International
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Army
Iraq And Afghanistan Present DoD With Unique Logistics Challenges
By Geoff Fein The drawdown in Iraq and the ramp up in Afghanistan are two of the biggest logistics challenges the Department of Defense has ever taken on in recent […]
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International
NATO Secretary General: ‘One Security Roof’
NATO is hammering out a new strategic concept, and Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said a new missile defense system should be an opportunity to bring NATO and Russia together: […]
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International
BAE Systems To Provide Thermal Weapon Sights To Canada
BAE Systems will provide second-generation thermal weapon sights to the Canadian Army under a $14 million multi-year contract for the widely used infrared sensors, already in service with the U.S. […]
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International
U.K. MoD, MBDA, Set Long Term Deal On Complex Weapons
MBDA recently announced a long term partnership with the U.K. Ministry of Defence for the development and supply of complex weapons (CW) to counter current and future threats to the […]
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International
BAE Systems To Produce Archer Artillery For Sweden, Norway
BAE Systems has been awarded a $200 million contract to begin production of 48 Archer 155mm self-propelled artillery gun systems and their associated ammunition handling systems for the Swedish and […]
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Air Force
DoD Offers To Extend Tanker Deadline, Frustrating Boeing Backers
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon announced late yesterday it would extend the deadline for proposals for the Air Force tanker so European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) potentially can […]
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International
Australia Signs Contract For U.S. Helicopters
Australian Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet, recently announced the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has signed an approximately $467 million contract with the U.S. Army Security Assistance […]
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International
MBDA Prepares For MPCV Production
MBDA recently announced it is in the process of freezing the final definition of the MPCV (Multi Purpose Combat Vehicle) in readiness for its series production. MBDA is jointly held […]
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International
Oshkosh Defense, General Dynamics, Team For Canadian Vehicle Competitions
Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Defense division and General Dynamics‘ [GD] Land Systems-Canada yesterday announced an agreement that will team the two companies in pursuit of two Canadian Department of National Defence […]
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International
General Dynamics UK Beats BAE Systems For British Specialist Vehicle Competition
General Dynamics UK [GD] ASCOD SV vehicle was selected over a BAE Systems entry as the winning design for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s demonstration phase of the Specialist Vehicle […]