http://subs.zinester.com/11390 Our ezine provides you with information about the armoured vehicles, armament of the land forces and also the information concerning other army subjects. Here you will find the characteristics of thousands of technical equipment items, data concerning their structure and origin. en http://archives.zinester.com/11390/158751.html?rss=1 ITT receives two additional orders for systems to thwart improvised explosive
devices

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- ITT Corporation- announced it has received two follow-on
orders, together worth $70 million, for its CREW 2.1 Vehicle Receiver Jammers,
vehicle-mounted systems designed to prevent the detonation of improvised
explosive devices (IEDs). The contracts valued at $25 million and $45 million
were awarded by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, and announced recently by
the U.S. Department of Defense. Under the two contracts, ITT will build and
deliver an additional 900 CREW 2.1 devices, plus spares and related equipment.
The CREW program is helping the Department of Defense meet urgent system
requirements and increased production demands to prevent the detonation of
radio controlled IEDs. These counter-IED devices will be mounted on Mine
Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicles, and other military
transport equipment, and deployed to current military operations in Iraq and
... ]]> 158751 Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:38 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/158713.html?rss=1 Kongsberg Wins French Army Contract

Kongsberg has signed a framework agreement worth up to MNOK 500 with Renault
Trucks Defense of France. The agreement will run for about eight years, and
applies to the delivery of the Protector weapon control system to upgrade the
French Army's Renault VAB 4x4 armoured personnel carriers. The first order
under the framework agreement is for approx. MNOK 74, and deliveries will begin
towards the end of this year.

Source: Kongsberg





... ]]> 158713 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:50:10 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/158540.html?rss=1 General Dynamics selected for FRES

LONDON, United Kingdom -- General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited, a wholly
owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has been selected by the UK Ministry of
Defence as the provisionally preferred bidder for the Utility Vehicle Design
(UVD) for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES). Subject to satisfactory
completion of the package of work on risk reduction and confirmation of
preferred bidder status the team, led by General Dynamics UK Limited, will
develop the PIRANHA V as the FRES Utility Vehicle for the British Army. The
company will now enter negotiations with the MoD to determine the scope of
development work required.
Dr Sandy Wilson, president and managing director, said:  We are delighted that
PIRANHA V is the British Army s choice for the FRES Utility Vehicle. With over
9,000 PIRANHAs already in service, the family s pedigree speaks for itself. We
have continued development work at our own initiative, and we will work closely
... ]]> 158540 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:44:29 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/158404.html?rss=1 U.S. Army Awards Navistar Defense Multi-Year Truck Contract For Rebuilding,
Security Efforts In Afghanistan And Iraq

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Thousands of trucks from Navistar Defense, LLC will
support rebuilding and security efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq as the U.S.
Army today awarded Navistar Defense a multi-year contract valued at nearly $1.3
billion.
The U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command awarded Navistar Defense a
follow-on contract to provide Medium Tactical Vehicles and spare parts to the
Afghanistan National Police, Afghan National Army and the Iraqi Ministry of
Defense. Previously known as International Military and Government, LLC,
Navistar Defense is an affiliate of Navistar International Corporation.
Under the multi-year contract, Navistar will supply tactical vehicles built on
Navistar s severe service International® 7000 Series platform. It follows a
$430 million contract awarded in 2005 to Navistar by TACOM for more than 2,900
... ]]> 158404 Wed, 07 May 2008 15:01:06 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/158049.html?rss=1 Force Protection, Inc. Receives $94 Million in UK Contracts for Additional
Cougar Vehicles

LADSON, S.C.--Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) today announced that
Congress has approved two Cougar Foreign Military Sales to the United Kingdom.
The first contract for six Cougar Category I Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
(MRAP) vehicles and associated services was awarded on April 29. The second
contract for 151 Cougar MRAP vehicles and associated services was awarded on
May 1. The total value of the contracts for the 157 vehicles, named Ridgebacks
by the British, is approximately $94 million. These contracts are not subject
to the terms of Force Protection s joint venture.
 We are pleased to note the ongoing interest in and demand for the company s
proven blast protection technology around the world,  said Damon Walsh, Force
Protection Executive Vice President for Customer Operations.  Our vehicles
record for survivability and sustainability leads the industry. Force
... ]]> 158049 Fri, 02 May 2008 18:25:13 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/157961.html?rss=1 Computerized Combat Glove

A new glove lets soldiers operate wearable computers while still holding their
weapons.
Some U.S. soldiers in Iraq are already equipped with wearable computer systems.
But the lack of efficient input devices restricts their use to safer
environments, such as the interior of a Humvee or a base station, where the
soldier can set down his weapon and use the keyboard or mouse tethered to his
body. Now RallyPoint, a startup based in Cambridge, MA, has developed a
sensor-embedded glove that allows the soldier to easily view and navigate
digital maps, activate radio communications, and send commands without having
to take his hand off his weapon.
For soldiers carrying a plethora of equipment, finding and using electronic
controls on their bodies can be awkward, says Forrest Liau, the president and
cofounder of RallyPoint. "We wanted to make a device that would have all the
... ]]> 157961 Thu, 01 May 2008 11:22:03 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/157889.html?rss=1 General Dynamics Awarded $58 Million for Stryker Work

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of
General Dynamics , has been awarded a $58 million contract modification to
purchase long-lead materials for Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle and Nuclear,
Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle variants.
Work will be performed in Sterling Heights and London, Ontario, Canada, by
existing General Dynamics employees. Work is expected be completed by Sept. 30,
2009. Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled combat vehicles that includes 10
variants. Stryker vehicles have been deployed to support Operation Iraqi
Freedom since 2003. The contract being modified was initially awarded December
2006.

Source: General Dynamics

... ]]> 157889 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:03:51 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/157794.html?rss=1 BAE Systems-Led Team To Develop Miniature Robots For Military Use

MERRIMACK, New Hampshire -- BAE Systems will lead a team of scientists that
will develop miniature robots to improve military situational awareness. The
company signed a $38 million agreement with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory
to lead an alliance of researchers and scientists from the Army, academia and
industry.
The Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) Collaborative Technology
Alliance will research and develop advanced robotic equipment for use in urban
environments and complex terrain, such as mountains and caves. The alliance
will create an autonomous, multifunctional collection of miniature
intelligence-gathering robots that can operate in places too inaccessible or
dangerous for humans.
 Robotic platforms extend the warfighter's senses and reach, providing
operational capabilities that would otherwise be costly, impossible, or deadly
... ]]> 157794 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:12:17 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/157674.html?rss=1 Australia   Modular Artillery Charge Systems, XM982 Block Ia-1

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign
Military Sale to Australia of Modular Artillery Charge Systems and XM982 Block
Ia-1 Excalibur Projectiles as well as associated equipment and services.
The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $58 million.

The Government of Australia requested a possible sale of 2,400 Modular
Artillery Charge Systems (MACS), 250 XM982 Block Ia-1 Excalibur Unitary
Projectiles with base bleed units, 43 Portable Excalibur Fire Control Systems
(PEFCS), 43 AN/PRC-119 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
(SINCGARS) w/o GPS, training ammunition, containers, support equipment, spare
and repair parts, publications and technical data, maintenance, personnel
training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor representatives
  engineering and technical support services, and other related elements of
... ]]> 157674 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:55:49 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/157510.html?rss=1 Synthetic Demonstration Develops Unmanned Vehicle Command Capability

New Malden, UK   BAE Systems has shown, for the first time, how multiple
unmanned air and land vehicles can work under the command of a number of
battlefield commanders to deliver vital reconnaissance and surveillance
information to front-line troops.
The demonstration showed how two unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and two
unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can pass information between themselves and their
command centres, while allowing control of the vehicles to be passed between
different command systems in real time.
Andy Wright, Capability Augmentation Manager for BAE Systems, said that in
battlefield situations, being able to seamlessly pass control of unmanned
vehicles between different stations was vitally important.  In this kind of
operation, it s critical that the payload   in this case, vital surveillance
and reconnaissance information   and that the tasking of an unmanned asset is
... ]]> 157510 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:46:27 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/157380.html?rss=1 DRS Technologies Awarded $10 Million Contract for US Army Heavy Ammunition
Trailers

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-- DRS Technologies, Inc. announced today that it received a
$10.1 million order to build more than 140 additional M989A1 Heavy Expanded
Mobility Ammunition Trailers (HEMATs).
The order was part of a previously awarded fixed-price, five-year Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army's
Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Michigan. Work for this
contract is being performed by the company's DRS Sustainment Systems unit in
West Plains, Missouri.
The HEMATs are part of the U.S. Army's future force transformation and
modularization into combat brigades rather than divisions. The trailer has a
heavy industrial payload capacity to transport numerous and extremely heavy
Multiple Launch Rocket System pods, palletized or non-palletized conventional
... ]]> 157380 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:18:16 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/157294.html?rss=1 BAE Systems Develops Anti-Jamming GPS Receivers

AUSTIN, Texas -- BAE Systems has developed a satellite navigation receiver
system that provides uninterrupted operation of the Global Positioning System
for air, land, and sea platforms and applications.
The company developed and readied the system in response to the emerging threat
of disruption to operations of GPS navigation systems. The new satellite
navigational immune receiver keeps GPS navigation operable in the presence of
radio frequency jamming.
 GPS jamming has become an acute threat to armed forces operating in the modern
battle arena,  said Kent Jacobson, vice president of BAE Systems  Sensor
Integration business in Austin.   BAE Systems developed a unique system that
offers operational immunity against electronic jamming and disruptions to
maintain precise and reliable GPS operation, even in multiple jamming
environments.
... ]]> 157294 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:15:56 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/157115.html?rss=1 Navistar Defense Wins $261 Million Contract For International® MaxxPro  MRAP
Armor Upgrades

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Armor upgrades to Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)
vehicles will provide U.S. troops with a tougher defense against evolving
explosive threats. Navistar Defense, LLC won a contract valued at more than
$261 million from the U.S. Marines for engineering upgrades to the armor used
on International® MaxxPro  MRAP vehicles. Navistar Defense, formerly known as
International Military and Government, LLC, is a wholly owned affiliate of
Navistar International Corporation (Other OTC: NAVZ).
Under the new contract, armor protection on production MaxxPro MRAP vehicles
will be increased to that of the MaxxPro Plus protection level.
MaxxPro MRAP vehicles are designed to protect troops from roadside bombs and
other threats. To date, the military has ordered 5,214 total production MaxxPro
MRAP vehicles.
... ]]> 157115 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:18:18 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/157072.html?rss=1 Research Agency Showcases Robot-Driven Vehicles at Pentagon

WASHINGTON -- Defense Department employees got a glimpse of the automobile of
the future at a display of robot-driven vehicles in the Pentagon s center
courtyard.
The small four-door sedan, compact station wagon and four sport utility
vehicles in the exhibit can navigate themselves without human drivers through a
combination of servo-devices and radar- and laser-enabled sensors, said Anthony
J. Tether, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
DARPA, now 50 years old, is a Defense Department agency that develops new
technology for military use.
 Imagine if we had convoys being driven by robots,  Tether said. Military use
of autonomous vehicles would nullify the human impact of roadside bombs used by
terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan, he explained.
The vehicles on display at the Pentagon had vied for honors during a
... ]]> 157072 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:56:02 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/156675.html?rss=1 United Kingdom - Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign
Military Sale to the United Kingdom of 157 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
(MRAP) vehicles as well as associated equipment and services.
The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $125
million.
The Government of the United Kingdom has requested a possible sale of 157 Mine
Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Category I 4X4 Cougar vehicles, tools and
test equipment, maintenance support, contractor technical and logistics
personnel services, support equipment, spare and repair parts, and other
related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $125 million.
The United Kingdom is a major political and economic power in NATO and a key
democratic partner of the U.S. in ensuring peace and stability in this region
and around the world.
... ]]> 156675 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:25:13 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/156551.html?rss=1 ATK Receives $415.6 Million in Military Small-Caliber Ammunition Orders and
Modernization Funding

MINNEAPOLIS -- Alliant Techsystems, the largest supplier of ammunition to the
United States military, has received an additional $415.6 million in military
small-caliber ammunition orders and modernization funding for the Lake City
Army Ammunition plant. The contracts were awarded by the U.S. Army Sustainment
Command, Rock Island, Ill.
In fiscal year 2008 ATK delivered 1.4 billion rounds of military small caliber
ammunition, and expects to deliver roughly the same amount in FY09. ATK
operates the U.S. Army's Lake City ammunition plant in Independence, Mo., where
it produces a mix of 5.56mm, 7.62mm, .50-caliber and 20mm cartridges. Working
in partnership with the Army, ATK has expanded the manufacturing capacity at
the facility to 1.6 billion rounds and has continued to modernize the WWII-era
plant.
... ]]> 156551 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:43:20 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/156472.html?rss=1 Ultra Electronics Tactical Communication Systems awarded a radio contract for
TRC190 communication shelters for the U.S. Army s WIN-T Program


Ultra Electronics Tactical Communication Systems is awarded a contract
amendment valued at US $30,000,000 for the supply of its AN/GRC-245A HCLOS
radios and associated equipment for TRC190 communication shelters for the U.S.
Army s WIN-T Program.
Montreal -- Ultra Electronics Tactical Communication Systems Division (Ultra
TCS) announces the award of contract modifications valued at more than
US$30,000,000 through the Canadian Commercial Corporation, for the supply of
its AN/GRC-245 HCLOS  radio and TRC190 V1 and V3 kits for the U.S. Army s WIN-T
Program under contact no. DAAB07-98-C-F505.
 We are honoured to support the US s Army drive to modernize its tactical
communications systems  states Alan Barker, president of Ultra Electronics
... ]]> 156472 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:18:40 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/156184.html?rss=1 Lockheed Martin Awarded UK Ministry of Defense LEAPP Contract

UK military commanders on the ground are set to benefit from a new system that
will increase their ability to counter attacks from air threats and reduce
'friendly-fire' incidents. LEAPP
The Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) programme - a ?100m contract
between the Ministry of Defence and Lockheed Martin UK INSYS - will provide
ground forces with a detailed local picture of activity in the air, allowing
them to better coordinate airspace activity, leading to greater combat
effectiveness and a reduced risk of 'friendly-fire' incidents.
Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Baroness Taylor, said:
"LEAPP (Land Environment Air Picture Provision) is a new, world-class system
that will give our commanders on the ground a detailed picture of activity in
the air showing the location of allies in relation to opposing forces.
"It will improve commanders' ability to plan and strike effectively and help
... ]]> 156184 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:36:07 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/156154.html?rss=1 Macroswiss Selected Be The U.S AAEF And REF As Their Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Provider

Macroswiss S.A, the growing leader in Defence robotics innovation, has now
entered the U.S market by being selected as the capability provider of UGVs for
use in combat by the U.S Army Airborne Expeditionary Force (AAEF) and the Rapid
Equipping Force (REF).
The Macroswiss Micro SpyRobot will be supplied with a soldier worn control
system to provide a UGV capability down to squad level, putting into the hands
of fighting units the ability to carry out close target reconnaissance of a
target pre assault and allowing the commander and soldiers to make informed
decisions, by providing a preview of enclosed spaces (particularly in the urban
environment), which will significantly increase their Situational Awareness
(SA).
The Macroswiss Micro SpyRobot is a unique, highly maneuverable, sensor delivery
... ]]> 156154 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:54:43 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/11390/156085.html?rss=1 BAE Systems Wins Additional M777 Howitzer Order From The U.S. Armed Forces

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi -- BAE Systems has received a new order from the U.S.
Department of Defense for 87 additional M777A2 155mm towed howitzers, valued at
$176 million.  The order adds to the 589 M777A2 howitzers already on order for
the U.S. armed forces, of which more than 300 have been delivered.
The 155mm towed howitzers purchased under this contract will be delivered in
2010.
 This order has been achieved as a result of benchmark standard teamwork
between the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps, the Light Weight 155mm Office,
and the BAE Systems project team, due to our strong delivery performance and
the reliability,  said Jim Imrie, BAE Systems   Land Systems Weapons and
Vehicles managing director.  The M777A2 is exceeding the customer s
expectations in terms of performance, and this has helped build the case for
additional orders. The M777 is proving to be an exceptional piece of kit,
... ]]> 156085 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:00:29 MSD