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Boeing Teams with Creative Technologies Inc. on Training Solutions
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMST. LOUIS --- The Boeing Company today announced a teaming arrangement with Creative Technologies Inc
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Internal Training Key to Iraqi Air Force Independence
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNEW AL MUTHANA AIR BASE, Iraq --- As the Iraqi parliament works out the details of the new status of forces agreement that calls for American forces to withdraw from the country in 2011, Iraqi air force emergency responders from New al Muthana Air Base took the lead for the first time in a mass casualty response exercise Nov. 21 as they learn how to operate independent of their American counterparts
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Obama Names Key Members of Foreign Policy, National Security Team
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Airborne Laser has successfully fired its complete weapon system from aircraft for the first time, albeit on the ground. (MDA photo)WASHINGTON --- President-elect Barack Obama announced the key members of his foreign policy and national security team Monday, including his choice of former political rival Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state
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ABL Successfully Fires Complete Weapon System from Aircraft
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Missile Defense Agency announced today the successful firing and propagation of the Airborne Laser (ABL) megawatt-class weapons system through the aircraft turret during ground tests at Edwards Air Force Base, California.>> To complete this final milestone for 2008, the ABLs chemical oxygen-iodine laser was fired through the beam control/fire control optical system that directs and shapes the beam before exiting the aircraft
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Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Successfully Demonstrates Simultaneous Radar and Electro-Optical/Infrared Video...
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAN DIEGO --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has demonstrated continuous combined payload coverage on its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS). The Fire Scout successfully downlinked simultaneous digital video from both a Telephonics RDR-1700B multi-mode maritime radar and a FLIR Systems, Inc
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Combat Vehicle 90 for Afghanistan
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSwedish troops have on two occasions been subjected to rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attacks in Afghanistan. This is made clear in Army Inspector Berndt Grundeviks analysis of the events of 7 and 8 November, when Swedish soldiers found themselves under fire in northern Afghanistan
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Infantry Force Will Get Precision Munition
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Infantry Brigade Combat Team is about to get more lethal. With the Army's decision in June to transition Future Combat Systems technologies to the light infantry force, the Non-Line of Sight-Launch System is slated to join the IBCT's portfolio of weapon systems in 2011
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New Aircraft Boasts New, Improved Capabilities
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. --- Military helicopters over Quantico, are a common sight, yet many individuals watching do not automatically assume there is no one inside
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Spanish Troops In Afghanistan Already Have 28 New Armored Vehicles
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMDeployed Spanish troops in Afghanistan, part of the NATOs ISAF mission, can already count on 28 new Lince armored vehicles in-country, after the arrival yesterday of other 11 units delivered to the PRT of Qala-i-Naw. These vehicles are additional to the 17 that they had been shipped by the Ministry of Defense in October
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Malaysia Airlines and ATR Ink Global Maintenance Agreement
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMalaysia Airlines and ATR today announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA), valued at US $ 27 million, for spare parts and maintenance services for the new ATR 72-500 fleet of the two Malaysia Airlines subsidiaries, MASwings and Firefly.>> Under this 7-year GMA, ATR will handle the repair of equipment and line replaceable units, as well as the inventory of spare parts
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
Patria Becomes the First Partner Outside the U.S. to Assemble F-35 Jet’s...
Rheinmetall, Space Norway to Collaborate on Space-based Maritime Domain Awareness
French Rafale Jet Gets Anti-Drone Capability with New 68mm Laser-guided Rocket
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