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Warship Trials Not Daunting
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe second of the Royal Navy's new powerful Type 45 Destroyers, HMS Dauntless, has returned to her home on the Clyde after completing her first set of sea trials with great success.>> During the four week period the 7,350 tonne vessel was put through her paces during blustery and wintry conditions, which provided a rigorous environment for testing her Power & Propulsion and Combat System
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Second Sukhoi Superjet 100 Prototype Takes to the Skies in Komsomolsk
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe second of four SSJ100 prototypes SN95003 took to the skies on December 24, thus joining the flight test program started earlier this year.>> The aircraft took off from the factory runaway and safely landed after a successful 2h 30min
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Lockheed Martin SBIRS Team Delivers Major Subsystems for Second GEO Satellite
December 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSUNNYVALE, Calif. --- The Lockheed Martin led team developing the U
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Gates Approves Deployment of Aviation Brigade to Afghanistan
December 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has approved the deployment of an Army aviation brigade to Afghanistan this spring, a Defense Department official said today
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Sea Kings Fly High with New £258m Engine Contract
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AM> MoD has awarded Rolls-Royce Defence Aerospace a 258 million contract to support the engines on its fleet of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters.>> The 10-year agreement with Rolls-Royce will provide a guaranteed delivery of the Gnome turboshaft engines for the Sea King fleet and covers engine support including the repair and overhaul of engines, provision of spares as well as delivery to MoD sites
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Get Ready for the Beast
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMA beast of a vehicle will be unleashed on operations when MOD converts more than 100 Broncos, from Singapore Technologies Kinetics, into Warthog armoured vehicles for the Armed Forces in Afghanistan.>> Bronco will arrive in the UK in 2009 to undergo transformation to become the armoured, all-terrain vehicle Warthog replacing the Viking in Afghanistan
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Lockheed Martin, Thales Alenia Space Partner to Deliver Space Radar Solutions for...
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCANNES --- Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space Italy announced today that they are forming a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deliver a new family of space-based remote sensing systems for customers around the world.>> The joint business agreement leverages each company's resources, talents, programs and customer partnerships in a way that allows Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company and Thales Alenia Space to expand their respective remote sensing product areas and businesses
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Lockheed Martin Receives $147 Million Contract to Provide U.S. Coast Guard with...
December 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMROSSLYN, Va. --- Lockheed Martin received a $147
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Barriers Removed from EU Market for Defence Equipment
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBRUSSELS --- The European Commission welcomes todays support of the European Parliament for a new directive to overcome fragmentation of the European defence market. The directive on intra-EU transfers of defence-related products, once implemented, will alleviate obstacles to intra-community trade and eliminate most transit formalities, while preserving Member States control over their defence and security interests
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Ministry of the Interior of Estonia Orders Third AW139 Helicopter
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that on December 4th the Government of Estonia gave approval for the Ministry of the Interior of Estonia to sign a contract with AgustaWestland for the purchase of a third AW139 helicopter.>> This aircraft will be delivered in the last quarter 2010 and operated by the Border Guard to perform search and rescue, medical evacuation and border patrol duties
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