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US halts V-22 Osprey production
June 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHouse Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Edolphus Ed Towns (D-NY) today called for a halt to production of the V-22 Osprey. The Chairman reached this conclusion during a committee hearing titled, “The Future of the V-22 Osprey: Costs, Capabilities and Challenges
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BAE Systems awards contract to Magellan for F-35 JSF horizontal tails
June 18, 2009 @ 12:00 AMMagellan Aerospace has been awarded a contract this past month to produce F-35 Lightning II horizontal tail components in the third lot of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). It is the initial contract awarded to Magellan by BAE Systems for F-35 components, valued at $11M Cdn
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MBDA has been awarded contract for VL MICA Missile
June 17, 2009 @ 12:00 AMFollowing an international competition launched in 2007, the VL MICA short-range air defence system, in its ground-based configuration, has won its first export customer order. This success reinforces that already achieved by the naval variant of VL MICA which has already been ordered by two export customers
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Lockheed Martin selected as associate prime to support A-10 Aircraft and sustainment
June 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin will continue to modernize and sustain the A-10 close air support fighter jet as one of the associate prime contractors selected today by the U.S
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Indian Army set to induct network-centric artillery system
June 10, 2009 @ 12:00 AMTaking the first step towards acquiring network-centric warfare capabilities, the Army is all set to induct a computerised command and control system to integrate its artillery weapon operations. Known as Project Sakthi, the Artillery Combat Command and Control System (ACCCS) is a major division of the Tactical Command Control Communication and Intelligence (Tac C3I) system, senior Army officers said
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Teledyne wins $18.8million DARPA contract
June 8, 2009 @ 12:00 AMTeledyne Technologies Incorporated today announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC, was awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office to develop terahertz electronics devices and integrated circuits. Under DARPA’s Terahertz Electronics (THz) program, TS&I will pursue revolutionary advances in transistor technology, circuit design and circuit packaging to demonstrate receiver and transmitter blocks operating at frequencies greater than 1
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US allocates $2.2 billion for C-17 production
June 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMU.S
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U.S. Army has awarded $120 million contract to DRS for tactical quiet...
June 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it received approximately $120 million in multiple follow-on delivery orders under pre-existing contracts from the U
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AeroVironment wins order for third global observer aircraft
June 4, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAeroVironment, Inc. announced that U
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Boeing bids for CANES C4I program
June 4, 2009 @ 12:00 AMBoeing on June 2 submitted its proposal to develop the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program for the U.S
Russian Drones Destory 2 Ukrainian MiG-29s Loaded with Missiles, Bombs
Back to War? U.S. Strikes Iranian Missile Positions After Tehran Attacks Cargo...
Iran Warns Against Israeli Aircraft Approaching it from Neighbouring Countries
Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Facilities in Response to Drone Attacks on its...
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