Contracts

New Contract For Nordic Ammunition Co

Nordic Ammunition Co., Karlsborg, Sweden, was awarded on March 20, 2006, a $5,782,991 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Manufacture and Delivery of 5.56 mm M995 and 7.62 mm M993 Armor Piercing Cartridges.

Defence Industry

M1152 To Be Modified By AM General L.L.C.

AM General L.L.C. was awarded two contracts to the amount of more than $61 million.

Training And Simulators

Alion Awarded $48.5 Million Joint Warfare Simulation Contract

McLean, VA, -- Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a contract valued up to $48.5 million to provide Modeling and Simulation state of the art technologies to enhance joint experimentation at the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM).

Defence Industry

Russian Ministry of Home Affairs is to procure 48 Tiger vehicles from GAS

Deputy Home Minister of Russia, Michael Soukhodolskiy, told journalists on Friday, that Russian Ministry of Home Affairs is planning to procure 48 Tiger 8x8 armoured vehicles from Gorky Automotive Plant (GAS), Nizhniy Novgorod.

Contracts

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $227 Million Contract Modification To Reset Bradley Combat System

YORK, Pa. - BAE Systems has received a $227 million contract modification from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to reset 361 Bradley Operation Desert Storm (ODS) vehicles returning from Iraq.

Contracts

BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $32 Million Contract For M113 Add-on-armor And Transparent Armored Gun Shields For U.S. Army

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – BAE Systems has been awarded a $32 million contract for add-on-armor kits and Transparent Armored Gun Shields (TAGS) from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM).

Defence Industry

Oshkosh Truck Signs Agreement with ADI Limited to Offer Bushmaster(R) Armored Vehicles in North America

Oshkosh Truck Corporation, a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, announced that it has added an armored vehicle to its stable of combat-proven military trucks.

Contracts

O’Gara-Hess was awarded $66 million contract for Procurement of M1114

O’Gara-Hess and Eisenhardt Armoring Co., Fairfield, Ohio, was awarded on Feb. 22, 2006, a $66,005,340 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Procurement of M1114 Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles and Front Wheel Well Armor Protection Field Kits.

Defence Industry

ROSOBORONEXPORT Board Of Directors Sums Up 2005 Arms Exports Results

The Rosoboronexport Board of Directors summed up results of 2005 at a meeting, convened on 15 February 2006. In 2005 Rosoboronexport exported in excess of US $5.2 billion's worth of defence products.

Contracts

Raytheon Awarded U.S. Army Contract with Potential Value of $122 Million for TOW Weapon System Support

TUCSON, Ariz., -- Raytheon Company has received a contract with five one-year options that has a total potential value of $122 million to provide engineering services for the TOW (Tube- launched, Optically tracked, Wire-Guided) weapon system family of missiles and TOW fire control systems including: ITAS (Improved Target Acquisition System), IBAS (Improved Bradley Acquisition Subsystem), T2SS (TOW 2 Subsystem), and M220 Ground TOW.

Future Technologies

Armor Holdings, Inc. Announces Exclusive License Agreement for New 'Flexible Armor' Technology

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., -- Armor Holdings, a leading manufacturer of security products and vehicle armor systems serving military, law enforcement, homeland security and commercial markets, announced today that it has been selected as an exclusive licensee for a unique application of nanotechnology, currently referred to as shear thickening fluid (STF), that has the ability to enhance the performance of ballistic fabrics and protective armor products.

Future Technologies

Trends of use of non-lethal weapon

Analysts of many armies in the world, scaling up their efforts, carry out investigations in the field of new types of non-lethal weapon. New tactics of combat actions and the use thereof in modern conditions are being developed.

Future Technologies

Metal Storm and ST Kinetics Successfully Fires Jointly-Developed High Explosive Stacked Rounds

Singapore -- Metal Storm Limited and Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics) are pleased to announce the successful firing of a range of jointly-developed, stacked configuration low velocity 40 mm electrically ignited munitions (EIM).

Contracts

ATK Receives Additional $38 Million Order for Main Battle Tank Ammunition

Minneapolis, -- Alliant Techsystems has received a follow-on contract from the U.S. Army to continue production of the 120mm M829A3 tank round.

Future Technologies

BAE SYSTEMS IAAPS Program Demonstrates Capability To Defeat Kinetic Energy Threats Under TARDEC Survivability Program

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – BAE Systems has demonstrated the capability to defeat kinetic energy threats under contract to the U.S. Army’s Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) survivability program, achieving another significant milestone in the Integrated Army Active Protection System (IAAPS) program.