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Sea Launch Successfully Delivers Galaxy 19 to Orbit
September 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMLONG BEACH, Calif. --- Early this morning, the Sea Launch Company successfully delivered the Galaxy 19 satellite to orbit from its ocean-based platform on the Equator
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Mortimer Review of Defence Procurement and Sustainment
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, announced today that he has received the independent report of the Defence Procurement and Sustainment Review the Mortimer Review conducted by Mr David Mortimer AO.>> In May of this year the Government fulfilled yet another key election commitment by commissioning well known businessman David Mortimer to undertake an independent review of the Defence Materiel Organisation and the effectiveness of Australias defence procurement systems, Mr Fitzgibbon said
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Delay on Air Combat Decision Becoming Harmful
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AM> The newly appointed Shadow Minister for Defence Senator David Johnston has roundly criticised the Rudd Government for sitting on an important decision on Australias air combat capabilities for five months.>> Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon received the Air Combat Capability Review in May, but is yet to decide if the Joint Strike Fighter will become Australias leading edge combat aircraft
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Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Nation's First Littoral Combat Ship to U.S. Navy...
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>Accepted by the US Navy on Sept. 18, the future USS Freedom is the first Littoral Combat Ship to enter service
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SkyTrac Systems to Exhibit Satcom solutions at AAD 2008
September 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMichael Zelin, SkyTrac’s newly appointed Director of International Business Development will be demonstrating SkyTrac’s complete SatCom solutions, including hardware and software products, at the Heli Management Services Booth (number 8514). Michael Zelin, formerly with industry leaders AmSafe Aviation and ARINC is the newest member of SkyTrac’s Sales and Marketing team
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Thales Awarded Second Phase of Sonar Support Contract
September 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThales UK's naval business has today agreed terms, worth £134 million, for the second phase of its 10-year contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the in-service support of all Royal Navy (RN) major sonar systems. The contract, awarded to Thales UK's underwater systems business in 2003, is aimed at delivering equipment availability for several of the major sonar systems in service with the Royal Navy
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Termination of JP129 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Contract
September 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing Australia have agreed to terminate the contract for the delivery of a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) System. Under a contract awarded to Boeing Australia in December 2006, Joint Project 129 sought to deliver the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) I-View 250 TUAV System, for use by the Australian Army in airborne surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition
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Selection of Sonar System for the Air Warfare Destroyer Project
August 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP has congratulated the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance in achieving an important milestone in the AWD project with the selection of Ultra Electronics as the preferred supplier of the sonar system for the AWDs
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South Korea seeks additional CN-235s
July 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSouth Korea's air force plans to buy eight Indonesia Aerospace-built CN-235-220 maritime patrol aircraft, with Seoul offering Jakarta two refurbished diesel submarines in return. Officials from both countries have been discussing the proposal for several months, and the final details could be hammered out during joint committee meetings on defence and logistics and as South Korean defence minister Lee Sang Hee visits Indonesia later in July
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India reports shooting on Kashmir frontier
July 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPakistani soldiers violated the cease-fire in Kashmir on Wednesday, shooting across the heavily fortified frontier in the Himalayan region for the second time in three days, the Indian army said. The Pakistanis opened fire just before noon but Indian forces did not shoot back, said Lt
U.S. Sanctions Houthi-Linked Financial Network Over Russian Arms, Stolen Ukrainian Grain
Colombia Confirms Gripen Jet Purchase
Russian TU-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near the Russian Far East, One Pilot Killed...
French DGA, Airbus Unveils All-new NH90 Caiman Standard 2 Helicopter
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...