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Modern military aircraft programmes can be long and protracted affairs; requirements change, budgets spiral, months stretch into years and years into decades. Add international partners into the mix and the potential for overruns, delays and even cancellations increases to such a degree that the...

The British Army is replacing most of its 3,000 7.62mm L96A1 sniper rifles with one modified to use the .338 (8.6mm) Lapua Magnum caliber round. The Accuracy International "Super Magnum" rifle is basically a L96A1 "Arctic Warfare" rifle modified to handle the larger, 8.6mm Lapua Magnum round...

http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw060420_1_n.shtml http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20060419072702714C419505 http://www.denel.co.za/Landsystems/Artillery_Systems.asp

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UK company QinetiQ unveils new British plastic tank. Our new plastic armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) has sailed through its battle tests and proved to have major advantages over conventional metallic armoured vehicles of a similar size. Plastic Tank Armoured Vehicle. The 'plastic tank' is...

I would prefer to see brand new Chinook.  BTW - Rumour as it here (in Greenwood) that if the Cormorant didn't have the Tail Rotor problem... The CAF would have repainted a couple of them and would be deployed in Afghanistan to support our troops.  Anybody else heard this???

OTTAWA -- Military brass are scrambling to boost the bonuses of elite commandos in a bid to fend off increasingly aggressive recruiting by security companies, Sun Media has learned. Canada's small Joint Task Force 2 unit is fast becoming a prime poaching ground for companies providing security...

Ultra Electronics Tactical Communication Systems ( TCS) has been awarded a contract by Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) valued at C$12.7 million (US$10.4 million), for the supply of an unspecified quantity of AN/GRC-245 multiband, software-programmable radios. The contract includes...

That almost look like a new Defence Paper A major new defence policy statement promises to double the military's overseas capabilities and makes broad commitments to new equipment, including destroyers and troop-carrying ships February's federal budget had also set aside money for trucks...

My brother is gonna be graduating from boot camp soon, And my question is... This, being a military function,  I would like to know if there is a loop hole where DND would pay for me to attend his graduation ;D

I know this site is mostly about the Army... but for the few interested, TLC is showing us more of the making of the largest commercial plane ever built.  tonite, Feb 13. Comming Together Also Feb 17... A380: A Race to Built.  I think this one is a repeat.