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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg The U.S.-led international team that investi- the threat. AP 456 E. Ave. K-4, Suite 8
says Montenegro’s accession is among sev- gated the deadly U.S. air attack on a hospital in Lancaster, CA 93535
eral topics as top diplomats from its 28 mem- northern Afghanistan last month says it’s unclear Japan’s defense minister meeting military
ber states meet Dec. 1 and 2 in Brussels. He exactly how many civilians died. leaders in Hawaii e-mail: editor@aerotechnews.com
said ministers will also discuss plans to beef up Visit our web site at www.aerotechnews.com
the air defenses of Turkey, future funding for The team is made up of representatives from Japan’s defense minister is in Hawaii to meet
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ians were killed. straints on its military.
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tion to Montenegro will come Dec. 2, but two The top NATO commander — U.S. Air Force Defense Minister Gen Nakatani was sched-
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would be regarded as a provocation. at least 31 civilians were killed. Command said Nakatani’s discussions were ex-
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Hull-aballoo: New Navy destroyer’s sea- pital was attacked, and that the charity’s own Japan’s parliament passed legislation in Sep-
worthiness questioned review put the number at 30. tember allowing Tokyo’s military to defend its
allies even when the country isn’t under attack.
The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. (IIRUWVDUHEHLQJPDGHWRUHFRQFLOHWKH¿J- The law will enable Japan to work more closely
Navy is futuristic and angular. But its hull is ures. AP with the U.S. and other nations.
based on a design that dates to pre-dreadnought
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The Navy chose a modern take on an old- termine how the law will work when it comes
school design called the “tumblehome” hull for Israel’s military says it has successfully tested to operations. That’s likely to be a topic of Na-
the future USS Zumwalt because it contributes an advanced surface-to-air missile that analysts
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