During the meeting of July 24, 2009, the Giat Industries board of directors proposed the nomination of Philippe Burtin as Chairman and CEO of Giat Industries and Nexter Systems.

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Some 2,600 Chinese and Russian troops showcased their power in the real-combat showdown of the “Peace Mission-2009" joint anti-terror military exercise Sunday morning.

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Swedish and Finnish troops were attacked by Afghan resistance forces the night of 26 July 2009. The battle continued through the whole night and ended in the morning. Three rebels were killed according to the home Page of the Swedish Armed Forces.

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The company Army Recognition received three new orders for the promotion and the marketing of defense products on its Internet site from the French Company SESM, Belgian Company FN Herstal and the Chinese Company Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles.

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French Sagem Défense Sécurité, a SAFRAN Group company, has managed to transfuse these advantages to French soldiers in its recently displayed FELIN (French for cat, cat of prey, and also for “Fantassin à Équipements et Liaisons Intégrés”) Dismounted Soldier System. In the FELIN system, Sagem DS, as the prime contractor, has integrated a modular optronic imagery system consisting of a family of sights, as well as different observation devices. Its modular configuration allows a platoon leader to choose between different optronic systems according to the mission’s requirements. As such, the combat group is usually fitted with JIM MR (Medium-Range) infrared binoculars, while the platoon leader uses the long-range (LR) version. The LR binoculars combine into a single unit day and night imaging, range finding, laser pointing, GPS localisation and a digital magnetic compass.French Sagem Défense Sécurité, a SAFRAN Group company, has managed to transfuse these advantages to French soldiers in its recently displayed FELIN (French for cat, cat of prey, and also for “Fantassin à Équipements et Liaisons Intégrés”) Dismounted Soldier System.

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Herve Morin, French Minister for Defense, announce an ordering of 200 small wheeled armoured vehicles (PVP) within the framework from the revival program from the economy. The minister declares: “This acceleration of the deliveries and the orders will make it possible to ensure a significant share of the activity of the sites Panhard de Saint German Laval (the Loire) and Maroilles in Hurepoix (the Essonne), for the two years to come “.This acquisition, notified on June 30th, 2009 by the General delegation for armament (DGA) at General the Panhard company Defense, and made following the global market notified in September 2004. It will make it possible to strongly accelerate the deliveries of PVP while carrying them to 300 units per year in 2009 and 2010, instead of the 200 units per year envisaged initially. The number of vehicles ordered to date is established thus to 746 of which 314 were already delivered to the forces. The entire amount corresponding to the supply in the long term of 933 PVP rises to 150 million euros.Herve Morin, French Minister for Defense, announce an ordering of 200 small wheeled armoured vehicles (PVP) within the framework from the revival program from the economy pf French Defense Industry.

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La commande allemande de 405 véhicules blindés de combat d’infanterie Puma, est le contrat le plus important dans l’histoire de Rheinmetall. Les premiers véhicules de combat Puma devraient être livrés au début de l’année 2010. Ce contrat porte sur un montant de 3,1 milliards d’Euro, celui-ci a été signé par l’Agence Fédéral des Technologies de défense et des achats de l’armée allemande (Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement BWB) à Koblenz. Les contractants principaux sont les firmes allemandes PSM GmbH de Kassel, Rheinmetall AG de Düsseldorf et Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG de Munich, chacune ayant une part de 50%. Le Comité du Budget a récemment approuvé le début de la production du Puma, qui est aujourd’hui le plus grand programme de défense européen. Le Puma est pour l’armée allemande, le plus grand projet de modernisation. Le Puma est un blindé chenillé qui fournit une protection maximum à l’équipage et aux troupes embarqués, contre les mines terrestres, les roquettes antichars, et les engins explosifs improvisés, avec aucun équivalent au niveau mondial pour ce type de véhicule. Germany’s order of 405 Puma infantry fighting vehicle is the largest-single contract in recent Rheinmetall history. The first of these newly developed combat vehicles will reach the Bundeswehr starting in 2010.

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The Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense has been awarded the contract for the Army’s intensive testing of various production-ready vehicles. As part of a $1.05 billion initial delivery order, Oshkosh will manufacture 2,244 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles or M-ATVs, a vehicle designed to provide the Army with enhanced mobility and flexibility in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan. It will partly replace and partly complement the rather heavy Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected vehicle (MRAPs), which has proven to be very useful in Iraq but not in the mountainous conditions of Afghanistan. The Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense has been awarded the contract for the Army’s intensive testing of various production ready vehicles.Oshkosh will manufacture 2,244 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles or M-ATVs.

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