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India's Jet, Kingfisher strike alliance to cut costs
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIndia's largest private-sector carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines have agreed on a wide-ranging working alliance to help them battle slowing growth and high fuel costs, the companies said. The airlines decided to work together "in (the) larger national interest and (to) help stabilise India's aviation sector," according to a joint statement issued by the two companies late Monday
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An alliance of necessity
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThat Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines, once bitter rivals, have decided to form a broad-based alliance underscores the crisis Indian aviation i ndustry is facing today. India’s airlines are expected to notch up cumulative losses in excess of $1
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America's New Tanker: Needed Now
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe October issue of Air Force magazine carries a sobering article concerning the advancing average age of the entire Air Force fleet and what needs to be done to reduce it. The headline, "Needed: 200 New Aircraft a Year," says it all
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Turkish Airlines Decided to Purchase Total of 75 Aircraft According to its...
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Board of Directors has made a decision on 13.10
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U.K. MOD Selects Navistar Defense to Compete for Replacement of Tactical Vehicle...
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWARRENVILLE, Ill. --- Navistar Defense, LLC has been selected as one of the nine finalists to compete to replace a significant portion of the U
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Successful Deck Landing Trials of CAMCOPTER S-100 on German Corvettes K 130
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Austrian company Schiebel, market leader in unmanned helicopters, and Diehl are offering the CAMCOPTER S-100 to the German armed forces. In a comprehensive test program of the German Navy, CAMCOPTER S-100 has repeatedly proved its capability of safe operations on vessels in heavy seas and rough conditions
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Boeing Statement: Talks Adjourned Without Agreement
October 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSEATTLE --- Boeing issued the following statement after a second round of mediated talks with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers adjourned without an agreement:>> "In light of the current business environment and global market challenges we face, we had hoped we could find a way to move forward. We worked very hard to find solutions, and we are extremely disappointed that the talks broke off," said Doug Kight, Boeing vice president of Human Resources
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Patria Delivered Missile Boats to Croatia
October 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>Patria has delivered two Helsinki-class fast missile boats to Croatia. These were formerly operated by the Finnish navy, which decided not to upgrade them
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Netherlands Mine Clearance Personnel in Training
October 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOver four intensive weeks this autumn, a Netherlands mine clearance team has been undergoing training with Swedens Gta Engineers Ing 2 demining platoon in Eksj. The focus of the training includes mine clearance in different types of terrain using the Scanjack mechanical mine clearing system
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More Civil-Sector Projects
October 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AMKockums Marine Maintenance & Support Department is determined to market Kockums as a shipyard with the leading-edge competence that the commercial shipping industry seeks in several areas. During the year, Kockums has taken in a number of commercial vessels for maintenance and repair, both at the Musk facility and in Karlskrona
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
Russian Weapons Secrets Offered for Free by Ukraine to Allies
Naval Group Delivers Fourth Nuclear Powered Submarine to French Navy
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