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U.K. Defence Secretary John Hutton resigns
June 8, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDefence Secretary John Hutton has announced that he is resigning from the Government today, Friday 5 June 2009. Mr Hutton has issued the following statement: "I have decided to resign from the Government
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Canada to enhance national safety and security
May 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, today announced a planned investment in defence infrastructure for the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC). The investment will result in the construction of a new, state-of-the-art building in Ottawa for the agency, creating significant economic benefits for the local community
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Finland set to announce anti-aircraft missile deal next week: media report
April 23, 2009 @ 12:00 AMFinland plans to buy new Nato-compliant anti-aircraft missiles to replace Russian-made missiles that will be taken out of service. The government will also decide on whether or not to update its air surveillance radar system
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Australia to spend $793.1 million for Land Force Facilities and Infrastructure enhancement
March 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, the Hon Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, announced today that the Government will spend $793.1 million to construct new facilities and supporting infrastructure at Defence bases around Australia
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European Defence and Security Market Strengthened: Deal on Public Contracts
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDefence procurement, still essentially a national competence, is boosted by a new directive, seeking to create a genuine single market for defence and security equipment and services adopted by the European Parliament in Strasbourg.>> MEPs voted in favour of the text agreed before with the Council
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Statement from the Ministry of Defence
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>With this latest order, the French Army has now contracted for 34 NH90 TTHs, with deliveries due to begin in 2011. Seen here is an Italian Army aircraft
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Europe’s Defence Industry Welcomes Positive EP Vote On Transfer Of Defence Products...
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBRUSSELS --- ASD, the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe, welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament, yesterday in Strasbourg, of a first-reading deal on the Directive on intra-EU transfers of defence products. Franois Gayet, Secretary General of ASD, declared: The intra-EU transfers Directive will contribute a great deal to the emergence of a genuine European defence equipment market (EDEM), and to a further consolidation of the European defence industry
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Major Projects Report 2008
December 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOver the past ten years, the Ministry of Defence has introduced a number of reforms to the way it procures defence equipment, but its performance on Major Projects remains variable. As part of its annual report to Parliament, the National Audit Office examined twenty of the largest defence equipment projects
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Acceptance of the First MRH90 Assembled In Australia
December 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Hon. Greg Combet, MP Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that the first Australian assembled Multi Role Helicopter (MRH90) has been formally accepted at the Australian Aerospace facility in Brisbane
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Barriers Removed from EU Market for Defence Equipment
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBRUSSELS --- The European Commission welcomes todays support of the European Parliament for a new directive to overcome fragmentation of the European defence market. The directive on intra-EU transfers of defence-related products, once implemented, will alleviate obstacles to intra-community trade and eliminate most transit formalities, while preserving Member States control over their defence and security interests
U.A.E. Summons Israeli Envoy over Strike on Qatar
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...