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General Dynamics UK selects Barco’s rugged extreme displays for Specialist Vehicle program

Kortrijk, Belgium -- Visualization pioneer Barco is proud to announce that General Dynamics UK, the prime contractor for the British Army's Scout Specialist Vehicle (Scout SV), has selected Barco's 13” rugged extreme displays for the program, following a competitive bid.

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ATK Awarded $12.6 Million in New Medium Caliber Cannon Orders

MINNEAPOLIS -- ATK announced today a total of $12.6 million in new medium caliber cannon contracts. These awards will expand the company's production of its battle-proven 25mm M242 Bushmaster® and 30/40mm Mk44 Bushmaster® Automatic Cannon systems.

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New Upgrades Enhance Sighting and Add More Firepower to LCT20 Turrets

Denel Land Systems has expanded the day and night fighting capabilities of its LCT20 turret`s capabilities by integrating an advanced electro-optical sighting package for both the Commander and Gunner, this turret can be integrated into a wide range of armoured fighting vehicles.

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Elbit Systems Successfully Completed Customer Acceptance Tests of First 30mm Unmanned Turret Supplied to the Brazilian Army

Haifa, Israel -- Elbit Systems Ltd. ("ESLT") announced today that it has successfully concluded customer acceptance tests of first 30mm unmanned turret UT30BR, integrated into the Brazilian IVECO 6X6 Guarani vehicle.

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Updated information regarding the CROWS program

KONGSBERG wish to contribute to give full information regarding the CROWS program to the market.

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Textron TAPV Team Submits Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle Proposal

OTTAWA, Canada -- Textron Systems Canada Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has submitted its proposal for the Canadian Forces Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) program.

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Force Protection Submits Bid for Canada`s Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle Project

Force Protection Industries, Inc., a FORCE PROTECTION, INC. group company, today announced the submission of a bid and test vehicle to the Canadian Forces for the Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) project.

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General Dynamics Proposes PIRANHA 5 for the Close Combat Vehicle Program

LONDON, Ontario, Canada –- General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada announced today that it will offer the PIRANHA 5 vehicle fitted with Rheinmetall`s LANCE 30mm Modular Turret System for the Government of Canada’s Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) Program.

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Oshkosh Defense Delivers Canadian TAPV for Government Testing

OSHKOSH, Wis. & OTTAWA, Ontario -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, today delivered the Oshkosh Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) to Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland where the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) will conduct mobility, survivability and weapons testing.

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Supacat Team Australia submits bid for JP2097 Ph 1B (REDFIN) to DMO - offering proven HMT capability and fleet commonality

Canberra, ACT -- Supacat Team Australia submitted its bid today to the Australian Defence Material Office (DMO) for the JP2097 Ph 1B (REDFIN) programme, offering the proven Special Forces HMT Extenda vehicle at the very latest configuration to meet the requirement.

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Force Protection Submits Bid for Australia`s REDFIN Special Ops Vehicle Project

LADSON, S.C. -- Force Protection Australasia Pty Ltd (FPA), a FORCE PROTECTION, INC. group company announced august 24 it has submitted a bid to the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation for the manufacture of Special Operations Vehicles – Commando for the Australian Defence Force.

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BAE Launch New Casspir Vehicle

Johannesburg, South Africa -- BAE Systems is releasing details of the latest addition to its proven mine protected vehicle range, the Casspir Mk6 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC). The Casspir Mk6 evolved from the reliable and renowned Casspir heritage.

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BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles Finalize Teaming Agreement in Pursuit of the Marine Corps Personnel Carrier

ARLINGTON, Virginia -- BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles today announced their official teaming relationship, which followed the licensing agreement announced last June, for the pursuit of the U.S. Marine Corps Personnel Carrier (MPC) program.

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Oshkosh Defense to Deliver Nearly 7,000 Additional FMTV Trucks and Trailers to the U.S. Army

OSHKOSH, WI -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will deliver nearly 7,000 additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers to the U.S. Army following an order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC).

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GD Scout SV Begins to Take Shape With Joining of Turret to Test Base Unit

London, United Kingdom -- Little over a year since signing the Specialist Vehicle (SV) contract between the UK Ministry of Defence and General Dynamics UK, the first test version of the reconnaissance variant, Scout, has begun to take shape with the successful joining of the Experimental Demonstration Unit (EDU) turret to a "mule" base platform at the first attempt.