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Orbital ATK to complete development of new tank ammo
Feb 09, 2017 (UPI)
Orbital ATK is to complete development of the next-generation 120mm multipurpose round for Abrams tanks. The 30-month development and qualification deliverable ...
Driver training system for Ajax vehicles wins approval
Feb 09, 2017 (UPI)
A training and simulation system for drivers of Ajax infantry fighting vehicles has passed a critical design review, paving the way for their manufacture for Br...
Estonia partners with Finland for K9 howitzer buy
Feb 09, 2017 (UPI)
Estonia will join Finland in purchasing used K9 Thunder howitzers from the government of South Korea, defense officials confirmed. Finland has been in talks wit...
Australia awards competitive ammunition load carrier contracts
Feb 06, 2017 (UPI)
Australia's defense ministry has contracted BAE Systems Australia and Sea Box International to competitively develop prototype ammunition load carriers. Under t...
Army Reserve units getting CROWS gun turrets
Feb 01, 2017 (UPI)
Manned gun turrets on some U.S. Army Reserve Humvees are being replaced with common remotely operated weapon stations, the U.S. Army reports. The first units to...
Austria orders Pandur 6x6 armored personnel carriers
Jan 31, 2017 (UPI)
General Dynamics European Land Systems is supplying the Austrian military with 34 Pandur 6x6 armored vehicles, the company said Tuesday. The vehicles have an op...
U.S. Army spotlights innovative ZH2 vehicle
Jan 27, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Army is to field test a vehicle from General Motors that does not produce smoke, noise, odor or have a thermal signature. The demonstrator vehicle is c...
Pentagon chief holds fast against torture
Jan 26, 2017 (AFP)
US defense chief James Mattis still favors the current rules banning the use of torture in prisoner interrogations, the Pentagon said Thursday, the day after Pr...
U.S. Army tests Stryker with 30mm cannon
Jan 26, 2017 (UPI)
U.S. Army personnel conducted their first test with a Stryker combat vehicle equipped with a 30mm cannon ahead of future planned upgrades. The combat vehicle wa...
Orbital ATK making non-standard ammunition for U.S. allies
Jan 23, 2017 (UPI)
An undisclosed quantity of non-U.S. standard ammunition is to be manufactured by Orbital ATK for countries allied with the United States. The indefinite deliver...
U.S. Army contracts Sig Sauer for M9 handgun replacement
Jan 20, 2017 (UPI)
Sig Sauer has received a $580 million contract to provide Modular Handgun Systems for the U.S. Army. Under the agreement, the company will provide handguns, acc...
Army orders mortar fuzes for FMS customer
Jan 19, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Army has given L-3 Technologies a contract modification to produce M783 Point Detonating/Delay mortar fuzes for another country. The unidentified count...
Denel to deliver armored vehicles to Namibia
Jan 19, 2017 (UPI)
South Africa-based defense contractor Denel is on track to deliver armored patrol vehicles and lightweight remote weapon systems to Namibia. Namibia's order inc...
BAE Systems producing howitzers for India
Jan 13, 2017 (UPI)
BAE Systems is producing ultra-lightweight howitzers for the Indian Army as a result of a Foreign Military Sales deal between the Indian and U.S. governments. T...
EDA launches program to improve IED detection
Jan 12, 2017 (UPI)
The European Defense Agency has launched a new program aiming to develop technologies for detecting and neutralizing improvised explosive devices. EDA officials...
Harris providing electronic warfare gear to Morocco
Jan 11, 2017 (UPI)
Harris Corporation is to supply advanced electronic warfare threat protection systems to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quanti...
Rheinmetall, Steyr Mannlicher announce new assault rifle
Jan 11, 2017 (UPI)
Germany's Rheinmetall and Austria's Steyr Mannlicher have partnered to manufacture and market a new and modular military assault rifle. The RS556 -- 5.56x45 mm ...
U.S. Army orders rough-terrain forklifts
Jan 10, 2017 (UPI)
Equipment manufacturer JCB is to supply the U.S. Army with more than 1,600 light-capability, rough-terrain forklifts for use around the world. The contract, one...
What Russia's railgun can really do
Jan 10, 2017 (Sputnik)
A team of Russian scientists has successfully tested the country's first railgun, which relies on electromagnetic forces rather than explosives or propellant.Ac...
Retired US generals to Trump: 'Torture is unnecessary'
Jan 10, 2017 (AFP)
Dozens of retired top military brass have written to President-elect Donald Trump urging him not to follow through on campaign pledges to reinstate waterboardin...
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