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Rheinmetall receives ˆ40 million order from Canada for Buffalo armoured recovery vehicle

The Rheinmetall Group of Dusseldorf, Germany, is to supply the Canadian armed forces with the state-of-the-art Büffel/Buffalo armoured recovery vehicle.

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General Dynamics Awarded $126 Million Contract for Light Armored Vehicles

LONDON, Ontario, Canada -– The U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command has awarded a USD$126 million contract modification to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada for 73 Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs) for a Foreign Military Sale (FMS). With this latest contract modification, the original contract, announced on January 4, 2011, is now valued at USD$264 million for 155 LAVs.

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Qatar`s Internal Security Forces Order 27 Vehicles From Renault Trucks Defense

VERSAILLES, France -- The Qatari Internal Security Forces (ISF) have just ordered 22 HIGUARD (MRAP) and 5 Sherpa light APCs from Renault Trucks Defense. The delivery of the vehicles is scheduled for 2012/2013.

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Urgent Delivery of Javelin Kits for French VAB Armoured Vehicle

Under an urgent operational requirement, on June 15 2011, the French defense procurement agency (DGA) ordered kits from Renault Trucks Defense for integrating the Javelin anti-tank missile system into the VAB armoured personnel carrier.

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General Dynamics Awarded $10 Million for Vehicle Upgrades

STERLING HEIGHTS -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $9.9 million contract to upgrade military vehicles for the U.S. Army. The contract was awarded by the Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich.

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General Dynamics Awarded $395 Million for Egyptian Abrams Tank-Related Work

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. –- The U.S. TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a $395 million contract for work under the Egyptian tank co-production program.

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French Army Renews Truck Support Contract with Renault Trucks Defense

In late October 2011, the SIMMT (Structure Integree du Maintien en condition operationnelle des Materiels Terrestres - Integrated Through-Life Support Structure for Terrestrial Equipment) awarded Renault Trucks Defense the fourth batch of the heavy vehicle through-life support (MCO) contract worth 25 million euros.

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General Dynamics Awarded $7 Million Order by U.S. Army for Additional M2 Crew-Served Machine Guns

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a $6.9 million contract by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to produce approximately 600 M2 heavy barrel (M2HB) machine guns.

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Contract for weapon control systems valued at a total of MNOK 145

KONGSBERG has received an order from General Dynamics Land Systems valued at MNOK 145 for the delivery of Protector weapon control systems for armored personnel carriers, Stryker, to the US Army.

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Force Protection Receives $185.9 Million Award for 167 Buffalo Vehicles and 102 Bar Armor Kits

Force Protection Industries, Inc., a FORCE PROTECTION, INC. group company, today announced it has received a firm fixed price modification to existing contract W56HZV-08-C-0028 from U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Michigan, with an approximate value of $185.9 million for the purchase of an additional 167 Buffalo A2 Mine Protected Clearance Vehicles and 102 Buffalo A2 Bar Armor Kits.

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General Dynamics Awarded $367 Million to Produce Additional 177 Double-V-Hull Stryker Vehicles

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, $367 million to produce and deliver an additional 177 Stryker combat vehicles equipped with double-V hulls (DVHs).

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Alcoa Defense To Supply ArmX Aluminum Armor Kits To Oshkosh For HEMTT

WASHINGTON -- Alcoa announced today that it will supply ArmX aluminum armor kits to Oshkosh Defense for the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4. The c-kit armor provides blast protection for the underside of the vehicle. The announcement was made yesterday at the AUSA show in Washington, DC.

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Textron Marine & Land Systems Awarded Armored Security Vehicle Reset Contract

NEW ORLEANS -- Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has been awarded a competitive contract by the United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to reset 392 M1117 Armored Security Vehicles (ASV).

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BAE Systems Receives $270 Million for Bradley Upgrade Materials

YORK, Pennsylvania –- BAE Systems will purchase material items in preparation for the conversion of 245 Bradley Operation Desert Storm Situational Awareness (ODS-SA) vehicles through a $270 million contract from U.S. Army Contracting Command – Warren.

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BAE Systems Receives $21.9 Million Contract to Provide MRAP Maintenance in Afghanistan

ARLINGTON, Virginia – BAE Systems received a $21.9 million contract award from the U.S. Marine Corps for ongoing maintenance, updates and repairs to Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The award will be used to expand the universal MRAP maintenance workforce in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).