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Navy Commissions USS George H.W. Bush with Namesake on Hand
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- With traditional pomp and circumstance and its namesake on hand, the last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George H.W
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Defense Department to Develop National Cyber Testbed
January 12, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- The Defense Department is developing a national cyber range to test cybersecurity technology and reduce the vulnerability of government computer systems to networks attacks.>> Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency officials announced yesterday that they awarded contracts to seven companies to come up with detailed engineering plans to design and build the new testbed
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MoD Takes Delivery of "Souped-Up" Combat Vehicles
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>An upgraded Scimitar CVR(T). The Light Dragoons will be the first British Army unit to train on the new vehicles
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Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2009 Future Years Defense Program (Excerpt)
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWhat amount of budgetary resources might be needed in the long term to carry out the Bush Administrations current plans for defense? This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) paperprepared at the request of the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committeeaddresses that question.>> />> In CBOs projection of DoDs current plans, defense resources average about $549 billion annually (in 2009 dollars) from 2014 to 2026, or about 6 percent more than the $517 billion in total obligational authority (TOA) requested by the Administration and the $515 billion in TOA provided by the Congress for 2009
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Op Red Dagger Strikes in Helmand
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>A Danish Leopard II tank provides overwatch during Operation Sond Chara in Southern Afghanistan (UK MoD photo)A massive British led operation in Afghanistan has seen 1,500 troops involved in two weeks of fierce fighting in rain and mud to successfully secure a large area of Central Helmand province previously under Taliban influence.>> Operation SOND CHARA began in mid-December and lasted throughout the Christmas period
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The Fighting in Gaza: How Does It End? (And, Will It?)
January 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSYNOPSIS:>> The fighting in Gaza is already a major human tragedy for the Palestinians. It compounds the impact of Hamass takeover of Gaza, a heritage of terrorism and rocket attacks on Israel, and Palestinian and Israeli internal political tensions that have made the search for peace largely a matter of hollow rhetoric
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BAE Systems Completes Acquisition of Tenix Toll Defence Logistics
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMADELAIDE, South Australia --- BAE Systems has completed its acquisition from Tenix Pty Limited of 100% of Tenix Toll Defence Logistics Pty Limited (TTDL), formerly a joint venture company of Tenix and Toll Holdings Limited, for A$24 million in cash, after receiving all required approvals.>> TTDL manages the Defence Integrated Distribution System (DIDS) contract which provides warehousing, maintenance and distribution services to the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
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ACC Leaders Discuss Current, Future Challenges
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMJOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq --- The commander of Air Combat Command and members of his A-staff spoke to 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen about current and upcoming events surrounding Air Force combat operations during an Airman's Call here earlier this month.>> Gen
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EDA Awards Contract on Network Enabled Capabilities
December 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe European Defence Agency (EDA) signed today the contract for the Network Enabled Capabilities Implementation Study (NEC IS) that has been awarded to the EURONEC consortium.>> In an increasingly complex and challenging security environment, the European Union (EU) seeks a comprehensive approach in response to any crisis by exploiting the full range of civil and military instruments
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Boeing Schedules 787 Dreamliner First Flight for Second Quarter 2009; First Delivery...
December 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMEVERETT, Wash. --- Boeing today announced an updated schedule for its all-new 787 Dreamliner program that moves the commercial jet's first flight into the second quarter of 2009 and first delivery into the first quarter of 2010
Saab Unveils All-New Giraffe AMB-D Air Defense Radar at Eurosatory 2026
European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine
Iranian Pilots Recount Deception Operation in the Bombing of a U.S. Base...
Korean Hanwha’s Chunmoo Missiles to be Launched from Thales’ X-Fire Launchers
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