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Australia: Contract Signed For Additional Bushmasters
Australian Department of Defense, The Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that a contract has been...
Russia's New Nuclear Attack Submarine Starts Sea Trials
RIA Novosti, Vladivostok, Russia: The Amur shipyard in Russia's Far East said on Monday it had started sea trials of...
New fighter jet hope for long-legged Dutch
Agence France-Presse, The Hague: Changes to the cockpit of a new fighter jet could offer hope to would-be pilots who...
Defense secretary: Nuke capability critical to deterrence
US Air Force, WASHINGTON: Calling nuclear weapons one of the world's "messy realities," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here...
Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebels in Iraq: army
Agence France-Presse, ANKARA: Turkish warplanes bombed Tuesday Kurdish rebel positions in neighbouring northern Iraq, the army said. The jets,...
Iran sets up new naval base near the Gulf
Agence France-Presse, Tehran: Iran has opened a new naval base east of the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to...
Marines to Get More Power from Heavy Lifting Engines
US Marine Corps, Planned upgrades to the CH-53D Sea Stallion and CH-53E Super Stallion engines will give pilots more power...
Canadian Destroyer Conducts First Ship Trials
Northrop Grumman, CHARLOTTESVILLE: A Canadian Navy destroyer has completed the first successful sea trials with a new-generation inertial navigation system...
BAE Systems Launches Artisan Radar at Euronaval
BAE Systems, PARIS, France: BAE Systems has launched its ARTISAN 3D (Advanced Radar Target Indication Situational Awareness and Navigation) radar...
South African Pilots Start Gripen Training
Gripen International, On 1 September, the first group of South African Air Force pilots commenced their Gripen conversion training at...
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