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Raytheon Receives $12 Million for Development of Excalibur 1b

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company a $12 million contract for the initial design and maturation phase of the 155 mm, precision-guided Excalibur 1b projectile.

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Wegmann USA Inc. Opens New Office for Training and Simulation in Florida

ORLANDO, FL -- Wegmann USA Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, a 100% subsidiary of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Munich, Germany, opens a new office in Orlando, Florida, for the military and civil training and simulation line of business.

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Saab Wins 296 Million SEK Orders

Saab has won orders for delivering components to the multi-purpose system Carl-Gustaf, worth 296 million SEK.

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AM General Wins $179M for Humvee Production

AM General LLC, South Bend, Ind., was awarded Oct. 21, 2008, a $179,586,188 firm/ fixed price contract for High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled vehicles to contract.

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More Automatic Ammunition-Handling on Stryker for Meggitt

Meggitt Defence Systems has won another 80 automatic 105 mm ammunition replenisher systems for the M1128 Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) worth around $11.5 million. Developed under contract to General Dynamics Land Systems, over 100 systems including spares, support, and reset have been delivered since 2004.

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New Infrared Laser for operation in urban environments

The tactical TwinBeam is an additional development in the TwinBeam product family. It is designated for use with night vision equipment in urban or similar areas with limited fields of view and indoor use in buildings or tunnel structures.

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Force Protection Receives Service and Support Orders

LADSON, S.C. -- Force Protection, Inc.announced that it has received a new definitized firm fixed price contract modification for service and support, including spare parts, of its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles with a value of approximately $41.8 million.

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Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $73 Million XSAPI Body Armor Order

COSTA MESA, Calif.-- Ceradyne, Inc. announced that it has received a delivery order for $73 million for XSAPI body armor plates.

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Defence Forces to Sell 20 APC Weapon Systems to Patria

The Army Materiel Command is selling 20 units of XA-360-APC Kongsberg Protector weapon systems.

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Delivery of 12 Leopard 2 HEL Armoured Recovery Vehicles to Hellenic Army Completed

Rheinmetall Defence's Land Systems division, one of the world's leaders in the development and production of armoured recovery vehicles, was awarded a contract in July 2004 to supply the Greek Army with 12 armoured recovery vehicles (ARVs).

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General Dynamics Awarded $66 Million by U.S. Army to Produce MK19 Grenade Machine Guns

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded two contracts valued at $66 million by U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC for the production of MK19 grenade machine guns. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2009 and extend through late 2012.

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German-American Cooperation for a New Armored Vehicle Family

Washington -- Europe's leading manufacturer of highly protected wheeled and tracked vehicles, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), and the United States prime technology developer, L-3 Communications Corporation, announced today a teaming on the world's first scalable armored vehicle platform F2US.

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Ukrainian Army to Purchase New Oplot MBTs

Kharkov, Ukraine – According to an announcement made by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are ready to place an order for ten Oplot main battle tanks (MBT), three Atlet Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicles (ARRV) and ten BTR-4 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC).

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Navistar Exhibits Future Vehicles and Existing Components at AUSA

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attendees of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition will have the opportunity to see an impressive range of vehicle and engine products from Navistar Defense, LLC.

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Leopard on the lurk

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann’s Leopard 2 has set world standards in combat tanks. A total of sixteen countries, mostly in Europe, have opted for this amazing combination of fire power, armour and mobility. No other western combat tank on the world market is used by so many armies – Scandinavia, the Alps, or Afghanistan, a KMW Leopard 2 is up to any deployment setting.