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Improving Defence Contractor Performance
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that the DMO will release information to leading defence contractors designed to help them benchmark their performance as suppliers to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).>> The reports, produced as part of the Defence Materiel Organisations (DMO) Company Scorecard program, compare the performance of suppliers in delivery and support of military equipment
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New Accessions Pilot Program Authorized
December 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Defense Department announced today that it has authorized the military services to implement a pilot program; temporarily permitting enlistment into military service certain legal aliens (who have lived in the United States for at least two years) who hold skills that are critically needed in the military.>> The pilot will address health care professionals holding needed medical specialties (physicians and nurses) and people with skills in certain strategic foreign languages and cultures, qualifications important to present and future military operations
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Alenia Aeronautica: Delivery of First Tranche 2 Typhoon to the Italian Air
November 20, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe first of 47 Tranche 2 Eurofighters for the Italian air force taxis on arrival at Grosseto air base. (Alenia Aeronautica photo)An important step for the Eurofighter Typhoon, the main European industrial collaborative programme: Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has officially delivered to the Italian Air Force the first Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon produced in Italy
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World’s smallest and lightest TARSIUS16 MIL SPEC night vision device at INDO...
November 20, 2008 @ 12:00 AMVectronix AG, a global leader in image intensification night vision devices, brought its newest innovation to INDO DEFENCE 2008, the TARSIUS16 Miniature Night Vision Monocular. With over 50,000 of its BIG/BIM image intensification night vision devices in operation, Vectronix has the experience and expertise necessary to produce the world’s smallest and lightest MIL SPEC night vision device, while still maintaining the highest quality and performance that operators have come to expect
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Blackwater Addresses Questions Concerning Inaccurate Media Stories Regarding Weapon Shipments
November 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMOYOCK, N.C
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Cabinet to Consider Easing FDI in Defence Production
November 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAs part of the drive to shore up investor confidence and give thrust to manufacturing, government will consider relaxing rules for foreign direct investment in defence production, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said.>> The issue would be taken up by the Union Cabinet in the near future, Kamal Nath said on Tuesday
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France Clears Technology Transfer for Rafale Fighter: Dassault
November 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPARIS --- The French government has cleared the full transfer of technology for the Rafale combat jet that is one of the six aircraft in contention for an Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 126 fighters in a deal worth USD 10 billion, its manufacturer Dassault Aviation says.>> "When we talk about technology transfer, we mean full technology transfer and not in bits and pieces," J
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
November 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Air Force is modifying an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with General Electric Aircraft Engines of Cincinnati, Ohio, for a maximum of $185 million.>> The VAATE Program is a joint DoD/NASA/DOE Industry effort to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies by the 2017 timeframe that will permit an order of magnitude increase in turbo-propulsion affordability over the year 2000 state-of the-art technology
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Kongsberg Supports NATO Submarine Rescue System Acceptance Trials
October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEngineers from Kongsberg Maritime have been in the thick of the action in France and Norway during a combined trial and military exercise period involving the NATO Submarine Rescue System - NSRS. The NSRS is an extensive project by the French, Norwegian and UK Navies, to provide a fast response, highly mobile, distressed submarine (DISSUB) rescue platform
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Goodrich to Supply Sonar Domes for U.S. Navy Frigates, Cruisers and Destroyers...
October 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCHARLOTTE, N.C
Russia May Strike Foreign Ships Suspected of Delivering Arms to Ukraine
Norway Selects Skydio X10D Drones in $9.4M Defense Tender
Israel Signs Contract to Boost Arrow Missile Production
BAE Systems Conducts First Precision Airstrike from Multirotor Drone Using APKWS
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...