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U.S.Army - 72-Hour Collaboration Leads to Safer Vehicle Restraint Systems for Soldiers

Seventy-two hours to save Soldiers’ lives. Seventy-two hours to assess, design, fabricate, integrate, test, adapt and produce a universal restraint system to ensure gunners won’t be thrown from Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles in the event of an accident or vehicle rollover.

01 December 2008: US Army

 

BAE Systems - Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Production Completed

Production of more than 5,000 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles under existing contracts with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps have been completed by BAE Systems.

26 November 2008: BAE Systems

 

TARDEC Experts Play Prominent Role in Power & Energy (P&E) Workshop

U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) experts played prominent roles in the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Michigan Chapter’s 2008 Ground-Automotive Power & Energy Workshop, Nov. 18-19, in Troy, MI.

25 November 2008: US Army

 

General Dynamics - Tank upgrade program

The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded $63.7 million to General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, to upgrade 180 tanks under the Abrams Improved Systems Enhancement Package (SEP) Reset (ISR) program.

22 November 2008: General Dynamics

 

UK MoD - new £350M armoured support trucks

Defence Secretary, John Hutton has unveiled, the Army's new £350M armoured support trucks, WOLFHOUND, HUSKY and COYOTE.

20 November 2008: UK MoD

 

General Dynamics Land Systems - Contract to design new Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) tank

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded $58.3 million to design the new Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) Abrams tank for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

12 November 2008: General Dynamics

 

General Dynamics - EAGLE IV vehicle contract with German BWB

General Dynamics European Land Systems has entered a contract with the German Bundesamt furWehrtechnik und Beschaffung (BWB) for the delivery of 198 EAGLE IV protected Command and Function Vehicles, including 25 vehicles that were delivered earlier under an agreement reached in July.

11 November 2008: General Dynamics

 

Navistar to Deliver 822 Lighter MRAP Vehicles One Month Ahead of Schedule

Navistar Defense Answers Call for Urgent Need with Aggressive Production Schedule Company to Deliver 822 Lighter MRAP Vehicles One Month Ahead of Schedule

09 November 2008: Navistar

 

BAE Systems Paladin Fire Control Support Hardware

BAE Systems, under a $20 million contract, will purchase and deliver Paladin Digital Fire Control Systems (PDFCS) kits and spare components for M109A6 Paladin vehicles to the U.S. Army.

07 November 2008: BAE Systems

 

Lockheed Martin selected for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program

The U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps today selected Lockheed Martin as one of three companies to continue development on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.

03 November 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

General Dynamics Awarded $22 Million for Mine-Protected Vehicle Work

General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $22 million work order from Force Protection, Inc., to produce spare parts for the Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicle program.

27 October 2008: General Dynamics

 

Ridgback - £81m contract for NP Aerospace

NP Aerospace in Coventry has been awarded an £81M contract, to convert Cougar 4x4s into the awesome Ridgback armoured vehicles for our troops in Afghanistan.

21 October 2008: NP Aerospace

 

BAE Systems - $11.6M contract for Bradley Fire Extinguishing System Upgrades

BAE Systems, under a U.S. Army contract worth $11.6 million, will provide engineering changes to the Bradley Automated Fire Extinguishing Systems (AFES) for up to 419 Bradley reset vehicles.

14 October 2008: BAE Systems

 

DRS Technologies - M1200 Armored Knight Fire Support Vehicles

DRS Technologies Awarded $29 Million Follow-On Contract for M1200 Armored Knight Fire Support Vehicles

07 October 2008: DRS Technologies

 

Lockheed Martin - Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

Lockheed Martin's first two operational Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) prototypes have successfully exceeded 25,000 combined miles of testing, more than half of which have been conducted off-road to simulate actual mission conditions.

30 September 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

Granite Tactical Vehicles - The safest HMMWV in the world

“we do not add armor to the aluminum body of the HMMWV, we replace the body with a new blast resistant one“

19 September 2008: Granite Tactical Vehicles

 

Lockheed Martin -- The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Team

Lockheed Martin has responded to a Request for Information for a lighter, more manoeuvrable military vehicle that also provides protection comparable to the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicle.

17 September 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

UK MoD - £60M contract to deliver Mastiff 2 - the next generation of Mastiff.

Defence Secretary Des Browne, on a visit today to NP Aerospace Coventry, announced a £60M contract to deliver Mastiff 2 - the next generation of Mastiff.

08 September 2008: UK MoD

 

General Dynamics - $34m Abrams upgrade

The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a $34 million delivery order for 30 M1A1 Abrams Integrated Management (AIM) main battle tanks.

06 September 2008: General Dynamics

 

General Dynamics - $47M contract for MRAP vehicle program.

General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded contracts worth $47 million by Force Protection Inc. to provide supplies and support for the U.S. Marine Corps' Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program.

05 September 2008: General Dynamics

 

General Dynamics - contract for 62 Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) variant vehicles

The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a contract for the production of 62 Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) variant vehicles. The contract has a total potential value of $326.5 million including initial funding of $145 million.

23 August 2008: General Dynamics

 

HOBSON INDUSTRIES DEVELOPS SKIRT PROTECTION KIT IN RECORD TIME

Responding to an Urgent Requirement to protect light vehicles in theatre, Hobson Industries, the Lincolnshire, UK based vehicle specialist, produced a new design for a Skirt Protection Kit and delivered the first modules in less than fourteen days.

22 August 2008: Hobson Industries

 

General Dynamics Awarded Contract for Continued Stryker Production

The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a contract for production and maintenance of 615 Stryker vehicles. The contract has a total potential value of $1.2 billion; initial funding in the amount of $599 million was provided with the award.

07 August 2008: General Dynamics

 

General Dynamics - more armoured vehicles for USMC

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $24.2 million contract to produce 10 LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs), three LAV logistics vehicles and vehicle components for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to meet anticipated war-loss requirements.

06 August 2008: General Dynamics

 

BAE Systems - Additional order for RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicles

BAE Systems has received an order worth ZAR1.5 billion (£150 million or approximately US$300 million) to produce 773 RG-31 Mk5E Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps' Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle programme.

27 July 2008: BAE Systems

 
 
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