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K-15 missile to be tested from land
October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAfter successfully test-firing nuke-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) K-15 from underwater, defence scientists are now planning a test from land next month. Sources at Chandipur defence base Wednesday said for the first time the missile will be test-fired from a land-based launcher in the Integrated Test Range ( ), next month
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New Armoured Vehicles for Afghanistan
October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMDefence Secretary John Hutton has announced a package worth 700 million today, which will pay for some 700 new armoured vehicles to further improve the safety and protection of troops on operations in Afghanistan.>> The Protected Mobility Package announced by Mr Hutton today, Wednesday 29 October 2008, includes provision of 350 million for 400 brand new armoured support trucks which will be used to accompany patrols and carry essential supplies such as water and ammunition
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Israel Aerospace Industries' Barak-1 Anti-Missile Ship-Point Defense System Successfully Completes Series of...
October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) Barak-1 ship-point defense system successfully completed a series of four live fire tests with the Israeli Navy and a foreign naval customer. The tests included the use of fire control radars and three different surveillance radars produced by IAI's ELTA Systems Group
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Army Receives First Leopard 2A6 Tanks
October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister of National Defence, Nuno Severiano Teixeira, will preside at 11 oclock this morning the reception ceremony for the first eight Leopard 2A6 tanks delivered to the Portuguese Army. The ceremony will be held at the Santa Margarida army base in Constancia
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CSC Receives $172 Million U.S. Navy Task Order to Provide Operations, Maintenance...
October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFALLS CHURCH, Va. --- CSC announced today that the U
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ACC Team Effort Vital to Nuclear Evaluation Mission
October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --- A three-month process, planned a year in advance, involving hundreds of man-hours of detailed coordination with people at more than four Air Force bases funnels down to one aircraft, one missile, one sortie and the push of a button
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Agility, Flexibility, Teamwork: Key Components Of Airpower
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSOUTHWEST ASIA --- Examine most successful business or sports teams, and you may find their foundation is based on flexibility, agility and teamwork. The success of airpower in Iraq and Afghanistan incorporates these three traits on a daily basis, through the interaction with coalition forces and U
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Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range Successful in Latest Flight...
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMORLANDO, FL --- A Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) successfully completed a recent integration flight test at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The missile achieved safe separation from the B-1B launch aircraft, and successfully navigated through a preplanned route, striking its intended target
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UAS Volunteers Sought for Air Force Test Program; Deadline Approaching
October 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Air Force officials are seeking up to 20 captains with four to six years of experience to volunteer for the unmanned aircraft systems beta test program.>> "This first run of the test-run program is open to captains who have no previous military pilot-training experience," said Col
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
October 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThales-Raytheon Systems Company LLC, Fullerton, Calif., was awarded Oct
Rafale Jet Combines with Electronic Warfare Payload-Carrying UAV to Strike Simulated Target
Iran War Impact: Saudi Arabia to Buy Advanced Precision Kill Weapon II...
Anduril Bags U.S. DoW Contract to Supply Barraduda-500 Stand-off Weapons
Bombardier to Supply Two Global 6500 Aircraft for Korea’s Electronic Warfare Program
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