March 2016 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military - Army News
 
 
 
 

US Special Operations Command awarded CACI a $179.9 million contract for geospatial support
 
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CACI – Athena Inc. has won a $179.9 million contract to support the U.S. Special Operations Command with geospatial support. This contract is being awarded as part of a corrective action made after a protest in January 2015, the Defense Department said..
 

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) concluded its missile drills
 
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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday night wrapped up its successful missile exercises dubbed 'Might of Velayat'. The IRGC’s public relations office said in a statement that the drills, which had been going on for several days in different parts of the country, concluded last night.
 

British and US troops to collaborate in technology experiments
 
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The purpose of AEWE is to examine prototypes and concepts that make small units more effective for future modernization, to get Soldier feedback early in the modernization process and to provide an opportunity for industry and the Army's science and technology community to help the Army solve military problems, said Harry Lubin, chief of the experimentation branch at the Maneuver Battle Lab.
 

US soldiers accept out-of-this-world mission aboard space station
 
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Sending Soldiers into space may seem unusual for an Army that conducts a large part of its missions on the ground, but during the next two years NASA's International Space Station will have at least one active duty or retired Army astronaut on board.
 

Mongolia received eight T-72A MBT and ten BTR-70M 8x8 APC from Russia as military aid in 2015
 
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Mongolia received Russian second-hand T-72A main battle tanks and BTR-70M 8x8 armoured personnel carrier as military aid in 2015, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute`s (SIPRI) arms transfer database. This transfer of combat equipment to Mongolia is provided in the framework of military and technical assistance of the Russian Federation.
 

Rheinmetall to manufacture ammunition for a European partner
 
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A European procurement agency has awarded Rheinmetall a major order for ordnance. Worth up to $250million, the multi-year contract encompasses the development, qualification and production of modern ordnance which meets the highest safety standards.
 

Kazakhstan to provide free military-technical assistance to Kyrgyzstan
 
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Kazakh Senate members approved the bill “On ratification of the agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic for the provision of free military-technical assistance” on Feb. 18, reported Kazinform. Later on Feb. 29 Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed it. The corresponding agreement was signed in Astana between the defence ministers of the two states in June 2015.
 

General Dynamics UK awarded $191 million to provide enhanced communications to British Army
 
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General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited has been awarded $191 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to provide enhanced Bowman tactical communications systems to the British Armed Forces.The BCIP5.6 contract will allow for the Bowman tactical communications equipment currently used by the UK military to receive a series of enhancements and upgrades.
 

Avon Protection has received an order from US Department of Defense for M50 protection mask
 
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Avon Protection has received an order for 166,623 M50 respiratory protection mask systems from the US Department of Defense (DOD). The M50/JSGPM (Joint Services General Purpose Mask) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to replace existing respiratory protective masks used by several branches of the military.
 

 Australian DoD extends contract with Unisys to provide IT support services
 
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Unisys Corporation announced on wednesday March 9, that its Australian subsidiary has signed a two-year contract extension, estimated to be worth approximately AUD$74 million (US$54 million), with the Australian Department of Defence to provide IT support for 100,000 end users at approximately 450 Defence locations across Australia.
 

US DoD awards Drone Aviation a 780,000 $ contratct for WASP Tactical Aerostat System
 
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Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, today announced that it has been awarded a multiple unit contract from the Department of Defense ("DoD") for its Winch Aerostat Small Platform ("WASP") tactical aerostat system.
 

Taiwan to allocate $175 million for weapons systems research and development this year  
 
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Taiwan will allocate NT$5.76 billion (US$175 million) this year for research and development into home-grown weapon systems, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Wednesday. The amount is 211 percent higher than last year's R&D budget, the MND said in a report on its plans for 2016 submitted to the Legislative Yuan's Foreign and National Defense Committee.
 

Ras Al Khaimah Police of United Arab Emirates takes delivery of Spartan and Predator armoured
 
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The Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Police of United Arab Emirates has take delivery of new Spartan armoured and Predator riot control vehicles from the Company Streit Group. Major-General Ali Abdullah bin Alwan Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of the RAK Police, said the new vehicles are locally made as part of strategic partnership with specialised companies and factories.
 

 The alert level in the Algerian Army reached the Defense Emergency amid recent Tunisian attack
 
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The alert level in the Algerian armed forces has been increased to a military emergency following the recent attack in the Tunisian city of Ben Gardane near the border with Libya, which killed 18 people, the Al Mayadeen satellite television channel reported.
 

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