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An Assessment of Medium-Armored Forces in Past Military Operations
November 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThis monograph presents a qualitative assessment of the performance of medium-armored forces in 13 past conflicts that span the range of military operations. The accompanying analysis is designed to help inform U
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Boeing Awards 777 Supplier Contract to Malaysian Company ACM
November 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia --- The Boeing Company has selected Asian Composite Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (ACM) to provide the elevator and rudder-machined honeycomb core for Boeing's 777 airplane.>> The contract was awarded based on ACM's capacity and capability to complete the work on schedule and its reliability as a supplier and cost effective producer
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Elbit Systems of America, LLC Completes Acquisition of Innovative Concepts, Inc. for...
November 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFORT WORTH, Texas --- Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., announced that on November 11 2008, it acquired all of the shares of Innovative Concepts, Inc
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Lockheed Martin Canada-Led Team Awarded C$2 Billion Halifax-Class Frigate Modernization Contracts
November 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOTTAWA, ONTARIO --- Building on its 25-year legacy as the Canadian Navy's systems integrator, Lockheed Martin Canada and its Halifax-Class Modernization (HCM) industry team today announced the signing of two contracts totaling approximately C$2 billion for the installation, integration and long-term in-service support of a new combat system for Canada's Halifax-Class frigates.>> The Combat Systems Integration (CSI) contract will provide a new command and control system, radars, tactical data links, electronic support measures and other warfare capabilities for the Canadian Navy's 12 Halifax-class frigates, which were commissioned between 1992 and 1997
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NASA Awards Lockheed Martin $667.3M Facilities Development and Operations Contract
November 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMHOUSTON --- NASA has announced that a team led by Lockheed Martin was selected to perform the Facilities Development and Operations Contract (FDOC) at the Johnson Space Center. The contract is scheduled to start on January 1, 2009, and is a three-year and nine-month contract worth approximately $667
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Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center -- Pacific Awards Contract to SAIC
November 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va. --- Science Applications International Corporation today announced it won a contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) - Pacific to evaluate emerging technologies for shipboard navigation, sensors and systems
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Navy Pilots Learning to Fly Global Hawk
November 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --- In what could prove to be the first step toward creating a joint RQ-4 Unmanned Aircraft System training unit here, pilots of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron are teaching a class of Navy pilots the Global Hawk system
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Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeye and C-2 Greyhound Maintenance Contract...
November 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMHERNDON, Va. --- The U
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Meggitt Delivers on Multi-Million Pound ‘Spartan’ Contract
November 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMHAMPSHIRE, UK --- Meggitt Avionics has helped a team led by L-3 Communications to support delivery of the first of the United States Joint Cargo Aircraft to the United States Army and Air Force. The Hampshire-based Meggitt group business designed and manufactured the threat warning indicators and air data computers for the twin-engine, mid-range, medium-lift turboprop cargo plane known as the C-27J Spartan
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SPEEA Disappointed by Boeing’s Initial Responses to Contract Proposals
November 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAfter delaying responses to key union proposals for two months, The Boeing Company on Thursday presented what company negotiators called a first, full offer for new three year-contracts covering 20,474 engineers and technical workers. SPEEA negotiators called the response incomplete and disappointing
Diehl Defence Hands Over First Unit of IRIS-T Air Defense System to...
Genocidal Intent Behind Israel Killing Palestinian Children: UN Report
KNDS Delivers First Fully Modernized LEOPARD 2 SWE Tanks to Sweden
Air Greenland to Provide Transport and Surveillance to the Danish Armed Forces'...
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