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SOE KMDB will supply armored personnel carriers to Iraq

The first deputy to Secretary of the National security and defense council Stepan Gavrish informed that on December 11 Ukraine concluded the first among a series of large-scale contracts for supply of armaments to Iraq to the amount of more than $550 mln.

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Chinese tanks with Ukrainian engines took part in parade in Peru

New Chinese tanks MBT-2000 took part in parade in the Peruvian capital Lima on December 8, 2009.

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General Dynamics Awarded $14 Million for Iraqi Abrams Tank Work

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -– The U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a contract worth $14 million to purchase long-lead materials for the production of 140 M1A1 SA (Situational Awareness) tanks for the Iraq program.

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Supacat SPV400 undergoes blast testing

The Supacat SPV400 development programme has passed a major milestone having successfully undergone blast testing on 3rd and 4th December. The full technical specification of these tests cannot be revealed for security reasons, however, a significant under-vehicle mine blast simulation was conducted as was a huge Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) simulation.

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Oshkosh Corporation Awarded Additional $175 Million Order to Supply 400 M-ATVs

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Corporation announced today it has received an additional $175 million order from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) to deliver 400 MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV). To date, Oshkosh has received six awards valued at $3.3 billion to deliver a total of 6,619 M-ATVs.

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General Dynamics Awarded $18 Million for Saudi Tank Work

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded $17.6 million for the purchase of long-lead materials that will be used to convert 15 M1A2 Abrams tanks to M1A2S tanks for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The contract was awarded to General Dynamics by the U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command for the Royal Saudi Land Forces.

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CACI to Upgrade US Army`s ISR Common Ground Systems

CACI International in Arlington, VA received a $24 million task order to provide program management and technical engineering services to upgrade the Common Ground Systems (CGS) with subsystems from the US Army’s Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) ground mobile system.

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Oshkosh Corporation Commemorates Handoff of 1,000th M-ATV to U.S. Armed Forces

OSHKOSH, Wis.-- Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) marked the handoff of the 1,000th MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) to the U.S. Armed Forces on Nov. 30 at a ceremony with military leadership at the company’s facilities in Oshkosh, Wis.

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NLOS-LS Team Uses Warhead To Defeat Stationary Target

NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin, completed a test flight of the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System's Precision Attack Missile using a warhead.

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Northrop Grumman Delivers Next-Generation FBCB2 Software to U.S. Army

RESTON, Va. -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered the next version of Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) software to the U.S. Army to begin formal government testing.

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ATK Receives $5 Million Award for U.S. Army's Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Alliant Techsystems has received a $5 million contract from the U.S. Army for the first phase of the Army`s Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI). ATK is one of three companies selected for the first phase of the competition.

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Doosan Infracore makes first shipment of K-21 infantry combat armed vehicles

The K-21, the world`s strongest infantry armed vehicle developed and produced with Korean technology, will be deployed to field sites for operation from the end of this month.

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French government orders 16,454 FELIN soldier modernization systems from Sagem, Safran group

French defense procurement agency DGA has placed a new order with Sagem, a Safran group company, for 16,454 FELIN integrated equipment suites for the French army.

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BAE Systems – Navistar Defense Team Successfully Completes Critical Design Review For Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Program

ARLINGTON, Virginia –- BAE Systems, through its US Combat Systems line of business, and teammate Navistar Defense, LLC have successfully completed the critical design review (CDR) for the U.S. multi-service Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

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Mercedes-Benz delivers first of 1,200 specially made G-Class offroad vehicles to Australian Army

Graz, Austria/Melbourne -- Germany`s Mercedes-Benz delivered on Oct. 29th 2009 the first of 1,200 specially made G - Class offroad vehicles to the Australian Army.