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Textron's AAI and U.S. Army Successfully Conduct Live-Fire Testing of Shadow Tactical...
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMHUNT VALLEY, Md. --- AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc
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Bush Signs Fiscal 2009 Defense Budget Into Law
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- President Bush signed the fiscal 2009 defense budget into law today, authorizing a $512 billion base to support military readiness, as well as $66 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.>> The law also authorizes a 3
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AAI Receives $242.1 Million Contract Award for Additional Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A US Army Shadow UAV takes off from its launch ramp for a surveillance mission in Iraq. (US Army photo)HUNT VALLEY, Md
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Training Shows Progress in Building Iraqi Army Capability
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON -- A new warfighter training program for Iraqi soldiers represents an important milestone in the ongoing effort to increase the Iraqi Armys capability and capacity, a senior U.S
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America's Self-Destroying Air Power: Becoming Your Own Peer Threat
October 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AMA new report entitled Americas Self-Destroying Air Power Becoming Your Own Peer Threat examines the impact of a crisis in aircraft procurement on tactical, strategic, and enabling capabilities of US air power. It draws on recent government and other reports to describe the problems in US aircraft procurement and their impact on US air power and the challenges the next administration will face in force planning and budgeting
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Navistar Expands Military Applications by Leveraging Commercial Vehicle Platforms
October 10, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWARRENVILLE, Ill. --- Navistar Defense, LLC continues to expand its defense products by leveraging its expertise to convert commercial vehicles for military applications in Afghanistan and Iraq
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EU Defense a Possible Victim of Financial Crisis: Analysts
October 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWith the global financial crisis taking hold and governments on both sides of the Atlantic rushing to the aid of banks, analysts have forecast a potential long-term downsizing of military budgets in Europe and the US.>> The pressure that has been applied by the current crisis and uncertainty over whether the $700-billion US bailout scheme will in fact have a significantly remedying effect on the world's financial woes may make some military spending difficult to justify, the defense analysts, from London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, said Tuesday
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Two U.S. Helicopters Collide at Baghdad Base
October 6, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Two U.S
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U.S. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman $125 Million Contract to Produce Fourth Lot...
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBETHPAGE, N.Y
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Armoured Vehicles In Theatre
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThere has been widespread media coverage of a proposed 500million deal to supply 600 additional armoured vehicles to protect soldiers from roadside bombs in Afghanistan. It is reported that the deal with the Treasury has yet to be finalised
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
Iran, China, Russia to Hold Naval Drill Near Chabahar Port in Gulf...
DRDO’s Air-droppable Container for Boeing P-8i Maritime Aircraft Receives Type Certification...
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
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