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US concerned over Chinese Military Modernization
January 28, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- U.S
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Rolls-Royce Completes Successful Initial Test of YJ102R Engine
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMINDIANAPOLIS --- Rolls-Royce today announced it has successfully completed an initial test of its advanced, high-specific thrust YJ102R engine at the Indianapolis, Indiana facility. This test is the first of a series to be performed by LibertyWorks, the companys research unit, and is designed to validate critical performance criteria under its High Speed Turbine Engine Demonstration (HiSTED) contract with the U
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Chief of the Defence Force Signs Joint Statement On Defence Cooperation With...
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMChief of the Australian Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, met with his counterpart Commander in Chief, Indonesian Armed Forces, General Djoko Santoso, today in Jakarta to sign a Joint Statement on Defence Cooperation.>> The Statement is an outcome of Indonesian Defence Minister Sudarsonos visit to Australia and was agreed with the Minister for Defence, the Hon
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Defense Department to Develop National Cyber Testbed
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The Defense Department is developing a national cyber range to test cybersecurity technology and reduce the vulnerability of government computer systems to networks attacks.>> Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency officials announced yesterday that they awarded contracts to seven companies to come up with detailed engineering plans to design and build the new testbed
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Op Red Dagger Strikes in Helmand
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>A Danish Leopard II tank provides overwatch during Operation Sond Chara in Southern Afghanistan (UK MoD photo)A massive British led operation in Afghanistan has seen 1,500 troops involved in two weeks of fierce fighting in rain and mud to successfully secure a large area of Central Helmand province previously under Taliban influence.>> Operation SOND CHARA began in mid-December and lasted throughout the Christmas period
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Boeing A160T Unmanned Rotorcraft Shifts Gears in Flight, Passes 100 Flight-Hours
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMVICTORVILLE, Calif. --- Boeing today announced that its A160 Turbine (A160T) Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has achieved two key milestones: using its two-speed transmission to change gears in flight, and passing the 100-flight-hour threshold
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Russia Likely to Lease 'Shchuka-B' Class Nuke Subs to India
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRussia could lease 'several' 'Shchuka-B' class nuclear attack submarines to India in coming years though the delivery of the first of the two nuke subs reportedly contracted by India is far behind schedule.>> The Russian offer comes as Indian Navy has formulated a 20 year plan to produce indigenously 24 conventional submarines
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Renault Trucks Defense Delivers Logistic and Tactical Vehicles to NATO
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAccording to the contract signed recently with NATO, Renault Trucks Defense is delivering the Sherpa 3 tactical vehicles as well as the heavy logistic trucks: Kerax 4x4, kerax 6x6 and 8x8 manufactured at Bourg-en-Bresse factory.>> Taking into account the operational urgency, those vehicles will be sent to the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan
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Incomplete and Faulty: A Comment [on] the Norwegian Aircraft Procurement
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>By Norways reckoning, the Joint Strike Fighter would be cheaper even if Sweden developed and gave away 48 Gripen NGs free of charge, Saab claims. (Saab photo)During the past two years, Saab has participated in the procurement process to replace the Norwegian F16 air force fleet
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FLIGHT READERS CHOSE SU-30МКI BY IRKUT CORPORATION OVER AMERICAN 5TH-GEN FIGHTER
December 6, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIn July-August 2008 the Su-30MKI fighters of the Indian AF participated in the international Red Flag exercise in Nevada, USA, along with fighters from US and France’s air force. In the course of EX Indian pilots flew multi-purpose fighters Su-30МКI produced by JSC Scientific-production corporation Irkut
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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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...