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AM General To Procure 150 Humvee Combat Vehicles For Iraqi Forces

March 29, 2017 @ 09:54 AM

AM General has won a contract worth $28 million from the US Army to procure 150 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled vehicles (HMMWV or Humvee) for the Iraqi forces. “AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $28,195,632 modification (P00025) to foreign military sales (Iraq) contract W56HZV-15-C-0155 to procure 150 M1151A1B1...

Germany Bans Rheinmetall From Exporting Products To Turkey

March 24, 2017 @ 03:06 PM

Germany is denying clearance to Rheinmetall for few defense trades with Turkey amid a row over campaign appearances by Turkish officials in pursuading support for a referendum that could boost President Tayyip Erdogan's powers. "The German government is currently denying clearance for some export contracts", Rheinmetall Chief Executive Armin Papperger told...

ST Engineering Wins MINDEF Contract For Armoured Fighting Vehicle

March 22, 2017 @ 12:51 PM

Singapore Technologies Engineering has won a contract from Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) for the production and supply of a new Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV). Delivery of the new AFV will begin in 2019, the ministry said in a press release on Wednesday (Mar 22)

UAE Awards $544 Million Armored Vehicle Contract To Turkish-UAE Joint Venture

March 13, 2017 @ 02:43 PM

The General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces has awarded Al Jasoor a contract for the supply of 8x8 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, at an estimated value of over 2 Billion AED (US$544 million). The decision to purchase the vehicles was made following a thorough commercial/ technical evaluation by Tawazun,...

Iran To Mass Produce Home-made Main Battle Tank 'Karrar'

March 13, 2017 @ 10:36 AM

Iran has unveiled its new home-made main battle tank, ‘Karrar and has announced plans to mass-produce it. “The tank can compete with the most advanced tanks in the world in the three main areas of power, precision and mobility, as well as maintenance and durability in the battleground,” Brigadier General Hossein...

BAE Systems, Finland's Patria Team Up For Australia’s Land 400 Program

March 10, 2017 @ 03:27 PM

BAE Systems, Finlands Patria group have teamed up to offer AMV35 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle for Phase 2 of Australias LAND 400 program. "Our plans to manufacture in Australia involve transferring intellectual property rights, technical information, skills, engineering data and know-how from the AMV35s Finnish and Swedish makers into Australia to establish manufacturing capability here

Lithuania Earmarks 2.5 Billion Euros To Modernize IFV, Howitzers, SAM Missiles By

March 10, 2017 @ 02:57 PM

Lithuania has earmarked Euro 873 million for the defense expenditure for 2018. Among the several programs listed in the Lithuanian Defence System document released , main modernization projects include two battalions of Infantry fighting vehicle BOXER-VILKAS until 2021, one artillery battalion of Self-propelled PZH2000 Howitzers until 2019, Norwegian–US advanced surface to air missile system NASAMS by 2020

Supacat, Rheinmetall Team To Offer Dutch-based Vehicles For Wheeled Vehicle Replacement Program

March 10, 2017 @ 02:23 PM

Supacat and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Netherlands (RMMV NL) have teamed to offer Dutch-built Supacat Protected Vehicles for the 12kN air assault vehicle (AASLT) and a 12kN light-weight protected vehicle requirements as part of the Defence-wide Wheeled Vehicle Replacement Programme (DVOW) with the Dutch Army. Under the teaming agreement and upon contract award, the Supacat-designed vehicles will be built by RMMV NL and the production line will be supported by their existing supply chain in the Netherlands

Czech Republic To Issue Tender To Replace 700 4X4 Light Vehicles

March 3, 2017 @ 01:03 PM

The Czech Ministry of Defense seeks to replace about 700 Russian-made UAZ and British Land Rover Defender vehicles in service with the countrys army (ACR). The MoD will soon issue a public tender to replace the light 4x4 vehicles in service with the ACR

L3 Wins Vehicle Transmission Contract Supporting S.Korea Army

February 24, 2017 @ 02:39 PM

L3 Technologies (LLL) has won a contract to provide 800-horsepower transmission kits for the Republic of Korea Armys K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle and the Light Recovery Vehicle programs. L3 has supported the countrys armed forces with advanced military vehicle transmission systems since 1999

IDEX 2017:NIMR Automotive To Get UAE Armed Forces Contract For 1750 Armoured

February 23, 2017 @ 11:32 AM

NIMR Automotive, part of Emirates Defense Industries Company (EDIC) will receive three contracts from UAE armed Forces to deliver 1,750 armoured vehicles. NIMR will deliver 1,500 JAIS 4x4 and 6x6 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as more than 150 HAFEET 630A artillery support vehicles in both Observation and Command and Control configurations and 115 AJBAN 440A vehicles equipped with anti-tank guided missile systems to the UAE Armed Forces from 2018

Indonesia's PT Pindad, Irish Timoney Sign Contract To Upgrade Badak 6x6 Mobility...

February 22, 2017 @ 07:23 PM

Indonesia's PT Pindad has signed a contract with Ireland's Timoney at IDEX today to upgrade the Badak 6x6 with a customised Timoney modular driveline, transfer case and steering system. The Badak is a 6x6 vehicle fitted with a CMI Defence two-man turret to provide direct fire support for deployed troops

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