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DynCorp wins U.S. intelligence support contract
Mar 14, 2016 (UPI)
DynCorp International is to provide engineering, facilities and logistics support for the U.S. Army's Intelligence and Security Command. The work is for INSCOM'...
Ford offers police greater ballistic protection for vehicles
Mar 11, 2016 (UPI)
Ballistic panels for protection against armor-piercing ammunition are being offered by Ford on its Police Interceptor sedan and utility vehicles. The Type IV pa...
Factory for Ajax armored vehicles inaugurated
Mar 08, 2016 (UPI)
General Dynamics Land Systems-UK has inaugurated a new facility in Wales for the assembly of Ajax armored fighting vehicles for the British military. The facili...
New mortars for Ukraine military
Mar 07, 2016 (UPI)
Ukraine's Ukroboronprom's Mayak business unit has delivered its initial batch of new 120mm Molot mortars to the country's military. The mortar system has a firi...
Army looks at Stryker upgrade program
Mar 03, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Army is planning a major, multi-upgrade program for Stryker combat vehicles and issued a "Sources Sought Notice" for the modernization. The upgrades wi...
Scholz group sells tank dismantling company
Mar 02, 2016 (UPI)
Germany's Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, a leading manufacturer of armored vehicles, reports it has acquired Battle Tank Dismantling GmbH Koch, based in Rockensussra, G...
Indian army makes candidates strip to foil cheating
Mar 01, 2016 (AFP)
India's army made candidates at a recruitment day in Bihar take a written exam in their underwear to prevent them from cheating, reports said Tuesday, after a s...
Arsenal to produce lighter-weight mortar bipods
Mar 01, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Army's Watervliet Arsenal is starting a new product line -- next-generation bipods for the 81mm mortar systems that are about five pounds lighter than ...
Rheinmetall upgrading Polish Army's Leopard 2 tanks
Feb 24, 2016 (UPI)
Rheinmetall to modernize 128 Leopard 2 tanks of the Polish Army in cooperation with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and ZM Bumar-Łabędy S.A. Under the contract, Rhei...
U.S. Marines in Norway learn how to drift tanks on snow
Feb 19, 2016 (UPI)
Norwegian tank pilots taught U.S. Marines how to drift their tanks on the snow ahead of Norway's Cold Response 2016 military exercise. The demonstration involve...
Milrem unveils unmanned ground vehicle at Singapore Airshow
Feb 16, 2016 (UPI)
Estonian company Milrem unveiled on Tuesday a prototype modular hybrid unmanned ground vehicle at the Singapore Airshow 2016. The THeMIS is a tracked, modular p...
Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new loitering munitions
Feb 15, 2016 (UPI)
Israel Aerospace Industries revealed several new loitering munitions at the 2016 Singapore Airshow, including a new variant of the Harpy. The Harpy New Generati...
BAE Systems announces upgrades to engineering vehicle
Feb 12, 2016 (UPI)
The Terrier combat engineering vehicle by BAE Systems has received been fitted with new technologies and systems. A new telescopic arm for investigation of susp...
Court denies Lockheed Martin JLTV injunction request
Feb 12, 2016 (UPI)
Oshkosh Defense is to continue building Joint Light Tactical Vehicles for the U.S. military following a U.S. Court of Federal Claims' decision Thursday to deny ...
NATO allies sign air-to-ground munitions pact
Feb 11, 2016 (UPI)
Eight NATO allies signed a memorandum of understanding to further cooperation on the multinational provision of air-to-ground precision-guided munitions. Under ...
Cubic to continue supporting U.S. Army Europe training
Feb 11, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Army Europe has given Cubic Global Defense a $33.7 million contract to support their Joint Multinational Simulation Center in Germany. Under the five-y...
Latin American country orders hundreds of military trucks
Feb 10, 2016 (UPI)
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles reports a major order for hundreds of logistics vehicles for the army and navy of an unidentified Latin American country. A to...
West's advantage in military tech 'eroding': think-tank
Feb 09, 2016 (AFP)
Western superiority in military technology is "eroding", notably at the hands of China and Russia, a leading think-tank said Tuesday in its annual report on the...
Swedish Army takes delivery of Archer artillery systems
Feb 09, 2016 (UPI)
Deliveries of Archer self-propelled artillery system to the Swedish Army have begun. The first of the truck-mounted 155mm systems -- made by BAE Systems Bofors ...
Russia testing Bumerang armored personnel carrier
Feb 09, 2016 (UPI)
The Bumerang, a new Russian armored personnel carrier first unveiled at last year's Victory Day Parade, is undergoing preliminary trials. The 8x8 APC is made by...
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