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South African Defence Minister Hands Over Gripens to Air Force
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIn a spectacular ceremony at AAD, Africas premier aerospace show, South African Gripen fighters are welcomed into the South African Air Force.>> Today, on the first day of the biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence show, being staged at AFB Ysterplaat in Cape Town, South Africa, history was made when Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota officially handed over the first of the countrys fleet of new generation Gripen fighters to Lt
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Missile Defense and ISR Drive Airborne and Space-Based Electro-Optical Market into the...
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn. --- Over the next 10 years, missile defense and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) will be the primary forces driving the almost $33
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Lockheed Martin's Sniper ATP Provides Successful Combat Capability On B-1B Lancer
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMORLANDO, FL. --- Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) recently deployed on the B-1B Lancer in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
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Lockheed Martin Provides Perspective on Air Mobility Future at Air Force Association...
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- A Lockheed Martin executive said today that air mobility assets will continue to be the cornerstone of America's ability to respond to crises around the world and that the company's two primary air mobility platforms -- the C-5M and C-130J -- are ideally positioned to play critical roles in carrying out those missions.>> Speaking to reporters at the Air Force Association's 2008 Annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, Jim Grant, Lockheed Martin's business development vice president for Air Mobility and Special Operations Programs, acknowledged that budget pressures will continue to exist, but predicted that air mobility...
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Guard Unit Prepares for Predator Training Operations
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMARCH AIR RESERVE BASE --- Having successfully surpassed two years of combat operations flying the MQ-1 Predator, the nations first Air National Guard Predator unit is poised to spread its history-making wings again.>> With only minor details remaining, the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing is ready to begin training the Air Forces next generation of unmanned aerial system warriors
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Lockheed Martin Team Successfully Demonstrates High Performance Radiator Technology for TSAT Program
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSUNNYVALE, Calif. --- A Lockheed Martin /Northrop Grumman team has successfully tested a high performance deployable radiator system to meet the stringent mission requirements of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) constellation
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Eurocopter Opens Upgraded Cape Town Service Facility as Southern African Helicopter Market...
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEurocopter, the worlds leading supplier of civil, law enforcement, emergency response and utility helicopters, has invested around ZAR 2 million in upgrading its Cape Town-based servicing and maintenance facility, enabling it to support a rapidly expanding Southern African customer base and fleet. The companys regional subsidiary, Eurocopter Southern Africa (Pty
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Uganda Police AW119 Achieves Mission Readiness
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Uganda Police Air Wing has started operating its new AW119 Koala single engine helicopter. The aircraft was delivered to the customer in August and is now fully operational providing the Uganda Police with new airborne capabilities
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South Africa’s Denel Dynamics unveils its latest UAV at AAD 2008
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSouth Africa’s Denel Dynamics has unveiled its latest UAV at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008. The latest iteration of the Seeker family, the Seeker 400, updates the company’s UAV capabilities and is some 30 percent larger than the existing Seeker II
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Thunder City offers Puma upgrade
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThunder City, a Cape Town based company best known for its fleet of vintage jet fighters, used Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008 as the venue to enter the helicopter upgrade market. Company CEO Emilio Titus said that the company was putting the engineering skills learnt on maintaining vintage aircraft, such as Lightnings and Hawker Hunters, in to offering modernisation of Puma medium-lift helicopters
French DGA Awards Contract to Procure 75 Million Rounds of Small Arms
French Army’s All New 'Cheetah' Attack Helicopter Conducts First Firing During Flight...
China’s Upgraded Y-9 Anti-submarine Patrol Aircraft Makes First Public Appearance
U.S. Hits 7 Bridges in 6th Night of Aggression, Iran says 7...
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