The Defense Department today announced new standards for cluster bombs to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure from the unintended consequences of unexploded munitions. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signed the policy that aims to reduce collateral effects of cluster munitions

Commander of IRGC Airforce Brigadier General Hossein Salami said on Wednesday that the IRGC missiles have been loaded on launching pads and are ready to target enemies at any time. As per the IRNA report, IRGC's Public Relations Office, the

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has ordered 35 additional DRAC (Drone de Renseignement Au Contact) mini-UAV close-range reconnaissance systems for the French Armed Forces from EADS Defence & Security (DS).The new orders were notified on 30 June, after delivering

The General Delegation for Armaments (DGA) has on 1 July 2008, qualified Rafale standard "F3 . The first aircraft produced in standard F3 will be delivered to forces from early 2009. The aircrafts already in service will be upgraded to

The Vanguard class submarine HMS Victorious has left Plymouth today, Thursday 10 July 2008, after completing her three and a half year multi-million pound overhaul at Devonport Royal Dockyard. Victorious is heading to Scotland for sea trials that mark the

U.S. Defense Department's decided to reopen the KC-X aerial refueling tanker competition following Boeings's protest of the original $35 billion contract award to Northrop-Grumman/EADS/Airbus consortium. The announcement comes after the Government Accountability Office last month found improper practices related to

A recently updated U.S. Air Force study on the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) airframe indicates that the fleet could stay in service beyond 2070. The E-8C is a Northrop Grumman Corporation modified commercial aircraft that