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InternationalNew Israeli Missile Warning System Soon Operational
TEL NOF AIR BASE, Israel–The Israel Air Force (IAF) unveiled a new application capable of showing precise impact zones from incoming rockets and missiles and officers here said the system […]
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Business/FinancialRAFAEL Changes Name, Business Structure
TEL AVIV, Israel—Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is the new name for the Israeli company formerly known as RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, which has been undergoing an extensive assessment and overhaul […]
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International
U.S. Joint Forces Command, NATO, Prepare For Hybrid Threat, Smith Says
Supporting the current fight is the top priority but must be balanced with a consideration of the future threat, according to the retiring commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) […]
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International
Australian Defence Funds Eight Emerging Technologies
Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist Roger Lough announced Oct. 18 that eight proposals have been selected under the latest funding round for the Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program. The […]
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Airbus Executive Disputes Boeing Criticism of Tanker Bid
By Jen DiMascio Allan McArtor, chairman of Airbus North America, yesterday defended his company against attacks on its aerial refueling tanker airframe. The fight between Boeing [BA] and Airbus’s parent […]
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Navy/USMCReps. Bartlett, Sestak See Need For Medium Heavy-Lift Navy Helicopter
By Geoff Fein Two members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are asking the Navy to explore whether the service needs a medium heavy-lift helicopter to conduct a variety […]
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ArmyArmy To Reduce Number of MRAP Vehicle Variants
By Jen DiMascio The Army is expected to announce it will whittle the number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle variants in its fleet from five to three. The […]
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Air ForceAir Force Embarks On New Quest For Smart Fuze For Bunker Busters
By Michael Sirak The Air Force is launching an ambitious program to develop a sophisticated smart fuze for its bunker buster munitions, according to senior service weapons developers and recently […]
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Air Force
Air Force Says Reaper Armed Unmanned Aircraft Now Operating In Afghanistan
The Air Force has been using its new MQ-9A Reaper armed unmanned aircraft in missions over Afghanistan since late September, the service said recently. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. […]
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Former Chairman of The Joint Chiefs, Adm. William Crowe, Dies
By Geoff Fein Adm. William Crowe, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died yesterday at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Crowe, who was 82, served […]