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Impasse Over Joint Strike Fighter Talks
December 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe [Dutch] government and the aerospace industry have called off their negotiations on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jet, according to a letter sent by to parliament on Thursday by Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven.>> This makes a court case unavoidable, reports NRC
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Meeting Reaffirms Australia-United States Defence Agreement
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, and US Ambassador Robert McCallum Jr, met today to discuss and exchange documents to amend the Chapeau Agreement
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Defence Signs Air Expendable Stores Contract
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that Defence has agreed to enter into a long-term agreement with Chemring Australia Pty Ltd for the in-country manufacture of pyrotechnics and air-expendable stores such as flares and chaff, deployed from military aircraft.>> Through the long-term contract arrangement, valued at approximately $160 million over 10 years, Chemring will invest approximately $18 million in plant and equipment at its facility in Lara, Victoria, to deliver leading edge technology tailored to meet the stringent requirements of Defence, Mr Combet said
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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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Iran Says It Tests New Missile
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIran has announced a series of military tests and drills amid ongoing tension with the West over its nuclear program.>> Iranian state television, Press TV, Monday quoted air force officials saying they had conducted a successful test of a newly-designed air-to-air heat-seeking missile
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Bush Hails Passage of New U.S.-Iraq Security Pact
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- President George W. Bush and other senior U
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Public Road Converted Into Alternate Runway
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16D+ fighter takes off from a public road during an Air Power Generation exercise. (RSAF photo)This morning, more than 10 Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aircraft executed a series of take-offs and landings on Lim Chu Kang Road as part of an exercise
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Anti-Ship Missile Defence Project Achieves Milestone
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMParliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, the Hon. Greg Combet MP, today announced that the ANZAC Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) Project has successfully demonstrated CEA Technologies CEAFAR active phased array multi-function radar in a ship at sea
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Czech Senate Approves US Missile Shield
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe upper chamber of the Czech parliament has approved a bilateral agreement signed with Washington on stationing a US radar base in the Czech Republic. The plan must still be passed by the lower chamber, where the government lacks a majority and the opposition is against the agreement
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Financial Costs of Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMVarious newspapers have reported that the MOD has requested 3.7 billion from the Treasury to cover the costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
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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...
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...