The German government has contracted with Rheinmetall Defence of Düsseldorf to manufacture a preproduction version of the company`s Future Soldier Expanded System, or IdZ-ES.

YORK, Pa. -- BAE Systems has received a $59 million contract from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command for the production of 109 second-generation Iraqi Light Armored Vehicles (ILAV) and 10 Mine Roller Kits.

New Chinese tanks MBT-2000 took part in parade in the Peruvian capital Lima on December 8, 2009.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - The U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a contract worth $14 million to purchase long-lead materials for the production of 140 M1A1 SA (Situational

The Supacat SPV400 development programme has passed a major milestone having successfully undergone blast testing on 3rd and 4th December. The full technical specification of these tests cannot be revealed for security reasons, however, a significant under-vehicle mine blast simulation

The Reduced cost Li-Ion (RED-LION) project a two-year collaboration between QinetiQ and Ricardo with part-funding from the Department for Transport under the UK Energy Saving Trust Low Carbon R & D programme has demonstrated the potential of a new low

OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Corporation announced today it has received an additional $175 million order from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) to deliver 400 MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV). To date, Oshkosh

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded $17.6 million for the purchase of long-lead materials that will be used to convert 15 M1A2 Abrams tanks to M1A2S tanks for the Kingdom

New Orleans -- Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, has been selected by the Colombian Ministry of Defense to produce and deliver 39 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) for the Colombian Army.

The U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, in support of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC), has awarded a USD$2.2 billion contract to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada for 724 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) for a Foreign Military Sale

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $203 million contract to design the Stryker of the future.

ORLANDO, Florida -- The defense segment of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) and Thales USA unveiled their new Reconfigurable MRAP Vehicle Trainer during a joint news briefing today at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando.

CACI International in Arlington, VA received a $24 million task order to provide program management and technical engineering services to upgrade the Common Ground Systems (CGS) with subsystems from the US Army’s Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) ground mobile system.

OSHKOSH, Wis.-- Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) marked the handoff of the 1,000th MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) to the U.S. Armed Forces on Nov. 30 at a ceremony with military leadership at the company’s facilities in Oshkosh, Wis.

NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin, completed a test flight of the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System's Precision Attack Missile using a warhead.

RESTON, Va. -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered the next version of Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) software to the U.S. Army to begin formal government testing.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Alliant Techsystems has received a $5 million contract from the U.S. Army for the first phase of the Army`s Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI). ATK is one of three companies selected for the first phase of the competition.

The K-21, the world`s strongest infantry armed vehicle developed and produced with Korean technology, will be deployed to field sites for operation from the end of this month.

Industry leader delivers most realistic training scenarios outside of the battlefield Orlando, FL - Meggitt Training Systems Inc. (MTSI), manufacturer of the FATS(r) line of military training simulators, introduces a new standard in training technology with the launch of high-fidelity,

The Ministry of Defence of Chad has once again chosen Renault Trucks Defense to expand its fleet.