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Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for...
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSUMMARY> At a July 31, 2008, hearing, Navy officials announced a major change in the services position on what kind of destroyers it wants to procure over the next several years: The Navy testified that it no longer wants to procure additional Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyers, and instead now wants to restart procurement of Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) destroyers. The Navy has proposed this new path as part of internal Department of Defense (DOD) planning for the FY2010 defense budget to be submitted to Congress in early 2009
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GA-ASI Successfully Passes ATP Testing of First Iraqi Air Force ISR Aircraft...
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAN DIEGO --- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, today announced that under subcontract to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) of Wichita, Kan
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Kongsberg Books $15M CROWS II Contract with US Army
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Last week, the US Army issued Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS a contract valued at $15 million for additional PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Stations (RWSs) to be integrated into the Vanguard Sniper Defense System and manufactured in Johnstown, PA. This order is part of the existing $1
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Modified Hawkeye Takes First Flight
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNAVAIR Patuxent River, MD --- E-2C Hawkeye 849, equipped with a new glass cockpit and navigation upgrades, completed its first test flight as part of the Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management system evaluation Aug. 13
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Holographic Research Could Enhance Aircraft Antennas
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMARLINGTON, Va. --- Air Force-funded researchers at HRL Laboratories in Malibu, Calif
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Cubic Delivers Latest-Generation Laser Engagement System to National Training Center at Fort...
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAN DIEGO, CA --- U.S
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Setting the Record Straight on F-35
September 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFORT WORTH, Texas --- U.S
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Boxer Scores "Direct Hit" with New Missile Guidance System
September 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMUSS BOXER (LHD 4), At Sea --- USS Boxer (LHD 4) returned from an underway period Sept. 19, during which the crew conducted training and tested a new shipboard missile guidance system
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DSU Tests New Submarine Rescue System with Chilean Submarine
September 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSAN DIEGO --- The Navy's Deep Submergence Unit tested a new system known as the submarine rescue diving and recompression system (SRDRS) with the Chilean submarine CS Simpson (SS-21) Sept. 17-18
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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
Russia’s Kalashnikov Signs Contract to Supply 'Karakut' Reconnaissanc Drones to Indian Firm...
European Commission Disburses €3.9 Billion Loan to Ukraine for Drone Procurement
Russian Hackers Stealing Backup Data from Ukrainian Signal Accounts
Iran Wants to Solely Guide Ships Around Minefields in Strait of Hormuz
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