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Defence Committee Highlights Significant Increase In Cost of Operations In Afghanistan
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Government's forecast for the costs of military operations in Afghanistan in this financial year reveals a significant increase compared to the last financial year, says a Report from the House of Commons Defence Committee published today (Winter Supplementary Estimates 2008-09, HC 52).>> Meanwhile, the forecast operational costs for Iraq have remained broadly the same, and have even increased in one or two areas, despite the expected drawdown early in 2009
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B-SAT and SKY Perfect JSAT Award Lockheed Martin Contract for B-SAT3c/JCSAT-110R...
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNEWTOWN, Pa. --- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) of Japan to build their next geostationary broadcasting and telecommunications satellite
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Heli-One to Upgrade Super Pumas for Swedish Armed Forces
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA --- Heli-One, an operating division of the CHC Group, announced today it has been awarded a new contract by FMV (the Swedish Defence Material Administration) to complete avionic upgrades on two Eurocopter AS332M1 Super Puma helicopters.>> The helicopters will receive avionic upgrades and Night Vision Goggle ("NVG") installation at Heli-One's facility in Stavanger, Norway
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General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $940 Million Contract for T-AKE Ship Construction
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAN DIEGO --- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $940 million contract from the U.S
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L-3 WESCAM Awarded $90 Million Contract from U.S. Air Force
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNEW YORK --- L-3 Communications announced today that its WESCAM subsidiary has been awarded a $90 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S
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More Helicopter Capacity for Afghanistan In Rebalanced Equipment Programme
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>AgustaWestland emerges as the clear winner from the British defense measures announced Dec. 11, which confirm Future Lynx and fund engine upgrades to Lynx Mk
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Boeing Schedules 787 Dreamliner First Flight for Second Quarter 2009; First Delivery...
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEVERETT, Wash. --- Boeing today announced an updated schedule for its all-new 787 Dreamliner program that moves the commercial jet's first flight into the second quarter of 2009 and first delivery into the first quarter of 2010
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UK MoD Confirms Future Lynx Programme; Contract Includes Urgent Upgrade to the...
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>Agusta Westlands Future Lynx has not only survived, but is actually boosted, in the Dec. 11 reassessment of British weapon programs
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Daring Handed Over to MoD
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The British MoD has accepted HMS Daring, the lead Type 45 anti-air destroyer, from its builder. She is to sail to Portsmouth, her home port, in January
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNavistar Defense LLC, Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $362,283,452firm fixed priced delivery order #0010 under previously awarded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (M67854-07-D-5032) for the procurement of Category I Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) vehicles with Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) upgrades for enhanced maneuverability with greater armor protection
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