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BAE Systems Introduces Caiman MTV Ambulance

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Demonstrating its commitment to mission success and safety for warfighters, BAE Systems announced an ambulance configuration of the recently introduced Caiman Multi-Terrain Vehicle (MTV) at the Association of the U.S. Army's (AUSA) 2010 Annual Meeting.

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Oshkosh Defense Displays New Tactical Wheeled Vehicles and Technologies at U.S. Army Annual Meeting

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will showcase new technologies and vehicles at the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Washington Convention Center October 25 – 27 in booth 2639.

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Force Protection Selects Manufacturing Base for Ocelot in Australia

Ladson -- Force Protection Australasia, a Force Protection, Inc. group company, today announced it had reached agreement with the South Australian Government to manufacture and support its Ocelot vehicle in Adelaide, if it is successful in securing the contract to manufacture up to 1,300 next-generation protected mobility vehicles under the ‘Land 121 Phase 4’ program.

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ATK Provides Service in Support of Allied Security Forces

MINNEAPOLIS -- ATK has received additional orders worth $10 million for non-standard ammunition (NSA) in support of its current NSA multi-year contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Rock Island, Ill.

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KONGSBERG and Rheinmetall sign framework agreement for Weapon Station co-operation

The scope of this agreement is to provide a framework for the co-operation between the companies for the Remote Weapon Station (RWS) product area.

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Oshkosh Defense Expands U.S. Army Heavy Fleet With Additional Vehicle Orders

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is increasing the U.S. Army’s Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle (FHTV) fleet with the addition of 1,200 trucks following orders from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC).

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M Cubed Technologies Wins Contract to Develop Armor for U.S. Marine Corps Fighting Vehicles

TRUMBULL, Conn. -- The United States Navy has awarded M Cubed Technologies, Inc. a contract to develop advanced, high-performance, lightweight armor for the Marine Corps` Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), the company announced today.

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Advanced Chassis Technology for New All-terrain Vehicles from RMMC

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RRMV) of Munich has entered a far-reaching agreement with Timoney Technology Ltd. of Gibbstown, Ireland, to cooperate in the military logistic and tactical vehicle sector.

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Elbit Systems of America Awarded Follow-On Orders for Rugged Personal Digital Assistant Computer and Ruggedized Handheld Computer for U.S. Army

McLEAN, VA -- Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. announced it was awarded follow-on orders from the United States Army PM Battle Command and PM Mortars for Rugged Personal Digital Assistant Computers (RPDA) and Ruggedized Handheld Computers (Tacter®).

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Helyx wins UK MoD contract to define Future Deployable Geospatial Intelligence

The UK`s leading expert advisor in Geospatial Information Exploitation strategies for the defence and security sectors, Helyx SIS Ltd, has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence to help define requirements for, and support delivery of, the Future Deployable Geospatial Intelligence (FDG) capability.

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KMW delivers 20 upgraded LEOPARD 2 main battle tanks to Canada

Munich/Bergen -- Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has handed over the first of 20 LEOPARD 2 A4M CAN modernised battle tanks to the Canadian armed forces yesterday, October 7th 2010.

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Rheinmetall at AAD - Leopard 2 steals the show in South Africa

Marking the African debut of the Leopard 2A4, Rheinmetall Defence of Germany took advantage of Africa Aerospace & Defence 2010 (AAD) in Cape Town to put the world's finest main battle tank through its paces.

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Paramount unveils Mbombe IED-protected armoured vehicle

The Paramount Group has unveiled what it says is one of the world's best IED-protected armoured vehicles (MPVs) at Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) in Cape Town.

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U.S. Army Orders Next-Generation Heavy Hauler from Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has been awarded its first production order for the newest configuration of the Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) from the U.S. Army. The Oshkosh® HET A1 features design improvements to provide a more powerful vehicle fleet.

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Lockheed Martin Common Vehicle Next Generation Deliveries Complete, Ready For Deployment

DALLAS, TX and SPARTANBURG, SC -- The Lockheed Martin Common Vehicle Next Generation (CVNG), an armed lightweight military vehicle, is ready for its initial in-theater deployment.