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Force Protection Industries to Deliver Armored Vehicles to Canadian Forces

LADSON, S.C.-- Force Protection, Inc. today announced it has received an $8.867 million contract award to produce Buffalo and Cougar mine-protected vehicles for the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM). Marine Corps Systems Command will administer the contract under a foreign military sales agreement (FMS).

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Inertial Stabilization Module for Air, Ground, and Sea

BURLINGAME, California. April 25, 2007 -- Directed Perception, Inc. announced the availability of its Inertial Stabilization Module (ISM) as an option on its popular PTU-D300 pan-tilt family.

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QinetiQ subsidiary Foster-Miller announces additional $26M funding for 151 more TALON robots

Foster-Miller Inc, a wholly owned QinetiQ subsidiary, announced today that it has received an additional $26 million from the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) in Indian Head, MD, for 151 more TALON® EOD robots and spare parts.

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BAE Systems Fires First Round from Nlos Mortar Firing Platform

Minneapolis -- BAE Systems has successfully fired the first round from the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Mortar Firing Platform.

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NBC reconnaissance vehicle - type choice in favour of Thales/MOWAG

Zurich - After an evaluation process that lasted several months the Chief of Armament has, in agreement with the Chief of the Armed Forces, made his choice for the NBC reconnaissance vehicle type in favour of Thales Suisse with MOWAG GmbH Kreuzlingen.

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DRS Technologies Receives $52 M Contract to Produce Battlefield Digitization Systems for the U.S. Army

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received a $52 million contract to provide rugged Applique Computer Systems and peripheral equipment for the U.S. Army's Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2) program.

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Australian Defence Force Deploys RFID 'Track & Trace' Capability to the Middle East

Representatives from the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Lockheed Martin Australia today farewelled the first active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tag from Australia into the Middle East Area of Operations.

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Gibbs Technologies and LM to Develop High Speed Amphibious Vehicles for Military Use

Lockheed Martin and Gibbs Technologies have agreed to develop a family of high speed amphibious vehicles designed specifically for military operations.

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DRS TECHNOLOGIES RECEIVES $10 MILLION ORDER TO REPAIR KNIGHT PRECISION TARGETING SYSTEMS INSTALLED ON U.S. ARMY HMMWVs

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it received a $10 million order from the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) in Warren, Michigan to repair Knight Precision Targeting Systems installed on High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs). The order is part of previous technical support reset contract awarded to DRS by TACOM.

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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and BAE Systems Australia team for LAND 17

Krauss Maffei-Wegmann (KMW) has partnered with BAE Systems Australia in a move to strengthen their bid for the Australian Army’s Land 17 Artillery Replacement program.

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Additional Armored Buffalo mine-protected vehicles for US Marines

Force Protection, Inc. announced that it has received a delivery order from the U.S. Marine Corps for an additional 19 Buffalo mine-protected vehicles worth an estimated $16.2 million.

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ATK and ARDEC to Develop Advanced Ammunition and Gun System to Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Attacks

Alliant Techsystems has received a $4.6 million contract from the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) to develop and demonstrate a next-generation ammunition and gun system for the Army's Extended Area Protection & Survivability (EAPS) program.

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Oshkosh Truck Selected for Theater Provided Equipment Refurbishment (TPER) of Line Haul Tractors in Kuwait

Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Army for Theater Provided Equipment Refurbishment (TPER) of M915 Line Haul tractors under a four-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

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Rafael Presents the Golan Armored Fighting Vehicle

At the AUSA Winter Symposium March 2007 Rafael will present the Golan, Armored Fighting Vehicle. RAFAEL and PVI / USA are cooperating to develop and manufacture a 15 ton Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) for up to 10 troopers that will defeat small arms and RPG threats, medium size IED's, 7 kg mines under belly and 14 kg under wheels.

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U.S. Army to Field Thales' AN/PRC-148 Joint Tactical Radio System Handheld Radio

Thales Communications, Inc., announced that the U.S. Army has ordered more than 5,000 units of its AN/PRC-148 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Enhanced Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radios (MBITR), or JEM.