African Union (AU) forces with Kenyan and Somali troops have launched a beach assault and taken control of parts of Kismayo, the last major Islamist militant bastion in southern Somalia, Kenya's military says. The port city has been a stronghold of the al-Qaeda-aligned group al-Shabab.
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Friday, September 28, 2012, 09:20 AM

Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay officially announced on Thursday the arrival in Canada of surplus Leopard 2A4 tanks from the Royal Netherlands Army purchased five years ago as part of Canada's 650-million-Canadian- dollar (about 671-million-U.S.-dollar) tank-replacement project.
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Friday, September 14, 2012, 01:52 PM

BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa recently signed a teaming agreement with International Golden Group (IGG) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This agreement testifies to the strength of the ongoing relationship between the two companies. The company secured a contract with IGG in 2011 for the RG31 Agrab Mk2 Mobile Mortar Platform (MMP) mine protected vehicles.
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 10:39 PM

China and Cuba agreed to further deepen military cooperation as a Cuban senior general visited Beijing on Friday, September 14, 2012. Joaquin Quintas, Vice Minister of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), said that the Cuban side is willing to enhance exchanges with the Chinese military and strengthen bilateral cooperation in personnel training and other areas.
Sunday, September 16, 2012, 02:39 PM

Senior Chinese and Malaysian military officials agreed Monday to further strengthen military cooperation between the two countries in a bid to maintain peace and stability in the region.
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Tuesday , September 11, 2012, 04:04 PM

Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Thursday, September 13, 2012, held talks with visiting Moldovan Defense Minister Vitalie Marinuta, stating that the Chinese military is willing to promote relations with the Moldovan military.
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Friday, September 14, 2012, 02:14 PM

According to French financial newspaper La Tribune, Denmark made a request to France to purchase 18 Caesar wheeled self-propelled howitzer. The deal, still in negociation stage, is estimated at 90 Millions Euros.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 09:23 AM

Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE:ESLT) ("Elbit Systems") announced today that its Brazilian subsidiary AEL Sistemas S.A. , was awarded an initial production order valued at $15 million as part of the Guarani Project. The supply of these systems, which will be installed onboard Iveco 6x6 APCs, will be completed within two years.
Thursday, September 13, 2012, 12:50 AM

The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Ground Forces Headquarters are planning a significant upgrade for elite units that perform counter-terror operations, in the form of new sniper rifles with improved accuracy.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012, 06:17 PM

The U.S. Army TACOM Contracting Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), an eight-year, $395 million contract for research, development and testing in preparation for the Abrams main battle tank Engineering Change Proposal 1 (ECP1) production.
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Saturday, September 29, 2012, 08:00 AM