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Russian Military Draws Up Procurement List Following Georgian Conflict
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn. --- Following a review of the "August War" with Georgia, Russian military commanders have issued a new medium-term modernization and procurement plan
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Tinker Officials Adapt Sniper Pod for B-1Bs
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --- The B-1B Lancer maintainers here adapted a video targeting pod normally employed on F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons to B-1Bs in response to an urgent request from U
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Kongsberg Books $15M CROWS II Contract with US Army
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Last week, the US Army issued Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS a contract valued at $15 million for additional PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Stations (RWSs) to be integrated into the Vanguard Sniper Defense System and manufactured in Johnstown, PA. This order is part of the existing $1
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Thales to Expand Electronic Warfare Capability
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThales has signed a contract with the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) to expand training and upskilling in the companys electronic warfare capability.>> The DMO is providing $950,000 of extra funding under Skilling Australias Defence Industry (SADI) program
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MDA to Provide Information Solution for ESA's New Radar Satellite
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRICHMOND, BC --- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. , a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that is has signed a $4 million (CAD) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide the data and information processing solution for ESA's next Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite Sentinel-1, expected to launch in 2011
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Airbus Awards ST Engineering's Aerospace Arm Contract to Support SIA
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSINGAPORE --- Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd today announced that ST Aviation Services Co Pte Ltd (SASCO), a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace), has been awarded a contract by Airbus to provide heavy maintenance checks for 19 A330 aircraft leased to Singapore Airlines.>> This contract is part of an Airbus multi-party contract to provide support to Singapore Airlines as part of the lease arrangements for this fleet
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DRS Technologies Awarded $42 Million Contract for U.S. Army Heavy Ammunition Trailers
September 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPARSIPPANY, NJ --- DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it received a $42 million order to build more than 670 additional M989A1 Heavy Expanded Mobility Ammunition Trailers (HEMATs)
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Lockheed Martin's Sniper ATP Provides Successful Combat Capability On B-1B Lancer
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMORLANDO, FL. --- Lockheed Martin's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) recently deployed on the B-1B Lancer in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
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Government Supports Thales’ Expansion of Electronic Warfare Capability
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that, with support from the Skilling Australias Defence Industry (SADI) Program, Thales Australia will commence training in Electronic Warfare capability from next month.> The announcement represents a joint commitment on the part of the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Thales to spend nearly $2
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Guard Unit Prepares for Predator Training Operations
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMARCH AIR RESERVE BASE --- Having successfully surpassed two years of combat operations flying the MQ-1 Predator, the nations first Air National Guard Predator unit is poised to spread its history-making wings again.>> With only minor details remaining, the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing is ready to begin training the Air Forces next generation of unmanned aerial system warriors
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