Defense Department wants to have "options on the shelf" for Syria in case U.S. President Barack Obama orders action, a Pentagon spokesman said. President Barack Obama’s defence chief says America is reconsidering arming rebel fighters in Syria.
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Friday, May 3, 2013 04:18 PM

New Zealand's military is acquiring 200 trucks from Germany's Rheinmetall MAN in a deal worth $111.3 million. The vehicles, which will be delivered by the end of next year, will replace Unimog and heavier Mercedes trucks in use by New Zealand forces.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 08:48 AM

Peru is interested in buying 700 Kamaz trucks and a new batch of Mi-8/17 helicopters from Russia, as well as testing the T-90S tank that is currently on display at a defense technology exhibition in Lima, the head of Russia’s delegation to the show said on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 09:36 AM

Artillerymen at Fort Bragg, N.C., became the first unit in the Army to receive digitized M119A3 howitzers, which will make it possible for Soldiers to start firing rounds and evade return fire quicker in combat. The M119 is a lightweight 105 mm howitzer that provides suppressive and protective fires for infantry brigade combat teams.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:41 AM

The Australian Government has pledged to purchase 2,700 deployable protected and unprotected medium and heavy vehicles to provide the national army with enhanced firepower, protection and mobility in the 2013 Defence White Paper.
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Monday, May 13, 2013 11:59 AM

Azerbaijan is interested in 80K6M 3D Air Surveillance Radar of Ukraine’s "Scientific and Production Complex - ISKRA ". APA (Azerbaijan Press Agency) reports quoting the company’s website that Azerbaijani delegation held meetings for the purchase of this system.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:02 PM

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, met with a U.S. delegation led by its Transportation Command Gen. William Fraser. According to the press service of the Azerbaijani president, both sides praised the development of bilateral relations as well as high level of cooperation in the field of defense and security.
Thursday, May 2, 2013 08:50 AM

Azerbaijan is interested in some Turkey-produced armored vehicles and Altay main battle tank. According to information obtained by Azerbaijan Press Agency at IDEF-2103, the issue on including Turkey-produced armored vehicles produced in the armament of Azerbaijani Army.
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Friday, May 17, 2013 03:09 PM

Speaking at a government meeting presided by the Azerbaijan’s head, Defense Industry Minister Yavar Jamalov claimed that for the first time in the history of the republic in September 2014 Baku will host an international defense industry exhibition - ADEX-2014.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 01:49 PM

Azerbaijan will soon start producing missiles together with Turkey’s ROKETSAN company. ROKETSAN told APA (Azerbaijan Press Agency) about it exclusively. Production line has been established at one of the facilities of Azerbaijan with the participation of ROKETSAN. The sides signed a contract on starting production in Istanbul on May 8.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:22 PM

BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles successfully completed 12 days of rigorous wheeled amphibious vehicle evaluations as part of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC) Continued Systems Demonstration and Studies contract.
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Friday, May 10, 2013 07:12 PM

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko Friday, May 17, 2013, met with a Chinese military delegation headed by Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of the Central Military Committee. Lukashenko hailed the close and fruitful cooperation between the two countries in various fields and said that enhanced military ties between Belarus and China have contributed to peace and stability in the region and the world at large.
Saturday, May 18, 2013 06:29 AM

Carat Security Group, the Belgian company which specializes in providing armored limousines worldwide, plans to open its first manufacturing facility in China.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:46 PM

The American Company Boeing unveils the Phantom Badger, a 4x4 light tactical vehicle, which is designed to be internally transported in the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The Phantom Badger is Boeing's proposal for a tactical vehicle that can be contained within the V-22 Osprey with just six inches of room on each side.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 09:40 PM

British Military is braced for hue and cry over replacement of the yellow camouflage of its desert vehicles with new 'army brown'. It took scientists a year to get the right shade – and if truth be told, it might take several more for soldiers to get used to it – but after more than sixty years bearing the same dark yellow colour, the British military is to adopt a new "army brown".
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 08:43 AM

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah met with visiting Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan at the Istana Nurul Iman palace here to discuss bilateral ties and issues of common concern. During the meeting, Chang said China and Brunei have been friendly neighbors since ancient times.
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:16 PM

Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), met with Brendan Sargeant, the visiting deputy secretary strategy of the Australian Department of Defence, in Beijing, Thursday, May 2, 2013.
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Friday, May 3, 2013 03:15 PM

Visiting Chinese Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang on Thursday pledged strengthened ties and cooperation in various fields with Ukraine. Xu made the remarks while meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Xu said that the strategic partnership between China and Ukraine has been developing continuously thanks to the attention of the two countries' top leaders.
Monday, May 27, 2013 08:17 AM

DSM Dyneema (Heerlen, The Netherlands), manufacturer of ultrahigh-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber, on May 8 announced a major new milestone for its lightweight, cost-effective Dyneema BT10 ballistic tape.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 01:55 PM

Following the Republic of Croatia's decision to continue the equipment of its Armed Forces, the Minister of Defence Ante Kotromanovic and the President of Management Board of Ðuro Ðakovic Group Vladimir Kovacevic signed a contract on the acquisition and equipment of the Armed Forces' AMV 8x8 combat armoured vehicles with PROTECTOR M151 12.7mm calibre weapon stations.
Friday, May 31, 2013 11:50 AM

South Korean officials condemned the launching of another short-range missile Sunday, May 19, 2013 by North Korea, saying the action was provocative. North Korea fired the missile Sunday afternoon into the ocean off the country's east coast, one day after the country fired three short-range missiles into the same body of water, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Monday, May 20, 2013 10:26 AM

General Dynamics Land Systems and the local business unit of BAE Systems Inc., both in Sterling Heights, have received nearly $340 million combined to extend their early development contracts on the military Ground Combat Vehicle program by six months.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:20 AM

The German government confirmed the sale of 104 used Leopard 2 tanks and 50 armored personnel carriers Marder 1A2 armoured infantry fighting vehicle by industrial group Rheinmetall to Indonesia, but has put off a decision on a tank sale to Saudi Arabia, a defence source said on Friday, May 10, 2013.
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 02:38 PM

The Indian Army will upgrade its entire Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty-2 (BMP-2)/2K armoured infantry combat vehicle (AIFV) fleet in an effort to enhance their capability to address operational requirements, the country's defence minister AK Antony has announced.
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Monday, May 13, 2013 11:29 AM