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U.S. Military Orders First M-ATV Ambulances From Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), will provide the U.S. Armed Forces with the first MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle tactical ambulances, giving military medics new capabilities for reaching injured military personnel in otherwise inaccessible battlefield environments.

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General Dynamics Awarded $19 Million for Saudi Tank Work

STERLING HEIGHTS -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded an additional $19 million to convert 15 of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's M1A1 tanks into the M1A2S model.

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Lockheed Martin UK Starts Scout Turret Development

LONDON -- Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded the contract from General Dynamics UK to deliver the turret for the Scout reconnaissance vehicle.

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Oshkosh to Refurbish Heavy Vehicles in Theater for the U.S. Army

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), will refurbish an additional 140 vehicles and trailers in theater for the U.S. Army under a new order from the Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC).

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Estonian Defence Forces Present New XA-188 Armored Cars

The Estonian Defence Forces presented the Sisu XA-188 new armored cars in Männiku practice field.

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The Administrative Court of Stockholm approved FMV’s Patria AMV contract

According to the Administrative Court of Stockholm decision the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, has conducted the armoured wheeled vehicle tender in accordance with the act on public procurement.

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BAE Systems awarded $250 million contract for Bradley conversion kits

YORK, Pennsylvania –- BAE Systems was awarded a contract for $250 million to purchase long-lead items for 247 Bradley Operation Desert Storm Situational Awareness (ODS SA) vehicle conversion kits under a contract from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command.

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UK MoD Signs On for 200 Force Protection Ocelot Vehicles

Force Protection Europe, a Force Protection, Inc. group company, today announced that it has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply an order of 200 Ocelots and an initial spares package for the Light Protected Patrol Vehicles (LPPV) program.

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General Dynamics Awarded $95 Million by U.S. Army for Bradley Fighting Vehicle Reactive Armor

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -– General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a $94.6 million contract by the U.S. Army to produce reactive armor tiles for 440 Bradley Fighting Vehicles.

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Cubic Awarded $30 Million Follow-On Contract

California -- Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems segment of Cubic Corporation, has been awarded a follow-on contract worth more than $30 million for support work at two British Army training areas in Canada and England.

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Valanx Unveiled In Australia

BRISBANE, Australia –- The `Valanx`, BAE Systems` solution to meet the Australian Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light (PMV-L) and the US Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program requirements was publicly unveiled for the first time in Australia today.

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Futuristic artillery gun is cited as the world`s fastest firearm

With the ability to fire 16,000 rounds of ammunition each second, the Metal Storm Stacked Projectile is one of the most fearsome military weapons in development.

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Navistar Defense to Provide 250 MaxxPro MRAP Recovery Vehicles

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar Defense, LLC today announced that it received a delivery order for 250 International® MaxxPro® Recovery vehicles from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command.

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Fast delivery – Norwegian DINGO 2 to Afghanistan three weeks after order

Only three weeks after the order agreement between the Norwegian Army and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) on October 29th this year, the first ten of 20 DINGO 2 heavily armoured vehicles have been delivered to a delegation of the Norwegian Armed Forces in Munich (Germany) under the lead of Major General Trond R. Karlsen, the head of the Norwegian Procurement Agency NDLO.

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Rheinmetall Defence and Kongsberg have signed a framework agreement

The scope of this agreement is to provide a framework for the cooperation between the companies for the Remote Weapon Station product area.