contracts to come up with new designs for unmanned surface vessels...
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World Politics Review

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Global Insider: South Korea Naval Shipbuilding
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, a South Korean shipbuilder, recently submitted a $3.5-billion bid for a Brazilian warship contract. In an e-mail interview, Mingi Hyun, research fellow at the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS)...
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Newport News

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A Northrop spinoff could benefit company and shareholders
NEWPORT NEWS - If Northrop Grumman Corp. spins off its shipbuilding unit, both the company and its shareholders can expect to benefit, analysts said this week...
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Defense News

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China Demonstrates New Confidence, Feeds Anxiety
August 16, 2010 WORLD NEWS DefenseNews 7 China Demonstrates New Confidence, Feeds Anxiety By WENDELL MINNICK TAIPEI -- China's recent naval exercise in the...
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Shepard Unmanned Vehicles

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A promising year ahead (page 7)
Business for unmanned systems will slow in 2010-11, compared to the robust, double-digit year-over-year growth that the sector has seen over the last decade. The global recession and its impact on military spending - particularly in the US and Europe...
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Defense Talk

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Asian navies to spend 60 bln dlrs on naval modernization
Singapore: Asian states led by China, Japan and South Korea are expected to spend some 60 billion dollars to beef up their navies in the next five years, an industry analyst said...
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Defense News

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As Election Looms, DoD Presses On With 2010 Planning
When will U.S. defense spending stop rising? That's been the question since the 2003 budget year, when the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan drove a 25 percent jump in total Pentagon spending, to $455.3 billion. Since then, every year has brought predictions of a leveling-off ...
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National Defense

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Diesel-Electric Submarines, the U.S. Navy's Latest Annoyance
The Navy in recent months has had to contend with several provoking episodes at sea - Iranian small boats speeding at its cruisers, destroyers and frigates...
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National Defense

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Russia's littoral combat ship angles for international sales
A Russian corvette currently being built to patrol that country's coastal waters may not live up to the technological stature of the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ship...
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National Defense

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Navy deeds in West Africa aim to curb terrorism, secure access to oil
WEST AFRICA - Worries about the expansion of Islamic extremist groups in Western Africa and the growing influence of China have spurred U.S. military presence there...
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CNBC Video

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Asia's Naval Spending Remains Strong Airtime: Tues. May 12 2009 | light e) ET
Naval spending in Asia remains strong despite the global downturn, says Bob Nugent, vice president at AMI International. He tells CNBC's Martin Soong that spending on maritime security is due to the region's dependence on maritime trade.
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