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Oshkosh Defense Delivers 15,000th FMTV Truck

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), has delivered the 15,000th Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) truck to the U.S. Army and National Guard – setting quality and delivery records for the program. Since being awarded the FMTV contract in 2010, Oshkosh has delivered more than 21,000 FMTV trucks and trailers.

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New Generation Casspir Raises the Standards for Mine-Protected Vehicles

“The basic, reliable features of the CASSPIR remain the same,” says Ashley Williams, the General Manager of Denel Mechem the company which designs and manufactures the durable vehicle. “It has always been the world leader in its class – providing unequalled protection against landmines, roadside bombs and automatic rifle fire.

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Saab receives order for weapon locating system Arthur

Defence and security company Saab has received an order for the Arthur weapon locating system amounting to MSEK 128. Deliveries will take place in 2014.

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Saab Acquires Ballistic Protection Technology

Defence and security company Saab has purchased the rights to the protection technology Soft Armour, and associated assets, from protection technology company Protaurius AB. The acquisition is the first step into the field of ballistic protection technology.

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Textron Marine & Land Systems to Build 135 Additional Mobile Strike Force Vehicles

Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has been awarded a $113.4 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., to produce an additional 135 Mobile Strike Force Vehicles (MSFV) for the Afghan National Army (ANA). The vehicles are being contracted through the U.S. Army Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process.

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Patria Delivered 1st Batch of NextGen Armoured Wheeled Vehicles to Sweden

Patria delivered the first Patria AMV armoured wheeled vehicles to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).

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Bumar as the leader of the consortium building a new Polish tank

On 14th February in Warsaw, Bumar Sp. z o.o., together with other companies of the Polish defense industry set up a new main battle tank construction consortium. The goal of the consortium, according to the records, is performing research and development works and the implementation of “Universal Modular Tracked Platform in a Direct Support Vehicle/New Main Battle Tank version” to the production stage.

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GDELS signs a teaming agreement with Falck Schmidt Defence Systems for Danish APC-R Program

General Dynamics European Land Systems and Falck Schmidt Defence Systems have signed a comprehensive teaming agreement to respond to the requests for the Danish Armored Personnel Carriers Replacement (APC-R) Program.

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LM Demos DAGR Missile Ground Vehicle Launch Capability from JLTV

Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated the ability of its DAGR missile to launch from a ground vehicle during a series of flight tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

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Oshkosh Defense Unveils L-ATV variant combines unprecedented off-road mobility and crew protection with the capacity to transport troops, shelters and other cargo

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has unveiled its Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) utility variant for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. The L-ATV utility variant fulfills the JLTV requirement for a two-seat cargo vehicle, while the L-ATV base variant meets the requirement for a 4-seat multipurpose vehicle. Both Oshkosh L-ATV variants leverage a common crew protection system, advanced automotive systems, and the patented Oshkosh TAK-4i™ intelligent independent suspension system to deliver unprecedented levels of protection and off-road performance in a light vehicle.

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Paramount Group to exhibit latest defence technology at IDEX 2013

Africa’s largest privately-owned defence and aerospace company, Paramount Group, will this week demonstrate its world leading selection of innovative defence solutions at IDEX 2013, held in Abu Dhabi.

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Government of Canada Invests in Canadian Jobs and the Canadian Armed Forces’ Fleet of Light Armoured Vehicles III (Ottawa)

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Foreign Affairs Minister and local Member of Parliament John Baird today announced that important government investments in the Canadian Armed Forces’ fleet of Light Armoured Vehicles will not only keep Canada’s men and women in uniform safe; they’re creating jobs right here in Ottawa.

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Representatives of the Iraqi Ministry of Defence Have Accepted Another Batch of BTR-4 Armoured Personnel Carriers

On 7 February, in Kiev, the representatives of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Iraq and those of the State Company “Ukrspecexport” signed the document that confirms the acceptance of another batch of Ukrainian-made BTR-4 armoured personnel carriers. The batch consists of 40 vehicles.

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Rheinmetall to supply Bundeswehr with 7 Fuchs/Fox armoured vehicles for clearing IEDs

The German Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with seven Fuchs/Fox armoured vehicles specially configured for detecting and identifying roadside bombs, mines, etc. This new Fuchs/Fox variant is called the KAI, short for its official Germany designation, “Kampfmittelaufklärung und –identifizierung”. The order is worth around ˆ37 million.

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Rheinmetall to Supply Sensor Equipment for Bundeswehr Vehicles

Germany’s Bundeswehr has assigned Rheinmetall an important role in modernizing many of its vehicles with new electro-optical sensor technology.