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U.S. Army Awards AAI Sole-Source Contract for Continued Lightweight Small Arms Technologies...
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMHUNT VALLEY, Md. --- AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc
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Federal Foreign Office Welcomes Tougher Controls on European Arms Exports
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe European Union is strengthening its export controls in the sphere of conventional weapons. Since yesterday (8 December), the EU has had a legally binding Code of Conduct on Arms Exports
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Ducommun Incorporated Announces Award of $102 Million Radar System Multi-Year Agreement
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMLOS ANGELES --- Ducommun Incorporated today announced that its Ducommun Technologies, Inc. (DTI) subsidiary has been awarded a multi-year agreement from the Raytheon Company with a total potential value exceeding $102 million
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Building a Military for the 21st Century: New Realities, New Priorities
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMExecutive Summary (excerpt)>> In a little over one month, a new administration will have the opportunity to manage a significant realignment of U.S
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Defense market research: Cyberwarfare 2008-2018
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCyberwarfare, 2008-2018 is an analysis of the cyberwarfare market in detail, covering its range from defensive to offensive capabilities. There is now a realisation among many governments and militaries that "cyberspace" has become a new battleground, possibly on par with other recognised battle spaces in conventional warfare and defensive operations
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Joint Report Cites Potential Causes for Future Flashpoints
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Regional conflicts driven by competition for food, water and energy, increased urbanization and the possibility that nonstate actors could obtain high-tech components for enhancing lower-tech weapons are among the global challenges U.S
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Northrop Grumman Wins Support Contract for Navigation Systems On U.S. Navy Ships...
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a delivery order for the fifth year of a five-year contract to provide technical, logistics and material support for navigation systems installed on U
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Navy Plan for Huge Network Looks Likely to Fail
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIn October of 2000, during the waning days of the Clinton Administration, the Department of the Navy awarded the biggest information-services contract in the history of the federal government. It was called the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), and it was designed to replace thousands of incompatible information systems operated by sea-service shore installations with a single, integrated network
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $55,605,664 modification to a previously awarded fixed price incentive fee contract (N00019-07-C-0066) to incorporate Engineering Change Proposal #708R2.>> Tasking under this effort includes the production of kits, recurring engineering, and installations for nine Lot 5 MV-22 aircraft to be converted from a Block A to a Block B configuration
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Military Launches Most Complex Missile Defense Test to Date
December 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The military today shot down a mock enemy missile, employing a synchronized network of sensors in what officials called the largest and most complex test of the missile defense system to date.>> A mock target missile was fired from Kodiak, Alaska, at 3:04 p
Japan to Explore Airbus’ Eurodrone as Maritime Surveillance Anti-submarine Warfare Craft
After Germany, UK Changes Warship Acquisition Plans
UK Army Unveils Challenger 3 Tank to Rival Russian Armata
Poland to Acquire Three A26 Submarines from Saab for $4.8 Billion
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