Defence Industry

Successful Safety Testing of GPS-Guided Artillery Projectile

The Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors' Excalibur team successfully concluded safety testing of the Excalibur global positioning system-guided 155 mm artillery projectile. Excalibur is the next-generation family of projectiles for U.S. Army and Marine Corps artillery.

Defence Industry

New Protected Patrol Vehicles for Iraq and Afghanistan Put Through Their Paces

New vehicles designed to help protect British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan were demonstrated on Salisbury Plain on 13 September 2006.

Defence Industry

Oshkosh Truck Subsidiary, Pierce, Is First to Introduce Air Bags for Custom Fire Trucks

Oshkosh Truck Corporation's subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., North America's leading manufacturer of fire and rescue apparatus, is the first fire truck manufacturer to offer frontal air bags in its custom fire chassis.

Defence Industry

Rheinmetall to supply electronics for Hellenic Army Leopard 2 tanks

The Hellenic Army has contracted with the Dusseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group to supply electronic diagnostic systems for its Leopard 2 main battle tanks as well as command and information systems for battalion command posts.

Future Technologies

Shieldall - A Breakthrough In Armor Protection Capability

Battelle has announced it has developed a next-generation composite armor material, exclusively licensed to Protected Vehicles for use in the company's ShieldAll armor systems.

Defence Industry

General Dynamics Awarded $20M in Army Pacts for Work on the Stryker Vehicles

The U.S. Army awarded General Dynamics Corp. a pair of contracts worth more than $20 million for work on Stryker combat vehicles.

Contracts

Ceradyne Receives $13.3M Ceramic Body Armour Orders for the U.S. Army

Ceradyne, Inc. received from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, two ceramic body armour delivery orders in the total amount of $13.3 million.

Defence Industry

U.S. Army's Future Force Warrior Passes Major Milestone

The U.S. Army's Future Force Warrior system is one step closer to being fielded as the Ground Soldier System following a successful demonstration in August of its electronic networking capability.

Defence Industry

Mowag Piranha IIIC Selected by Belgium

The Belgian Government announced that the MOWAG PIRANHA IIIC had been selected from five candidates for the delivery of up to 242 vehicles and related logistics support, with a total contract value of over EURO500 million, for the Belgian Army's Armoured Infantry Vehicle Program.

Contracts

ArmorWorks Receives Second Army Delivery Order for Side Armour

ArmorWorks, a leading provider of advanced armour products, announced the receipt of its second delivery order from the U.S. Army to provide Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts.

Contracts

BAE Systems Bofors Wins Artillery Order from Sweden

BAE Systems Bofors has received a contract worth SEK 40 million from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for detailed design work on the Archer program. The contract includes an additional option worth up to SEK 50 million.

Defence Industry

iRobot to Deliver PackBot Robots to German Federal Defense Force

BURLINGTON, Mass., – iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) today announced it has signed an agreement with the German Bundeswehr (Federal Defense Force) to deliver 18 iRobot® PackBot® EOD robots, spare parts and repair services this year, with a follow-on option for 22 additional robots in 2007. The bomb disposal robots will be used by German forces to identify and dispose of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

Defence Industry

Stryker Teams Train with New Vehicles

A long wait is over for Stryker Mobile Gun System (MSG) crews of the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.

Term of the day

External Gun Tank

It is an unconventional tank in which the gun is mounted in a separate mini-turret above the hull. The crew, usually three, in order to accommodate an autoloader, is located in the hull and hence all surveillance and target acquisition have to be accomplished by the use of remote viewing devices.

Defence Industry

Oshkosh Truck Selected for the U.S. Military's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Program

Oshkosh Truck Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Office of Naval Research to perform a conceptual design and mockup, science and technology program for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. The Office of Naval Research, in concert with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, is supporting the JLTV program to develop a family of light tactical wheeled vehicles with superior survivability characteristics and enhanced payload.