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USMC orders marksmanship training simulators
Jan 14, 2015 (UPI)
Indoor simulated marksmanship trainers are to be developed and delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps by Meggitt Training Systems under a $31.7 million contract. Th...
Navy contracts for modified MK46 guns
Jan 14, 2015 (UPI)
General Dynamics Land Systems is to produce Modification 2 MK46 gun weapon systems for the U.S. Navy. The contract for the system was issued by the Naval Sea Sy...
Nammo in Finland inaugurates ammo production line
Jan 14, 2015 (UPI)
Finland's Nammo Lapua Oy officially started production at its newly acquired ammunition facility in Sastamala, located in the province of Western Finland. The f...
SmartRounds intros non-lethal, non-impact stun projectiles for police
Jan 12, 2015 (UPI)
A line of non-impact, non-lethal projectiles for use by law enforcement and the military was introduced Monday by SmartRounds Technology LLC. The ShockRound and...
Babcock receives $1.3B British military vehicle maintenance deal
Jan 07, 2015 (UPI)
Britain's Ministry of Defense has given Babcock International a 10-year contract for maintenance of the Royal Army's land vehicles. The value of the award is mo...
Navy orders rail gun battery system fron K2 Energy Solutions
Jan 06, 2015 (UPI)
An intermediate energy storage battery system for the U.S. Navy's electromagnetic rail gun is to be designed and engineered by K2 Energy Solutions Inc. The ener...
U.S. orders more M72 Light Assault Weapons
Jan 06, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. subsidiary of Europe's Nammo Group is to manufacture M72 Light Assault Weapons under a four-year contract from the Department of Defense. Nammo Talley ...
Lithuania receives Polish shoulder-fired air defense missiles
Jan 05, 2015 (UPI)
Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense has added Polish-made shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles to its air defense missile inventory. The short-range ma...
Systems wins deal for new armored vehicles
Dec 24, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Army has selected BAE Systems for its program to produce a replacement vehicle for Vietnam War-era M113 armored personnel carriers. Under an award wort...
Iraq seeks tanks and up-armored Humvees
Dec 22, 2014 (UPI)
Iraq is requesting M1A1 Abrams tanks and up-armored High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles, or Humvees, from the United States. The two separate proposed ...
Diehl Defense selling tank track business
Dec 22, 2014 (UPI)
Diehl Defense of Germany is selling its operations for the manufacture of tracks and tank suspensions to Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Diehl Defense Land System's tank...
First auction of military Humvees to civilians lures bidders
Dec 20, 2014 (UPI)
The chance to own a U.S. military Humvee helped drive a record number of visitors and bidders to an online auction of Department of Defense equipment. GovPlanet...
Army orders hundreds of Oshkosh trucks, trailers
Dec 19, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Army has ordered hundreds of trucks and trailers from Oshkosh Defense, with deliveries to begin next year through 2016. The 256 trucks and trailers ord...
Companies partner counter-IED technologies
Dec 18, 2014 (UPI)
Humanistic Robotics Inc. and Critical Solutions International have teamed to offer Husky road clearance vehicles with counter-land mine and counter-IED rollers....
Nexter, Hydrema team for Danish APC deal
Dec 17, 2014 (UPI)
Nexter, the French defense company, has partnered with Hyrema of Denmark for a joint bid to receive a contract for replacing Danish armored personnel carriers. ...
DARPA developing first-ever maneuverable bullet
Dec 17, 2014 (UPI)
Researchers with the Defense Department are currently testing a bullet that's maneuverable, able to change directions mid-flight. Military officials hope the te...
New, lighter mortar system for U.S. Army
Dec 16, 2014 (UPI)
A new lightweight 81mm mortar system from the U.S. Army's Picatinny Arsenal is being fielded by U.S. troops. The Arsenal reports the new M252A1 81mm system is 1...
Mobile radio passive radar makes harbors safer
Dec 16, 2014 (SPX)
Many coastal areas and harbors go almost unprotected against acts of terror. Soon a new sensor system relying on signal echoes from cell towers can quickly dete...
Salient Federal Solutions providing mass notification systems to Marines
Dec 16, 2014 (UPI)
Mass notification systems for 20 U.S. Marine Corps sites are to be designed, delivered and installed by Virginia-based Salient Federal Solutions Inc. The work o...
Rapiscan adds CounterBomber distance threat detector to portfolio
Dec 11, 2014 (UPI)
A radar-based system for detecting concealed suicide vests and other weapons at stand-off distances has been introduced by Rapiscan Systems Inc. The system is n...
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