A new Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle for the Indian Army, a variant of the Arjun Main Battle Tank, is being developed by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment of India (CVRDE).
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Thursday, October 13, 2011, 12:55 AM

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Marine Corps Program Executive Officer for Land Systems demonstrated the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system to senior Department of Defense leaders at the Pentagon on Oct. 5 and 6.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 05:09 PM

Land, sea and air forces from ten nations are currently taking part in the two-week Joint Warrior exercise in Scotland, the largest such exercise staged in the UK.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 11:29 AM

Feedback from warfighters in Afghanistan testing the XM25 highlights the lethal effects of the counter-defilade weapon. During a round table session with PEO Soldier Oct. 6, Armstrong provided an update on the XM25, as well as information on the progress of the individual carbine competition and updates for the M4 carbine to the A1 configuration.
Tuesday , October 10, 2011, 09:26 AM

Ricardo today announced that it has completed the build of the FED ALPHA vehicle as part of the Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator (FED) programme for the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) – the company has been awarded a contract for the testing phase, which is currently underway.
Monday, October 10, 2011, 07:20 PM

The first truck mounted 105-millimeter howitzer was revealed to the media for the first time at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan, Seoul. The first truck mounted 105-millimeter howitzer was revealed to the media for the first time in September 2011 at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan, Seoul.
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Sunday, October 9, 2011, 11:22 AM

Armed forces from the new Libyan NTC (National Transition Council) have made one of their biggest assaults yet on Sirte. Many light vehicles armed with machine guns and rocket launcher swept into a residential district on the southern side of the city.
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Sunday, October 9, 2011, 11:12 AM

Navistar Defense, LLC will unveil its International® Saratoga™ light tactical vehicle at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Symposium, which will be held from the 10 to 12 October 2011 in Washington D.C., United States.
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Saturday, October 8, 2011, 06:14 PM

A number of photographs reportedly showing Libyan NTC (National Transitional Council) forces on October 6, 2011, on the frontline near Sirte show them in possession of a state of the art Russian made BMP-3 Khrizantema-S anti-tank missile destroyer.
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Saturday, October 8, 2011, 05:38 PM

Heavy fighting continues in Colonel Gaddafi’s home town of Sirte, after the new Libyan government forces launched their largest assault so far. A BBC correspondent just outside the city says pro-Gaddafi forces are putting up extraordinary resistance in defence of what seems a lost cause.
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Saturday, October 8, 2011, 12:49 AM

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced on Friday that Tehran would soon unveil a new cruise missile called 'Zafar (Triumph)
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Saturday, October 8, 2011, 11:01 AM

Special sharpshooter units are being formed in Russia’s ground forces brigades, Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Col. Sergey Vlasov said on Friday, October 7, 2011.
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Friday, October 7, 2011, 05:20 PM

Recent government blast tests demonstrated that Lockheed Martin’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) meets protection standards for IED-protected vehicles, while weighing approximately 40 percent less than other all-terrain models deployed in theater.
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Friday, October 7, 2011, 10:56 AM

Elbit Systems debuted this October 5, 2011, during a media and analysts visit to its subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-optics Elop, the "ENGAGER"- a new advanced remote reconnaissance gathering system. Designed for day and night operations, the Engager is highly suited for missions such as intelligence gathering and tracking of long-range targets and laser guided weapon designation.
Thursday, October 6, 2011, 11:31 AM

With delivery of the first BOXER Ambulance vehicle, all four German BOXER versions are now in series delivery. The four German BOXER versions comprise the BOXER APC an armoured troop-carrier with space for the crew of three (commander, driver and gunner) plus up to eight infantry soldiers.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011, 11:13 AM

ReconRobotics, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a $4.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force for 315 Recon Scout® XT micro-robot kits and an equal number of SearchStickTM devices.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011, 10:19 AM

Office of the Project Manager, Combat Ammunition Systems (OPM-CAS) and ATK (NYSE: ATK) have successfully completed Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase 3 Design Verification guided flight testing (GFT) during a recent 48-round test at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011, 09:03 AM

The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Army conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system today, challenging the system to track, detect and intercept two different targets utilizing two THAAD interceptors – a first for the system.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011, 08:39 AM

ATK (NYSE: ATK) and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have signed a teaming agreement to offer a full-up solution for the United States Marine Corps' requirements for the rifled, 120mm Precision Extended Range Mortar (PERM).
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Thursday, October 6, 2011, 08:13 AM

The development of Russia's formidable S-500 air defense system is lagging behind schedule by at least two years, the Izvestia daily said on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, citing a defense industry source. According to the source, the first prototypes will be ready and tested by 2015, while the deliveries to the Russian army could start in 2017 at the earliest.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 10:45 AM

BAE Systems has received a $15.8 million contract to refurbish and upgrade 12 M109A5 155mm self-propelled howitzers for the Chilean Government through a foreign military sales contract.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 10:16 AM

The Norwegian Defence has decided to purchase NORMANS digitised soldier system based on the concept that has been designed and tested at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). The MoD has asked the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation to contract Thales Norway, with Teleplan Globe as partner, for delivering NORMANS.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 09:18 PM

ThalesRaytheonSystems today announced that the U.S. Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. ThalesRaytheonSystems has already delivered more than 220 radars to customers worldwide. The company is working with several allied nations to leverage the current production to meet their sensing requirements.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 10:39 AM

The United States Army, Marine Corps and the Pentagon's Joint IED Defeat Organization are working to procure and deliver thousands of small, easily transportable "throwable" robots equipped with surveillance cameras designed to beam back video from confined spaces, buildings, tunnels and other potentially dangerous locations, service officials said.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 07:51 AM

The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered 70 BAE Systems lightweight M777 howitzers to begin equipping the U.S. Army’s Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs). Valued at $134m (£87m), the order takes the U.S.-UK production programme to October 2013 and a total of 1071 guns.

Monday, October 3, 2011, 12:31 AM