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US Army commissions first intelligent energy microgrid at Fort Bliss
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 The US Army has commissioned the first US Department of Defense (DoD) grid-tied, intelligent energy microgrid, during an official ceremony at Fort Bliss in...

Raytheon to secure multi-billion-dollar air defence system contract from Oman
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 US defence contractor Raytheon is set to sign a multi-billion dollar contract with Oman for the sale of its ground-based air defence system during US secretary of state John Kerry's official...

US Army orders Black Hawk medevac mission sensor from FLIR
Monday, May 20, 2013 FLIR Systems has secured a contract for delivery of a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) Mission Sensor (MMS) system for the US Army's UH-60A Black Hawk...

Saft to supply e6T Li-ion batteries for US military's JLTV EMD programme
Monday, May 20, 2013 Saft has been awarded a contract for delivery of e6T Li-ion battery systems for the US Army and Marine Corps' multi-billion dollar Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) development...

North Korea test launches fourth short-range guided missile
Monday, May 20, 2013 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has test fired a fourth short-range missile off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, rejecting calls for restraint from the UN and...

US Army receives electronic jamming payloads for Gray Eagle UAS
Friday, May 17, 2013 The US Army has taken delivery of two electronic attack payloads from Raytheon for use on its General Atomics-built MQ-1C Gray Eagle medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft...

New Zealand Defence Force to acquire trucks from Rheinmetall
Friday, May 17, 2013 The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is acquiring 200 new trucks from Rheinmetall-MAN military vehicles, to replace its ageing Unimog and heavier Mercedes trucks fleet, the country's...

Russia offers T-90S main battle tank to Peruvian Army
Friday, May 17, 2013 Russia is offering a full-scale model of its T-90S main battle tank (MBT) to the Peruvian Army in response to interest expressed by the service in the tank in 2012, Uralvagonzavod...

Hammond announces new rotation arrangements for UK troops in Afghanistan
Thursday, May 16, 2013 British defence secretary Philip Hammond has unveiled troop rotation arrangements that outlines tour lengths for deployed UK military personnel in Afghanistan between now and the end of...

Saab completes flight testing of Skeldar V-200 UAS
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Saab has successfully conducted flight testing of the Skeldar V-200 vertical lift unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in an effort to demonstrate its critical capabilities at various sites across...

US DoD set to cancel UH-72A Lakota programme in 2014
Thursday, May 16, 2013 The US Defense Department (DoD) has decided to halt acquisition of UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters (LUH) from EADS North America starting next year, a senior company official has...

JGSDF to receive ScanEagle UAS from Insitu Pacific
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has taken delivery of the ScanEagle small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from Insitu Pacific for use by the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Forces...

Singapore Army commissions upgraded battlefield communications system
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 The Singapore Army has commissioned a domestically manufactured wide area communications (WAC) system, designed to enhance its battlefield communication capabilities, during an official ceremony...

Tepro Consortium completes selection of Sisfron suppliers
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Tepro Consortium has completed the selection of primary suppliers for the Brazilian Army's sistema integrado de monitoramento de fronteiras (Sisfron)...

Meggitt to continue deliveries for US Army targetry systems programme
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded a contract modification for the delivery of additional live-fire target systems in support of the US Army targetry systems (ATS)...

US Special Operations Forces orders armoured vehicles from Battelle
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Battelle has received a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to convert standard pickup trucks into armoured vehicles for use by the US Department of Defense...

Honeywell to support US Army's heavy tactical wheeled vehicles programme
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Honeywell Technology Solutions (HTSI) has been awarded a contract to supply mission-capable heavy tactical vehicles to the US Army as part of a military vehicle...

Marshall to supply ISTAR solutions to undisclosed Middle Eastern militaries
Monday, May 13, 2013 Marshall Land Systems has been awarded a contract for the production and delivery of new intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition (ISTAR) imagery ground control stations (GCS) to...

Selex ES to supply LINAPS artillery pointing systems to countries' armies
Monday, May 13, 2013 Selex ES has secured a series of contracts to supply its laser inertial artillery pointing system (LINAPS) to international armed...

Royal Brunei Armed Forces to receive Harris Falcon III tactical radios
Monday, May 13, 2013 Harris has been awarded a contract to supply its Falcon III family of tactical communication systems to the Royal Brunei Armed...