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BAE Systems and Army Depot Sign Product Support Partnership

BAE Systems and the Tobyhanna Army Depot signed a partnership agreement to better provide the Army with cost-effective weapon systems, support, and rapid product improvements.

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Booming Saudi Arms Buying Leads Middle East Arms Market

Saudi Arabia is expected to spend tens of billions of dollars in the coming years revamping its military forces, according most recent Middle East defense market analysis.

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New Defence Coating for British Army Vehicles

The British Army's new fleet of Iveco Panther vehicles are being coated with a brand-new paint-system specially developed by Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings (ANAC).

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First Lightweight Soldier Power / Fuel Cell Delivered to German Army

The military business unit of SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG, a technology and market leader in fuel-cell based energy-solutions, has reached another major milestone. In an international meeting with military organisations from eight countries, led by the German Federal Army, the first batch of a series of SFC’s new portable DMFC power-generation system for soldiers in the field, 'JENNY,' was handed over to defence ministry representatives from Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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Armor Holdings. Receives $649 Million Order for Additional FMTV Trucks

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 a $649 million order for production of additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) trucks from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM).

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QinetiQ signs five-year X-Net production contract with US military

QinetiQ has secured a five-year Indefinite Duration, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the US Military, for the supply of QinetiQ's Vehicle Lightweight Arresting Device (VLAD), the US military designation for the X-Net(r) system.

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JLG Awarded $23.7 Million Reset Contract by U.S. Army

JLG Industries, Inc. announced that the Company has been awarded a $23.7 million contract from the Department of the Army for refurbishment of All-Terrain Lifter Army System ("ATLAS") vehicles and SkyTrak® Model 6000M vehicles, the predecessor to the ATLAS product. JLG has performed refurbishment work for the Army since August 2004, generating approximately $51 million of revenue since that time. This contract is a continuation of that work and will span approximately 12 months.

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Elop to Provide Thermal Imaging Sensors for the Korean Tank K1A1

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its subsidiary Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. ("Elop") will supply Thermal Imaging kits for the Gunner Periscope Sights of the Korean Tank K1A1. The contract is valued at approximately $19 million.

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DRS Awarded $7m Electro-optical/infrared Sensors Contract for U.S. Army FCS UAV

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a new $7 million contract to produce lightweight electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems for the U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

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Raytheon Successfully Completes Extended-Range Test for Excalibur Block Ia-2

TUCSON, Ariz., -- Raytheon Company's Missile Systems business and BAE Systems-Bofors successfully fired the first extended-range GPS-guided Excalibur projectiles at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., last month.

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Denmark buys state-of-the-art large-calibre ammunition from Rheinmetall

The Danish armed forces are the first to order Rheinmetall's newly developed PELE 120mm KE round. PELE stands for "Penetrator with Enhanced Lateral Effect". The procurement package includes the modification of existing tank ammunition (the DM 33 A2) in order to improve its effectiveness in modern combat scenarios, including possible military operations in urban terrain. Never attained before, the prime advantage of the PELE system is its pinpoint effectiveness in the target zone, resulting in a drastic reduction in collateral damage.

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Armor Holdings Awarded $32M in Soldier Force Protection Equipment

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 the receipt of $32.1 million in delivery orders on existing contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP).

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Raytheon Selects ATK for Stunner Interceptor Booster Motor Development

Raytheon Company has selected Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) to develop the booster motor for the flexible, affordable and lethal Stunner Interceptor, an element of the Short Range Missile Defense (SRMD) program.

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Force Protection Awarded a Contract for 100 Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicles and 44 Buffalo vehicles

Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded a $125,000,000 letter contract for 100 Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicles (JERRV) and 44 Buffalo vehicles with associated manuals, deployment kits, field representative support and training.

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Force Protection, Inc. Received a Delivery Order for 10 Additional Buffalo Mine-protected Clearance Vehicles

Force Protection, Inc. announced that it had received a delivery order from the U.S. Army for 10 additional Buffalo mine-protected clearance vehicles. The order, worth an approximate $7.5 million, marks the fulfillment of a contract awarded by the Tank, Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Michigan for a total of 41 Buffalo vehicles.