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HMMWV Remains Dominant Despite MRAP Craze
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn. --- The international market for light wheeled combat vehicles remains a highly competitive and dynamic environment
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNorthrop Grumman Electronic Systems-Marine Systems (NGES-MS), Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded a $67,687,769 firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract to provide for the acquisition of the TRIDENT II (D-5) deployed SSBN and the SSGN Underwater Launcher Systems (ULS), Engineering Refueling Overhaul (ERO) shipyard support, gas generator production, TRIDENT II (D-5) missile tube closure production restart, US and UK launcher trainer support, underwater launcher technology sustainment (ULTS), SSGN Ancillary Hardware, Underwater Launcher System Ancillary Hardware, Launcher Initiation System Ancillary Hardware, Underwater Launcher Subsystem Technology Support, Vertical Support Group-E mount advance procurement and US and UK SSP Alterations (SPALT) and non-compliance report (NCR)
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Obama to Unveil National Security Team
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- President-elect Barack Obama is expected to use a planned news conference on early Monday to announce his choices for the top diplomatic and security jobs in his administration. Although there has been no official confirmation, the president-elect is widely expected name former rival Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State
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Organisational Changes at Patria
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPatria is strengthening its business operations with the following changes:>> --Mr Seppo Seppl, MSc. (Eng
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Rolls-Royce Secures €135 million to Develop New Engine Demonstrators
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe European Commission has selected Rolls-Royce to lead the development of two engine demonstrators as part of the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative to accelerate the delivery of cleaner and quieter engine technologies.>> Rolls-Royce will receive up to EUR 53 million from the European Commission and benefit from the work of partners valued at EUR 82 million over seven years to 2015
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Rolls-Royce Secures €135 million to Develop New Engine Demonstrators
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe European Commission has selected Rolls-Royce to lead the development of two engine demonstrators as part of the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative to accelerate the delivery of cleaner and quieter engine technologies.>> Rolls-Royce will receive up to EUR 53 million from the European Commission and benefit from the work of partners valued at EUR 82 million over seven years to 2015
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Eurocopter Delivers the First EC135 Helicopter Manufactured in Albacete
November 27, 2008 @ 12:00 AMLutz Bertling, President and CEO of Eurocopter and Juan Carlos Martinez Saiz, CEO of Eurocopter in Spain, handed over the first EC135 manufactured in Albacete to the Ministry of Defence for the operations of the UME (Spanish Army Response Unit) today.>> This delivery is a major milestone for Eurocopter and for Spain
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ITT Wins $160 Million U.S. Navy Systems Engineering Support Contract
November 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFORT WAYNE, Ind. --- ITT Corporation today announced that its Communications Systems business has been awarded a five-year contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command headquartered in San Diego, Calif
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Norway Recommends Lockheed Martin F-35, Multi-National JSF Partnership Remains Strong
November 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFORT WORTH, Texas --- Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has formally recommended to his country's Parliament that Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II be selected to fulfill Norway's future air-combat capability requirements.>> The F-35, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, was chosen based on its superior performance in "intelligence and surveillance, counter air, air interdict and anti-surface warfare," according to a statement from Norway's defense ministry
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Thales Alenia Space Signed an Agreement to Provide HISPASAT AG1 Satellite with...
November 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCANNES, France --- Thales Alenia Space announced today that HISPASAT has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space Espaa, its Spanish subsidiary, for the development and supply of the REDSAT Advanced Communication Payload for the AG1, a Small GEO mission within the scope of the European Space Agency's ARTES 11 program.>> The small geostationary satellite initiative is aimed at the development of a general purpose small geostationary satellite, which will enable European players to compete effectively in this segment of the commercial GEO telecom market
Lockheed Martin Awarded $35 Billion for THAAD Missile Defense Interceptor Production
Russian Drones Destroy US MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russia’s YAK-130M Modernized Combat-Trainer Conducts Maiden Flight
American MAAWLR Air Defense System Seen in Ukraine
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