Search Results
-
Daring Makes Sail for Portsmouth
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDaring, the first of the Royal Navy's new fleet of Type 45 destroyers, left the Clyde for the final time today, heading for her home port of Portsmouth.>> Following the successful completion and trialling of the ship by the BVT workforce in partnership with the Royal Navy, Daring is now making her way to Portsmouth, where she will remain until she enters service at the end of the year and where she will be stationed when not on active duty
-
Scania to Deliver 91 Trucks to the Finnish Defence Forces
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSTOCKHOLM, Sweden --- According to a recently concluded purchasing agreement, Scania has been commissioned to supply 91 trucks to the Finnish Defence Forces during 2009 and 2010. The deal also includes a five-year repair and maintenance agreement and an option for another 197 vehicles within a 4-year period
-
Decisions Loom for Joint Strike Fighter Program, Support Remains High
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Decisions about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor aircraft programs are expected early in President-elect Barack Obamas administration.>> The F-35 program manager said yesterday he sees strong support for the F-35 from the services, allied partners and, so far, on Capitol Hill
-
Lynn Vows to Reform Processes if Confirmed as Deputy Secretary
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- William Lynn, the nominee to be deputy defense secretary, promised the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday that he will do his utmost to improve processes in the sometimes vast and unwieldy bureaucracy of the Defense Department.>> The committee held hearings for four nominees to serve in the Defense Department as part of the administration of President-elect Barack Obama
-
First ULA Delta IV Heavy NRO Mission Successfully Lifts Off From Cape...
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMCAPE 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
-
Launch Postponement of the IBUKI (GOSAT) aboard H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 15
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency would like to announce that we have decided to postpone the launch of the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite "IBUKI" (GOSAT) aboard the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No
-
More Procurement Problems for the Marine Corps?
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) has just released another report (54 pages in PDF format; dated Jan. 14, 2009) raising concerns about Marine Corps procurement
-
Bell Helicopter Delivers First Nine Safety Enhancement Program OH-58Ds Ahead of Contract...
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMFORT WORTH, TEXAS --- Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, closed out 2008 with delivery of the ninth OH-58D aircraft to be modified under the current Kiowa Warrior Safety Enhancement Program contract
-
Daring Makes Sail for Portsmouth
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDaring, the first of the Royal Navy's new fleet of Type 45 destroyers, left the Clyde for the final time today, heading for her home port of Portsmouth.>> Following the successful completion and trialling of the ship by the BVT workforce in partnership with the Royal Navy, Daring is now making her way to Portsmouth, where she will remain until she enters service at the end of the year and where she will be stationed when not on active duty
-
Boeing Extends Best and Final Offer to SPEEA-WEU Represented Employees
January 16, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWICHITA, Kan. --- The Boeing Company today delivered its best and final offer (BAFO) to 700 Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace-Wichita Engineering Unit (SPEEA-WEU) engineers at the company's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) facility in Wichita
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
U.K. Royal Navy’s New Mini Helicopter Drone Debuts on Operations in Gulf...
Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
First Batch of 'Ready To Fly' Russian Engines Shipped For Installation on...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U