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Air Force Reaches 10,000 MRAPs Milestone
September 26, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>Since April 2007, the Pentagon has deployed 10,000 MRAP vehicles to South-West Asia, and deliveries. The 10,000th vehicle, a Cougar, is seen being unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy
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Pakistani Troops Fire on U.S. Choppers Inside Afghanistan
September 26, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Pakistani soldiers manning a border checkpoint fired on U.S
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ANA Firms up Boeing 787 Delivery Schedule and Interim Lift Needs
September 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTOKYO --- ANA has reached agreement with Boeing on the following delivery schedule for the delayed 787, which was drawn up to minimise the impact of the delay on ANAs business plan.>> At a meeting of the ANA Board of Directors held today, it was decided that the airline would also introduce nine 767-300ER aircraft to cover its interim lift needs
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Sea Launch Successfully Delivers Galaxy 19 to Orbit
September 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMLONG BEACH, Calif. --- Early this morning, the Sea Launch Company successfully delivered the Galaxy 19 satellite to orbit from its ocean-based platform on the Equator
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First VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Production Aircraft Takes Flight
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMYEOVIL, England --- The VH-71 presidential helicopter program achieved another major milestone today when the first operational pilot production helicopter (PP-1) completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, England.>> "We're seeing real progress and execution on this program," said U
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Carrier-Based Launch System Reaches Milestone
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNAVAIR Patuxent River, MD ---The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) took its next giant step toward fleet introduction Sept. 3, when it reached the 10,000 High Cycle Testing, Phase 1 milestone at the General Atomics test facility in Tupelo, Miss
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Statement by AIA President and CEO Marion Blakey Regarding Defense Trade Treaties
September 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMARLINGTON, Va. --- We are very disappointed that Congress has deferred approval of the U
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EX-IM Bank Extends $548.6 Million in Loan Guarantees to Support Boeing Aircraft...
September 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON, D.C
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O'Dea Announces Trials of LTAV's
September 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, Mr. Willie O Dea, T
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Government Supports Thales’ Expansion of Electronic Warfare Capability
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that, with support from the Skilling Australias Defence Industry (SADI) Program, Thales Australia will commence training in Electronic Warfare capability from next month.> The announcement represents a joint commitment on the part of the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Thales to spend nearly $2
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