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Minister For Defence to Visit Spain
November 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMinister for Defence, The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon, will visit Spain from 23 to 25 November and meet with the Spanish Defence Minister, Ms Carme Chacon, and Foreign Minister, Mr Miguel Angel Moratinos.>> I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss Defence and security issues with Ms Chacon, and to advance Spains and Australias very productive defence relationship, which is underpinned by cooperation on several major Defence acquisition projects, Mr Fitzgibbon said
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Grand Opening in Kongsberg
November 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Norwegian government's decision to pick the American fighter craft F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to replace the F-16 put an extra dimension to the grand opening of Kongsberg's new facility for the manufacturing of advanced composite aerostructures in Kongsberg.>> The Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strm-Erichsen, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Trade and Industry yvind Slke and Mayor of Kongsberg Vidar Lande performed the ribboncutting in front of about 100 guests
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Defence Accepts Upgraded Frigates
November 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has agreed to Contractual Acceptance from the prime contractor Thales Australia of two upgraded guided missile frigates, HMA Ships Sydney and Darwin
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Public Works Committee to Consider $793m New Facilities at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville,...
November 13, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMinister for Defence the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, the Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, announced today that a $793.1 million construction proposal for new facilities and supporting infrastructure at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland and other Defence bases around Australia has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works
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What's Wrong with Weapons Acquisitions?
November 7, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Pentagon now spends about $21.6 million every hour to procure new military systems
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$350 M Contract Signed for New Military Vehicles
October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMinister for Defence, The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today witnessed the signing of a $350 million contract with Mercedes-Benz to supply 1200 new G-Wagons to the Australian Defence Force. The signing ceremony took place at the Land Warfare Conference in Brisbane
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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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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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Indian Defense Briefs
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AM--Cost Escalation of Aircraft-Carrier> The Russian side has submitted a revised Master Schedule indicating a delay and an increase in price for repair and re-equipping of ex-Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier. The price escalation proposed by the Russian side towards repair and re-equipping, spares and training, etc
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Australian Super Hornet Facilities Project Given the Go-Ahead
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, and the Federal Member for Blair, Shayne Neumann MP, announced today that the $117.1 million facilities project to support the introduction of the new F/A-18F Super Hornet has received Parliamentary approval
Portugal Orders Sixth KC-390 Aircraft Contract
Korea Aerospace Unveils Design of New Electronic Warfare Aircraft
Israel Completes Iron Beam Laser Weapon Development, IDF Delivery Imminent
Canada Receives First CT-102B Astra II Training Aircraft
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...