India's Defense Acquisition Council gave the go-ahead to buy 145 M777 howitzers nearly 25 years after a procurement scandal derailed the purchase. The final contract with BAE Systems, which now owns Bofors, will be signed as soon as the Ministry of Finance and then the Cabinet Committee on Security give their expected agreement, the Times said.
Friday, May 18, 2012, 09:19 AM

The Pentagon has a ready plan for a military attack on Iran, the American ambassador to Israel warned days before a key meeting over the controversial nuclear program of the Islamic Republic. Western countries and Israel are exerting pressure on Iran to stop uranium enrichment, saying that Tehran is secretly trying to build a nuclear bomb. Iran insists that its nuclear program is strictly civil.
Friday, May 18, 2012, 08:00 AM

The Chief of General Staff of South Sudan’s military, General James Hoth Mai, has pledged that within a few months the country will acquire anti-aircraft missiles to defend its territory from attacks by neighboring Sudan, the Sudanese Tribune daily reported.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012, 08:18 AM

AM General LLC has exhibited its Blast-Resistant Vehicle – Off Road (BRV-O) for the first time at the Defense Industrial Base Expo of the National Defense Industrial Association in Warren on May 15-16.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012, 07:34 AM

Iveco’s LMV Light Multirole Armoured Vehicles took part in the massive military parade 9 May 2012 through Red Square in Moscow celebrating the 67th anniversary of Russia’s victory in the Second World War. This year’s parade was a historical event, since it was the first time ever that foreign-made armoured vehicles have participated in the celebrations of the Russian nation’s victory over Nazism, held in Moscow’s most famous square. Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 03:43 AM

Syrian rebels have killed 23 soldiers and destroyed three armoured vehicles, according to a rights group opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, in battles around the town of Rastan. The fighting on the outskirts of Rastan followed heavy army shelling of the town in which opposition sources said at least nine people were killed, including a local rebel commander.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 02:55 AM

Kazakhstan is significantly modernizing its Armed Forces at present and Russia is ready to offer its’ most up-to-date armor to Kazakhstan. The samples will be presented at KADEX-2012 International Weapon and Armor Equipment Fair, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing Essen Topoyev, head of Russian delegation and RosoboronExport executive director’s adviser.
Monday, May 14, 2012, 02:36 AM

Russia is testing Italy's Centauro wheeled tank and considering building it under license, a representative of the Oto-Melara company which makes the tank said on Saturday, May 12, 2012. "The first two vehicles with 105-mm and 125-mm guns are on trial at a Moscow Region proving ground," he said.

Sunday, May 13, 2012, 01:47 PM

Russia’s arms trading company Rosoboronexport has offered Jordan the TOS-1 Buratino multiple launch rocket system, Newsru.com reported on Thursday, May 10, 2012.
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Friday, May 11, 2012, 01:36 PM

Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has successfully completed all certification measurements of its MSSR 2000 I (MSSR = Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar) secondary radar by the AIMS Program Office of the US Department of Defense.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012, 02:48 PM

Danish Company INVISIO (IVSO) has received an order from a Special Forces Unit. The order is for the headset INVISIO X6 with the intelligent control unit INVISIO X50. The total order value is approximately SEK 3.0 m.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 06:39 PM

The 7.62x51mm NATO caliber FN MAG - designed, developed, manufactured and marketed by Belgium-based small arms manufacturer FN Herstal - comes now standard with a polymer buttstock.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 04:43 PM

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has fired four Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from the Denel-manufactured G6 self-propelled howitzer as part of a field trial demonstration.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 09:37 AM

Russia’s arms trading company Rosoboronexport has pulled out of an Indonesian tender for the supply of multiple launch rocket systems, the company told Military Industrial Courier magazine.
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Monday, May 7, 2012, 02:37 PM

On May 10, 2012, the improved Arjun Mk.2 Indian-made main battle tank prototype is all set to roll into the Pokhran field firing range in Rajasthan for a week of firing trials. Formal user trials with the Indian Army are scheduled to commence on June 1, 2012.
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Monday, May 7, 2012, 12:48 AM

Ukraine and Kazakhstan are to jointly produce the Ukrainian BTR-4 armored personnel carrier in a $150-million deal signed at the Kadex 2012 defense exhibition in Astana, Ukroboronprom General Director Dmitry Peregudov said.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012, 08:08 PM

Heavy gunfire has erupted in Mali's capital, Bamako, on the second day of fighting between forces backing the country's new military rulers and soldiers loyal to former President Amadou Toumani Toure.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 10:26 PM

Syrian armed forces have kept heavy weapons in cities in breach of a UN-brokered cessation of hostilities, but the government and opposition both have committed truce violations, a top UN official has said.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 09:50 PM