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Defense Acquisitions: Fundamental Changes Are Needed to Improve Weapon Program Outcomes
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSince 1990, GAO has designated the Department of Defenses (DOD) management of major weapon system acquisitions a high risk area. DOD has taken some action to improve acquisition outcomes, but its weapon programs continue to take longer, cost more, and deliver fewer capabilities than originally planned
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Northstar Network Receives Additional Purchase Orders from Lockheed Martin Under the P-3...
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSt. Johns NL --- Northstar Network Ltd
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Pakistani Troops Fire on U.S. Choppers Inside Afghanistan
September 26, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- Pakistani soldiers manning a border checkpoint fired on U.S
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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Readies World's First Hypersonic Hydrocarbon-Fueled and-Cooled Scramjet for
September 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp
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First VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Production Aircraft Takes Flight
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMYEOVIL, England --- The VH-71 presidential helicopter program achieved another major milestone today when the first operational pilot production helicopter (PP-1) completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, England.>> "We're seeing real progress and execution on this program," said U
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Tinker Officials Adapt Sniper Pod for B-1Bs
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --- The B-1B Lancer maintainers here adapted a video targeting pod normally employed on F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons to B-1Bs in response to an urgent request from U
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Boeing Delivers Final Mission System Simulator for NATO AWACS Upgrade
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSEATTLE --- The Boeing Company has delivered the second of two mission system simulators to NATO as part of the $1.32 billion Mid-Term upgrade of NATO's 17 E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft
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Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for...
September 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSUMMARY> At a July 31, 2008, hearing, Navy officials announced a major change in the services position on what kind of destroyers it wants to procure over the next several years: The Navy testified that it no longer wants to procure additional Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyers, and instead now wants to restart procurement of Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) destroyers. The Navy has proposed this new path as part of internal Department of Defense (DOD) planning for the FY2010 defense budget to be submitted to Congress in early 2009
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Boxer Scores "Direct Hit" with New Missile Guidance System
September 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AMUSS BOXER (LHD 4), At Sea --- USS Boxer (LHD 4) returned from an underway period Sept. 19, during which the crew conducted training and tested a new shipboard missile guidance system
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Thunder City offers Puma upgrade
September 19, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThunder City, a Cape Town based company best known for its fleet of vintage jet fighters, used Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008 as the venue to enter the helicopter upgrade market. Company CEO Emilio Titus said that the company was putting the engineering skills learnt on maintaining vintage aircraft, such as Lightnings and Hawker Hunters, in to offering modernisation of Puma medium-lift helicopters
Russia May Strike Foreign Ships Suspected of Delivering Arms to Ukraine
Norway Selects Skydio X10D Drones in $9.4M Defense Tender
Israel Signs Contract to Boost Arrow Missile Production
BAE Systems Conducts First Precision Airstrike from Multirotor Drone Using APKWS
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...