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Defence Minister Suffers Setback Over Armament
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe House of Representatives has rejected next year's armament programme worth SFr917 million ($844 million) for the army.>> The decision is seen as another blow for the embattled defence minister, Samuel Schmid
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Government Supports Thales’ Expansion of Electronic Warfare Capability
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that, with support from the Skilling Australias Defence Industry (SADI) Program, Thales Australia will commence training in Electronic Warfare capability from next month.> The announcement represents a joint commitment on the part of the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Thales to spend nearly $2
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Antonov An-124 Delivers Second Hornet Centre Barrel Aircraft Home to Australia
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today announced that one of the worlds largest cargo planes, an Antonov An-124, delivered Australias second F/A-18 Hornet to RAAF Williamtown after undergoing centre barrel replacement in Canada.>> Mr Combet congratulated the project team for their work in ensuring the Hornet centre barrel program remains on schedule and within budget
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South Africa: Defence Minister Inspects New Hawk and Gripen Craft
September 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Hawk advanced jet trainer and Gripen fighter aircraft, the South African Defence Force's two new additions, were put on display and inspected by the Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota on Wednesday. The craft, which are set to modernise South Africa's National Air force, were inspected by the minister at the opening of the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008 exhibition at Ysterplaat Air Force Base in Cape Town
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Termination of JP129 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Contract
September 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing Australia have agreed to terminate the contract for the delivery of a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) System. Under a contract awarded to Boeing Australia in December 2006, Joint Project 129 sought to deliver the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) I-View 250 TUAV System, for use by the Australian Army in airborne surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition
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Dutch, British Buy Australian Bushmaster Vehicles
August 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today congratulated Thales Australia on its recent sale of additional Bushmaster vehicles to the Netherlands Army. “The Netherlands has ordered a further 13 Bushmaster vehicles on top of its purchase of 36 Bushmasters
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Indonesia to install four more new radars, defense minister says
July 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMDefense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has said that the government would have four more radars in the 2010-2014 Strategic Plan program to cover the Indonesian territories. "Previously, we have procured four new radars in the 2005-2009 Strategic Plan program," Minister Juwono said in a hearing with the Parliament (DPR)'s Commission I and Indonesia's Defense Force Chief General Djoko Santoso here on Monday
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India's Minister of State for Defence to speak at the NECE conference...
July 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMShri M. Mangapati Pallam Raju, born 31st August 1962, is currently a Member of Parliament (14th Lok Sabha) and the Minister of State for Defence (Raksha Rajya Mantri (RRM)), Government of India
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European Parliament Approves Military Use of Galileo Satellite
July 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe European Parliament in Strasbourg approved by 502 votes to 83 the military use of the European Union's Galileo satellite. The bill, proposed by German conservative politician Karl von Wogau, aims to create a space surveillance system to watch out for space debris and other threats
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Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement Between the United States and the Czech Republic
July 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOn July 8, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg signed in Prague the Agreement Between the United States and the Czech Republic on Establishing a United States Ballistic Missile Defense Radar Site in the Czech Republic. This legally-binding agreement calls for the establishment and operation of a 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...