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German Parliament Approves Extra Troops for Afghanistan
October 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGermany's lower house of parliament voted on Thursday to increase the number of troops Berlin can send to Afghanistan by 1,000 soldiers and extended the mission's mandate by 14 months.>> A majority of 442 lawmakers voted to support a proposal by Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition to extend Berlin's participation in a NATO-led peacekeeping mission, which currently includes just over 50,000 soldiers
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SPEEA and Boeing Meet to Prepare for Contract Talks That Open Oct.
October 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSEATTLE --- Following is a statement from SPEEA, IFPTE Local 2001:>> At times heated and confrontational, a meeting between the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA IFPTE Local 2001) and The Boeing Company today (Thursday, Oct. 16) produced the first meaningful discussion of issues since negotiation committees started meeting in March
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DRS Technologies Receives $33-Million Order for Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System...
October 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPARSIPPANY, NJ --- DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received a follow-on order of $32
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Praful Patel pushes for relief to airlines
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCivil Aviation Minister Praful Patel expressed his “disappointment” over the approach of various departments of the Centre as well as the State Government in not bringing down taxes on aircraft turbine fuel (ATF) in order to reduce the burden on the airlines. The “phenomenally high” prices of ATF in the international markets were causing an adverse impact on government and private airlines
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Airbus, Air India to set up maintenance facility in Delhi
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAir India and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) are joining hands to set up an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre in Delhi. The government’s National Aviation Company of India Ltd (Nacil) owns Air India, while EADS is an Airbus company
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Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules Achieves 75,000 Flight Hours with Italian Air...
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMARIETTA, Ga. --- The Italian Air Force has achieved 75,000 flight hours with its fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, amassing an impressive record that includes the first combat missions flown in the C-130J and the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies
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Textron's AAI and U.S. Army Successfully Conduct Live-Fire Testing of Shadow Tactical...
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMHUNT VALLEY, Md. --- AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc
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Finmeccanica and DRS Technologies Announce Receipt of CFIUS Approval
October 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AMROME & PARSIPPANY, N.J
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AAI Receives $242.1 Million Contract Award for Additional Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A US Army Shadow UAV takes off from its launch ramp for a surveillance mission in Iraq. (US Army photo)HUNT VALLEY, Md
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Successful Deck Landing Trials of CAMCOPTER S-100 on German Corvettes K 130
October 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Austrian company Schiebel, market leader in unmanned helicopters, and Diehl are offering the CAMCOPTER S-100 to the German armed forces. In a comprehensive test program of the German Navy, CAMCOPTER S-100 has repeatedly proved its capability of safe operations on vessels in heavy seas and rough conditions
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