International
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InternationalAustralian 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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Air ForceAir 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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NATO Parliamentarians Call For Strengthened Role In Afghanistan
NATO parliamentarians Oct. 18 ended their annual session in Reykjavik, Iceland calling for renewed efforts to strengthen the alliance role in Afghanistan and building a closer relationship with Russia. Members […]
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Lawmakers Threaten Opposition To Sale of JDAMs To Saudi Arabia
Members of Congress are threatening to oppose the proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia unless the Bush administration can guarantee that those weapons will not be turned on […]
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Marco Pistoni Named Business Management Director For MEADS
Marco Pistoni has been named Business Management Director for MEADS International (MI) and the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. The multinational joint venture MI made the announcement Oct. […]
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ArmyBoeing, Thales Take Key Role In Future U.K. Army Program
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) Oct. 5 announced that Thales UK in partnership with Boeing [BA] were selected as the preferred bidder for the role of System of […]
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International
First Lockheed Martin Arrowhead Sensors Installed On Netherlands Apaches
Lockheed Martin [LMT] installed the first two Arrowhead systems on Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) AH-64D Apaches at Gilze Rijen Airbase, Netherlands, the company announced Oct. 10. These installations mark […]
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Netherlands Receive First Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missiles
Lockheed Martin [LMT] Oct. 9 announced the delivery of the first PAC-3 Missiles to government and military representatives of the Netherlands recently in a ceremony held at its manufacturing facility […]
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Administration Forwards U.S.-U.K. Military Trade Treaty To Senate
The administration on Sept. 20 submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee an agreement to loosen trade restrictions on military equipment between the U.S. and the U.K. The agreement would […]
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Australia Buys New Anti-Tank Artillery Round
Australia’s Department of Defence has finalized the acquisition of a new anti-tank artillery round, the SMArt 155 developed by German firm Gesellschaft fur Intelligente Wirksysteme mbH (GIWS). The new artillery […]