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Iranian Entities’ Illicit Military Procurement Networks
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMOn September 17, 2008, the United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida unsealed a federal grand jury indictment against sixteen foreign individuals and companies involved in procuring items with military applications for Iranian entities through Dubai and Malaysia-based trade networks.>> Those under indictment allegedly violated U
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Navy Commissions USS George H.W. Bush with Namesake on Hand
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- With traditional pomp and circumstance and its namesake on hand, the last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George H.W
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EADS Defence & Security, DCNS and Rohde & Schwarz Team Wins 240...
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEADS Defence & Security, the agent, and its co-contractors DCNS and Rohde & Schwarz, have been notified on December 22 2008, by the DGA procurement branch of the French Ministry of Defence, of Stage 2 of the RIFAN programme to equip the French naval air arm on exercises or on missions with a true intranet for surface ships, submarines and aircraft within the force.>> The framework contract, worth 240 million euros, covers the design and deployment of an IP communication system to equip 116 ships and 64 aircraft over a period of five years, and the provision of operational support
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Boeing Finishes 2008 with 662 Commercial Airplane Orders
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSEATTLE --- The Boeing Company in 2008 recorded 662 net commercial airplane orders, bringing its backlog of unfilled commercial orders to more than 3,700 airplanes.>> The Next-Generation 737 remained the company's best seller, with 484 chosen last year by customers from nearly every region of the world
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Contract for Weapon Control Systems to Slovenia Valued at MNOK 100
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMKongsberg has signed a contract with Patria for the Protector weapon control system for delivery to the Slovenian Army. The order is valued at approx
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Cubic Participates in High-Profile Military Airborne Networking Test
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSAN DIEGO, CA --- Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems subsidiary of Cubic Corporation, announced that its iPod-sized low-power data link performed successfully during recent high-profile military flight tests at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland. Sponsored by the U
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Last VX Nerve Agent Eliminated From Army Stockpile
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- Headquarters for the Army Chemical Materials Agency here marked the destruction of all VX nerve agent munitions at its destruction sites on Dec
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2008 - Focus on Ariane; 2009 - Focus on the Expanded Family
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMArianespace confirmed its position as the worlds leading launch Service & Solutions company in 2008, and is actively gearing up for 2009 with its expanded family of launchers.>> 2008: FOCUS ON ARIANE>> Since being founded in 1980, Arianespace has signed over 300 launch Service & Solutions contracts and launched 265 satellites for 70 customers more than half of all commercial satellites now in service worldwide
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Teamwork Shown As Airmen Respond to Helicopter Crash
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>A civil-registered Puma helicopter damaged during supply operations in Afghanistan. Unusually, this helicopter carries no indication of its commercial operator
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Wounded Warrior Kicks Off New Armor for Humvee
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSOUTH BEND, Ind. - Master Sgt
U.K. Army, Navy Test Low-cost Attack Drone Developed by BAE Systems Subsidiary...
Post Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv: Ukraine Rushes to Buy $1 Billion...
Greek Lobbying Group Wants Washington to Cancel GE Engine Deal with Turkey
French Air Force Completes Mid-Life Upgrade of Mirage 2000D Fighter Jets
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