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EADS North America Receives Order for 39 Additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility...
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMARLINGTON, VA --- EADS North America has received a contract from the U.S
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Navy Plan for Huge Network Looks Likely to Fail
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIn October of 2000, during the waning days of the Clinton Administration, the Department of the Navy awarded the biggest information-services contract in the history of the federal government. It was called the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), and it was designed to replace thousands of incompatible information systems operated by sea-service shore installations with a single, integrated network
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CDS on Progress in Iraq and Afghanistan
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMChief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup focused this year's speech to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) about British defence issues on the progress that troops have made in Iraq as well as the ongoing situation in Afghanistan.>> During the speech, which he gave on Monday 1 December 2008, Sir Jock also acknowledged that 2009 will be a challenging year for the British Armed Forces and stated that the priority would be to carry on being committed to defeating terrorism
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Speed-Dating with Danish Companies
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSaab and the Confederation of Danish Industry were the hosts on Tuesday when Danish businesses gathered for the country's biggest industry conference in a long time.>> The goal was to forge new and fruitful partnerships between Saab and Danish businesses
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Bath Iron Works Awarded $46 Million Contract for DDG 1000 Services
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBATH, Maine --- The U.S
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Elbit Systems Subsidiary Elisra Awarded a Contract Valued at $60 Million
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMHAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd
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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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HMMWV Remains Dominant Despite MRAP Craze
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn. --- The international market for light wheeled combat vehicles remains a highly competitive and dynamic environment
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Elbit Systems to Supply an Asian Customer with Live Training System Valued...
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMHAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a contract by an Asian country for the supply of a "Live Training System" valued at $10 million
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Netherlands Buying C-17 Transport Planes in NATO Partnership
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTHE HAGUE --- Defence State Secretary Jack de Vries wants to spend 70 million euros on the purchase of three C-17 transport aircraft. The money is available due to a surplus of vacancies at the armed forces
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