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Lithuania confirms order for German Infantry Fighting Vehicles

. 2016-08-25 0 49670
Lithuanian Ministry of Defense confirmed this week its order for 88 Boxer 8×8 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) armored vehicles signed with the German consortium ARTEC. The Lithuanian military will...
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Industry Partners Team Up for Challenger 2 Race

. 2016-08-16 0 49020
BAE Systems has teamed with General Dynamics UK and several other industry partners to compete in a life extension program on the British Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tank fleet. The...
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Canada's Massive Surface-Combatant Program To Get Underway This Summer

. 2016-07-29 0 50980
The Canadian government will ask for bids as early as next month for the largest shipbuilding program in the country’s history, with the field of contenders for a new fleet of surface combatants...
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QinetiQ and Thales select Textron AirLand Scorpion jet for ASDOT bid

. 2016-07-15 0 50135
Two years after its surprise unveiling, the Textron-Air Land Scorpion has found its first prospective customer, as Thales and QinetiQ have selected it for their bid for a Royal Air Force training...
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F-35 Wins Denmark Competition Over Super Hornet and Eurofighter

. 2016-06-29 0 50116
Denmark has officially agreed to buy 27 F-35A joint strike fighters to replace its fleet of aging F-16s. The selection puts an end to Denmark’s delayed fighter modernization decision that was in...
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Turkey's Shipbuilding Set for a Boost

. 2016-06-20 0 48374
The Turkish government has announced that it intends to buy scores of naval assets in the next years, potentially giving a major boost to the country’s flourishing shipyards and their foreign...
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Boeing Wins $668M Army Deal for Apache Helicopters

. 2016-06-09 0 49149
The Boeing Co. has won an undefined fixed-price-incentive contract for foreign military sales (“FMS”) to Qatar, worth $667.5 million, from the U.S. Army. Contracting activity is the Army...
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Norway Reviewing Submarine Base Infrastructure

. 2016-05-29 0 46856
The Norwegian Defense Forces are reviewing options to improve general base infrastructure and capacity for the navy’s submarine fleet. The facilities’ review has come into focus in the wake of a...
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Poland Eyes Surveillance, Maritime Patrol Aircraft

. 2016-05-23 0 49906
The Polish Ministry of Defense has launched negotiations on its planned acquisition of new surveillance and maritime patrol aircraft, the Ministry’s Armament Inspectorate (IU) said in a statement....
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Airlander 10, formerly known as LEMV to fly again

. 2016-05-17 0 66314
Airlander 10, formerly known as the Army’s Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) is preparing to fly as early as next month in the UK, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles officials. The...
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