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Aerospace and Defense Manufacturers Launch Outreach Campaign
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMARLINGTON, Va. --- The Aerospace Industries Association is launching an outreach campaign to underscore the value of the aerospace and defense industry to our nation's economic health
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Timely and Accurate Estimates of Costs and Requirements Are Needed to Define...
November 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe GAO was asked to identify the impact C-5 modernization cost increases have had on the mix of US strategic transport aircraft; assess the current C-5 modernization cost estimate; and identify C-17 production plans and issues related to production line shutdown.>> What GAO Found>> The Air Force has cut the number of C-5s it plans to fully modernize by more than half because of substantial cost increases in the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Reengining Program (RERP) and plans to acquire more C-17s, with additional congressional funding
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AP govt lays foundation stone for aviation SEZ
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Andhra Pradesh government laid the foundation stone for an aerospace and aviation special economic zone (SEZ) on the inaugural day of the India Aviation 2008, the first-ever civil aviation expo, which began here today. Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) will be the first company to set up shop in the SEZ, for which the government has allotted 50 acre
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German Army Takes Delivery of First FENNEK Pioneer Vehicle
October 7, 2008 @ 12:00 AMKrauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe's leading system supplier of protected vehicles on tracks and wheels, has delivered the first of a total of 24 FENNEK pioneer vehicles to the German Army's pioneer troops. The handover took place at the end of September during the "2008 Pioneers" training exercise and the subsequent "Pioneers' Day" at the Mnchnsmnster barracks near Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Germany
French DGA Orders 5000 Combat Surveillance Drones from Harmattan AI
Ukraine-made Guided Bombs Used for the First Time to Attack Russian Positions
Australia Sells A$2.5 billion Over the Horizon Radar to Canada
Diehl Defence Hands Over First Unit of IRIS-T Air Defense System to...
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