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Partial Tiger Replacement (TTE): Second Request For Proposal Delivered to Manufacturers
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>Switzerland has set a budget of 2.2 billion francs for the partial replacement of its F-5 Tiger fleet, and initially seeks 22 aircraft
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Clinton Maps Approach to Iraq, Afghanistan at Confirmation Hearing
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be top priorities for President-elect Barack Obamas administration, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, Obamas nominee to be secretary of state, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at her confirmation hearing here yesterday
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Lloyds to Pay $350 Million to US in Sanctions Case
January 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AMLloyds TSB Bank has agreed to pay a $350 million penalty to U.S
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Chief of the Defence Force Signs Joint Statement On Defence Cooperation With...
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMChief of the Australian Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, met with his counterpart Commander in Chief, Indonesian Armed Forces, General Djoko Santoso, today in Jakarta to sign a Joint Statement on Defence Cooperation.>> The Statement is an outcome of Indonesian Defence Minister Sudarsonos visit to Australia and was agreed with the Minister for Defence, the Hon
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OCCAR Issues the Final Qualification of the HAP and UHT Versions of...
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMOCCAR, the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation managing the Tiger combat helicopter program, issued jointly with the DGA (Dlgation Gnrale pour lArmement) and the BWB (Bundesamt fr Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung) the final qualification of the HAP (Hlicoptre dAppui Protection) and UHT (Untersttzungshubschrauber Tiger) versions for France and Germany respectively.>> This qualification is the third and final step in the development of these two versions
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Memorandum with France and Germany for Sustainment of Tigre Helicopter
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Council of Ministers has authorized the Ministry of Defense, or whomever it designates, to award the contract mentioned in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between France, Germany and Spain for the maintenance of the Tigre helicopter.>> At the same time, it also approved the related payments for a total amount of 155 million euros, divided into seven annual payments between 2009 and 2015
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Commander of the Air Force Signs Unprecedented Contract with France
December 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>With 50 on order, Brazil will become the worlds largest operator of the Eurocopter EC725, seen here in French combat SAR service. (Eurocopter photo)The Commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant-General Juniti Saito, representing the three Armed Forces, will sign, today Dec
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Serial Production of IDAS for India
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSaab recently received two serial production orders for the Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) for the Indian Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv.>> The combined value of these orders from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is approximately SEK 195 million
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The Winner is Alenia Aeronautica with Its C-27J Spartan; Negotiations Being Held...
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOrganizational departments of Slovak Ministry of Defense fulfilling the armament tasks in cooperation with the Army of the Slovak Republic started to solve the need for proper transport capacity based on operation needs of General Staff of Slovak Army from 2005. The MoD announced the public tender for procurement of tactical transport aircraft for Slovak Armed Forces on August 8th
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Two Eutelsat Satellites Orbited by Arianespace on Ariane 5's 28th Consecutive Mission...
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMArianespace today completed its ninth year of Ariane 5 operations with another successful dual-payload mission of the workhorse commercial vehicle, orbiting two telecommunications satellites for Europes Eutelsat telecommunications operator.>> The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Europes Spaceport in French Guiana at 7:35 p
Russian MS-21-300 Airliner Demonstrates 3800 km Range, Single Engine Take-off
KNDS Announces Initial Pubic Offering to Sell 20% of Existing Share Capital
Ukrainian UAVs Attacked Over 800,000 Russian Targets Since January 2026
French DGA Orders 5000 Combat Surveillance Drones from Harmattan AI
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