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Radio Program Enables Speedy Personnel Recovery
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. --- Officials of the Electronic Systems Center delivered the 20,000th Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio to operators in the fall of 2008, and now are on track to deliver an additional 20,000 to warfighters
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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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Teamwork Shown As Airmen Respond to Helicopter Crash
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>A civil-registered Puma helicopter damaged during supply operations in Afghanistan. Unusually, this helicopter carries no indication of its commercial operator
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U.S. Officials Seek More Supply Routes for Afghanistan
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- As Pakistani troops apply renewed pressure on militants who have threatened a major supply line, military transportation officials are seeking alternate routes for supplying U.S
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System Connects Afghanistan with Neighboring Countries
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMJALALABAD AIRFIELD, Afghanistan --- Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd Brigade Combat Team are working with Afghan citizens to install an international ring of communication that someday will span Afghanistan and connect to its neighboring countries.>> With our satellites stretched to their limits by fighting on two war fronts, the fiber ring will completely overhaul the current communication system by allowing the new system to flow very fast and efficiently, Army Maj
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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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Transition Command Helps to Build Afghan Air Corps
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMKABUL, Afghanistan --- The Afghan National Army Air Corps has received the first three of six Mil Mi-35 attack helicopters, adding to its growing capabilities.>> The helicopters, donated by the Czech Republic, were refurbished by members of Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan
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Hutton: Snatch Essential to Operations
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Snatch Land Rovers lack of protection has been blamed for the death of 37 British soldiers, but despite a public campaign MoD will not hold a public inquiry into why it was kept in operation for so long. (MoD photo)Defence Secretary John Hutton has announced today that he will not be instituting a public inquiry into the use of Snatch Land Rovers by the British military on operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
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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...