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CV-22s Complete First Operational Deployment
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A US Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Osprey approaches a landing zone near Bamako, Mali. (USAF photo)HURLBURT FIELD, Fla
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British Troops Could Get Firepower Boost from New Warrior Turret and Gun
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMKIRKUDBRIGHT, Scotland --- British troops could get a major increase in firepower thanks to a revolutionary gun system and advanced turret destined for their armoured fighting vehicles.>> Senior officials from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and its French equivalent, the DGA, saw the system in action on a Warrior vehicle at the Kirkcudbright range in Scotland
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First Production VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Joins Test Program
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPATUXENT RIVER, Md. --- The first production VH-71 presidential replacement helicopter has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River by U
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Unmanned Ground Vehicle Achieves 90+ mph with Kairos Autonomi System
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSALT LAKE CITY --- Kairos Autonomi, a developer of retrofit unmanned ground vehicles and vessels for military and defense applications, has announced results from a moving land target test.>> A full-size pickup truck retrofitted with a stock Pronto4 Strap-on Autonomy System recently achieved speeds of 90+ mph during testing near Primm, Nev
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Internal Training Key to Iraqi Air Force Independence
December 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMNEW AL MUTHANA AIR BASE, Iraq --- As the Iraqi parliament works out the details of the new status of forces agreement that calls for American forces to withdraw from the country in 2011, Iraqi air force emergency responders from New al Muthana Air Base took the lead for the first time in a mass casualty response exercise Nov. 21 as they learn how to operate independent of their American counterparts
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Pentagon Contract Announcement
December 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Air Force is modifying a firm-fixed-price contract with time and material and cost reimbursement to Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga
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Astor Gears Up For Takeoff
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>Nine years after contract award, the Sentinel R1, fitted with the ASTOR radar, officially entered service with the Royal Air Force on Dec. 1
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Thales Alenia Space Welcomes Success of ESA Ministerial Meeting
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCANNES, France --- Thales Alenia Space welcomes the decisions and budget allocations approved by the meeting of European ministers in charge of space activities in The Hague on November 25-26.>> The approval of 30 new program items and nearly 10 billion euros in funding by the ministers in charge of space activities from the 18 ESA member states is a sign of their confidence in the European space sector and the companies active in the space industry
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Hutton Calls for NATO to be Alliance of First Choice In Defence...
November 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIn a speech given at the Berlin Security Conference today, Thursday 27 November 2008, British Defence Secretary John Hutton has said that NATO must confront the security issues of our time and succeed in Afghanistan to maintain its crucial credibility.>> Mr Hutton named the security threats facing the modern world as proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and economic and energy insecurity, and stated all members must adapt to meet these modern threats which threaten nation states' security or NATO would risk irrelevance
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Pakistan to Buy German Submarines
November 27, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPakistan, which has relied on French defense suppliers, is buying German-made submarines for the first time, but is still technologically behind its nuclear rival India.>> Pakistan has formally agreed to buy three Type 214 German submarines under deal worth more than $1 billion (773
U.S. DoW Signs Agreements with L3 Harris, Lockheed Martin to Increase Patriot,...
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
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