Newest Guided Missile Destroyer Successfully Completes Combat Trials
SAN DIEGO --- USS Sterett (DDG 104), the Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer, returned from sea Dec. 16 after successfully completing a Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trial (CSSQT) with the newly implemented Aegis baseline 7
First ULA Delta IV Heavy NRO Mission Successfully Lifts Off From Cape...
CAPE CANAVERAL AFS, Fla. --- United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 37 at CCAFS at 9:47 p
Newest Guided Missile Destroyer Successfully Completes Combat Trials
SAN DIEGO --- USS Sterett (DDG 104), the Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer, returned from sea Dec. 16 after successfully completing a Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trial (CSSQT) with the newly implemented Aegis baseline 7
India Embraces ATCi's Warrior Satellite Surveillance and Monitoring Systems Deployed for Foreign...
HONOLULU --- Pacific Telecom Conference -- Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, today announced at the Pacific Telecom Conference in Hawaii the deployment of its Warrior Satellite Monitoring and Surveillance System for the Indian region
Airbus 2008 Commercial Results
In 2008 Airbus delivered a new record number of 483 aircraft, 30 more than in 2007. This number is made up of 386 A320 Family aircraft, 85 A330/A340 and 12 A380s
European Defence and Security Market Strengthened: Deal on Public Contracts
Defence procurement, still essentially a national competence, is boosted by a new directive, seeking to create a genuine single market for defence and security equipment and services adopted by the European Parliament in Strasbourg.>> MEPs voted in favour of the text agreed before with the Council
Orbital Selected by Intelsat to Design and Build New Dawn Commercial Communications...
DULLES, Va. --- Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the worlds leading space technology companies, announced today that it has been selected to design, manufacture and test a new commercial communications spacecraft known as New Dawn
Northrop Grumman to Supply Navigation Systems for New Fast Patrol Boats for...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for six fast patrol craft being built by Austal Shipyards in Australia for the government of Trinidad and Tobago. Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will supply the equipment, which will be installed and commissioned by Electrotech Australia Pty Ltd
Army Looking at Future of Aviation
WASHINGTON --- Army aviation resourcing is on track to meet the challenges of prolonged, 21st century combat, said two of the Army's top program and acquisition officials at the Association of the United States Army's Army Aviation Symposium Friday.>> Lt
Oshkosh Defense Submits Proposal for M-ATV Program Based on Combat-Proven, Production-Ready MTVR
OSHKOSH, Wis. --- Oshkosh Corporation, announced today that its Defense division submitted its proposal for the U
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Employment to Decline in 2009
SEATTLE --- Boeing said today that employment at its Commercial Airplanes business unit is expected to decline by approximately 4,500 positions in 2009 as part of an effort to ensure competitiveness and control costs in the face of a weakening global economy.>> The reduction will bring Commercial Airplanes' employment to approximately 63,500, similar to the level it was at the start of 2008
French Defence Ministry Renews Thales Contractor Logistics Support Contract for Avionics Maintenance
NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France --- Thales announced today that the French Ministry of Defence, through its SIMMAD support structure, has renewed the fixed-price contractor logistic support (CLS) contract for the maintenance of avionics equipment on French military aircraft for a further five years. The contract covers a fleet of approximately 1,500 aircraft
Russia’s Kalashnikov Signs Contract to Supply 'Karakut' Reconnaissanc Drones to Indian Firm...
European Commission Disburses €3.9 Billion Loan to Ukraine for Drone Procurement
Russian Hackers Stealing Backup Data from Ukrainian Signal Accounts
Iran Wants to Solely Guide Ships Around Minefields in Strait of Hormuz
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles