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EADS to deliver state-of-the-art encryption equipment to French military
March 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEADS DS has been awarded a contract worth approx. $38 million by the French procurement authority DGA for upgrading more than 1,000 IFF systems deployed by the French Air Force and Navy
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US Homeland Air Defense Faces Fighter Shortfall
January 30, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Air Force faces two challenges to sustaining its Air Sovereignty Alert (ASA) capabilities over the long term—(1) replacing or extending the service life of aging fighter aircraft and (2) replacing ASA units with equipment and trained personnel when they deploy. For example, if aircraft are not replaced by 2020, 11 of the 18 current air sovereignty alert sites could be without aircraft
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Lockheed Martin Paveway II Dual Mode Laser-Guided Bomb Begins Operational Release with...
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMARCHBALD, Penn. --- Lockheed Martin's paveway II Dual Mode Laser-Guided Bomb (DMLGB) has achieved the U
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The Aermacchi M-346 Advanced Trainer Breaks the Sound Barrier
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainer made its first supersonic flight, reaching yesterday Mach 1.15 in the supersonic corridor off the Italian Riviera coast
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Russia Likely to Lease 'Shchuka-B' Class Nuke Subs to India
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRussia could lease 'several' 'Shchuka-B' class nuclear attack submarines to India in coming years though the delivery of the first of the two nuke subs reportedly contracted by India is far behind schedule.>> The Russian offer comes as Indian Navy has formulated a 20 year plan to produce indigenously 24 conventional submarines
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No ICBM Left Behind
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Air Force just notified Congress that the 90th Missile Wing at F.E
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DOD IG: Marines Slow to Defend Against IEDs
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRemember how Secretary Gates talked about procurement needing to reflect strategic needs? Well, there's more evidence of the problem. POGO has obtained and is making publicly available for the first time a Department of Defense Inspector General report showing that even though "DoD was aware of the threat posed by mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDS) in low-intensity conflicts and of the availability of mine-resistant vehicles years before insurgent actions began in Iraq in 2003
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Lockheed Martin and USAF Test Pilot School Conduct First Ever Successful Autoland...
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPALMDALE, Calif. --- Lockheed Martin and the U
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First Aermacchi MB-339CM for Malaysian Air Force Takes to the Air
November 27, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The first of eight MB-339CM advanced trainers on order for the Malaysian Air Force takes off on its first flight. Deliveries are to begin in early 2009
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World’s smallest and lightest TARSIUS16 MIL SPEC night vision device at INDO...
November 20, 2008 @ 12:00 AMVectronix AG, a global leader in image intensification night vision devices, brought its newest innovation to INDO DEFENCE 2008, the TARSIUS16 Miniature Night Vision Monocular. With over 50,000 of its BIG/BIM image intensification night vision devices in operation, Vectronix has the experience and expertise necessary to produce the world’s smallest and lightest MIL SPEC night vision device, while still maintaining the highest quality and performance that operators have come to expect
Keel Laid For Sweden’s Torpedo Recovery, Anti-mine Ships
U.K. Royal Navy’s New Mini Helicopter Drone Debuts on Operations in Gulf...
Netherlands Extends Deployment of MQ-9 Reapers in Romania Until 2026
First Batch of 'Ready To Fly' Russian Engines Shipped For Installation on...
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U