Defence Industry

Technology and safety of the light multirole vehicle (lmv) in all markets

The Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV), the tactical vehicle with full-time all wheel drive called “Lince” by the Italian military and “Panther” by the English, continues to be an active player on the international scene.


04.01.2008 Visits - 14283 Posts - 0
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BAE Systems Awarded Long-Lead Contract For Bradley Reset

The US$375.2m contract, awarded by the US army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, calls for the procurement of long-lead materials in preparation for an anticipated contract to rest 639 vehicles, BAE says.


04.01.2008 Visits - 3886 Posts - 0
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QinetiQ agrees to purchase two Australian defence consulting companies

Acquisitions will provide a strong regional presence in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.


03.01.2008 Visits - 4144 Posts - 0
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1,000th MAXXPRO™ MRAP Vehicle From NAVISTAR AFFILIATE Presented To Military

Special ceremony to present MRAP vehicle honors men and women of the military; elected officials, military personnel, navistar employees and executives gather to commemorate event.


03.01.2008 Visits - 5168 Posts - 0
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General Dynamics Awarded $258 Million for Improved Abrams SEP Reset

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- The U.S. TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, $257.8 million for the material to reset 180 Abrams tanks under the Abrams Improved SEP Reset (ISR) program.


28.12.2007 Visits - 4305 Posts - 0
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MRAP Vehicle Orders Top 11,900

The Department of Defense today announced a contract award for an additional 3,126 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to be manufactured and completed by end of July 2008.


19.12.2007 Visits - 10916 Posts - 0
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Patria Delivers the First Slovenian Configuration AMV Vehicle Ahead of Schedule

Half a year ahead of schedule, the first Slovenian configuration Patria AMV 8x8 APC vehicle was delivered to the customer today.


19.12.2007 Visits - 7769 Posts - 0
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Raytheon to Provide Surveillance Systems to NATO

TEWKSBURY -- Raytheon Company has been awarded a $5.3 million contract by NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency to provide tower-based, elevated persistent surveillance capability for protection of NATO forces in Afghanistan.


13.12.2007 Visits - 7433 Posts - 0
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Greek military seeking to buy more than 400 armored vehicles from Russia

ATHENS, Greece: The Greek government on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for the country's military to open talks on buying some 420 armored vehicles from Russia, an official said.


06.12.2007 Visits - 8991 Posts - 0
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Steyr-led team completes first 17 Pandur II vehicles within contract requirements

Steyr, a part of General Dynamics European Land Systems, announced today that the first 17 Pandur II wheeled armoured vehicles to be manufactured for the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (AFRC) under a contract awarded in June 2006 are fully operational, combat-ready and ready for delivery from the Steyr facility in Vienna.


05.12.2007 Visits - 18555 Posts - 0
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KMW delivers 10 FENNEK to German Bundeswehr

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co KG (KMW) has been commissioned by the German Ministry of Defence to supply ten brand new FENNEK reconnaissance vehicles to the Joint Fire Support Teams (JFST) of the Armed Forces, resulting in a 31.3 million Euro deal for KMW.


28.11.2007 Visits - 19566 Posts - 0
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Lockheed Martin And Sanmina-SCI Join Forces To Complete For U.S. Army’s Upgraded Vehicular Intercommunications System

OWEGO, NY -- Lockheed Martin and Sanmina-SCI have signed a teaming agreement to compete for the U.S. Army program to upgrade thousands of existing tanks, trucks and tactical wheeled vehicles with a next-generation digital intercommunications system.


27.11.2007 Visits - 14211 Posts - 0
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A further 26 MOWAG PIRANHA IIIC 8x8 for the Swiss Army

Kreuzlingen - MOWAG GmbH, a General Dynamics European Land Systems Company - integrated and well-established in Kreuzlingen, recently got an order from Swiss Army for the production of 26 PIRANHA IIIC 8x8 that shall be used as carrier vehicles for the Swiss Army battlefield management system and as communication vehicles.


25.11.2007 Visits - 10936 Posts - 0
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QinetiQ is part of UK industry team for FRES bid Generic FRES-type utility vehicle

A team led by BAE Systems that includes QinetiQ, Cranfield University, GE Aviation, SAIC, and SELEX Sensors & Airborne Systems has been assembled to deliver a battle-winning fleet of medium-weight armoured fighting vehicles for the British Army.


22.11.2007 Visits - 10079 Posts - 0
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Acro Announces New Explosive Tester

The new tester detects a wide range of explosives, and complements the company’s existing tester for improvised peroxide-based explosives.


20.11.2007 Visits - 8006 Posts - 0