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Raytheon Awarded Contract for Integrated Standoff Inspection System

TEWKSBURY, Mass. -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded Raytheon Company a $20.5 million contract to research and develop an automated system for the standoff detection and identification of shielded special nuclear material.

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AS&E Receives US Government Award for ZBV Military Trailers

Billerica, Mass. -- American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E(R)), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today the receipt of a $48.8 million U.S. government award for a significant quantity of ZBV(TM) Military Trailers (ZBV Mil Trailers).

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NOK 1.2 Billion CROWS Contract

CROWSKONGSBERG has booked an order valued at NOK 1.2 billion from the US Army. The order is part of the increase of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS) framework agreement for up to 10.349 systems signed in December 2009.

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GD Awarded $24 M for 155mm M795 Metal Parts Ammunition Production

St. Petersburg, Fla. -- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has been awarded a $23.9 million option on a previously awarded multi-year contract for production of M795 projectile metal parts.

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Oshkosh Defense Receives $44 Million Award for MTVR Upgrade Kits

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, announced today it has received an award valued at more than $44 million, but not to exceed more than $89 million, from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) for more than 5,750 upgrade kits for the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR).

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Oshkosh Defense Awarded $6 Million for FHTV Parts

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has received an award of more than $6 million from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply 600 axles for the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4, part of the U.S. Army’s Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV). Production is expected to begin in October 2010 and be completed by January 2011.

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Boeing Receives Joint Tactical Radio System Service Support Contract

HUNTINGTON BEACH -- The Boeing Company announced today that it has received a two-year, $21.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Enterprise Network Manager Software in Service Support (JENM SwISS) program.

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Oshkosh Defense Awarded $11 Million for In Theater MRAP Support

OSHKOSH, Wis. — April 15, 2010 — Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, announced today that it has received a purchase order for more than $11 million from Force Protection Industries, Inc. (FPII) to extend an existing contract and retain approximately 100 Oshkosh field service representatives (FSR) in Kuwait for an additional four months.

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Contract Valued at MNOK 590 for the Crows Programme

KONGSBERG has booked an order valued at NOK 590 millions from the US Army. The order is part of the increase of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS) framework agreement for up to 10.349 systems signed in December 2009.

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General Dynamics Awarded $29 Million for RG-31 MRAP Upgrades

LONDON, Ontario, Canada –- U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a USD$28.6 million delivery order modification for proposed vehicle engineering upgrades and associated non-recurring engineering costs in support of RG-31 Mk5E vehicles under the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program.

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Force Protection Awarded $82.3 Million for Independent Suspension Upgrades

Ladson, SC -- Force Protection, Inc., a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions and provider of total life cycle support for those products, today announced it has received an $82.3 million modification to contract M67854-07-D-5031 from the United States Marine Corps Systems Command for independent suspension system (ISS) kits for Cougar vehicles.

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Harris Receives $112 M from Australian DoD

Company's Falcon III Technology Will Create High-Speed Connectivity Between Australian Commanders and Deployed Forces.

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German Army Orders 41 DINGO 2

Munich -- The DINGO 2 has already been successfully tried and tested in numerous international missions, including in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Lebanon.

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Harris Receives $74 M for JTRS-Approved Falcon III Tactical Radio Systems

Rochester, NY. -- Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received additional orders totaling $74 million to supply JTRS-approved Falcon III(r) AN/PRC-152(C) multiband handheld radio systems in vehicular amplifier adapters to the U.S. Department of Defense for use in Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs).

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BAE Systems Awarded £135 million Artillery Production Contract

KARLSKOGA, Sweden -- BAE Systems has been awarded a £135 million ($200m) contract to commence series production of 48 Archer 155mm self-propelled artillery gun systems and their associated ammunition handling systems for the Swedish and Norwegian armed forces.