A new rifle is being bought for troops in Afghanistan that will improve the long-range firepower available on the front line, the Ministry of Defence announced today. The Sharpshooter rifle will fire a 7
The Raytheon Company Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture received a $176 million contract from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense for more than 1,300 Javelin missile rounds and associated engineering support. "The current battlefield requires precision at all levels of the fight, and Javelin meets the need for precision at both the platoon and squad levels," said Duane Gooden, program director of Raytheon's Javelin program and president of the Javelin Joint Venture
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Jordan of JAVELIN Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, Fly-to-Buy Missiles, JAVELIN Command Launch Units (CLUs) with Integrated Day/Thermal Sight and associated parts, equipment, training and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $388 million. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has requested a possible sale of 1,808 JAVELIN Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, 18 Fly-to-Buy Missiles, 162 JAVELIN Command Launch Units (CLUs) with Integrated Day/Thermal Sight, containers, missile simulation rounds, enhanced basic skills trainer (EPBST), rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries, battery dischargers and chargers, and coolant units, support equipment,...
The Raytheon Company - Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture received a $214 million U.S
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The US DoD may cut several major defence programmes worth $ 21.7 billion
PARIS --- The European Union, or EU, launches its first naval operation on Monday - to the Horn of Africa. The goal: to crack down on rampant piracy
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. --- America's eye in the sky, the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or Joint STARS, will soon be faster, quieter, more efficient and more operationally effective with a major engine upgrade effort now under way here
>Launch of a European air transport fleet is one of the initiatives decided Nov. 10 by European defense ministers
>The Pentagon has approved the sale to Taiwan of additional Javelin anti-missiles, seen here being fired by British paratroopers in Afghanistan. (UK MoD photo)WASHINGTON --- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan of 182 JAVELIN guided missile rounds and 20 JAVELIN command launch units, as well as associated equipment and services