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UK Deploys 8,000 Troops on European Exercises

UK Deploys 8,000 Troops on European Exercises

Around 8,000 British Army troops will conduct a series of planned exercises across Europe this summer in one of the largest deployments since the Cold War.

The exercises will see 72 Challenger 2 tanks, 12 AS90 tracked artillery guns and 120 Warrior armoured fighting vehicles deploy to countries f…

DRS, FLIR Share $1.1 Bn US Army Order for Weapon Sights

DRS, FLIR Share $1.1 Bn US Army Order for Weapon Sights

— DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC, Melbourne, Florida, was awarded a $579,295,440 firm-fixed-price contract for the Family of Weapons Sights-Individual.
Bids were solicited via the internet with four received.
Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated co…
Pentagon Left Weapons Worth $7Bn in Afghanistan

Pentagon Left Weapons Worth $7Bn in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — The fall of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan gave Taliban fighters access to more than $7 billion worth of American military equipment, according to data in a report submitted this week to U.S. lawmakers and confirmed by the Pentagon.

The findings, first reported by CNN, s…

Poland Orders Four Additional Boruk IFVs for Testing

Poland Orders Four Additional Boruk IFVs for Testing

The consortium led by Huta Stalowa Wola SA, on the basis of an annex with the National Center for Research and Development, will produce and deliver for further tests and tests four copies of the New Floating Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which are implemented under the Kr. BADGER.

The annex will ex…

Senegal Orders Eight 105mm Towed Howitzers from Nexter

Senegal Orders Eight 105mm Towed Howitzers from Nexter

VERSAILLES, France — The contract for the supply by Nexter to the Armed Forces of Senegal of eight 105 LG guns, and associated ammunition, entered into force on April 20.

The 105LG is a 105mm towed artillery gun renowned for its reliability and unequaled lightness (1,650 kg). Its ability to be …

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