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ATK and FN Herstal SA Announce Cooperative Agreements
October 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMINNEAPOLIS --- Alliant Techsystems and FN Herstal (FNH) of Belgium announced today they have entered into cooperative agreements that strengthen their respective capabilities and proven expertise as designers, developers, producers and suppliers of small caliber weapons, ammunition, ammunition components and tactical accessories.>> These agreements team together the world's largest ammunition manufacturing entity and technology leader with one of the world's leading suppliers of small arms
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General Dynamics Awarded $34 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Small-Caliber Ammunition
October 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMST. PETERSBURG, Fla
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Day & Zimmermann and ATK Joint Venture Awarded Contracts to Operate Army...
October 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPHILADELPHIA --- American Ordnance, a joint venture led by Day & Zimmermann, has been awarded a contract with the U.S
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Hawgsmoke to Continue Despite A-10 Inspections
October 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. --- "Hawgsmoke 2008," an A-10 Thunderbolt II bombing and gunnery competition scheduled Oct
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Laupheim Plant Becomes Diehl Aircabin GmbH Following Acquisition by Thales and Diehl
October 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMLAUPHEIM, Germany --- Following the successful negotiations and sales agreement between EADS/Airbus and Diehl/Thales, ownership of the Airbus plant in Laupheim, Germany, has now been transferred to Diehl and Thales. The transfer was effective as of October 1, 2008 and the plant now operates under the name of "Diehl Aircabin GmbH", in which Diehl holds a 51% interest and Thales 49%
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Eurocopter Canada Announces Expansion of Richmond, BC Facility
October 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRICHMOND, British Columbia --- Eurocopter Canada today held an opening ceremony for its newly expanded customer service facility in Richmond, British Columbia; the ceremony was presided over by Mr. Pierre MacDonald, Eurocopter Canada Chairman of the Board
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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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Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Four C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft for Qatar...
October 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMARIETTA, Ga. --- The State of Qatar has signed a $393
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German-American Cooperation for a New Armored Vehicle Family
October 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Europe's leading manufacturer of highly protected wheeled and tracked vehicles, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), and the United States prime technology developer, L-3 Communications Corporation, announced today a teaming on the world's first scalable armored vehicle platform F2US. The vehicle is being displayed at the exhibition of the Association of the US Army (AUSA) in Washington, D
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General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Tenth T-AKE Ship
October 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAN DIEGO --- General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, today began construction of the tenth ship of the U.S
U.S. Hits 7 Bridges in 6th Night of Aggression, Iran says 7...
Canada to Join GCAP Sixth Gen Fighter program as Observer
Commissioning of Taiwan’s First Indigenous Submarine Within Next 2 Months
US Armed Forces Members to Undergo Testing for Testosterone Levels
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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