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General Dynamics Completes Successful Flight Demonstration of Air-Dropped Guided Mortar
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBOTHELL, Wash. --- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems announced today that it has successfully demonstrated the ability to maneuver and guide 81mm air-dropped mortars to a stationary ground target after release from an aircraft
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US Senate Report Says Bush Officials Enabled Detainee Abuse
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMU.S
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Incomplete and Faulty: A Comment [on] the Norwegian Aircraft Procurement
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>By Norways reckoning, the Joint Strike Fighter would be cheaper even if Sweden developed and gave away 48 Gripen NGs free of charge, Saab claims. (Saab photo)During the past two years, Saab has participated in the procurement process to replace the Norwegian F16 air force fleet
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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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Aerojet Bipropellant Engine Sets New Performance Record
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSACRAMENTO, Calif. --- Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced today that its 150-lbf thrust high performance storable bipropellant engine demonstrated a specific impulse of 333
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Partial Replacement of the Tiger Fleet: No Active Evaluation of Second-Hand Aircraft...
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRecently, the question of whether the acquisition of second-hand aircraft is a realistic option for the partial replacement of the Tiger fleet (TTE project) was raised. One suggested possibility is the acquisition of used Boeing F/A-18C/Ds, of which the air force already operates 33
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Military Launches Most Complex Missile Defense Test to Date
December 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The military today shot down a mock enemy missile, employing a synchronized network of sensors in what officials called the largest and most complex test of the missile defense system to date.>> A mock target missile was fired from Kodiak, Alaska, at 3:04 p
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Exclusive: Airbus Dreamliner Dossier Revealed
December 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIn a stunning and candid critique of its chief competitor, Airbus has crafted a comprehensive competitive analysis that touches on nearly every aspect of the troubled 787 programme gleaned from Boeing proprietary data and an embedded network of sources from inside the Dreamliner's global supply chain.>> The expansive 46-page document, obtained by FlightBlogger, titled Boeing 787 Lessons Learnt, was compiled by Airbus Head of Engineering Intelligence Burkhard Domke and was presented internally on 20 October 2008
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CV-22s Complete First Operational Deployment
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A US Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Osprey approaches a landing zone near Bamako, Mali. (USAF photo)HURLBURT FIELD, Fla
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In-Flight and Ground Testing of the Candidates for the Tiger Partial Replacement...
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBERNE --- The testing of the three candidates for the Tiger Partial Replacement program was completed with the departure of the two Eurofighter two-seat aircraft. In the last three weeks the planned flight and ground testing took place from Emmen military airfield with Eurofighter
Australia Rejects U.S. Push for Advance War Commitments Over Taiwan
Chinese Carrier Based J-35 Jets Could Fly off Proposed New Russian Aircraft...
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...