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Navistar Expands Military Applications by Leveraging Commercial Vehicle Platforms
October 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWARRENVILLE, Ill. --- Navistar Defense, LLC continues to expand its defense products by leveraging its expertise to convert commercial vehicles for military applications in Afghanistan and Iraq
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EU Defense a Possible Victim of Financial Crisis: Analysts
October 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWith the global financial crisis taking hold and governments on both sides of the Atlantic rushing to the aid of banks, analysts have forecast a potential long-term downsizing of military budgets in Europe and the US.>> The pressure that has been applied by the current crisis and uncertainty over whether the $700-billion US bailout scheme will in fact have a significantly remedying effect on the world's financial woes may make some military spending difficult to justify, the defense analysts, from London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, said Tuesday
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Swedish Air Force Gripen Fighters in UK
October 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMUK RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft will join Gripen fighters from the Swedish Air Force for the air component of the largest military exercise in Europe this month.>> Exercise Crown Condor takes place at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire from 6 16 October and aims to train around 1,000 RAF personnel to conduct military operations overseas
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Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States – JAVELIN...
October 7, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Pentagon has approved the sale to Taiwan of additional Javelin anti-missiles, seen here being fired by British paratroopers in Afghanistan. (UK MoD photo)WASHINGTON --- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan of 182 JAVELIN guided missile rounds and 20 JAVELIN command launch units, as well as associated equipment and services
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HH-60Gs Integrate With Army AH-64s for War Missions
October 6, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan --- Airmen and Soldiers here took integration one step further with rotary wing aviation operations in Afghanistan.>> While the Army AH-64 Apaches and Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawks have flown medical evacuation missions together for some time now in Afghanistan, on Sept
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MoD Workers Take Action Against Poverty Wages With a "Heavy Heart"
October 6, 2008 @ 12:00 AMLONDON --- Unite members in Landmarc Support Services, who service firing ranges used by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), are to take industrial action today (Monday 6th October) in a dispute over pay. The overtime ban at all firing ranges will be accompanied by a series of national demonstrations
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Alenia Wins $287M Order to Supply Refurbished G-222s for Afghan Air Corps...
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAlenia North America, Inc., of Washington, D
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U.S. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman $125 Million Contract to Produce Fourth Lot...
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBETHPAGE, N.Y
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Armoured Vehicles In Theatre
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThere has been widespread media coverage of a proposed 500million deal to supply 600 additional armoured vehicles to protect soldiers from roadside bombs in Afghanistan. It is reported that the deal with the Treasury has yet to be finalised
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Defence Industry to Challenge Tory ‘Off-The-Shelf’ Plans
September 29, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Defence Industries Council will today (Monday) invite Conservative party conference delegates to debate the future of defending the UK at a fringe event entitled Should we equip our armed forces 'off the shelf'?>> The Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Liam Fox, has recently indicated that he would consider procuring more defence equipment off the shelf rather than working primarily with industry in the UK to tailor kit to meet the specific needs of our armed forces.>> This high-value manufacturing industry, which employs over 300,000 people in the UK, contends that this would be a mistake
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...