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Obama to Nominate Deputy Secretary, Three Other Top Defense Officials
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- President-elect Barack Obama today announced his choices for four key Defense Department positions: deputy defense secretary, two undersecretary positions and general counsel.>> William J
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New Counter-Piracy Task Force Established
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMMANAMA, Bahrain --- The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) established Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) Jan. 8 specifically for counter-piracy operations
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BAE Systems Completes Acquisition of Tenix Toll Defence Logistics
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMADELAIDE, South Australia --- BAE Systems has completed its acquisition from Tenix Pty Limited of 100% of Tenix Toll Defence Logistics Pty Limited (TTDL), formerly a joint venture company of Tenix and Toll Holdings Limited, for A$24 million in cash, after receiving all required approvals.>> TTDL manages the Defence Integrated Distribution System (DIDS) contract which provides warehousing, maintenance and distribution services to the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
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JSF Scores Best In Candidate Comparison
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A month after Norway, the Netherlands have also confirmed their choice of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (Lockheed Martin photo)The F-35, better known as the Joint Strike Fighter, best meets the requirements drawn up by the Netherlands for the successor to the F16
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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
In a First, China Sanctions Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., His Relatives...
General Atomics AeroTec Signs First Sale Contract for D0228 NXT Aircraft
Israel Awards Developers of Weapons Systems, Spying Tech, Electronic Warfare
Iran Inflicts Damage on U.S. Bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain & Earlier...
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