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The Arjun tank faces it biggest trial New Delhi (UPI) Feb 5, 2009
India's Arjun tank will battle for its life against a squadron of Russian T-90s in trials likely to determine the controversial vehicle's future.
The long-awaited trials, which start in March, will pit the 14 indigenous Arjuns against the 14 T-90s, day and night for a month, according to the national Business Standard newspaper.
The 24th Infantry Division stationed in Bikaner wil ... read moreIBM taking US Air Force into software cloud
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 4, 2010IBM said Thursday it has been enlisted by the US Air Force to show how defense and intelligence networks can safely soar into the online software "cloud." "Our goal is to demonstrate how cloud computing can be a tool to enable our Air Force to manage, monitor and secure the information flowing through our network," said Lieutenant General William Lord, chief information officer for the milit ... more
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Obama turns up the heat on Iran
Obama threatens 'significant regime' of Iran sanctions World moving swiftly to sanction Iran: Obama US denies missile issue blocking new START treaty Defiant Iran starts enriching uranium to 20 percent Sanctions on Iran would be ineffective: Brazil Enrichment at heart of Iran nuclear programme Russia toughens line on Iran nuclear ambitions EU critises Iran enrichment move, backs UN action Russia hardens stance on Iran, questions nuclear 'sincerity'
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First Production F135 Engine Delivered
Singapore (SPX) Feb 04, 2010Pratt and Whitney has delivered the first F135 production engine for the F-35 Lightning II, a major milestone and clear demonstration of the maturity of the F135 engine. The engine has accrued more than 13,000 hours in test during the development program. Pratt and Whitney is a United Technologies company. "The F135 engine program accomplishments and this initial production delivery milest ... more Airbus Military A330 MRTT Refuels AWACS
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 04, 2010The Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has passed another key milestone with the refuelling of a Boeing E-3F AWACS airborne early warning aircraft - the first time the A330 MRTT has refuelled another large aircraft. Demonstrating the stability of this class of aircraft during air-to-air refuelling is an essential exercise to be completed not only to satisfy the certifi ... more Lockheed Martin to roll out more accurate laser-guided bomb
Singapore (AFP) Feb 2, 2010US defence giant Lockheed Martin said Tuesday it will roll out by the middle of the year an improved laser-guided bomb that can strike targets with more accuracy and less collateral damage. Joe Garland, vice president for international business development at Lockheed Martin, said final tests on the weapon called the Paveway II Plus laser guided bomb should be completed by the end of March. ... more US shifts military focus to militants, hi-tech weapons
Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2010The Pentagon on Monday shifted its strategy to focus on the threat of Islamist militants and the spread of hi-tech missiles, warning that US military power faced new limits and constraints. In a long-term strategy document, the Defense Department tossed out a doctrine entrenched for decades that the American military should be prepared to fight two wars at the same time against conventional ... more |
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First UK Service Pilot Flies F-35
Patuxent River MD (SPX) Feb 01, 2010A Royal Air Force officer on Tuesday became the first active-duty service pilot from the United Kingdom to take to the skies in a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). RAF Squadron Leader Steve Long piloted BF-2, the second short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B, over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., logging the aircraft's 18th mission ... more Israeli soldiers get odour-free socks
Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 28, 2010Israel's foot soldiers are getting new odour-free socks that can be worn for two weeks straight without smelling or stinking up the feet, the Maariv daily reported on Thursday. "It may sound ridiculous... but this is a very important issue that causes many problems during training," the newspaper quoted Brigadier General Nissim Peretz, the commander of the Israeli military's logistics divisi ... more BAE Unveils New Modernized Howitzer Vehicle For US Army
York PA (SPX) Jan 28, 2010BAE Systems has unveiled its upgraded PIM (Paladin Integrated Management) vehicle to military customers, Congressional representatives, community leaders and employees at a ceremony held at its York facility. PIM is the next generation howitzer in the M-109 Paladin family of vehicles, a combat proven weapon system manufactured by BAE Systems at York. "The modernization of the Paladin is a ... more 'Magic Wand' probed in Iraq
London (UPI) Jan 25, 2009 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered an investigation into a British-made detection device after the government in London said it was ineffective and its manufacturer was arrested on charges of fraud. Britain has banned the export of the hand-held machine, ADE651, following recent reports exposed by The Independent daily and the BBC challenged its effectiveness. The reports ... more |
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