BAE Systems wins $1.2bn US contract
London (AFP) Dec 24, 2014 -
British defence group BAE Systems announced Wednesday that it has won a contract potentially worth $1.2 bilion (984 million euros) to start building armoured multi-purpose vehicles for the US Army.
"BAE Systems was awarded a contract ... from the US Army for the engineering, manufacturing, and development and low-rate initial production of the Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)," it said ...
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Systems wins deal for new armored vehicles
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Dec 24, 2014 -
The U.S. Army has selected BAE Systems for its program to produce a replacement vehicle for Vietnam War-era M113 armored personnel carriers.
Under an award worth as much as $1.2 billion, BAE Systems is to engineer, manufacture and develop 29 low-rate production Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles.
The contract features a 52-month base term worth $383 million and an option to begin the ...
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Suicide bomber kills 26 in attack on anti-IS fighters in Iraq
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 24, 2014 -
A suicide bomber attacked Sunni anti-jihadist fighters south of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 26 people, while a senior counter-terrorism officer was shot dead in north Iraq, officials said.
The attack on the fighters, known as Sahwa, near a military base in the Madain area also wounded at least 56 people.
It was unclear how many of the victims were Sahwa fighters.
There w ...
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S. Korea hacking suspect used China IP addresses: investigators
Seoul (AFP) Dec 24, 2014 -
A suspect in the hacking attack on South Korean nuclear reactors has used multiple Internet protocol (IP) addresses based in China, investigators said Wednesday.
The defence ministry's cyber warfare unit has increased its watch level against attacks after the publication last week of a variety of information about the South's nuclear power plant operator on Twitter.
It included designs a ...
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Iran foreign minister says nuclear deal 'within reach'
Tehran (AFP) Dec 24, 2014 -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that he is confident that a lasting agreement can be struck with world powers over his country's disputed nuclear programme.
Tehran and the so-called P5+1 group of nations have been locked in talks since February on a permanent nuclear deal aimed at ending a decade-long diplomatic crisis.
A final agreement is aimed at ensuri ...
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China urges Japan to pursue peace under new defence chief
Beijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2014 -
China on Thursday called on Japan to pursue "peaceful development" under its new defence minister appointed this week after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's re-election, as tensions simmer over a territorial dispute and wartime history.
Abe on Wednesday appointed Gen Nakatani, 57 to replace Akinori Eto to the defence portfolio after Eto declined reappointment in the midst of a political funding s ...
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Iran kicks off massive Gulf military drills
Tehran (AFP) Dec 25, 2014 -
Iran launched extensive military drills on Thursday, local media reported, in a show of strength stretching several hundred kilometres from the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Aden.
The exercises are set to last six days and involve ballistic missile and drone testing, according to military officials.
Close to 13,000 personnel will take part in the drills, which will be the first time Ir ...
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