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Green Light for the Puma - Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to supply Bundeswehr with new IFV The German Bundestag's budget committee cleared the way today for the procurement of 405 new Puma infantry fighting vehicles for the Bundeswehr. For Dusseldorf-based Rheinmetall AG and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG of Munich, the order represents a combined total of some EUR3 billion in gross sales. Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann each hold a 50% stake in the company tasked with the project, PSM GmbH of Kassel. Both hailed the decision as a crucial step in re-equipping the German Army for the future as well as being vitally important to the German defence industry and a whole host of medium-sized subcontractors. With its unique balance of tactical and strategic mobility, survivability and lethality, the Puma gives the Bundeswehr a state-of-the-art infantry fighting vehicle systematically tailored to the current and future operational requirements of the German military both at home and abroad. This is the biggest single order in the history of Rheinmetall company, and definitely confirms their status as Europe's top supplier of army technology. The Bundestag set the project in motion in September 2002 when it awarded a development contract for the new IFV, followed in 2004 by a E 350-million procurement order for five pre-series vehicles and related services. These vehicles are currently undergoing intensive trials. The first serially produced Pumas are scheduled to enter service in 2010. Today, more than thirty years after Germany first fielded the Marder IFV, the Puma is poised to significantly expand the Bundeswehr's capabilities spectrum, providing it with an entirely new category of tactical vehicle. In any international comparison, the Puma clearly represents the cutting edge in contemporary armoured vehicle technology. Well-protected yet light enough to airlift, the Puma's modularity and expandability make it the perfect tool for international conflict management. No comparable vehicle provides its crew with such a high level of protection from typical conflict zone threats such as landmines, rocket propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices. Source: Rheinmetall Harris Awarded $3.3 M Contract By Latvian Defence Forces for Falcon II Radios Agreement Highlights Expanding International Demand for Harris Tactical Radios Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a contract valued at $3.3 million from the Latvian Defence Forces for Falcon II tactical communications systems. Harris has previously supplied the Latvian Ministry of Defence, National Armed Forces, and National Guard with its Falcon II radios for use in both national and international peacekeeping missions around the world. Under the terms of the contract, Harris will provide its RF-5800H High frequency (HF), RF-5800V very high frequency (VHF), and RF-5800M Multiband VHF/UHF handheld radios and accessories. The RF-5800H is an advanced HF-SSB/VHF-FM manpack radio that provides reliable tactical communications through enhanced secure voice and data performance, networking, and extended battery life. The RF-5800V-MP is the VHF manpack member of the Falcon II tactical radio family. The RF-5800M-HH is a small, lightweight multiband handheld that extends the outstanding performance of the Falcon II tactical radio family to the squad level. The RF-5800 series radios have integrated GPS and IP networking capabilities, thus guaranteeing seamless communication with other peacekeeping operations using the Harris Falcon II radios. The Harris Falcon II family of tactical radios is designed for manpack, vehicular, base station, and handheld use. The software-based radios provide a common platform, operation, and logistics, and also feature upgradeable, embedded security. Harris RF Communications Division is a leading supplier of secure voice and data communications products, systems, and networks to military, government, and commercial organizations worldwide. About Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government, defense and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of over $4 billion and 16,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications™ products, systems, and services. Source: Harris Corporation U.S. Army Awards Force Protection $22 M Contract For Additional Buffalo Vehicles Force Protection, Inc. announced that it has received a contract from the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive and Armaments Command for the production of an additional 29 Buffalo mine-protected vehicles. The approximate total value of the contract is $22.3 million. Force Protection has delivered more than 140 Buffalo vehicles to date in support of route clearance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We are gratified to note the critical role the Buffalo continues to fill for our armed forces," said Force Protection President Michael Moody. "Since 2003, this vehicle has been used by route clearance teams to make thousands of miles of road safer for our troops. We are extremely pleased to know that the Buffalo will continue to support the warfighter in this important mission." Source: Force Protection |
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