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LOCKHEED MARTIN UK AWARDED £642 MILLION CONTRACT TO UPGRADE WARRIOR VEHICLES
November 13, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Ministry of Defence has selected Lockheed Martin UK to lead a £642 million contract as part of the major £1 billion upgrade of the British Army's Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle. Lockheed Martin UK is also bidding into Kuwait for a similar Warrior vehicle upgrade programme
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Rheinmetall Awarded Malaysian Surveillance and Recon Systems Contract
October 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMRheinmetall Nordic AS of Norway has been awarded a contract to supply the Malaysian armed forces with the Vingtaqs II long-range surveillance, observation and reconnaissance system which will be mounted on the AV8 all-terrain vehicles(ATVs) ordered from Turkey. Worth around €36 million, this is the largest single order ever booked by Rheinmetall Nordic AS or its predecessor Simrad Optronics AS
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Germany Deploys Vehicles to Afghanistan
August 4, 2011 @ 12:00 AMGermany has airlifted five of its new Boxer multirole armored vehicles to Afghanistan for what will be the vehicles' first operational deployment. The five Boxers sent to the Afghan theater are of the armored personnel carrier variant and will be used by the Bundeswehr training and protection battalion operating in the area of Mazar-e-Sharif
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Rheinmetall wins New Ammo Orders from the US Armed Forces
March 28, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe United States Marine Corps has again contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with special purpose and practice ammunition. The orders, worth around US$28 million (EUR 20 million), make Rheinmetall a major supplier of medium-calibre ammunition to the US Marine Corps as well as underscoring the company’s global technological edge in a wide variety of calibres
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BAE Systems wins $123 million contract for thermal weapon sights from US
January 26, 2011 @ 12:00 AMBAE Systems will provide Canadian soldiers with thermal weapon sights that improve their situational awareness and survivability. Rheinmetall Canada Inc
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Rheinmetall Wins Major Dutch Army Ammo Order
January 20, 2011 @ 12:00 AMThe Rheinmetall Group of Düsseldorf, Germany, has concluded a framework agreement with the Royal Dutch Armed Forces to supply the Netherlands with a wide array of different ammunition types. The anticipated order volume over a 10-year period is EUR 200 million
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Rheinmetall: 100% takeover of Norway’s Simrad Optronics ASA; squeeze-out procedure successfully executed
July 6, 2010 @ 12:00 AMRheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf, Germany, has completed its takeover of Simrad Optronics ASA of Nøtterøy, Norway. Following its submission on 6 May 2010 of a public buyout bid to the company’s shareholders, and the end of the offer phase, Rheinmetall now holds 100% of Simrad Optronics ASA stock
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Rheinmetall wins $16 million contract for Naval Decoy Launchers from UAE
June 29, 2010 @ 12:00 AMThe navies of many nations know they can count on Rheinmetall’s MASS countermeasure system to protect their fleets from enemy missile attacks. Standing for “Multi Ammunition Softkill System”, MASS is the world’s most advanced system for protecting frigates, corvettes, minesweepers and patrol boats
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KMW, Rheinmetall to showcase armored multipurpose vehicles at Eurosatory 2010
June 14, 2010 @ 12:00 AMThe German-based companies Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall have placed on display before the international audience gathering at Eurosatory 2010 one of the four prototypes of their newly developed family of armoured multipurpose vehicles (AMPV) in the 5.3 to 9
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Patria presents AMV with Kongsberg Protector at Eurosatory 2010
June 14, 2010 @ 12:00 AMAt the Eurosatory 2010 Patria presents the Patria AMV 8x8 Armoured Wheeled Vehicle together with the new Kongsberg PROTECTOR Medium Calibre Remote Weapon Station (MC RWS) together with the Kongsberg PROTECTOR Lite in a “Hunter-Killer” role. In its “Nordic IFV –concept” Patria is combining the most modern combat proven armoured wheeled vehicle the Patria AMV 8x8 with a unique combination of the new Kongsberg PROTECTOR Medium Calibre Remote Weapon Station (MC RWS) with a Kongsberg PROTECTOR Lite in a “Hunter-Killer” role
France Signs Agreement with Dassault Aviation to Develop VORTEX Spaceplane Demonstrator
Ukrainian Defense Industry Signs Aircraft Maintenance Training Agreement with Airbus
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Rostec Delivers First Mini-Missiles for the New 48-Round Pantsir Air Defense System
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
