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Security Forces Employ Tough, Agile Vehicle
October 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The US Air Force has deployed Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles in Iraq, where it has taken sole responsibility for defending Balad air base. (USAF photo)JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq --- When the Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Group took sole responsibility for base defense here in October, they did so with one of the Defense Department's newest armored vehicles
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Spartan Chassis Announces Multiple Orders for Mine-Protected Variant Vehicles
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCHARLOTTE, Mich. --- Spartan Chassis, a unit of Spartan Motors, Inc
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Air Force Reaches 10,000 MRAPs Milestone
September 26, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>Since April 2007, the Pentagon has deployed 10,000 MRAP vehicles to South-West Asia, and deliveries. The 10,000th vehicle, a Cougar, is seen being unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy
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Airmen to Deliver 10,000th MRAP to Troops
September 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --- The 10,000th mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle is scheduled to be delivered to troops supporting Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom Sept
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Sparton Corporation Announces Additional Sonobuoy Contract Awards from the United States Navy
September 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMJACKSON, Mich. --- Electronics design and manufacturing service (EMS) provider, Sparton Corporation Sparton has received a subcontract from their ERAPSCO joint venture for $7
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Defence Ministry Scraps Elbit as Supplier of Patria Weapon Stations
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMShortcomings discovered in testing have led to the Slovenia Defence Ministry canceling Israeli company Elbit as the supplier of the overhead remote controlled weapon stations for the 135 APCs bought by Slovenia from Finnish contractor Patria.>> The stations will instead be supplied by Norwegian company Kongsberg
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Force Protection to Develop Lighter Cougar MRAPs
September 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMForce Protection, Inc. today announced receipt of a $7
Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight
France to Offer Rafale Jets, SAMP/T Air Defense System to Countries Considering...
Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...