Textron supplies armored vehicles to Afghanistan
New Orleans (UPI) Sep 29, 2015 -
Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems is to supply additional four-wheeled armored vehicles to the Afghan National Army.
The contract for 55 Commando Select vehicles was issued through by the U.S. Army for a Foreign Military Sales deal and is worth $56.2 million.
"Since being put into service by Afghan National Army Kandaks (battalions) several years ago, ANA soldiers have experi ...
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Finland eyes building new combat vessels
Helsinki, Finland (UPI) Sep 29, 2015 -
The Finnish Navy has been given the go-ahead to begin a program to replace six combat ships.
The program is called Flotilla 2020 and will lead to the procurement of four vessels. The ships will replace four Rauma-class fast attack missile craft and two Hameenmaa-class mine-layers.
Both classes of ships date from the 1990s and their life-cycles "cannot be extended in a cost-effici ...
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Lithuania buys self-propelled howitzers from German Army
Vilnius, Lithuania (UPI) Sep 29, 2015 -
Lithuania on Tuesday signed an agreement to procure 21 PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers from the German Armed Forces.
The deal for the 155mm guns, as well as vehicles and other equipment, is worth nearly $65 million.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense said 16 of the guns will be usable for combat purposes, two will be used for training firing and driving skills, and three for spa ...
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AgustaWestland partners for Czech military contract
Rome (UPI) Sep 29, 2015 -
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland is teaming with Czech firm LOM Praha s.p. in its bid for a Czech military helicopter contact.
Under the memorandum of understanding signed Monday, LOM Praha would provide maintenance, training and servicing for AgustaWestlands AW139 aircraft, as well as the manufacturing of the helicopter kits.
"The partnership would be firmly established in the event ...
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Gilat to supply dual Ku/Ka-band terminals to major ISP
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Sep 25, 2015 -
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has announced that it has signed a long-term agreement to develop and supply high-performance dual Ku/Ka-band terminals for in-flight connectivity (IFC) on commercial aircraft.
Benefitting from Gilat's longstanding expertise in high-performance and low-profile antenna design, the new Ku/Ka-band in-flight connectivity solution will enable IFC service providers ...
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France to hold crunch talks in India on Rafale deal: official
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 29, 2015 -
French and Indian defence officials are to hold fresh talks Tuesday on the purchase of 36 Rafale jets, with hopes drawn-out negotiations on the multi-billion-dollar deal are close to concluding, an official said.
The talks are going ahead in New Delhi after the French side agreed to an Indian government demand for future investment in the country as part of the deal, the Economic Times said. ...
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Forty years of European space tracking
Paris (ESA) Sep 25, 2015 -
ESA celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Agency's ground station network, the indispensable link to spacecraft that are helping us to learn about our planet, our Solar System and our Universe.
Over four decades, Estrack has expanded globally and today employs cutting-edge technology to link scientists and mission controllers with spacecraft orbiting Earth, watching our Sun, studying star ...
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