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Statement by the Minister for Defence, Mr. Willie O’Dea TD on Defence...
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMI regret the necessity for the closure of four military border posts. This was a difficult decision to take as I recognise it brings an end to almost four decades of the Defence Forces close connections with communities in Longford, Letterkenny, Lifford and Monaghan
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Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules Achieves 75,000 Flight Hours with Italian Air...
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMARIETTA, Ga. --- The Italian Air Force has achieved 75,000 flight hours with its fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, amassing an impressive record that includes the first combat missions flown in the C-130J and the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies
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Raytheon AIM-120C7 Air-to-Air Missile Enters U.S. Navy's Weapons System User Program...
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --- Raytheon Company's AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile entered the U
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Finmeccanica and DRS Technologies Announce Receipt of CFIUS Approval
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMROME & PARSIPPANY, N.J
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Aviation industry in the red, lay offs inevitable
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMJet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal has admitted that the Domestic Civil Aviation industry is facing a crisis and appealed to the Government help the domestic airlines. "The Government will have to see to it that we are viable" Goyal said in Hyderabad on Wednesday
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Air Defenses Weapon Enters Production
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNAVAIRs advanced weapon for destruction of enemy air defenses, AGM-88E, was recently approved to go into production.>> The Direct and Time Sensitive Strike Weapons Program (PMA 242) on Sept
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Raytheon Completes Integration of Enhanced Paveway II on Spanish F/A-18
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTUCSON, Ariz. --- The Spanish military and Raytheon Company completed a joint venture that integrated the combat-proven Enhanced Paveway II 1,000 pound GBU-48 on Spain's F/A-18 Hornet strike aircraft
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CAE Establishes Southeast Asia Operations in Singapore to Expand Military Business
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMONTREAL, QUEBEC --- CAE announced today that the company has established CAE Singapore operations to serve the military market in Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia. In addition, to accelerate this expansion in Southeast Asia, CAE also announced it has signed an agreement to acquire KESTREL Technologies Pte Ltd
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ITT Completes Integrated Airborne Testing of Infrared Countermeasure System
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWHITE PLAINS, N.Y
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EC-130 Squadron Surpasses 10,000 Combat Hours
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan --- Members of the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron here surpassed 10,000 combat hours in the EC-130H Compass Call while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in September.>> While assisting International Security Assistance Force troops move a 41-vehicle convoy, members of the 41st EECS flew overhead in an EC-130H to disrupt enemy command and control communications and limit adversary coordination
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...
Genocidal Intent Behind Israel Killing Palestinian Children: UN Report
KNDS Delivers First Fully Modernized LEOPARD 2 SWE Tanks to Sweden
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