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Navistar Sustainment Network Keeps MaxxPro MRAP Vehicles Rolling
October 31, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWARRENVILLE, Ill. --- Urgent needs in Iraq and Afghanistan call for extraordinary measures and Navistar Defense, LLC answers the call by utilizing its Parts Group and engineering expertise for strong sustainment of its International MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles
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New Armoured Vehicles for Afghanistan
October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMDefence Secretary John Hutton has announced a package worth 700 million today, which will pay for some 700 new armoured vehicles to further improve the safety and protection of troops on operations in Afghanistan.>> The Protected Mobility Package announced by Mr Hutton today, Wednesday 29 October 2008, includes provision of 350 million for 400 brand new armoured support trucks which will be used to accompany patrols and carry essential supplies such as water and ammunition
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Modernized Fuchs/Fox Provides Comprehensive Protection from Mines and IEDs – Upgrade Order...
October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe tried-and-tested Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicle is one of the Bundeswehrs most versatile systems. Rheinmetall now offers a highly effective modernization package that substantially improves the vehicles protection against landmine blasts and improvised explosive devices
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Israel Aerospace Industries Announces Delivery of the 1st Heron UAV to Canada
October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) delivered today the first Heron UAV system to the Canadian Air Force. IAI and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd
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Contract Signed For Additional Bushmasters
October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The latest order brings to 737 the number of Bushmaster armored patrol vehicles ordered by the Australian Army. (Australian DoD photo)The Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that a contract has been signed with Thales Australia for an additional 293 Bushmaster vehicles
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VSE Receives Contract to Modernize Route Clearance Vehicles
October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMALEXANDRIA, Va. --- VSE Corporation will support Letterkenny Army Depot as its prime contractor on an award of approximately $194 million on the modernization program for Route Clearance Vehicles (RCVs) to improve the U
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The 17 New LMV Armored Vehicles Deployed to Afghanistan Arrive in Qala-i-Naw
October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMA convoy of Spanish Army Lince armored patrol vehicles arriving in Qala-i-Naw, in Afghanistan. Note outsized wire-cutters fitted over the bonnet
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The FY 2009 Defense Appropriations Act
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOn September 24, 2008, the House passed a conference agreement on the fiscal year (FY) 2009 continuing resolution (HR 2638). This incorporated what was essentially a conference agreement on the FY 2009 defense appropriations act
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AF Officials Agree to Ship 18 Cargo Planes to Afghanistan
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --- The deal is done for the Air Force officials to ship 18 G-222 cargo planes to the Afghan National Air Corps
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Agility, Flexibility, Teamwork: Key Components Of Airpower
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSOUTHWEST ASIA --- Examine most successful business or sports teams, and you may find their foundation is based on flexibility, agility and teamwork. The success of airpower in Iraq and Afghanistan incorporates these three traits on a daily basis, through the interaction with coalition forces and U
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...