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Nine injured, three missing in Bulgaria arms depot blasts
Jun 05, 2012 (AFP)
Three workers were missing and nine injured after a series of blasts that rocked an old munitions depot in eastern Bulgaria on Tuesday, officials said. The expl...
Canada buys simulators to deal with IEDs
Jun 04, 2012 (UPI)
Canada is spending more on training its troops to deal with improvised explosive devices, which are blamed for many Canadian casualties in Afghanistan. At least...
Australia lifts suspension on helicopters
Jun 01, 2012 (UPI)
The Australian army's fleet of Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters is flying regular training duties after a suspension earlier this month. The suspension wa...
Elbit Systems Contract to Supply Advanced Dismounted Soldier Systems to Finnish Army
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
Elbit Systems has announced that it was awarded a contract by the Finnish Army, to supply advanced dismounted soldier systems, in the first phase of a comprehen...
Raytheon unveils reconnaissance system prototype to Canadian Army
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC) has unveiled its Light Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance Surveillance System (LRSS) prototype to the Canadian Army in O...
Congress to spend more on tanks than US military wants
May 25, 2012 (AFP)
The US Congress is poised to approve more funds for modernizing the US Army's main battle tank despite objections from the military that it puts the Pentagon's ...
Pre-qualified modular app ready platform gets apps promptly to the battlefield
May 25, 2012 (SPX)
Kontron has announced the availability of its new multi-mission rugged computer system ApexVX specifically designed for the rapid deployment of a broad range of...
Raytheon awarded $57.8 million Phalanx contract
May 21, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a contract totaling $57.8 million to overhaul and upgrade nine Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems, and manufacture two SeaRAM an...
ARL-led program enables new manufacturing processes for ballistic protection
May 18, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Weapons and Materials Research Directorate saw the product of their work toward a new generation of sig...
Research findings show brain injury to soldiers can arise from exposure to a single explosion
May 18, 2012 (SPX)
A team of investigators have shown evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in brain tissue from blast-exposed military service personnel. Laboratory ...
India ready for U.S. howitzer purchase
May 17, 2012 (UPI)
India's Defense Acquisition Council gave the go-ahead to buy 145 howitzers nearly 25 years after a procurement scandal derailed the purchase. The deal will "exo...
Dip Chip Technology Tests Toxicity On-the-Go
May 16, 2012 (SPX)
From man-made toxic chemicals such as industrial by-products to poisons that occur naturally, a water or food supply can be easily contaminated. And for every l...
Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for LITENING G4 Targeting Pods
May 16, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a delivery order by the Naval Air Systems Command totaling $103 million to deliver LITENING G4 targeting systems. Under the te...
BBN Technologies awarded intelligence funding for metaphor research
May 16, 2012 (SPX)
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), via the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), has awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies $2.5 million in...
US restricts flights of F-22 jets over safety worries
May 15, 2012 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered the Air Force to restrict flights of its most advanced fighter jet, the F-22, after some pilots complained of dizz...
Two Lockheed Martin F-35Bs Ferried To Eglin, Marking 25th DOD Delivery
May 15, 2012 (SPX)
Two Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) production aircraft were ferried last week to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., marking the 24th and ...
Boeing Completes 1st Flight of QF-16 Aerial Target for US Air Force
May 15, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. The QF-16 ...
Improved batteries, SWIPES lighten Soldiers' load
May 14, 2012 (SPX)
A Soldier treks through treacherous terrain in a dangerous combat zone with a rucksack filled with meals ready-to-eat, first-aid gear, weapons, ammunition, radi...
Famous FN MAG Machine Gun Goes Polymer
May 14, 2012 (SPX)
The 7.62x51mm NATO caliber FN MAG - designed, developed, manufactured and marketed by Belgium-based small arms manufacturer FN Herstal - comes now standard with...
Swiss army to buy new bicycles -- with gears
May 13, 2012 (AFP)
Forget the Swiss army knife, Swiss soldiers will soon be issued with the latest in two-wheel technology -- brand new bicycles to keep the men fit on mountain ro...
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