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Plasan Announces Delivery of 5000 M-ATV Armor Kits

BENNINGTON, Vermont -- Plasan, a global leader in the field of combat-proven survivability and armor solutions for vehicles, airborne platforms and personal protection, today announced that it has delivered 5000 armor kits for the U.S. Army`s MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) as a subcontractor to Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense.

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£4.5M BAE Systems Test Rig Will Speed FRES scout and Warrior Upgrade

LEICESTER, United Kingdom -- BAE Systems has begun building work on a new test rig designed to reduce cost, risk and timescales on the UK Ministry of Defence’s two most important programmes for the British Army.

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HF Manpack Military Tactical Transceiver Codan 2110M,NATO Standard

Codan 2110M HF Manpack Military Tactical Transceiver are all purpose, fully self contained manpack radios. They are designed to meet your long distance and remote communications needs while on the move, and can quickly be deployed.

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Anti-terror buggy unveiled by Metaltech in India

The battery operated, two million rupee ($45,000) Anti-Terrorist Assault Cart (Atac) is said to resemble a bullet-proof golf buggy with firing ports.

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TERRIER Engineer vehicle passes two key milestones

Newcastle, United Kingdom. –- The BAE Systems` programme to deliver 60 TERRIER™ vehicles to the British Army has taken two important steps forward.

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Australian Forces to Receive Improved Firepower with Saab's Carl Gustaf Anti-armour Weapon

Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science today announced improved firepower for the ADF with contracts being signed for a new anti-armour weapon capability.

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GD Reveals Future Potential for ASCOD SV FRES Vehicle

London, UK -- General Dynamics UK has announced that its ASCOD SV candidate for the FRES Specialist Vehicle programme offers the option of early delivery for the heaviest direct fire variants, as a result of its weight capability and turret design.

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Lockheed Martin Completes Production Of Its First Two JLTV Technology Development Vehicles Ahead Of Schedule

Owego, N.Y. -- Lockheed Martin has completed, ahead of schedule, production of its first two Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), both new six-passenger Infantry Carrier variants.

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Navistar Defense Awarded $752 Million Contract for MaxxPro Dash MRAP Vehicles

WARRENVILLE, Ill., -- Navistar Defense, LLC today was awarded a contract for $752 million to provide 1,050 enhanced International® MaxxPro® Dash Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. Vehicles under the award from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command will include the DXM™ independent suspension solution.

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Raytheon Teams With Larsen & Toubro on India Tank Upgrade Proposal

NEW DELHI -- Raytheon Company and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) have submitted an L&T-led proposal to upgrade Indian Army T-72 tanks.

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Boeing Submits Proposal for US Army Ground-Vehicle Support

ST. LOUIS -- The Boeing Company announced that it has submitted a proposal to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide supply chain services to the U.S. Army for ground vehicle support at Army depots in Anniston, Ala., and Red River, Texas.

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Missile maker Raytheon bidding for tank upgrade in India

New Delhi -- Raytheon Co, the world's biggest missile maker, said on Friday it and partner Larsen & Toubro have bid for the contract to upgrade 1,000 T-72 battle tanks in India.

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Oshkosh Defense Receives $158 Million Order for U.S. Marine Corps Heavy Fleet

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Corporation today announced that its Defense Division received a delivery order to an existing contract valued at more than $158 million from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) for more than 400 Logistics Vehicle System Replacements (LVSR).

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KMW inaugurates new production facility in the Netherlands

Helmond -- The new production facility of KMW subsidiary Dutch Defense Vehicle Systems (DDVS) has been officially opened today in Helmond, near Eindhoven (NL).

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GD UK Successfully Tests ASCOD SV Armour System

London -- General Dynamics UK has this week completed a series of demanding trials at the higher test levels required by the FRES SV programme to demonstrate that its ASCOD SV contender is already capable of delivering new levels of protection to British military personnel.