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Dutch sell armored vehicles to Estonia
Dec 11, 2014 (UPI)
The Netherlands has sold Estonia nearly four dozen CV90 armored infantry fighting vehicles it is retiring because of military downsizing. The deal for 44 of the...
Saab supplying shoulder-fired rocket system to French forces
Dec 10, 2014 (UPI)
Saab of Sweden is supplying its AT4 shoulder-launched rocket system to the French military under a contract from the country's defense and procurement agency. T...
Lockheed Martin opens innovation center in Abu Dhabi
Dec 10, 2014 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has opened a new Center for Innovation and Security Solutions in Abu Dhabi to facilitate technology collaboration. The state-of-the-art center i...
Dutch sell combat vehicles to Estonia for 100 mln euros
Dec 09, 2014 (AFP)
Estonia on Tuesday signed a deal to buy 44 infantry combat vehicles from the Netherlands in Tallinn's biggest-ever defence purchase. The deal, reportedly worth ...
World is moving towards getting rid of landmines: Kerry
Dec 08, 2014 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry Monday vowed the world was on its way towards getting rid of the scourge of landmines, backed by major US efforts over the past...
BAE Systems modernizess 100th M113 for Brazil
Dec 08, 2014 (UPI)
Two-thirds of Brazilian Army M113 armored personnel carriers earmarked for modernization have been upgraded by BAE Systems. BAE Systems called the recent upgrad...
US Navy engineer 'tried to pass details to Egypt'
Dec 06, 2014 (AFP)
A US Navy civilian engineer was arrested Friday on charges of trying to steal schematics of a new nuclear aircraft carrier and have them sent to Egypt, the Just...
Precision guided projectile hits the mark in recent testing
Dec 04, 2014 (SPX)
Raytheon successfully test fired four Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) guided projectiles. Three of the GPS-guided rounds flew to the required range and...
Pentagon taking bids to replace Beretta as standard-issue sidearm
Dec 03, 2014 (UPI)
The Pentagon announced it will actively seek a new manufacturing contract to replace Beretta as the primary sidearm of the United States military. Gun manufactu...
Air Force orders additional programmable bomb fuzes
Nov 24, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has contracted the Aerospace business unit of Kaman Corporation for additional programmable bomb fuzes. The award for Joint Programmable Fuze...
US delivers anti-mortar radars to Ukraine: Pentagon
Nov 21, 2014 (AFP)
The US military has delivered three radars to Ukraine designed to detect incoming mortar fire, the Pentagon said Friday, amid appeals from Kiev for Washington t...
Marines get counter-IED training from A-T Solutions
Nov 20, 2014 (UPI)
Training to counter improvised explosive devices is to be provided to the U.S. Marine Corps Engineer School by A-T solutions. The training, plus ancillary suppo...
Raytheon touts its Agile software development process
Nov 17, 2014 (UPI)
Raytheon says its method of developing and building software has been validated in a test of the U.S. Navy's new Air and Missile Defense Radar. The software bui...
Hagel unveils plan to boost military 'innovation'
Nov 16, 2014 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Saturday a technological innovation plan to ensure America's military superiority in the 21st century. "It will put r...
Canada's LAV III vehicle upgrade to include enhanced surveillance suite
Nov 14, 2014 (UPI)
An enhanced surveillance suite is to be provided and installed on upgraded Canadian military LAV III armored vehicles by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada. T...
TSA orders desktop explosive trace detectors
Nov 14, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has ordered more than a thousand explosive trace detectors from Implant Sciences Corporation. The company, which...
First of 71 Finnish armored personnel carriers modernized
Nov 13, 2014 (UPI)
Finnish Defense Forces have received the first of 71 XA-180 armored personnel carriers being modernized by Patria. The vehicle delivered is a pre-series model. ...
Air Force investigators tap A-T Solutions for software modifications
Nov 13, 2014 (UPI)
Evidence collection software used by the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigation is being modified by A-T Solutions. "A-T Solutions is looking forward to...
Pindad, Cockerill team for new armored vehicle
Nov 10, 2014 (UPI)
Indonesian vehicle-maker PT Pindad is to build a new 6 x 6 special armored vehicle with Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie SA Defense of Belgium. The Bandak wil...
US Navy SEALs: the not-so-quiet professionals
Nov 08, 2014 (AFP)
They call themselves the "quiet professionals," but lately, the US Navy SEALs can't seem to keep their mouths shut. The elite commandos have long prided themsel...
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