Residents say a large number of Ethiopian troops have crossed into neighbouring Somalia, just weeks after Kenyan forces entered the country to pursue al-Shabab fighters. "The Ethiopian troops, which are in convoys of armoured vehicles, come to us today, crossing from Balanbale district on the border," Gabobe Adan, an elder in the central town of Guriel told Reuters.
Sunday, November 20, 2011, 07:25 AM

United States Army paratroopers here completed two of three test drops Nov. 10 to certify a new water and fuel container system for airdrops in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011, 08:39 PM

End of October 2011, the SIMMT (Structure Intégrée du Maintien en condition opérationnelle des Matériels Terrestres - Integrated Through-Life Support Structure for Terrestrial Equipment) awarded Renault Trucks Defense the fourth batch of the heavy vehicle throughlife support (MCO) contract worth 25 million euros.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011, 09:28 AM

Canadian Company Marmen Inc. of Trois-Rivières, Québec, today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Force Protection Industries, Inc. as of August 30, 2011 to provide manufacturing and machining services for the Timberwolf, a safe, reliable and technically-advanced Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) specifically designed for the Canadian Forces.
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 08:34 AM

The U.S. TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $395 million contract for work under the Egyptian tank co-production program. The contract funds the production of 125 M1A1 Abrams tank kits for the eleventh increment of the Egyptian co-production program.
Friday, November 18, 2011, 10:24 AM

Russia’s Almaz-Antey concern will build two plants to manufacture formidable S-500 air defense systems, Chief of the General Staff Gen. Nikolai Makarov said.
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Friday, November 18, 2011, 07:49 AM

Produced by Rheinmetall and ADS GmbH, the newly developed Active Defence System (ADS) is a reliablecountermeasure, as demonstrated during recent live fire testing at Rheinmetall’s testcentre at Unterluess in northern Germany, conducted in the presence of some 120 experts from ten nations.
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Friday, November 18, 2011, 09:03 AM

The United States Army took another significant step forward in the strategic withdrawal of combat forces from Afghanistan last week with the shipment of the first 18 production Mobile Strike Force Vehicles to theater.
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Friday, November 18, 2011, 08:04 AM

The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) successfully completed its first flight test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) MEADS Certified Missile Round was employed during the test along with the MEADS lightweight launcher and battle manager.
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Friday, November 18, 2011, 07:49 AM

Syrian activists say troops have made sweeping arrests in the flashpoint province of Hama as President Bashar al-Assad faces a growing challenge to his rule. Thursday's alleged raids came a day after Syrian army defectors attacked an army checkpoint, killing eight soldiers in that attack, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
Thursday, November 17, 2011, 03:05 PM

The contract to supply Russian Pantsir-S1 missile and gunnery systems to the United Arab Emirates army is in the fulfilment stage, the deputy director of the Federal Service for Military- Technical Cooperation, Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, told the media at the Dubai Airshow.
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Thursday, November 17, 2011, 02:26 PM

Russian army motor-rifle formations deployed in Chechen Republic have received 19 modernized R-145BM1 command-post vehicles built using a BTR-60PB wheeled armoured personnel carrier.
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Thursday, November 17, 2011, 01:30 PM

Tawazun Precision Industries (TPI), a Tawazun Holding subsidiary specialised in the manufacture of metallic components for Aerospace/ Aviation, Defence, and Oil & Gas industries, has entered into an agreement with MBDA for the manufacture of various components related to the Marte family of missiles.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 06:04 PM

Syrian army defectors members of the Free Syrian Army's (FSA) have attacked a major military base near Damascus, Syrian opposition groups say.Parts of the notorious Air Force Intelligence building in Harasta were reported to have been destroyed, but there were no reports of casualties.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 02:09 PM

The Program Executive Office for Ammunition has started testing a new artillery round that will provide Soldier's with superior performance as well as lighten the military logistics burden. The 105mm M1130E1 High Explosive Pre-Formed Fragments, Base Bleed, or HE PFF BB round with the XM350 propelling charge, is a state-of-the-art cartridge that replaces four existing high- explosive projectiles and two propelling charges with a single round. Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 01:32 PM

Although the fighting in Libya is officially over a local dispute between rival communities near Tripoli has seen fresh gunfire. On Saturday at least seven fighters were killed in clashes raising fears that former rebels may turn on each other.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 07:49 AM

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a $6.9 million contract by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to produce approximately 600 M2 heavy barrel (M2HB) machine guns.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 07:06 AM

Russian rocket artillery troops have equipped Iskander missiles with a terminal guidance system using photos of the target to greatly improve precision. The tactical ballistic missiles are Russia’s answer to NATO’s controversial European ABM shield.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 02:49 PM

India Tuesday, November 15, 20111, succeeded with a very high level of accuracy in its first test of a new-generation Agni-IV strategic nuclear-capable missile with a 3,500-km range from a test range area base in Odisha, an official said.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 12:01 AM

Vietnamese Minister of Defense, General Phung Quang Thanh, met here on Tuesday with First Deputy Chairman of the State Military Industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus, and Deputy Chairman of the Belarus-Vietnam Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation ( ICMTC), Golovchenko Roman Alexandrovich.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 09:46 AM

Russia is close to signing new contracts with Saudi Arabia on the export of helicopters and air defense missiles systems in addition to recent arms deals with Riyadh, state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Monday, November 14, 2011.
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Monday, November 14, 2011, 05:25 PM

Russia does not suspend its arms deliveries to Syria under contracts concluded before, said Sunday, November 13, 2011, Dzirkaln Vyacheslav, Deputy Director of Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSVTS).
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Monday, November 14, 2011, 09:36 AM

Three thousand troops backed by helicopters and armored vehicles occupied Rio de Janeiro's largest slum without firing a shot on Sunday, the biggest step in the Brazilian city's bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs.
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Monday, November 14, 2011, 08:56 AM

While the first VL MICA naval surface-to-air defence systems are being delivered to customers, the production of VL MICA land systems for an export customer is in full swing ready for deliveries starting in 2012.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011, 09:02 AM

The nation's top soldier says the Indonesian Army will get Rp 14 trillion (US$15.5 billion) over three years to upgrade its weapons systems, primarily through procurements from European nations.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011, 09:25 AM