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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AM-- FN Herstal, S.A
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin, Maritime Systems and Sensors, Saint Paul, Minn., is being awarded a $ $525,600,000 modification to previously awarded contract for AN/UYQ-70(V) Advanced Display Systems
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Rolls-Royce Signs $131 Million F-35 STOVL Lift System Contract
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRolls-Royce has signed a $131 million contract with Pratt & Whitney to supply LiftSystems for the first six Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant F-35B Lightning II aircraft. This order is significant and represents the first production contract for Rolls-Royce as part of its involvement in the worlds biggest-ever defence procurement programme
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CV90 Enters Service
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Dutch Army has taken delivery of the first of 192 CV90 infantry combat vehicles that it has ordered from Swedens BAE Hagglunds. (Dutch MoD photo)Dutch State Secretary Jack de Vries was visibly impressed by the brand-new CV90 during the test ride he was given at the Bernhard barracks in Amersfoort
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Commandos Lead Helicopter Assault Into Kandahar Province
December 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRoyal Marines have pushed deeper into southern Afghanistan's rural Kandahar province with a helicopter assault directly onto insurgent positions, supporting a wider Canadian initiative to redraw the boundaries of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) influence in the region.>> Instead of employing conventional tactics of moving in from secured flank areas, Operation Janubi Tapu (Southern Vulture) has seen the Royal Marines of 42 Commando Group inserted by a number of helicopter waves straight into an area that has been regarded by the insurgents as a safe haven
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British Troops Could Get Firepower Boost from New Warrior Turret and Gun
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMKIRKUDBRIGHT, Scotland --- British troops could get a major increase in firepower thanks to a revolutionary gun system and advanced turret destined for their armoured fighting vehicles.>> Senior officials from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and its French equivalent, the DGA, saw the system in action on a Warrior vehicle at the Kirkcudbright range in Scotland
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MTU Maintenance: November Orders Worth About 500 Million Euros
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMUNICH, Germany --- MTU Maintenance in November has been awarded nine contracts worth about 500 million euros and came on strong in a hotly contested market. "The deals we made again demonstrate that amid a difficult economic environment, MTU remains competitive and well positioned," commented Egon Behle, CEO of MTU Aero Engines
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Sagem Défense Sécurité Receives Order for 560 SITEL Information Systems For the...
November 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFrench defense procurement agency DGA has awarded Sagem Dfense Scurit (SAFRAN Group) the contract for an additional batch of 560 SITEL (Systme dInformation Terminaux Elmentaires) information systems, to be deployed by the French army. The contract includes the integration of the terminals in vehicles, as well as all maintenance services
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Brunei considering Sea Rider speed boats from Indonesia.
November 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBrunei Darussalam is considering buying Sea Rider speed boats from Indonesia, Secretary-General of the Defense Ministry Lt. Gen
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Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes Operational Assessment
November 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBETHPAGE, N.Y
U.S. Army Orders Switchblade Loitering Munitions for $288M
Spain’s F110 Frigate Propulsion System Completes Shock Tests
Turkey to Guide the Reconstruction of Syrian Army, Seeks Military Bases
French DGA Orders Air-Dropped Acoustic Buoys from Thales for Anti-Submarine Ops
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