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Extra Bushmasters for Defence
January 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe Ministry of Defence has bought 9 additional Bushmaster protected patrol vehicles. These will be used to detect and clear improvised explosive devices (IED) in Uruzgan, Afghanistan
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MHI Receives Order for Launch Services of Korea Multipurpose Satellite-3
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMTOKYO --- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to launch the Korea Multipurpose Satellite-3 (KOMPSAT-3)
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L-3 Awarded $61 Million Contract for Canadian Halifax Class Frigate Upgrade
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMNEW YORK --- L-3 Communications announced today that its MAPPS division has been awarded a $61 million contract (CAD $73 million) to supply its Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) upgrade for the Canadian Navys 12 Halifax Class frigates. The IPMS will modernize the frigates ship control system and improve the operational effectiveness of the vessels
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DAGR Missile Successful In First Live Warhead Shot
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMORLANDO, FL --- Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the first live warhead ground launch test of the DAGR guidance kit for the 2.75-inch rocket
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Teamwork Shown As Airmen Respond to Helicopter Crash
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>A civil-registered Puma helicopter damaged during supply operations in Afghanistan. Unusually, this helicopter carries no indication of its commercial operator
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The Fighting in Gaza: How Does It End? (And, Will It?)
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSYNOPSIS:>> The fighting in Gaza is already a major human tragedy for the Palestinians. It compounds the impact of Hamass takeover of Gaza, a heritage of terrorism and rocket attacks on Israel, and Palestinian and Israeli internal political tensions that have made the search for peace largely a matter of hollow rhetoric
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FLIR Systems Announces Exercise of Option Under $13.5 Million Contract by Royal...
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMPORTLAND, OR --- FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has received notification from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) of its intent to exercise a contract modification option under a prior $13
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Elbit Systems and IAI Awarded $141 Million Contract to Supply Combined Airborne...
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI) announced today that their respective subsidiaries, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd
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NLOS-LS Team's Precision Attack Missile Completes Third Test Flight
December 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M
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Hutton: Snatch Essential to Operations
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Snatch Land Rovers lack of protection has been blamed for the death of 37 British soldiers, but despite a public campaign MoD will not hold a public inquiry into why it was kept in operation for so long. (MoD photo)Defence Secretary John Hutton has announced today that he will not be instituting a public inquiry into the use of Snatch Land Rovers by the British military on operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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