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AMSC and Northrop Grumman Announce Successful Load Testing of 36.5 Megawatt Superconductor...
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMWASHINGTON --- American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, and Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today at the Surface Navy Associations 21st National Symposium the successful completion of full-power testing of the worlds first 36.5 megawatt (49,000 horsepower) high temperature superconductor (HTS) ship propulsion motor at the U
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Embraer Sets New Record By Delivering 204 Jets In 2008 (excerpt)
January 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AMSO JOS DOS CAMPOS, Brazil --- Embraer delivered 59 jets to the Commercial, Executive, and Defense and Government aviation segments during the fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08), totaling 204 jets in the year. For the second consecutive year, the Company set a new aircraft delivery record, delivering 20% more airplanes than in 2007 (169 jets)
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General Dynamics Completes Successful Flight Demonstration of Air-Dropped Guided Mortar
December 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AMBOTHELL, Wash. --- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems announced today that it has successfully demonstrated the ability to maneuver and guide 81mm air-dropped mortars to a stationary ground target after release from an aircraft
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Marshall VE Supplies Riotous Assembly Protection (RAP) Kits for UK MoD Support...
December 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMCAMBRIDGE, England --- Crews of the UKs military support vehicle will be better protected following the first deliveries of Support Vehicle Riotous Assembly Protection (RAP) kits provided by Marshall Vehicle Engineering (MVE), part of Marshall Land Systems, the Cambridge based specialist vehicle and shelter manufacturer.>> The RAP kits, which have been delivered to the UK Ministry of Defence, have been designed to provide additional protection to the crew of the cargo and recovery variants deployed in areas where there is a likelihood of civil unrest leading to a requirement for additional crew protection
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CV-22s Complete First Operational Deployment
December 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A US Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Osprey approaches a landing zone near Bamako, Mali. (USAF photo)HURLBURT FIELD, Fla
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SPEEA and Boeing Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contracts for 21,000 Employees
November 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMSEATTLE --- Tentative agreement was reached today between the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, and The Boeing Company on new four-year contracts covering 14,000 engineers and 7,000 technical workers.>> The two sides reached agreement early Friday
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The "Hog" Drops In On History
November 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A US Air Force A-10 launched a laser-guided JDAM bomb for the first time, as Boeing delivered the first LJDAM production kit to the US Navy. (USAF photo)EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla
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General Dynamics Completes Initial Delivery of Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Equipment
November 4, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTAUNTON, Mass. --- General Dynamics C4 Systems recently completed delivery of the first WIN-T Increment 1 equipment to the U
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Navy Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target in Fleet Exercise Pacific Blitz
November 3, 2008 @ 12:00 AMPACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, HAWAII --- Vice Adm. Samuel J
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Russia sets new record with arms export in 2008
October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe volume of Russians arms sales abroad during nine months of the current year has considerably increased in comparison with the same-year period of 2007, deputy director of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation (FSMTC), Konstantin Biryulin told RIA Novosti. “The volume of arms deliveries has already exceeded the level reported in the same period of the previous year by 23 percent,” the official said at the opening of Euronaval 2008 international trade fair for naval defense, which is taking place in Le Bourget, France
U.S. Troops 3D Print $500 Combat Drones
Azerbaijan Begins Producing Artillery Shells for Ukrainian Armed Forces
Explosions Halt Central Asia-Center Gas Pipeline in Russia's Volgograd Region
Eurosam’s Aster B1NT Missile Hits 150 km Target in Second Test Launch...
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...