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Nation's First Littoral Combat Ship Propulsion Plant Operational
July 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMARINETTE, Wis. --- The propulsion plant of the nation's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), has completed testing in preparation for dock trials
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New Cluster Bomb Policy Aims to Reduce Collateral Damage
July 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The Defense Department today announced new standards for cluster bombs to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure from the unintended consequences of unexploded munitions.>> Defense Secretary Robert M
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Soyuz Launcher at the Guiana Space Center: Russian Equipment En Route for...
July 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOn Tuesday afternoon, July 8, the container ship Flinterland left the port of Saint Petersburg for French Guiana, carrying Russian-built equipment for the new Soyuz launch complex at the Guiana Space Center (CSG).>> A total of 160 containers were loaded on the Flinterland, from the Samara Space Center, as well as KBOM and NPO Lavotchkine, the main Russian companies participating in the program to launch Soyuz rockets from the Guiana Space Center
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President Lula Announces the Launch of the Aerospace Center for Transport Helicopters...
July 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Super Cougar to be licence-manufactured in Brazil by Helibras is likely to be derived from the EC725, seen here in French Air Force service. (Eurocopter photo)The president of the Republic, Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, announced on June 30, during the celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of Helibras, in Itajub (state of Minas Gerais), the launch of the Brazilian Aeronautical Center for Transport Helicopters
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General Dynamics Demonstrates Ground-Based Aircraft-Protection Technology
July 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCHARLOTTE, N.C
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National Audit Office Report - The Defence Information Infrastructure (DII)
July 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe National Audit Office today published its report into the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) programme, which aims to deliver a single, secure, high quality computer infrastructure across the whole of Defence while maintaining essential operational continuity.>> The report acknowledges that the MOD began with a clear vision of the benefits the DII Programme would bring to Defence
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GALILEO: the Procurement for the First Constellation of the European Navigation Satellites...
July 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBRUSSELS --- Today the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) have launched the procurement of the first complete constellation of the European satellite navigation system. A total of 30 dedicated navigation satellites will be put into space, monitored and controlled by a ground-based infrastructure which will be deployed around the world, with the main control centres in Europe
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ICx Wins $14 Million Cerberus Mobile Surveillance Towers Contract for U.S. Army
July 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- ICx Technologies, a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced today that it has been awarded a $14 million contract as part of the U.S Armys multi-billion dollar Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance Sensors-Combined (BETSS-C) program, which is run by the Asymmetric Warfare Office
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KNDS Suspends Initial Public Offering Due to “European Defense Market Volatility”
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