Search Results
-
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
-
Improving Defence Contractor Performance
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that the DMO will release information to leading defence contractors designed to help them benchmark their performance as suppliers to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).>> The reports, produced as part of the Defence Materiel Organisations (DMO) Company Scorecard program, compare the performance of suppliers in delivery and support of military equipment
-
Hornet Upgrade Program Flying High
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that two further milestones have been achieved in the program to upgrade the RAAFs Hornet fleet.>> The RAAF Hornet fleet is being upgraded under Project Air 5376 Hornet Upgrade Program (HUG)
-
Equipment Examination
December 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Financial Times has reported that the Royal Navy will have to wait up to two years longer for its 4 billion aircraft carriers.>> Since May 2008 the Ministry of Defence has been examining its equipment programme to identify potential savings and reprioritise spending to support current operations better
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Bush Hails Passage of New U.S.-Iraq Security Pact
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- President George W. Bush and other senior U
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...