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Textron supplies armored vehicles to Afghanistan
Sep 29, 2015 (UPI)
Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems is to supply additional four-wheeled armored vehicles to the Afghan National Army. The contract for 55 Commando Select veh...
AgustaWestland partners for Czech military contract
Sep 29, 2015 (UPI)
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland is teaming with Czech firm LOM Praha s.p. in its bid for a Czech military helicopter contact. Under the memorandum of understanding ...
Lithuania buys self-propelled howitzers from German Army
Sep 29, 2015 (UPI)
Lithuania on Tuesday signed an agreement to procure 21 PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers from the German Armed Forces. The deal for the 155mm guns, as well as ve...
Finland eyes building new combat vessels
Sep 29, 2015 (UPI)
The Finnish Navy has been given the go-ahead to begin a program to replace six combat ships. The program is called Flotilla 2020 and will lead to the procuremen...
Company builds bullet-resistant defensive fighting enclosures
Sep 22, 2015 (UPI)
Safe Haven International is producing bullet-resistant Defensive Fighting Position buildings for use by the U.S. military and allied countries. The DFP unit is ...
US military women told it's good to 'Lean In'
Sep 21, 2015 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday encouraged women troops to participate in groups inspired by "Lean In," the best-selling female leadership and empo...
DRS Technologies providing new soldier vision system
Sep 21, 2015 (UPI)
DRS Technologies Inc. is to provide the U.S. Army with a new technology that integrates night vision goggles with thermal weapon sights. Work on the next-genera...
Australian Army explores U.S. tactile technology for pilots
Sep 17, 2015 (UPI)
Australian military researchers are working with the U.S. Army to equip helicopter pilots with a Tactile Cueing System. Australian company elmTEK and researcher...
US defense agencies increase investment
Sep 17, 2015 (SPX)
A new analysis by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Wilson Center finds the Defense Department and its Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) fund...
Slovakia procures Saab's M4 shoulder-fired weapon system
Sep 17, 2015 (UPI)
Saab is to supply its new Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired recoilless rifle to Slovakia, its first customer for the system that was unveiled in 2014. Deliveries of...
U.S. Army orders anti-armor weapon from Saab
Sep 15, 2015 (UPI)
Saab is supplying its AT4CS shoulder-launched anti-armor weapon system to the U.S. Army, with deliveries scheduled for next year. The value of the weapons contr...
Australia funds military technology development
Sep 14, 2015 (UPI)
The Australian Department of Defense is funding seven organizations to advance the development of technologies that could advance military capabilities. The fun...
US Navy boss questions mixed-gender Marine squad study
Sep 11, 2015 (AFP)
The head of the US Navy on Friday criticized a Marine Corps study that found all-male combat teams performed better than those that included women. The experime...
Britain to gift more counter-IED help to Pakistan
Sep 11, 2015 (UPI)
Britain plans to gift Pakistan spare parts and other equipment to support counter-explosive equipment previously given to the country. The intention to donate m...
AM General wins Humvee contract
Sep 10, 2015 (UPI)
Vehicle-maker AM General has won a $428.3 million contract to provide the U.S. Army with Humvee ambulance chassis vehicles. The award is an indefinite-delivery/...
Netherlands orders Excalibur IB artillery rounds
Sep 09, 2015 (UPI)
The Netherlands has ordered Raytheon's precision-guided Excalibur Ib artillery round, becoming the second European country to do so. The Excalibur Ib is a 155mm...
Delivery of German Army machine guns delayed
Sep 07, 2015 (UPI)
The Germany army won't be receiving initial deliveries of HK MG5 machine guns because of undisclosed technical problems with the weapon. Deutsche Welle German r...
After Humvee, US Army to unleash latest beast
Sep 06, 2015 (AFP)
First there was the Jeep, then came the Humvee. Now the US military has a new all-purpose vehicle that's destined to become another emblem of American fighting ...
Norwegian Army receives CV90s from BAE Systems
Sep 02, 2015 (UPI)
The first batch of new and upgraded CV90 armored combat vehicles has been delivered to the Norwegian Army by BAE Systems. The batch consisted of 12 vehicles ord...
Army says Ranger School will stay open to women
Sep 02, 2015 (AFP)
The US Army has decided to keep its elite Ranger School open to women, a high profile step in the Pentagon's efforts to remove barriers to women serving in comb...
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