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Un contrat d'un montant total d'environ 250 millions de dollars portant sur la livraison de systèmes de DCA modernisés S-125 Pechora-2M à l'Egypte, la Syrie, la Libye, le Myanmar, le Vietnam, le Venezuela et le Turkménistan est entré en vigueur la semaine dernière, et les entreprises commencent à le remplir, a fait savoir le quotidien Vedomosti.

Many companies of Russia has received a contract around $200 millions for the delivery of the new ground-to-air anti-aircraft missile system Pechora-2M in Egypt, Syria, Libya, Myanmar, Vietnam, Venezuela and Turkmenistan, information write last week to the Russian newspaper Vedomosti.

La Russie a entamé des livraisons à l'Iran des systèmes de missiles antiaériens S-300, a déclaré dimanche Ismail Koussari, vice-président de la commission parlementaire iranienne pour la politique étrangère et la sécurité.

Un nouveau régiment d'ICBM Topol-M devient opérationnel mercredi dans la région d'Ivanovo, à 200 km au nord-est de Moscou, a annoncé un porte-parole des Troupes russes de missiles stratégiques (RVSN). Au 1er janvier 2008, les RVSN comptaient 48 missiles Topol-M ensilés et à stationnement mobile.

La société américaine Oshkosh a gagné un contrat de livraison d’un montant de 176.328.868 $, sur base d’une commande définie dans un contrat antérieur (M67854-06-D-5028). Cette commande de livraison, comprend la fourniture de 400 camions de transport LVSR.

Russia's deputy foreign minister on Thursday denied claims that Russia had supplied S-300 air defense systems to Iran. Iran's official news agency IRNA, quoting a senior Iranian MP, reported on Sunday that Russia had started supplying components for S-300 surface-to-air missile systems.

A complex of Topol-M (SS-27 Stalin) ICBMs entered service on Wednesday with another missile regiment in central Russia, a Strategic Missile Forces spokesman said. Topol-M missiles are the mainstay of the ground-based component of Russia's nuclear triad.

Oshkosh being awarded a $176,328,868 fixed price delivery order. This delivery order is exercise priced options for the purchase of 400 each Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) production cargo vehicle and more.

The U.S. wants to support the reconstruction of the Iraqi Armed Forces with billions-worth weapon supplies. According to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), Iraq wants to buy military equipment including Abrams tanks, Stryker wheeled vehicles.

After the successful completion of the trials phase, the Director of Defence Material Organisation (DMO), Lex Hendrichs, this morning handed over the first five vehicles CV90 to the deputy commander of the Land Forces, Major General Marcel van den Broek.

At the request of the Austrian Ministry of Defense and in cooperation with the Land Forces School, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 VTOL Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System (UAS) was tested for four days in early December 2008 in the military training area at Allentsteig north of Vienna.

According to the contract signed recently with NATO, Renault Trucks Defense is delivering the Sherpa 3 tactical vehicles as well as the heavy logistic trucks: Kerax 4x4, kerax 6x6 and 8x8 manufactured at Bourg-en-Bresse factory.

China would work with Pakistan to push forward the bilateral strategic and cooperative partnership, said Vice President Xi Jinping here on Tuesday. Hailed the relations between China and Pakistan, Xi said the two nations enjoyed profound friendship, which had stood the test of international changes.

KONGSBERG has been awarded a MNOK 350 order by the Swiss Army for the delivery of Protector weapon control systems, including logistics for the vehicle programs GMTF and ABC. Deliveries will commence in autumn 2009. PROTECTOR - Remote Weapon Station(RWS) is a remotely controlled weapon station.

Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) announced that Force Protection Industries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, has received two contract awards from Marine Corps Systems Command for 188 Cougar Exterior Ballistic EFP Kits.

Saab has received an order from the Finnish Defence Forces for an additional number of the new anti-tank weapon NLAW. The order is valued to approximately 200 MSEK. Finland ordered the anti-tank weapon system NLAW last year and became the first export customer for the short range anti-tank weapon.

Nexter has just finished upgrading 108 AMX 10P tracked armored personnel carriers ahead of the initial schedule. This upgrade was carried out in six French Army infantry regiments. The last armored vehicle was returned to the 92nd Clermont-Ferrand Infantry Regiment on October 23, 2008.

The DGA French procurement agency had placed an order with Nexter the 05 December 2008, for the delivery of 116 wheeled armoured vehicle VBCI. The number of vehicles ordered at this time is 298 VBCI. The first order of 41 vehicles was delivery of the initial schedule.

Le major Général Grundevik recommande maintenant que les troupes suédoises prennent de nouvelles mesures, dont l’utilisation et le déploiement de véhicules blindés de combat d’infanterie CV90 en Afghanistan.

Le Brésil souhaite acquérir de l’armements russes, en particulier des avions et véhicules blindés, information de Novosti Mikhaïl Dmitriev, directeur du service fédéral russe pour la coopération militaire et la technique (FSVTS).

Après une rencontre entre le Ministre de la Défense Chinoise Liang Guanglie et le Général en chef de l’armée Colombienne, Freddy Padilla De Leon, un accord a été décidé pour amplifier les échanges et la collaboration militaire entre les deux pays.

Les militaires nigériens ont déployé plus de troupes et de véhicules blindés pour contenir l'agitation sociale à Jos, après deux jours de violence de post-élection entre les chrétiens et les musulmans qui ont provoqué des centaines de mort.

Durant cette année, les unités militaires des forces armées ukrainiennes ont reçu 56 chars de combat principal Bulat , qui est une version améliorée du char de combat T-64B. Ceci a été annoncé par Alexey Podgorniy, le directeur général de l'usine Kharkiv de Malyshev.

Avec les déploiements à l'étranger et le combat continu contre le terrorisme, l’armée allemande (Bundeswehr) fait face à de grands défis. Selon les décrets 2009 pour le budget de la défense allemande, celui-ci augmentera sans interruption au cours des années à venir.

Brazil wishes to acquire Russian weaponry, in particular aircraft and armored vehicle, entrusted to RIA Novosti Mikhaïl Dmitriev, director of the Russian Federal service for the military cooperation and technique (FSVTS).