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Oshkosh To Upgrade US Army's 100 Mine-Resistant Vehicles
November 17, 2015 @ 07:55 AMOshkosh Defense has won a $11 million contract from the US Army to upgrade 100 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The MRAP vehicles are more resistant to improvised explosive devices than the older Humvees in which US troops suffered heavy casualties in Iraq
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Lockheed Martin, AM General May Protest US Army JLTV Contract To Oshkosh
August 27, 2015 @ 07:27 AMLockheed Martin, AM General may protest the US Armys decision to award $6.7 billion contract to build first 17,000 production models of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle to replace Humvee fleet
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Oshkosh Wins $6.7 Billion JLTV Contract To Replace US Army’s Humvee
August 26, 2015 @ 09:51 AMOshkosh has won a $6.7 billion contract to manufacture the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to replace US Armys Humvee fleet on Tuesday
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Saudi, UAE Land In Yemen With Armored Brigades To Fight Houthi
August 5, 2015 @ 03:56 PMSaudi Arabia, UAE have landed two armored brigades and several commando battalions consisting of tanks, armored vehicles fitted with missiles via sea and land at the recently acquired Yemeni port of Aden to fight Houthi insurgents. Saudi, UAE armored brigades consisting of armored personnel carriers Abram M1 tanks and Leclerc tanks, BMD3s, Humvees and mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles all fitted with short-range ground-to-ground missiles landed at Aden Tuesday
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AM General Wins $373 Million Humvee Contract for Ukraine, Mid-East Countries
July 7, 2015 @ 09:44 AMThe US DoD has awarded AM General a $373 million contract to provide 2,082 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), or Humvees. “The contract includes spare parts and Humvees in a multi-year foreign military sale to Afghanistan, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Ukraine and Tunisia,” the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
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Obama Scraps Some Military Equipment For Police
May 18, 2015 @ 02:07 PMThe US Federal government will no longer provide military equipment to local law-enforcement, President Barack Obama announced Monday. According to the announcement, the local departments will not have armored vehicles that run on a tracked system instead of wheels, weaponized aircraft or vehicles, firearms or ammunition of
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US To Deliver Non-lethal Aid To Ukrainian Military
March 12, 2015 @ 11:04 AMThe United States announced a $75 million non-lethal aid for Ukraine on Wednesday, which includes about 200 unarmed High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) or Humvees and 30 armored Humvees. Radios, unmanned aerial vehicles, counter-mortar radars, night vision devices, first aid kits, ambulances and other medical supplies are included in the aid package, according to various media
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US Deploys Military Equipment To Baltic Nations To ‘Deter’ Russia
March 10, 2015 @ 02:03 PMThe US on Monday has delivered more than 100 military equipment to NATO-allied Baltic nations to deter perceived Russian threat. The deliveries included Abrams Tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, Scout Humvees, Stryker armored vehicles along with combat support units
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Russian Firm Manufactures Similar US Humvee Variation
March 1, 2015 @ 10:11 PMRussia has come up with a new variation on the US Humvee or HMMWV that can seat 10 soldiers and weighs an approx. 4
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Lebanon Receives 70 Howitzers, 26 Million Rounds Of Ammunition From US
February 9, 2015 @ 11:43 AMLebanon has received shipment of the $25 million worth equipments that includes more than 70 M198 howitzers and over 26 million rounds of ammunition on Sunday at Beiruts port. US provided weapons for helping the Lebanese army to fight against IS militants who have staged incursions from Syria
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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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...