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Investing In Future Defence Technology
November 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMInnovative defence science technology will now be given a greater hand to become operational reality, through a new Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) program, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, announced today
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Officials Outline Challenges, Needs at Logistics Conference
October 20, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --- About 1,200 logisticians gathered at the National Logistics Officer Association Conference Oct. 13 through 16 to learn Air Force priorities, urgent warfighter needs and sustainment initiatives that will affect their profession
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Bush Signs Fiscal 2009 Defense Budget Into Law
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- President Bush signed the fiscal 2009 defense budget into law today, authorizing a $512 billion base to support military readiness, as well as $66 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.>> The law also authorizes a 3
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Defense Acquisitions: Fundamental Changes Are Needed to Improve Weapon Program Outcomes
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSince 1990, GAO has designated the Department of Defenses (DOD) management of major weapon system acquisitions a high risk area. DOD has taken some action to improve acquisition outcomes, but its weapon programs continue to take longer, cost more, and deliver fewer capabilities than originally planned
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Examination of Defence Equipment Programme
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Guardian reports today that Defence chiefs are drawing up plans for big cuts in Britain's military equipment programme which may result in abandoning or delaying projects as a result of a 2billion budget cut.>> We constantly review requirements and are determined to do more to support our people here and on the frontline
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Examination of Defence Equipment Programme
September 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Guardian reports today that Defence chiefs are drawing up plans for big cuts in Britain's military equipment programme which may result in abandoning or delaying projects as a result of a £2billion budget cut. We constantly review requirements and are determined to do more to support our people here and on the frontline
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EU Governments Endorse Capability Plan for Future Military Needs, Pledge Joint Efforts
July 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBRUSSELS --- European Union governments today endorsed a Capability Development Plan (CDP) defining the future military needs and priorities of European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) and agreed to use it to guide future national defence investment decisions and to seek opportunities to collaborate so as to address their short-to-longer-term military requirements coherently.>> The CDP, developed over the past 18 months by the European Defence Agency, its 26 participating Member States (pMS), the EU Military Committee and the EU Council General Secretariat, contains a significant body of analysis from which conclusions and an initial tranche of practical proposals for action...
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MoD Signs £3 Billion Contracts for Aircraft Carriers
July 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A computer-generated view of the Royal Navys future CVF aircraft carrier, for which contracts worth 3 billion were awarded on July 3. (UK MoD artwork)The MoD today signed contracts with industry to build the two future aircraft carriers
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Australia's Strategic Imperatives Presented to the ASPI Global Forces Conference 2008
July 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOpening the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) Global Forces Conference in Canberra today, the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, highlighted Australias Strategic Imperatives
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...