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EU Governments Agree on an Armaments Cooperation Strategy
October 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEuropean Union National Armaments Directors (NADs) yesterday endorsed a strategy to promote and enhance effective European armaments Co-operation in support of the ESDP.>> The Strategy has three aims:> -- firstly, it will help to generate, promote and facilitate co-operation through a dedicated programme preparation phase
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US keen to introduce Indian aviation to its SMEs
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEven as American aviation biggies consolidate their presence in the Indian market, the US government is keen on introducing this mart to its small and medium enterprises (SMEs), a top official said. “We have strong SMEs focusing on the high end of the technology
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Standing NATO Maritime Group Transits Suez Canal En-Route to Anti-Piracy Duties
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSeven ships, from six NATO navies, transit the Suez Canal today, on their way to conduct both anti-piracy duties and visit NATO partner nations in the Gulf region.>> In response to a UN request, NATO defence ministers last week authorised NATO naval vessels to help protect World Food Programme ships carrying desperately needed supplies to conflict-ridden Somalia
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Navy and Army Team on Replacement Helicopter Buy
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNAVAIR, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- NAVAIR is teaming with the Army to buy five new H-72 Lakota helicopters for the United States Naval Test Pilot School located here
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Aurora Flight Sciences Awarded Office of Naval Research Contract in Support of...
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCAMBRIDGE, MA --- Aurora Flight Sciences announced today the award of a Phase II contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in the area of multi-vehicle cooperation for air and sea vehicles conducting littoral operations.> The main objective of this project will be to successfully deploy multi-vehicle coordination algorithms onto teams of actual vehicles, using Aurora's On-board Planning Module (OPM)
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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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DCNS achieves automatic UAV landing on frigate
October 13, 2008 @ 12:00 AMDCNS successfully landed a rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in automatic mode on French Navy frigate Montcalm while the ship was under way in the Mediterranean on 9 and 10 October 2008. Until now, unresolved challenges involving UAV recovery by ships at sea have limited their deployment for safety reasons
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Rafale Selected for the F-X2 Process
October 13, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAINT-CLOUD, France --- Dassault Aviation is very pleased and honored to have been chosen by the Brazilian Air Force Command to continue its participation in the F-X2 process for the selection of a next-generation fighter aircraft.>> We are getting down to work and will do everything in our power to present the Brazilian government a proposal that fully meets both the operational needs of the air force and the technological and industrial needs of the country
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World First: DCNS Achieves Automatic UAV Landing On Frigate
October 13, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPARIS --- On 9 and 10 October 2008, DCNS successfully landed a rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in automatic mode on French Navy frigate Montcalm while the ship was under way in the Mediterranean.>> Until now, unresolved challenges involving UAV recovery by ships at sea have limited their deployment for safety reasons
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Velos System Ready for Delivery to Hellenic Air Force Successful Performance in...
October 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Velos system is the air defence backbone of the Hellenic Air Force. In 2006 Rheinmetall Defence subsidiary Oerlikon Contraves finalized a contract to overhaul and upgrade the system so as to assure logistical support for the system in future, to train troops with advanced technology and simulators, and thanks to Ahead 35 mm ammunition to provide the Greek military with a unique capability against small targets such as cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and high-speed anti-radiation missiles
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Cyber warfare against Russia? SSL Certificates of Many Government, Media Websites Revoked
Combat Trainer Crashes in Russia, Pilot Ejects
Chinese Factory Leads the World in Mass-Production of Satellites
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