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Raytheon receives $75 million Small Diameter Bomb II contract
Jul 24, 2017 (UPI)
Contractor support will include engineering, manufacturing development and production work for the SDB II with work being performed in Tuscon, Ariz. The complet...
Slovakia deploys Saab's Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon
Jul 18, 2017 (UPI)
The delivery of the 84mm man-portable reusable anti-tank weapon system took place this month, Saab said Tuesday in a news release, but offered no further detail...
LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract
Jul 17, 2017 (UPI)
The modification, announced by the Department of Defense on Friday, is for the acquisition and modification work of 276 Bradley Engineering Change Proposal 1 ki...
Nigeria starts receiving armored vehicles from Streit
Jul 17, 2017 (UPI)
Streit said late last month that the batch delivered was composed of its Spartan APCs and Typhoon 4×4 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles. The Spartan pro...
Rheinmetall enhancing Puma IFV for German Army
Jul 13, 2017 (UPI)
The comprehensive expansion package given by the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has a gross value of abo...
Orbital ATK signs $400 million in small arms ammunition supply deals
Jul 11, 2017 (UPI)
The contract will run over a three year period and will focus on factory production optimization and logisitical networks. The expansion is to meet U.S.military...
Northrop Grumman, UTC receive matching Air Force research contracts
Jul 11, 2017 (UPI)
The contracts will cover development of components for thermal and power systems to be used as proof-of-concept demonstrations. The work will take place in Redo...
BAE awarded $15.2 million contract for Amored Multi-Purpose Vehicles
Jul 11, 2017 (UPI)
The work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., and have a projected completion date of Nov. 6, 2019, the Department of Defense announced on Monday. BAE ...
Saab, Lockheed win Army training simulation contact
Jul 10, 2017 (UPI)
Saab said on Monday that its portion of the Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System, or VTESS, award contract includes the provision of laser simulators, ...
Mosul victory marks win for Pentagon training plan
Jul 10, 2017 (AFP)
Instead of putting large numbers of American boots on the ground, the US-led strategy in Iraq and Syria has been a non-stop air campaign combined with continual...
OSI acquires Morpho explosive trace detection business
Jul 10, 2017 (UPI)
The transaction was completed for $75.5 million in cash, though the final amount is subject to a net working capital adjustment, the company said. "We are pleas...
Bahrain signs contract with Lockheed for sniper targeting pods
Jul 10, 2017 (UPI)
The contract includes the targeting pods, spare parts and equipment needed to integrate the system with the F-16. The pod deliveries will begin in early 2018, w...
US to sell $1bn of tactical vehicles to Britain
Jul 10, 2017 (AFP)
The sale comes after the British government requested a possible sale of up to 2,747 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) in a contract worth $1.035 billion. "...
Rheinmetall supplying Bundeswehr with 2,000-plus trucks
Jul 06, 2017 (UPI)
The framework agreement from the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support is for a seven-year period, provides for...
Belgium to acquire troop transport vehicles
Jul 03, 2017 (UPI)
The purchase, approved on Friday, was part of an urgent renewal of vehicles operated by the country's Special Operations Forces and obtained in the early 1990s....
BAE, Leonardo partner on precision-guided artillery ammunition
Jun 28, 2017 (UPI)
The program will focus on adaptations and derivatives of the current Vulcano line of precision-guided artillery ammunition. The new munitions would be used on a...
Switzerland orders Saab's anti-tank weapon
Jun 28, 2017 (UPI)
The NLAW system is a shoulder-fired anti-tank missile system that attacks its target from above. It has an effective firing range of more than 2,600 feet. "The ...
Orbital ATK shows ammo development for MK44 gun
Jun 27, 2017 (UPI)
The demonstration was to showcase the company's development of ammunition for the weapon. The gun, mounted to a Kongsberg Protector Turret and General Dynamics ...
Four companies receive contracts for non-lethal weapons development
Jun 27, 2017 (UPI)
American Systems, Applied Research Associates, Applied Technologies and Booz Allen Hamilton all received contracts for work on the systems with options that ran...
Denmark contracts with General Dynamics for EAGLE armored ATVs
Jun 27, 2017 (UPI)
Denmark's initial purchase plans are for 36 vehicles, with deliveries starting in 2018, to supplement their existing EAGLE fleet. The contract has options to ex...
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