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MBDA, Polish companies sign letters of intent
Sep 03, 2014 (UPI)
European missile-manufacturer MBDA, one of two finalists for Poland's Wisla missile defense program, is expanding cooperation with local companies. Letters of i...
General Dynamics UK lands Ministry of Defense vehicle contract
Sep 03, 2014 (UPI)
Nearly 600 Scout Specialist Vehicles will be delivered for the British Army by General Dynamics UK beginning in 2017. The 589 platforms, in six variants, will p...
Marines manning checkpoints receiving attention-getter
Sep 03, 2014 (UPI)
A non-lethal munition system for helping to determine a possible vehicular threat to a checkpoint at standoff range is being deployed by the U.S. Marines. The m...
Brazil taking sharp look at Russia's Pantsir-S1 air defense system
Aug 28, 2014 (UPI)
A Brazilian military delegation has been sent to Russia to further assess the Pantsir-S1 medium-range air defense system for possible purchase. Brazil and Russi...
New helmets, body armor, other gear for Australian troops
Aug 28, 2014 (UPI)
Australian Defense Force personnel on military deployment are to be issued with improved personal protection gear, the government announced Wednesday. The new k...
New deal struck for 84mm recoilless rifles
Aug 27, 2014 (UPI)
A new framework deal for acquisition of Saab's Carl-Gustaf man-portable recoilless rifle has been signed by the company and the U.S. Special Operations Command....
Obama's executive order: computer chip implants to heal injured troops
Aug 27, 2014 (UPI)
President Obama is backing a unique program aimed at developing computer chip implants that monitor and augment an injured soldier's nervous system -- mitigatin...
Magal supports Israeli, international security projects
Aug 27, 2014 (UPI)
Magal Security Systems Ltd., an Israeli company, reports receipt of more than $4 million in domestic and international contracts for its technologies. The bigge...
Hungarian T-72 tanks on way to Czech Republic
Aug 26, 2014 (UPI)
More than four dozen T-72 tanks are on their way to the Czech military from Hungarian Army depots. The Hungarian Ministry of Defense said the transport of 58 su...
Remington Outdoors facility to use Meggitt live-fire range systems
Aug 21, 2014 (UPI)
Meggitt Training Systems is providing live-fire range systems for firearm and ammunition research and development testing by Remington Outdoor. Remington will u...
Supacat providing vehicles for Australian military
Aug 21, 2014 (UPI)
Australia's military has ordered high mobility vehicles from the Supacat Group, a British company with a presence in the country. The vehicle ordered by the Def...
Exelis wins Army Corps of Engineers support services contract
Aug 20, 2014 (UPI)
Exelis reports it is to provide information management and technology support services to serve more than 3,700 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer customers. The contr...
Military sensor needs focus of Swedish symposium
Aug 20, 2014 (UPI)
Sensor capabilities for the Swedish military and other armed forces the next 10-15 years are to be examined next month at a symposium in Stockholm. The event is...
Ground X-Vehicle Program Aims to Break The More Armor Paradigm
Aug 19, 2014 (SPX)
For the past 100 years of mechanized warfare, protection for ground-based armored fighting vehicles and their occupants has boiled down almost exclusively to a ...
Greek Army's German-made Leopard tanks getting ammunition
Aug 18, 2014 (UPI)
Ammunition for the Greek Army's Leopard 2 tanks is to be produced by Rheinmetall of Germany under a $69.6 million contract. Rheinmetall, a defense company that ...
Army orders equipment from TeleCommunication Systems Inc.
Aug 13, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Army has given TeleCommunication Systems Inc. a delivery order for equipment and maintenance of Tactical Transportable Troposcatter Systems. The 3T sys...
Raytheon partners with university of technology research
Aug 12, 2014 (UPI)
A joint research facility to advance innovative technologies is being established by Raytheon and the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Raytheon said it is co...
USAF cargo loaders getting support from DRS
Aug 07, 2014 (UPI)
Halvorsen 25K aircraft cargo loaders used by the U.S. Air Force are to receive depot-level overhaul and logistics support from DRS Technologies Inc. Under a $17...
Army eyes lighter weight combat vehicles
Aug 05, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Army is looking to reduce the weight of its armored vehicles by 40 percent in years ahead and has reached out to industry and academia for help. Accord...
Lockheed touts performance of its enhanced bomb guidance kit
Aug 04, 2014 (UPI)
Bombs with Lockheed's enhanced Dual Mode Laser Guided Bombs kit successfully demonstrated their capability in various targeting modes for the U.S. Marine Corps....
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