Defence Industry

C4I the New name for Redflex Communications Systems

Market leader Redflex Communications is finishing a very successful financial year by announcing a new identity to complete the business' move from Redflex Holdings to The Longreach Group.

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M777 Lightweight Howitzer Update Gives More Range and Accuracy

Arlington, Virginia -- The latest version of BAE Systems' M777 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer is now cleared to fire a longer-range and more accurate projectile following official approval.

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Smiths Detection Awarded Initial Contract to Supply M4 JCAD, the U.S. Military's New Generation Chemical Agent Detector

Edgewood, MD -- Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announced that its Military unit has been awarded a $3.9 million firm-fixed price contract to supply the U.S. Department of Defense with lightweight detectors under its Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) program.

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Elbit Systems awarded $55 Million contracts in Europe

Haifa, Israel, -- Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded $55 million contracts in Europe.

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BAE Systems Delivers First Lightweight RPG Protection Kits for RG-31

BAE Systems has installed the first two LROD(tm) rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) protection kits on U.S. Army RG31 and RG31A1 mine-protected vehicles.

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Maintaining Bradley Fleet Rivals Spending on New Light Tracked Vehicles Worldwide

The international market for light tracked vehicles remains a highly competitive and dynamic environment. In its annual analysis "The Market for Light Tracked Vehicles," the Forecast International Weapons Group projects that the market will produce over 13,600 light tracked vehicles, worth nearly $28.308 billion, through 2016.

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SOE KMDB Is Authorised to Export Armoured Vehicles Without Mediation of Specialised Government Agencies

Ukraine's leader in the development and production of armoured vehicles and artllery systems – State-Owned Enterprise Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau – has been included into the list of Ukrainian enterprises that are allowed to export defence-related products without mediation of Ukrainian specialised government agencies.

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Thales' JTRS Handheld Radio Selected for U.S. Military Service

Thales Communications, Inc., has been awarded a firm, fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide its AN/PRC-148 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Enhanced Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio, or JEM, system to all services of the U.S. Military.

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KMW Develops New Vehicle

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has received an order from Bundesamt fur Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung (BWB) (Federal Office for Defence Technology and Procurement) to deliver an innovative, highly protected vehicle.

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Ceradyne's Lightweight Armor Selected by U.S. Army for Advanced Evaluation

Ceradyne, Inc. has been notified by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command (TACOM) that Ceradyne's alternate lightweight armor materials -- submitted in response to the Army's Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS) requirements for advanced armor solutions for application on the tactical wheel vehicle fleet -- have been accepted for formal evaluation by TACOM's LTAS team.

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Patria Received an Order for Patria Nemo Concept Study from the Finnish Navy

Patria has received an order from the Finnish Navy for a concept study con-cerning a combination of Patria Nemo mortar system and WATERCAT M12, developed by Marine Alutech Oy.

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Smiths Detection to Help Protect Swedish Defence Forces Against Chemical Warfare Agents

Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, has been awarded a contract valued at almost GBP 2 million to supply its Lightweight Chemical Detectors (LCD) to the Swedish defence forces, under the country's Personal Chemical Detection programme.

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CAESAR and Stryker MGS Gaining Share of The Self-Propelled Artillery Market

The international market for self-propelled artillery remains a highly competitive and dynamic environment. In its annual analysis "The Market for Self-Propelled Artillery Systems," the Forecast International Weapons Group projects that the market will produce over 4,500 self-propelled artillery systems, worth more than $13.51 billion, through 2016.

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Armor Holdings, Inc. Receives $32 M Order for Pinzgauer Light Tactical Armored Vehicles

Armor Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of military vehicles, vehicle armor systems and life safety and survivability systems serving military, law enforcement, homeland security and commercial markets, announced today the receipt of an order valued at approximately $32 million from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence for additional Pinzgauer Protected Patrol Vehicles.

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Teledyne Brown Engineering Joins Raytheon Team in Bid for Army's Integrated Battle Command System

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated based in Huntsville, Alabama, has joined the Raytheon Company-led team in a bid for the U.S. Army Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS).