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The U.S. Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense a $1.7 billion contract for 6,107 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and 22,166 equipment kits. This is the tenth order placed under the original …
U.S. Army Places $1.7 Billion Order for Over 6,000 JLTVs Read More Kenya has taken delivery of a dozen Bastion vehicles from the U.S. Following rumors earlier this month, the U.S. confirmed the transfer of a dozen Mack Defense Bastion armored personnel …
Kenya Receives Bastion Armored Vehicles Read More In a symbolic exorcising of its Bofors Scandal ghost, the Indian Army received the first three of its eventual 145 BE Systems M777 155mm/39-caliber ultra-light howitzers on November 9. These …
At Long Last the Indian Army Has New Artillery Pieces Read Moreby Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) opened its annual meeting in Washington, DC, on October 8. The three-day exposition brings together …
AUSA 2018 Wrap-Up Read More Earlier this week, Iraq announced that it had received 39 T-90 main battle tanks from Russia. The tanks are divided among two battalions. Earlier this year, Iraq took delivery of …
Iraq Receives T-90 Main Battle Tanks Read Moreby Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. With a number of aerospace- and defense-related acquisitions now in its portfolio, Hanwha has begun restructuring itself to better serve …
Hanwha Restructures Aerospace and Defense Ops to Improve Its Prospects Read More Kazakhstan is looking to sell military vehicles to neighbors Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. In an interview with InformBuro, the general director of Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), Erbol Salimov, stated that the …
Kazakhstan to Sell Military Vehicles to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan Read More Israel’s Ministry of Defense has approved the purchase of Eitan armored fighting vehicles. As part of the five-year Gideon Plan, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced this month that it …
Israel Purchasing Eitan Vehicles Read More Qatar is hosting the DIMDEX 2018 military exhibition this week. At DIMDEX 2018, Qatar has inked several contracts with foreign firms to bolster its Armed Forces. Turkish firms, in particular, …
Qatar Hosts DIMDEX 2018 Military Exhibition Read More Kazakhstan is completing testing of the Barys 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). In a press release, Paramount Group announced that the Kazakh Ministry of Defense “is in the final stages …
Barys IFV Nearly Finished with Testing Read More