* Venezuela buys Russian missiles Sep 13, 2009
HUGO GOES SHOPPING:: Russian media said the South American country also sought to purchase some tanks, armored personnel carriers, helicopters and anti-ship missiles AFP, CARACAS Sunday, Sep 13, 2009, Page 7. Amid rising tensions with Colombia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced late on Friday that his country would soon take delivery of Russian-made missiles with a range of 300km. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Deadly riots erupt in Uganda for 2nd day Sep 12, 2009
The boy's mother, who did not give her name, said a soldier in an armored personnel carrier shot her son as he stood outside a store. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
Truck bomb kills at least 20 in northern Iraq Sep 12, 2009
Authorities called in dozens of armored personnel carriers and other vehicles to help quell the disturbance, which lasted for hours, prison guards said. Officials in Baghdad said no one was killed in the clashes. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Looking For Right-Wing Terrorists Sep 12, 2009
The only thing missing were the mounted police and armored personnel carriers. There was, however, the next best thing: SWAT-team looking guys with automatic weapons held firmly in both hands. (Townhall.com)
Beijing to hold A-list only birthday bash Sep 10, 2009
A line of armoured personnel carriers head towards Tiananmen Square for rehearsals for the 60th National Day in Beijing ... The central business district was locked down on Sunday night as tanks, armoured personnel carriers, missile carriers and military vehicles dressed up as mardi gras floats thundered down the road. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Council approves sewer bid Sep 9, 2009
Purchase of a police SWAT team armored personnel carrier for $141,000. An agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to contribute $4,148, or 10 percent of the cost, toward relocating utility pipelines for the proposed widening of Faudree Road from Highway 191 to Business Interstate 20. (Odessa American, TX)
Caribbean culture on display at NYC parade Sep 8, 2009
Tanks, armored personnel carriers and rocket launchers rolled along a major Beijing boulevard Sunday in practice for a parade next month to mark China's 60th anniversary. The main east-west artery of Beijing was closed for a rehearsal of the elaborate military parade planned for Oct. 1, when the People's Republic of China celebrates six decades since its f 000034B0 ounding. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
‘District 9’ owes its low budget of $30 million to some of the director’s other talents Sep 6, 2009
But Blomkamp admitted the rental of military hardware for the film, helicopters and armored personnel carriers called Caspers, accounted for the largest part of the project s overhead. Producers borrowed vehicles from the United Nations that had already been earmarked for humanitarian missions in Africa and South Asia. (Boston Globe)
BAE Systems breaks ground in 'defense corridor' Sep 5, 2009
Some of the vehicles the USCS produces and upgrades include Bradley Fighting Vehicles, heavy equipment recovery vehicles, amphibious assault vehicles, armored personnel carriers, self-propelled artillery and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. Vehicles such as the MRAP are uniquely designed to thwart the effects of Improvised Explosive Devices encountered by military personnel fighting in war zones. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
We're Not The Soviets In Afghanistan Sep 2, 2009
Even its airborne units dropped with armored personnel carriers and light tanks, as did many of its SPETSNAZ (commando) units. Soviet infantry was trained to ride in the back of its vehicles, dismounting only for brief (couple of hundred yards) rushes against dug-in enemy positions. (CBS News)
Nigeria: Peacekeeping - The Country Regains UN Confidence Aug 31, 2009
An Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) used in the theatre (peacekeeping) fetches a country minimum of $6,000 a month, if it is fully equipped to UN standard. In a chat with THISDAY yesterday, the Chief of Training and Operations, Defence Headquarters, Major General Ishaku Pennap, confirmed that the Defence Headquarters in the last three months, had sent a total of 62APCs, ambulances and medical equipment for both Level I (four) and Level II hospitals under UNAMID.Other equipment sent include 48... (allAfrica.com)
* Taliban confirm Baitullah is dead Aug 27, 2009
Residents in Wana saw armored personnel carriers heading toward Madi Jam. Helicopters dropped leaflets asking people to leave the fighting area, Mohammad Aslam, a resident of Madi Jam, said by telephone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Nigeria: Police Intercept Truck Load of Arms in Abuja Aug 26, 2009
Inalegwu said the command had posted an additional unit of riot policemen supported by Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), which had been permanently stationed in front of the garage. He promised that the command would conduct a thorough investigation into the source of the arms and ammunition and also on the criminal acts. (allAfrica.com)
* Hard lessons for Taiwans military Aug 25, 2009
This is why, when flooding in Pingtung County reached the second floor of local buildings, the military incomprehensibly sent unusable armored personnel carriers rather than inflatable boats, and then, in a strange turn of events, went on to blame the county government for not specifying what it wanted. Why is the Ministry of National Defense so passive in the face of disaster. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
India behind Lanka's victory over LTTE: Book Aug 23, 2009
The Rajapakse brothers were pragmatic enough to realize that Lanka needed India's support in war against the LTTE, total support from China and Pakistan notwithstanding". Colombo could ignore India but only upto a point, the author says. So Mahinda Rajapakse hit upon an idea of an informal exchange mechanism between New Delhi and Colombo. He nominated both his brothers - Basil (MP and Presidential advisor) and Gotabaya, the Defence Secretary along with his own secretary Lalith Weeratunga. India... (India Times, India -- Community News)
City police raise funds for Special Olympics Aug 18, 2009
SIERRA VISTA As the whistle blew, eight pairs of bulging calf and arm muscles pulled tight the rope attached to a 12-ton, armored personnel carrier on loan from the city s Special Response Team. The UPS men s team dug in and pulled the vehicle 20 feet in 9. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Liberia: Country Still Faces Security Challenges, Says UN Aug 18, 2009
com: Liberia: Country Still Faces Security Challenges, Despite Gains Towards Peace (Page 1 of 1). Liberia: Country Still Faces Security Challenges, Despite Gains Towards Peace. (allAfrica.com)
ENJOYING BAYFEST IN KANEOHE Aug 17, 2009
50-caliber machine guns; gazing up big-eyed at huge armored personnel carriers; furiously cranking wheels that elevated the long, menacing barrels of howitzers; getting their photos snapped sitting in the pilots' seats of helicopters. Throw in whirling, twirling, roaring, soaring amusement rides; all kinds of food booths; games of skill that offered the chance at winning large stuffed animals, and boat rides to Coconut Island. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Police will pull together for Special Olympics Aug 16, 2009
The teams will have two chances to pull a 12-ton armored personnel carrier 20 feet as quickly as they can. Winning teams are awarded a trophy and bragging rights, Grady said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Rescue workers, mudslide survivors share shock, grief Aug 13, 2009
Some survivors piled their belongings on armored personnel carriers or used boats or makeshift rafts to navigate the flooded streets. Elsewhere, piles of damaged furniture and ruined possessions were dumped in the streets X wreckage from the worst flooding in half a century. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Philippine city lives in constant fear Aug 11, 2009
The wealthy hire their own private armies, but most residents stake their safety on skittish local police officers or the Philippine National Police forces that patrol in armored personnel carriers. Officers patrol many city blocks on foot. (Honolulu Advertiser)
TV says Taiwan helicopter crashes during rescue Aug 11, 2009
Armored Personnel Carriers bring rescue workers through a flooded street of Pingtung county, southern Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. An estimated 400 Taiwanese are unaccounted for after the landslide spawned by Typhoon Morakot struck their isolated mountain village of Shiao Lin, a police official said Monday, and a newspaper quoted a resident as saying as many as 600 were buried. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Georgia: Saakashvili Shows Staying Power on Anniversary of War with Russia Aug 8, 2009
At parliament, another pair of soldier-mannequins -- of unclear citizenship -- were placed moving up the front steps; a lone mannequin, adorned with an ink-drawn moustache, stood next to one of two armoured personnel carriers placed outside. But a serious message stands behind the theater. (EurasiaNet.org)
Mission creep Aug 6, 2009
"We are now using armoured personnel carriers and light tanks to fight the Taliban. But politicians are saying, no, it's not a war, it's a peace mission. If they didn't say that, they would get flayed alive by their voters.". Thirty-five German soldiers have now died fighting in Afghanistan. (BBC News -- Europe)
US's $1bn Islamabad home is its castle Aug 4, 2009
"What appears to be more alarming is that this staff surge will include 350 [US] marines. Additionally, the Americans are pressuring Islamabad to allow the import of hundreds of Dyncorp armored personnel carriers," reported Pakistans largest English-language daily Dawn. A spokesman for the US Embassy in Islamabad, Richard W Snelsire, told Asia Times Online that the US was "redoing" the embassy compound as it was 40 years old. (Asia Times Online)
Kohl says cabinet was bribe-free Aug 3, 2009
Mr Kohl was the final witness in the trial, which was looking at a deal to supply 36 personnel carriers to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. He said his government had never been open to bribes. (BBC News -- Europe)
Click to read:Why So Few Medals of Honor in Recent Wars? Aug 2, 2009
As the fight developed, Smith braved hostile enemy fire to personally engage the enemy with hand grenades and anti-tank weapons, and he organized the evacuation of three wounded soldiers from an armored personnel carrier. Fearing the enemy would overrun their defenses, Smith moved under withering enemy fire to man a. (CBS News)
UGANDA: Government inquiry launched as ARV shortages blamed for deaths Aug 1, 2009
Peacekeepers from the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) ride in their armoured personnel carriers (APC) during a patrol in Mogadishu, July 25, 2009. Some 4,300 African Union soldiers from Burundi. (AlertNet)
Too Soon, Again Jul 31, 2009
They were kept in an armored personnel carrier in the forest all night long. She related to me later that she was so frightened she could not stop from trembling and was scared that she would somehow provoke the drunken soldiers that held them. Her companion's appearance--his long grey hair, a grey beard, a black cassock tied with a plain rope and rubber galoshes over bare feet--was provocative enough. (CBS News)
US: Clinton Should Stress Human Rights on Africa Trip Jul 31, 2009
A man pulls a donkey-cart carrying his belongings past an African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) armoured personnel carrier (APC) on patrol in the capital Mogadishu, July 30, 2009. REUTERS/Feisal Omar. (AlertNet)
Nigeria: Onovo Steps in as Okiro Bows Out Jul 24, 2009
com: Nigeria: Onovo Steps in as Okiro Bows Out (Page 1 of 1). Nigeria: Onovo Steps in as Okiro Bows Out. (allAfrica.com)
Instant views on the court decision Jul 23, 2009
Reuters AlertNet - INSTANT VIEW: Court ruling on Sudan's Abyei region. Thu, 07:42 23 Jul 2009 GMT. (AlertNet)
Isaf troops in Afghanistan Jul 19, 2009
Isaf has access to a wide range of weaponry from tanks and armoured personnel carriers to air support from the US and British air forces. But military analysts say that it can be difficult to use this weaponry effectively because clashes with the Taliban tend to take place in remote and inhospitable areas where much of the fighting is at close quarters. (BBC News -- Americas)
SCENARIOS-What would al Shabaab win mean for Somalia? Jul 15, 2009
Burundian peacekeepers from the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) patrol the streets of Somalia's capital Mogadishu in their armoured personnel carrier (APC) July 14, 2009. Somali gunmen stormed into a. (AlertNet)
Gunfire Erupts in Urumqi; Chinese Police Beat Man Jul 14, 2009
An armored personnel carrier and paramilitary police arrived on the scene, and police waved their guns and shouted for people to get off the streets. Security vehicles previously deployed on People's Square were no longer there Monday but helmeted riot police remained in the area. (Newsmax)
Phantom force secrets Jul 13, 2009
Another five bodies were tied by the ankles to the back of an armoured personnel carrier and dragged to a local village as a warning to Vietcong sympathisers. In his book Mr Tate wrote: "Eventually the remaining bodies were dumped in the centre of Xuyen Moc, headless. They'd been banging around at the back of the APC till they fell off. God knows where the heads ended up.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
China Raises Death Toll from Riots to 184 Jul 12, 2009
White armored personnel carriers and open-bed trucks packed with standing troops rumbled along main avenues. Some Chinese began holding funeral rites for their dead. (CBS News -- World)
Two arrested after warrant served at SV home Jul 11, 2009
Cheyenne wrote on Jul 10, 2009 8:28 AM:" Special Response Team???? Looks like Special Weapons and Tactics with armored personnel carrier. Is that a turret on top and if so what type of weapon is there? Military clothing,weapons, body armor and gear. Looks like "Military Law Enforcement" isnt taking any chances. What do they call that..... Oh yeah! Peace through superior firepower and weaponry. ". HC Resident wrote on Jul 10, 2009 8:18 AM:" to Funnies: Are you that ignorant to not know that... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Quiet Returns to Urumqi, But Racial Tensions Remain Jul 10, 2009
Convoys of armored personnel carriers and trucks loaded with rifle-bearing members of the People's Armed Police have driven throughout the city over the past three days, usually accompanied by a sound truck broadcasting speeches from local party leaders. In the city's Uighur neighborhoods, makeshift barriers of timber and broken beer bottles have been swept away, a sign that the influx of some 20,000 personnel has eased their fears of Han vigilante mobs that formed on Tuesday. (Time.com)
China’s president vows punishment in ethnic clashes Jul 10, 2009
The regional capital of Urumqi was calm yesterday for the second consecutive day as police and military troops kept a close eye on residents through patrols on foot, trucks, and armored personnel carriers. Helicopter surveillance continued overhead. (Boston Globe)
Communist leaders vow stability after China riots Jul 10, 2009
In the parade Thursday evening, paramilitary police and special police were crammed in trucks and armored personnel carriers as helicopters circled above. Vans with loudspeakers blared slogans like "Protect the people!" and "Maintain stability!". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Urumqi citizens support traffic control Jul 9, 2009
Armored personnel carriers stood by. Editor: Chris. (Xinhuanet, China)
Armored vehicles, containers add to SC reef Jul 8, 2009
Officials are sending 30 armored personnel carriers and several shipping containers to the briny deep to help build a fishing reef off the South Carolina coast. Officials of the South Carolina Army National Guard and the Department of Natural Resources will sink those items Wednesday at the Jim Caudle Reef and Little River Offshore Reef off Horry County. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
China: At Least 140 Dead in Xinjiang Province Clashes Jul 7, 2009
According to Alim of WUC, after the street protests had been stopped, Chinese security forces "stormed into Xinjiang University and several other universities, entering the dormitories and arresting students." He said many students were killed in front of the gates of the university by armed security forces shooting automatic weapons and using armored personnel carriers. Reaction in China outside of Xinjiang has been muted thus far, largely because as is usual with issues considered sensitive by... (Time.com)
China seals cities battered by ethnic fighting Jul 7, 2009
The roadways leading into the city center were empty early today except for parked squad cars and clusters of armored personnel carriers and olive drab military trucks brimming with paramilitary troops. An all-night curfew had been imposed. (Boston Globe)
After Deadly Riots, Ethnic Tensions Heat Up in Urumqi Jul 7, 2009
The police stood alongside four armored personnel carriers, and attempted to push the demonstrators back. The protesters retreated, then advanced on the military police, who eventually stepped back about 100 yards as a group of black-clad riot police advanced from the other direction. (Time.com)
China cracks down on Uighur protest Jul 7, 2009
Witnesses reported that riot police arrived on the scene in armored personnel carriers, dispersing the crowd with water cannons and tear gas, and firing warning shots into the air. At least 300 people were reportedly arrested. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Strength and dishonor Jul 4, 2009
Russian MiG-29 fighter aircraft, North Korean multiple-launch rocket systems (and maybe rockets), Ukrainian armored personnel carriers, Chinese ships, fighter aircraft and trucks, artillery from Pakistan, Serbia and India, radios and cyber-warfare equipment from Singapore, and radar and anti-aircraft weapons from a host of suppliers make up a formidable shopping list. Yet there is little discussion about the absorption of these weapons systems and whether they can actually be deployed... (Asia Times Online)
A bright spot Jul 4, 2009
So we rode into Tirin Kot in an armoured personnel carrier with Dutch soldiers who are trying to turn Afghan officers into professional policemen. Outside the main police station was a pile of wrecked police cars, many destroyed by insurgents. (BBC News -- South Asia)
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow Jul 4, 2009
Involving 8,500 servicemen, 450 armored personnel carriers and 250 artillery guns and drawing units from the air force, air defense force, airborne troops, the Caspian Flotilla and the Black Sea Fleet, the maneuvers cover a wide territory including Krasnodar and Rostov regions as well as North Ossetia and Chechnya. While the growing signs of Islamic militancy in the North Caucasus may partly explain the logic of the exercises, an obvious purpose is to demonstrate Russian firepower to prevent any... (Asia Times Online)
Why is Russia staging major drills in North Caucasus? Jun 30, 2009
A total of 8,500 servicemen, 200 tanks, 450 armored personnel carriers and 250 artillery guns are involved in the drills, Andrei Bobrun, a spokesman for the North Caucasus military district, told Itar-Tass. Several branches, including units from the North Caucasus military district, the air force, the air defense force, airborne troops, the Caspian Flotilla and the Black Sea Fleet, are participating in the drills, Bobrun said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Soldiers Arrest Honduran President, Seize Palace Jun 29, 2009
Tanks and armored personnel carriers rolled through the streets and Army trucks carrying hundreds of soldiers equipped with metal riot shields surrounded the presidential palace in the capital's center. About 100 Zelaya supporters, many wearing "Yes," T-shirts for the referendum, blocked the main street outside the gates to the palace, throwing rocks and insults at soldiers and shouting "Traitors! Traitors!". (Newsmax)
U.S.-trained Palestinian force is keen for action (AP) Jun 28, 2009
Also, 50 Russian-made armored personnel carriers, which he said were badly needed, have not been allowed in. The pistols and assault rifles come from members of the older Palestinian security agencies. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Somalia: Ted Dagne's Testimony on Crisis in Country Jun 27, 2009
But the TFG remains vulnerable and its ability to defeat the insurgents depends on resources, including Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), mobility, and a well organized and sustainable military operations. The presence of the African Union force has helped prevent the takeover of Mogadishu by the insurgents. (allAfrica.com)
Labeling STAR team vehicles Jun 26, 2009
Parked nearby was an armored personnel carrier with tank treads. Canyon County acquired the personnel carrier through a military surplus program and gave it to the STAR team, this area's version of SWAT, in April. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
U.S. drones prowl over South Waziristan Jun 25, 2009
A military convoy, including tanks and armoured personnel carriers, headed towards the area on Wednesday, a Reuters reporter in the region said. Tuesday's drone attacks happened hours after a gunman working as a guard killed a rival of Mehsud who had spoken out strongly against the Taliban chief. (AlertNet)
'Panther' designed to keep troops safer Jun 25, 2009
Tipton, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talked about a sergeants death when a rocket-propelled grenade cut through a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier like a knife cutting through hot butter. . (The Herald-Mail Online)
23 Taliban killed in southern Afghanistan Jun 24, 2009
AFP/File US soldiers stand guard near their armoured personnel carrier in Afghanistan. A suicide attacker has. (Yahoo News)
Sudan tinderbox catches fire Jun 24, 2009
After a tour of the town in a UN armoured personnel carrier, the head of the UN mission in Sudan, Ashraf Qazi, was clearly shocked by what he had seen. There's always the danger and risk of a further deterioration. (BBC News -- Africa)
Ingushetia in 'state of civil war' Jun 22, 2009
One of the pictures shows a young child standing outside the house in front of an armoured personnel carrier. "My wife and children were standing outside for three hours as they searched our house," he said. (BBC News -- Europe)
Nigeria: Militants Bomb More Chevron Facilities Jun 19, 2009
Meanwhile, Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC, have been deployed in Warri to ensure peace in the oil city ... Col. Abubakar told Vanguard that the armoured personnel carriers were on patrol to ensure security and not intended to intimidate or harass anyone. (allAfrica.com)
Russia effectively ends UN mission in Georgia Jun 16, 2009
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NASA sets new launch dates for space shuttle, LRO and LCROSS Jun 16, 2009
Space shuttle Endeavour crewmembers (L-R) Chris Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Tim Kopra and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette listen to trainer and Astronaut Rescue Team Leader Capt. George Hoggard as he instructs them on driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier during launch rehearsal exercises at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida June 2, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
World Watch: Reliving The Tiananmen Nightmare Jun 5, 2009
Tanks and armored personnel carriers approached, heading for the Square. The crowd ran, falling over bicycles. (CBS News -- World)
Shootout, standoff lead to federal charges Jun 5, 2009
An attempted armored van robbery and shootout in Odessa landed a guard in the hospital and later led to a tense standoff that sent a SWAT team and an armored personnel carrier to a Midland County mobile home park and two men into federal custody facing major charges. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, Department of Public Safety troopers as well as deputies and officers from Midland County and Odessa surrounded a trailer behind the Runway 7 convenience store on Business Interstate 20 west... (Odessa American, TX)
