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The Canadian Army received its first Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicles (TAPV) from Textron Systems Canada on 19 August. The vehicles will be fielded to 5th …

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Lithuania orders Boxer vehicles

22nd August 2016

Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) joint venture Artec will supply the Lithuanian armed forces with 88 Boxer multirole armoured fighting vehicles under a €390 million …

Indonesia to buy second-hand artillery

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Indonesia to buy second-hand artillery

22nd August 2016

Indonesia will buy 20 second-hand BAE Systems M109A4 SPHs, most likely to be sourced from Belgium, it has been confirmed. The draft state budget for …

Aussie Hercules find missing link

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Aussie Hercules find missing link

22nd August 2016

Australia used its first Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules fitted with a Link 16 tactical data link (TDL) during air-land integration missions at Exercise Pitch Black …

Thailand inducts Chinese artillery radar

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Thailand inducts Chinese artillery radar

22nd August 2016

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Afghanistan requests US weapons

19th August 2016

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Protivnik 3D enters service in Belarus

19th August 2016

The Protivnik 3D medium-high altitude radar has entered service with a signal intelligence (SIGINT) unit of the Belarusian defence force, the country's ministry of defence …

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Days after the KC-46A tanker achieved Milestone C, Boeing has been awarded $2.8 billion by the US Air Force (USAF) for low-rate initial production of …

Japan delivers first MRRV to Philippines

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Japan delivers first MRRV to Philippines

19th August 2016

The Japanese government has delivered the first 44m multi-role response vessel (MRRV), BRP Tubbataha, to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The Japan Marine United (JMU) …

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Meggitt simulated mortars for ADF

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Meggitt simulated mortars for ADF

19th August 2016

Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded a $1.49 million contract for simulated mortars by the Australian Defence Force’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, it was …

UK shops lead P-8A parts

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