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TACOM Awards $79 Million Contract for WorkStar Based Vehicles
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWARRENVILLE, Ill. --- The U
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Minister of Industry Announces Support for Aerospace and Defence Project
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSAINT-LAURENT, Quebec --- The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, announced today an investment in research and development (R&D) for innovative cockpit technologies by Esterline CMC Electronics Inc. (CMC)
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A 'hole' New Type of Protective Armour
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDeveloping protective vehicle armour with holes in it may not seem the most obvious way to increase protection for British troops on operations but that's just what MOD scientists are doing.>> Since 2000, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) at Porton Down in Wiltshire has worked in collaboration with Cambridge University and QinetiQ to develop Super Bainite, a unique ultra-hard armour material
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Raytheon Awarded $23 Million for Ship Self-Defense System
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMTEWKSBURY, Mass. --- Raytheon Company received a $23 million U
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Navy Commissions USS George H.W. Bush with Namesake on Hand
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- With traditional pomp and circumstance and its namesake on hand, the last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George H.W
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MoD Takes Delivery of "Souped-Up" Combat Vehicles
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>An upgraded Scimitar CVR(T). The Light Dragoons will be the first British Army unit to train on the new vehicles
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Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2009 Future Years Defense Program (Excerpt)
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWhat amount of budgetary resources might be needed in the long term to carry out the Bush Administrations current plans for defense? This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paperprepared at the request of the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committeeaddresses that question.>> />> In CBOs projection of DoDs current plans, defense resources average about $549 billion annually (in 2009 dollars) from 2014 to 2026, or about 6 percent more than the $517 billion in total obligational authority (TOA) requested by the Administration and the $515 billion in TOA provided by the Congress for 2009
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Wounded Warrior Kicks Off New Armor for Humvee
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSOUTH BEND, Ind. - Master Sgt
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Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Coast Guard Exercise $13.25 Million Contract Options...
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMROSSLYN, Va. --- Lockheed Martin and the U
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The Fighting in Gaza: How Does It End? (And, Will It?)
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSYNOPSIS:>> The fighting in Gaza is already a major human tragedy for the Palestinians. It compounds the impact of Hamass takeover of Gaza, a heritage of terrorism and rocket attacks on Israel, and Palestinian and Israeli internal political tensions that have made the search for peace largely a matter of hollow rhetoric
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
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