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CAE King Air 350 Full-Flight Simulator Certified Level D To Support RAAF
December 17, 2013 @ 08:20 AMCAE today announced that the CAE 5000 Series King Air 350 full-flight simulator (FFS) has recently been certified by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators. The CAE 5000 Series FFS representing the Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft with Proline II cockpit will be used by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for pilot training, as well as for undergraduate training for RAAF Air Combat Officer's (ACO) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Aviation Warfare Officer's (AvWO)
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Lockheed Martin Appoints New Executive Chairman of the Board
December 17, 2013 @ 07:47 AMLockheed Martin has elected Marillyn A. Hewson as a Chairman of the Board, in addition to her responsibilities as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective from Jan
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Northrop Grumman Appoints New Chief Executive For Saudi Arabia
December 16, 2013 @ 07:59 AMNorthrop Grumman has announced the appointment of Walid Abukhaled as chief executive Saudi Arabia, effective Jan. 1, 2014
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First F-35 Centre Fuselage Delivered To Northrop Grumman
December 12, 2013 @ 12:46 PMTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered its first F-35 Lightning II centre fuselage to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin at a ceremony held at TAI's facilities in Ankara, Turkey yesterday. The centre fuselage will be installed into a U S Air Force aircraft at Lockheed Martins facilities in Fort Worth, Texas
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Exelis Mission Systems Launched As Publicly Traded Military And Government Services Company
December 12, 2013 @ 07:13 AMExelis today announced a plan to spin-off its military and government services business, currently called Exelis Mission Systems, into an independent public company. This business is currently part of the company's Information and Technical Services segment
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EADS Announces Restructuring Plans For Airbus Defence and Space
December 10, 2013 @ 12:05 PMEADS today presented a restructuring plan for its future Airbus Defence and Space Division to the European Works Council. This presentation follows a decision by the EADS Board of Directors in July this year to consolidate the defence and space businesses of the Group into one new Division and to rebrand EADS into “Airbus Group”
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DCI Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
December 10, 2013 @ 07:54 AMThe Défense Conseil Internationals (DCI) board of directors have announced the appointment of Jean-Michel Palagos as Chief Executive Officer. He is succeeding admiral François Dupont, who has reached the statutory age limit and who has been thanked by the board of directors for his actions at the head of the company
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US Navy Successfully Tests Missile-Range Instrumentation Vessel
December 9, 2013 @ 12:51 PMThe US Navy has successfully conducted final contract trials of missile range instrumentation ship USNS Howard O Lorenzen off the San Diego coast. During the trials, the vessel validated its systems including main propulsion, damage control, supply, deck, navigation, habitability, electrical systems and operations
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New Zealand Receives New Rheinmetall-MAN Vehicles
December 6, 2013 @ 05:03 PMThe New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) has officially received 40 new Medium-Heavy Operational Vehicles at a handover ceremony in Auckland today, just seven months after they were purchased. “The new Rheinmetall-MAN military medium and heavy vehicles are a significant step up in capability for the NZDF, replacing the old Unimog and Mercedes trucks
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USAF's Secret New UAS To Be Operational In 2015: Report
December 6, 2013 @ 04:50 PMThe US Air Force's secret unmanned aerial system (UAS), designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, is scheduled to be operational by 2015, according to Aviation Week. A large, classified unmanned aircraft is now flying—and it demonstrates a major advance in combining stealth and aerodynamic efficiency
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Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
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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