Defence Industry

DRS Test and Energy Management, Inc. to Provide Embedded Diagnostics Kits for Bradley A3 vehicles

DRS Test and Energy Management Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on April 14, 2006, a delivery order amount of $22,941,600 as part of a $34,412,300 firm-fixed-price contract for chassis modernization/embedded diagnostics kits for the Bradley A3 vehicles.

Contracts

AM General, L.L.C. Awarded a Contract for M1152

AM General L.L.C., South Bend, Ind., was awarded on April 12, 2006, a $10,004,324 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for M1152 (2-Door) High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.

Defence Industry

Kalashnikov Against US Double Standards

On April 15, 2006 a briefing for Russian and foreign journalists with participation of the chief designer of Izhmach Concern JSC, Rosoboronexport State Corporation director general adviser, president of the Union of Russian gunmakers, lieutenant-general Mikhail T. Kalashnikov was held in the Moscow office of Rosoboronexport.

Defence Industry

CMI to receive orders for LCTS90 turrets from Belgian National Defence

The Belgian Group Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie (CMI) is very glad to hear the official notification of the contract signed between the Belgian National Defence and the Swiss company Mowag, contract based on the supply of infantry armoured vehicles.

Contracts

U.S. Marine Corps Awards General Dynamics $44 Million Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Contract

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. – The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Virginia., has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $44.4 million contract to complete the systems development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program.

Defence Industry

More Stryker wheeled combat vehicles for US Army

STERLING HEIGHTS: The U.S. Army has placed its 2006 fiscal year order for 306 Stryker wheeled combat vehicles from General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics.

Defence Industry

Arotech's MDT Awarded Record $22 Million Orders for DAVID Combat Armored Vehicles

Arotech Corporation announced that its Armor Division has recently entered into a $22 million supply agreement for providing "David" combat vehicles to the Israel Defense Force (IDF).

Future Technologies

New Material Developed to Enhance Soldier Protection

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Senator Sandy Macdonald, has today witnessed a demonstration of a new ballistic material that could enhance protection for Australian soldiers in the future.

Defence Industry

RUAG: Major order from the Dutch army

Berne -- RUAG Ammotec, a subsidiary of the RUAG technology group, has bested international competition to secure a major order.

Defence Industry

First Export Order for Caesar Artillery System

VERSAILLES-SATORY -- Giat Industries has just been awarded a contract by Thailand for 6 Caesar systems and their environment to equip an artillery battery of the Thailand Army.

Defence Industry

U.S. Marine Corps Selects Lockheed Martin To Build Lightweight Prime Mover Truck For New Howitzer

OWEGO, NY, -- The United States Marine Corps has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to manufacture Lightweight Prime Mover (LWPM) trucks to tow the new M777 155-mm lightweight artillery howitzer.

Defence Industry

BAE Systems Precision Mortar Seeker Survives Gun-Level Shock Test

NASHUA, N.H. -- BAE Systems has successfully completed initial 120mm mortar weapon-level launch shock tests of its semi-active laser seeker for the U.S. Army’s XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) cartridge.

Contracts

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $8.8 Million Order For Next-Generation Ceramic Body Armor

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) received a sole-source contract from the United States Special Operations Command not to exceed $8.8 million for next-generation ceramic body armor components.

Contracts

Thai Ministry Of Defence Gets OK For Major Artillery Purchase 1.3 Billion Bath For Howitzers

Government House, Bangkok, Mach 28, 1500 Hrs - Mr Danuporn Punnakan, Deputy Spokesman, with the office of the Prime Minister, announced that the cabinet had just given its approval to the Ministry of Defence’s request for procurement of six self propelled 155 mm Howitzers at a cost of 1.305 billion baht.

Contracts

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded J15 Million Contract To Support Upgraded FV432 Armoured Vehicle

LONDON -- The Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth up to J15 million to provide support for 500 upgraded FV430s multi-role armoured vehicles.