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BAE Systems Secures $112 Million for Armored Vehicle Upgrades and Support
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMYORK, Pa. --- BAE Systems will provide engineering upgrades, spare parts, maintenance documentation and logistical support to RG33 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles under a dozen separate contracts from the U
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Hutton: Snatch Essential to Operations
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Snatch Land Rovers lack of protection has been blamed for the death of 37 British soldiers, but despite a public campaign MoD will not hold a public inquiry into why it was kept in operation for so long. (MoD photo)Defence Secretary John Hutton has announced today that he will not be instituting a public inquiry into the use of Snatch Land Rovers by the British military on operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
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New CSBA Study Tracks War Costs, Funding Mechanisms
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments today released a new report Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Other Military Operations Through 2008 and Beyond.>> In this report, Steven Kosiak, Vice President for Budget Studies at CSBA offers a comprehensive picture of the direct budgetary costs of US military operations conducted since 2001
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Gates: Procurement System Must Be More Responsive to Current Requirements
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The military procurement system needs to broaden its focus beyond high-end, high-tech systems so its better prepared to meet warfighters current requirements, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates wrote in the January/February issue of Foreign Affairs magazine
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Defence Committee Highlights Significant Increase In Cost of Operations In Afghanistan
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Government's forecast for the costs of military operations in Afghanistan in this financial year reveals a significant increase compared to the last financial year, says a Report from the House of Commons Defence Committee published today (Winter Supplementary Estimates 2008-09, HC 52).>> Meanwhile, the forecast operational costs for Iraq have remained broadly the same, and have even increased in one or two areas, despite the expected drawdown early in 2009
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More Helicopter Capacity for Afghanistan In Rebalanced Equipment Programme
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>AgustaWestland emerges as the clear winner from the British defense measures announced Dec. 11, which confirm Future Lynx and fund engine upgrades to Lynx Mk
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Iraq – M1A1 and Upgrade to M1A1M Abrams Tanks
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- On Dec. 9, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of 140 M1A1 Abrams tanks modified and upgraded to the M1A1M Abrams configuration, 8 M88A2 Tank Recovery Vehicles, 64 M1151A1B1 Armored High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), 92 M1152 Shelter Carriers, 12 M577A2 Command Post Carriers, 16 M548A1 Tracked Logistics Vehicles, 8 M113A2 Armored Ambulances, and 420 AN/VRC-92 Vehicular Receiver Transmitters as well as associated equipment and services
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Iraq – Texan II Aircraft, Spare Parts and Other Support
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- On Dec. 9, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of 36 AT-6B Texan II Aircraft as well as associated support
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Navistar Defense Receives $362 Million Contract for 400 More MRAP Vehicles
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWARRENVILLE, Ill. --- As the U
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Iraq – Coastal Patrol Boats, Offshore Support Vessels
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- On Dec. 9, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of (20) 30-35meter Coastal Patrol Boats and (3) 55-60 meter Offshore Support Vessels as well as associated equipment and services
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France Receives First Griffon MEPAC Armored Vehicle
Philippine Vessels on Scientific Mission Harassed by Chinese Ships, Choppers
Schiebel Wins European Maritime Safety Agency Contract for S-100 UAS
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U