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Elop awarded $5 million for Portable Lightweight Designator/Rangefinder

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that its subsidiary Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. was awarded a contract to supply Portable Lightweight Designator/ Rangefinders (PLDR) and the Coral thermal imager to the German Armed Forces. The order is valued at approximately $5 million.

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Barco Will Deliver Vetronics Displays for the Belgian Upgraded Pandur Vehicles

Barco was selected by Thales Communications Belgium and Thales Optronics of France for the supply of over 40 vetronics display systems. Barco's 10-inch rugged display systems will be integrated into the electro-optical observation and detection systems of the Pandur Armored Reconnaissance Fire Support Vehicles of the Belgian army. This delivery, which is part of an extensive upgrade of the Pandur reconnaissance system, includes customization of the displays in order to meet the specific functionality demands of the Belgian army.

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General Dynamics Awarded $18 Million contract for Production of M2HB Machine Guns

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded an $18.4 million contract from U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command, for the production of M2HB machine guns. Total contract value could reach $27.6 million if all options are exercised.

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Light-applique armour to be fitted to Mastiff Protected Patrol Vehicles

QinetiQ subsidiary Foster-Miller Inc, has announced that its LAST(r) Armor division has received a $10 million subcontract from Force Protection Industries Inc, to supply add-on armour for 85 vehicles ordered by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The new transport vehicles, to be called Mastiff Protected Patrol Vehicles (PPVs) are designed to help protect British forces and are expected to be delivered over the next six months.

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General Dynamics and Rafael Unleash Thor in US

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), a leading provider of ammunition, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), and ordnance DEMIL products and services has partnered with RAFAEL Armament Development Authority in Israel to bring a dual mode, standoff ordnance neutralization system into the US.

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BAE Systems to Manufacture Additional ILAVs

BAE Systems has received a $7.8 million Foreign Military Sales contract modification to manufacture 20 additional Iraqi Light Armored Vehicles from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command.

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General Dynamics Deploys 'Command Post of the Future' Systems to U.S. Army

General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has deployed more than 500 Command Post of the Future (CPOF) systems in support of the U.S. Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom. CPOF is part of a program to insert technology into the Army's Battle Command System (ABCS), a suite of networked digital systems that enable interoperability at all levels across the battlespace.

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General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Support Future Stryker Upgrades

General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a $3.3 million contract from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command TACOM for the initial phase of the design, engineering development, fabrication and test of a Power and Data Management Architecture (PDMA) to support future Stryker upgrades and improvements.

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BAE Systems Delivers First FCS Communications Payloads

BAE Systems has delivered the first communications payloads composed of Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radio Systems under the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. Delivery of the system to Boeing, FCS lead system integrator, is a major step in the Army's plans to deploy the software-programmable radios on current-force Abrams tanks, Bradley Combat Systems, and High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV).

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Plasan Sasa Announces Up-armoring of MACK's GRANITE and ITEC's MXT Platforms

Plasan Sasa, a global leader in the field of combat-proven ballistic armor solutions used in a variety of applications - for land-based vehicles, air-based platforms, and personal protection - announces two projects to armor MACK's Granite Truck and International Truck and Engine Company's (ITEC) MXT platforms.

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BAE Systems Features RG-33L - New Mine-protected Vehicle

BAE Systems has leveraged the combined strengths of its global land business to create its new 6x6 Mine-Protected Vehicle, to be unveiled Monday to military leadership at the largest U.S. industry event showcasing technologies and capabilities for the U.S. Army.

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PVI And RAFAEL Annonce New Protected Combat Vehicle

North Charleston, SC -- Protected Vehicles, Inc. and RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, Ltd. announced today that they have developed a new and superior wheeled combat vehicle.

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Globecomm Systems Receives $2.7M Contract Mod. to Support the Afghan National Army

Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, received a contract modification in the amount of $2.7 million to support a communication network for the Afghan National Army (ANA).

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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.

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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.