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Get Ready for the Beast
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMA beast of a vehicle will be unleashed on operations when MOD converts more than 100 Broncos, from Singapore Technologies Kinetics, into Warthog armoured vehicles for the Armed Forces in Afghanistan.>> Bronco will arrive in the UK in 2009 to undergo transformation to become the armoured, all-terrain vehicle Warthog replacing the Viking in Afghanistan
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CV90 Enters Service
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Dutch Army has taken delivery of the first of 192 CV90 infantry combat vehicles that it has ordered from Swedens BAE Hagglunds. (Dutch MoD photo)Dutch State Secretary Jack de Vries was visibly impressed by the brand-new CV90 during the test ride he was given at the Bernhard barracks in Amersfoort
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Iraq – M1A1 and Upgrade to M1A1M Abrams Tanks
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- On Dec. 9, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of 140 M1A1 Abrams tanks modified and upgraded to the M1A1M Abrams configuration, 8 M88A2 Tank Recovery Vehicles, 64 M1151A1B1 Armored High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), 92 M1152 Shelter Carriers, 12 M577A2 Command Post Carriers, 16 M548A1 Tracked Logistics Vehicles, 8 M113A2 Armored Ambulances, and 420 AN/VRC-92 Vehicular Receiver Transmitters as well as associated equipment and services
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ST Marine Launches RSN Submarine Support and Rescue Ship
December 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is well on course to add a submarine support and rescue ship to its fleet, with the support vessel, Swift Rescue, being launched on 29 Nov by Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine).>> Touted to be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, Swift Rescue was conceptualised, designed and built by ST Marine, to enable it with the primary capability of submarine rescue, as well as to fulfill other secondary roles to meet the requirements of the RSN
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Keel for First Patrol Ship Laid Down
December 9, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A computer-generated view of the Dutch navys future Holland-class patrol frigate, whose keel was laid Dec. 8
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Commandos Lead Helicopter Assault Into Kandahar Province
December 5, 2008 @ 12:00 AMRoyal Marines have pushed deeper into southern Afghanistan's rural Kandahar province with a helicopter assault directly onto insurgent positions, supporting a wider Canadian initiative to redraw the boundaries of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) influence in the region.>> Instead of employing conventional tactics of moving in from secured flank areas, Operation Janubi Tapu (Southern Vulture) has seen the Royal Marines of 42 Commando Group inserted by a number of helicopter waves straight into an area that has been regarded by the insurgents as a safe haven
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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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SNECMA, Russian NPO Saturn in race to partner DRDO for Kaveri
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEuropean aero-engine manufacturer, Snecma and Russia’s NPO Saturn are in the race to partner India’s Defense research and development organization ( DRDO) to finalise the development of the Kaveri jet engine in four years. The engine is slated to power the LCA Tejas multi-role fighters
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Netherlands Buying C-17 Transport Planes in NATO Partnership
December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTHE HAGUE --- Defence State Secretary Jack de Vries wants to spend 70 million euros on the purchase of three C-17 transport aircraft. The money is available due to a surplus of vacancies at the armed forces
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DRDO tests 600-km range Shourya missile
November 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMIndia today conducted test of a new state-of-the-art, canisterised surface-to-surface missile SHOURYA with a range of 600 km. The DRDO has termed as successful the flight-test of the Shourya missile system from the Interim Test Range (ITR) at Balasore in Orissa at 1125 hours
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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...