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Minister For Defence Completes Successful Visit
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP has returned from a highly productive visit to Canada, Spain, Portugal and the UK, where he met with a range of ministerial counterparts and senior officials to advance issues relating to Australias global and regional defence interests
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Hutton Calls for NATO to be Alliance of First Choice In Defence...
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIn a speech given at the Berlin Security Conference today, Thursday 27 November 2008, British Defence Secretary John Hutton has said that NATO must confront the security issues of our time and succeed in Afghanistan to maintain its crucial credibility.>> Mr Hutton named the security threats facing the modern world as proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and economic and energy insecurity, and stated all members must adapt to meet these modern threats which threaten nation states' security or NATO would risk irrelevance
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Spanish Troops In Afghanistan Already Have 28 New Armored Vehicles
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMDeployed Spanish troops in Afghanistan, part of the NATOs ISAF mission, can already count on 28 new Lince armored vehicles in-country, after the arrival yesterday of other 11 units delivered to the PRT of Qala-i-Naw. These vehicles are additional to the 17 that they had been shipped by the Ministry of Defense in October
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Financial Costs of Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMVarious newspapers have reported that the MOD has requested 3.7 billion from the Treasury to cover the costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Financial Costs of Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
November 27, 2008 @ 12:00 AMVarious newspapers have reported that the MOD has requested 3.7 billion from the Treasury to cover the costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Canada Increases Helicopter Capabilities in Afghanistan
November 27, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOTTAWA, Ontario --- The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, today announced that eight CH-146 Griffon helicopters will be deployed to Afghanistan in early 2009 as part of the Joint Task Force Afghanistan (JTFA) Air Wing. The helicopters, with crews from 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron based in Edmonton, Alberta, will act as escort aircraft for the recently acquired CH-147 D Chinook helicopters
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Alion Awarded Contract Valued at up to $77M for Repair Parts-on-Demand Technology...
November 26, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMCLEAN, Va. --- Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, today announced it has been awarded a contract worth up to $77 million to develop just-in-time solutions for military vehicle, aircraft and equipment parts and systems
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Minister For Defence to Visit Spain
November 26, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMinister for Defence, The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon, will visit Spain from 23 to 25 November and meet with the Spanish Defence Minister, Ms Carme Chacon, and Foreign Minister, Mr Miguel Angel Moratinos.>> I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss Defence and security issues with Ms Chacon, and to advance Spains and Australias very productive defence relationship, which is underpinned by cooperation on several major Defence acquisition projects, Mr Fitzgibbon said
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Apaches Fit For Purpose
November 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSeveral national media outlets have reported that fewer than one in three Apache attack helicopters are 'fit for purpose'. The Apache helicopter is exceedingly fit for purpose in theatre and is fully delivering the required capability
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SECAF Visits Base to Discuss Future of Space Power
November 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --- Secretary of the Air Force Michael B
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
Denmark Commits $970M Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
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...