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Lockheed Martin introduces Paragon direct attack bomb
Mar 02, 2017 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin announced Thursday that its newest direct attack, Dual Mode Plus laser-guided bomb has been named Paragon. Paragon leverages the reliability of ...
Navistar to upgrade MRAP vehicles for UAE
Mar 01, 2017 (UPI)
Navistar Defense received a $440 million contract from the U.S. Army to reset and upgrade 1,085 mine-resistant armored vehicles for the United Arab Emirates. Th...
Jacobs to provide support for U.S. Marines weapons system
Mar 01, 2017 (UPI)
Jacobs engineering Group will provide logistics services for facilities of the U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command, the company announced on Wednesday....
Orbital ATK production of artillery shell guidance kits tops 10,000
Feb 27, 2017 (UPI)
More than 10,000 precision guidance kits for artillery projectiles have been delivered to the U.S. Army, Orbital ATK reports. The kit combines guidance and fuze...
Atlas Elektronik contracted for ARCIMS vehicles
Feb 22, 2017 (UPI)
Atlas Elektronik, a joint venture between ThyssenKrupp and Airbus, received an order to deliver two ARCIMS vehicles to an undisclosed navy. Under the contract, ...
Russia to start testing TIGR unmanned armored car in 2017
Feb 22, 2017 (Sputnik)
Russia will start testing a new unmanned version of its Tigr armored car, equipped with a 30-millimeter automatic gun, this year, CEO of the vehicle's developer...
U.S. Marines place $150M order for Target Sight Systems
Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Lockheed Martin with a $150 million contract to produce additional Target Sight Systems for the branch's AH-1Z Viper helicopters. ...
Orbital ATK reports new orders for Bushmaster guns
Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)
Orbital ATK won about $600 million in international orders in the past three months for its medium-caliber cannons and related munitions, the company announced....
Qioptiq wins $102 million targeting equipment order
Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)
Wales-based contractor Qioptiq received a $102 million contract from Britain's Ministry of Defense to support surveillance and targeting equipment. The contract...
Russia ready to export new T-90 tank variant
Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)
Russia's Uralvagonzavod scientific-production corporation is ready to export the latest variant of the T-90 main battle tank, Russian news agency Tass reports. ...
UAE orders battle management system from Harris
Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)
The United Arab Emirates has given the Harris Corporation a two-year contract to provide its military with an integrated battle management system. The contract,...
Lockheed providing Poland with live-fire training rounds
Feb 17, 2017 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin is producing Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds for the Polish military under a $1.9 million contract. The award was issued by Poland's Megma...
New origami-inspired shield deflects handgun bullets
Feb 17, 2017 (UPI)
Engineers at Brigham Young University have developed an origami-like, collapsable shield capable of stopping bullets fired by pistols and revolvers, including t...
U.S. Navy to buy 40 MRAP MaxxPro Dash DXM vehicles
Feb 17, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy awarded Navistar Defense a $35 million contract to procure 40 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected MaxxPro Dash DXM vehicles. The vehicles are a lighte...
Elbit supplying mortar fire control units to U.S. Army
Feb 16, 2017 (UPI)
Elbit Systems of America has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply field mortar fire control systems to the U.S. Army. The ...
New muzzle brake design for M119 howitzer
Feb 15, 2017 (UPI)
U.S. Army engineers have designed a 105mm low blast overpressure muzzle brake for the M119 howitzer platform. The muzzle brake is the first large-caliber device...
Chinese weapons reaching 'near-parity' with West: study
Feb 14, 2017 (AFP)
China is beginning to export its own weapon designs, including armed drones, worldwide and is reaching "near-parity" with the West in terms of military technolo...
Honeywell's Gold Shield to be used in vests for Brazil's police
Feb 13, 2017 (UPI)
Police in Minas Gerais, the second-largest state in Brazil, are to receive protective vests made from Honeywell's Gold Shield ballistic composite materials. The...
Canada taps General Dynamics for armored vehicle upgrades
Feb 10, 2017 (UPI)
General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada received a $308 million contract to upgrade 141 Light Armored Vehicles for the government of Canada. The contract support...
U.S. Marines set to receive new ultra-light Utility Task Vehicles
Feb 09, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Marine Corps will soon supply its infantry units with new ultra-light Utility Task Vehicles to support logistics maneuvers on the battlefield. The Util...
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