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Africa Command to Airlift Peacekeeper Equipment to Darfur
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- U.S
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Pratt & Whitney Awarded Contract for Long Lead Procurements for Additional F119
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEAST HARTFORD, Conn. --- Pratt & Whitney was awarded a contract from the United States Air Force valued at up to $7 million for long lead material procurement to produce an additional eight F119 engines for the F-22 Raptor
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General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of AxleTech International
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMFALLS CHURCH, Va. --- General Dynamics announced today that it completed the acquisition of AxleTech International from The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D
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Elbit Systems and IAI Awarded $141 Million Contract to Supply Combined Airborne...
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI) announced today that their respective subsidiaries, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd
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Etihad Expands Rolls-Royce Trent Fleet with New A330 Order
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMRolls-Royce announced today that Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has chosen the Trent 700EP to power a further eight Airbus A330 aircraft. The Trent 700EP is the latest and more fuel-efficient version of the best-selling engine for the A330
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Warship Trials Not Daunting
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe second of the Royal Navy's new powerful Type 45 Destroyers, HMS Dauntless, has returned to her home on the Clyde after completing her first set of sea trials with great success.>> During the four week period the 7,350 tonne vessel was put through her paces during blustery and wintry conditions, which provided a rigorous environment for testing her Power & Propulsion and Combat System
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Rolls-Royce Delivers First Production LiftSystem Hardware for F-35 STOVL
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMRolls-Royce today announced it has delivered its first production Variable Area Vane Box Nozzle (VAVBN) to Pratt & Whitney for integration on the F-35B Lightning II aircraft. The VAVBN is now ready to be shipped to Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) partner Northrop Grumman for integration into the aircraft
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Second Sukhoi Superjet 100 Prototype Takes to the Skies in Komsomolsk
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe second of four SSJ100 prototypes SN95003 took to the skies on December 24, thus joining the flight test program started earlier this year.>> The aircraft took off from the factory runaway and safely landed after a successful 2h 30min
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBAE Systems, Inc., Ground Systems Division, York, Pa
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Sea Kings Fly High with New £258m Engine Contract
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AM> MoD has awarded Rolls-Royce Defence Aerospace a 258 million contract to support the engines on its fleet of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters.>> The 10-year agreement with Rolls-Royce will provide a guaranteed delivery of the Gnome turboshaft engines for the Sea King fleet and covers engine support including the repair and overhaul of engines, provision of spares as well as delivery to MoD sites
BMP-3 Armored Vehicle Deliveries to Russian Troops Gathers Pace
U.S. Issues Licence to Export GE F110 Engines for Turkey’s KAAN Fighter...
U.S., Iran Halt Strikes on One Another, But Tankers War Continues
U.K. Army to Induct Ukraine-tested Tekever Reconnaissance Drones
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