Ukrspetsexport, Ukraine's state arms exporter presents to Thai army officials the first main battle tank T-84 Oplot which will be delivered to the Army of Thailand. According to the contract by the end of 2014, Ukraine should submit 49 such machines to Thailand.
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:55 AM

Kongsberg Integrated Tactical Systems (KITS) has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for the supply of the Commander’s and Driver’s smart displays for the US Army Stryker Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) Program.
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:23 AM

Israel's military will deploy a new regional unit along the Syrian border to protect the country from a possible spillover from the ongoing fighting in neighboring Syria, an army source said Wednesday, July 11, 2013. This will be the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) fifth regional division to be deployed in the Golan Heights, the same source told Chinese Press Agency Xinhua anonymously.
Thursday, July 11, 2013 09:48 AM

The 7th Armoured Brigade will lead the next group of UK Armed Forces personnel deployed to Afghanistan. The next roulement, or transition, of UK forces in Afghanistan is due to take place in October 2013.
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 08:28 AM

During the rehearsal of military parade for the Bastille Day 2013, French Army has unveiled a new military fuel tanker truck, the CaRaPACE (Camion Ravitailleur Pétrolier de l’Avant à Capacité étendue). To reduce the vulnerability of its vehicles in overseas operations, the SEA (Fuel Services of French Army) has launched the acquisition of a deployable trucks equipped with armoured cabin and a self-protection weapon.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:35 AM

Bulgaria on Tuesday, July 10, 2013, sent a new contigent of about 300 soldiers to participate in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stationed in Afghanistan. The 15th company will perform tasks related to the security of the inner zone of the Kandahar airport, the defense ministry said in a press release.
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:32 AM

The Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom has confirmed that up to 2,000 personnel from the Libyan Armed Forces are to be trained in the UK. The UK Armed Forces are to train their Libyan counterparts in basic infantry skills and leadership training with courses beginning later this year, the Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed to Parliament earlier in a written statement.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 10:09 AM

The consortium formed by Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defense has delivered the 500th armored infantry combat vehicle VBCI to the French army. The VBCI is the latest generation of armoured infantry fighting vehicle, the successor of the tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicle AMX 10P which is in service with the French Army since 1973.
Monday, July 8, 2013 10:21 PM

India’s aim to procure 75 percent of its defense supplies locally in a decade is in jeopardy as companies struggle to navigate rules on manufacturing and selling weapons.
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Monday, July 8, 2013 08:49 AM

Kiev seeks to further expand military cooperation with China, says a Ukrainian defense official. Olexandr Motuzyanyk, acting head of press and information department at the Defense Ministry, said that Ukraine attaches great importance to developing friendly relations and cooperation with Beijing in various spheres, including the military.
Saturday, July 6, 2013 09:38 AM

The Chinese Defense Company NORINCO promotes its range of MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) to meet the tender of Peruvian Army to replace the old Russian-made rocket launcher system BM-21.
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Friday, July 5, 2013 11:25 AM

The Russian Defense Company Uralvagonzavod could propose a solution for modernization of old Russian-made main battle tanks T-55 which are still in service with Peruvian Armed Forces with BMPT turret. The land forces of the Peruvian army want to purchase a new main battle tank in the next few months.
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Friday, July 5, 2013 10:48 AM

Russia’s state arms exporter said Wednesday that its order portfolio stood at $34 billion as of June 1. Rosoboronexport delivered $6.5 billion worth of weaponry to foreign customers in the first half of this year, deputy head Igor Sevastyanov announced, adding that the current order portfolio included contracts with 67 countries.
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Thursday , July 4, 2013 09:23 AM

Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded a $3.29 million firm-fixed price contract from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command for work on the Modernized Expanded Capacity Vehicle Survivability (MECV-S) system.
Thursday , July 4, 2013 08:59 AM

Using 1,026 M113A2 armored personnel carriers from the U.S. Army's Excess Defense Articles obtained through the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command's Foreign Military Sales program, and the refurbishment expertise provided by an Army Materiel Command public-private partnership, provided the means for the Iraqi Army to begin standing-up its planned six-division armored capability.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 11:17 AM

Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, that Iran has optimized the Russian-made S-200 long-range air defense missile system and managed to sharply reduce the time span from detection to firing at a target.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013 10:41 AM

A production contract for the Badger infantry fighting vehicle for the South African National Defence Force has been approved and is currently with Armscor, which will send it out to industry. According to Dr Sam Gulube, Secretary for Defence, the Badger production contract under Project Hoefyster was approved in February this year. He said he hoped to see the first production Badger vehicle roll off the assembly line by the end of 2013 and the last in 2023. Wednesday, July 3, 2013 10:05 AM

Russia and China have set dates for joint military exercises to be held this summer, the chief of China’s General Staff said Monday, July 1, 2013. The Naval Interaction 2013 will be held in the Sea of Japan July 5-12, while the other, code named Peace Mission 2013, will take place in Russia's Urals region July 27 to Aug. 15, RIA Novosti reported.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 01:00 PM

At Paris Air Show 2013, Thales showcased its RAPIDFire, a new multiweapon air defence system. RAPIDFire forms part of the Advanced Air Defence solution from Thales that incorporates everything from complete airspace security solutions, command and control, weapon coordination, air surveillance radars down to the mobile integrated weapon systems.
Monday, July 1, 2013 10:54 AM

Turkey has become the most recent customer to order Husky mine detection vehicles, with DCD Protected Mobility about to deliver four to the country. DCD Protected Mobility General Manager Andrew Mears said that Turkey had expressed interest in the company’s mine detection vehicles since 2004.
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Monday, July 1, 2013 09:18 AM