Piranha IIIC 8x8 -Brigade C2 vehicle(click to view larger) In January 2007, "Swiss Converting 160 More Piranha Panzerjaegers" covered the conversion of 160 Piranha I 6x6 vehicles from tank hunters with TOW missiles, to light battalion command vehicles ready for the...
BAE's SEP: out(click to view full) In the wake of BAE Systems' SEP vehicle's elimination from the Future Rapid Effects System-Utility next-generation armored personnel carrier finals (Nexter's VBCI, GD MOWAG's Piranha V, ARTEC's Boxer) and their loss of the Systems of...
Catching the wire(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems in Sykesville, MD received a $9.3 million order against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract (N68335-02-D-0023) for 10 Valve Actuation and Control (VAC)...
It's that time of year again. For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving, or who just want a feast, the US Defense Commissary Agency has some tips for cooking turkey, and some recipes. DID offers thanks to all of our readers, and to all American and allied soldiers in...
The EU's European Defense Agency has been busy during its short lifetime, attempting to create more transparent competition with fewer set-asides in European defense spending, consolidate national programs into international ones, work to develop technology and...
BSFM(click to view full) In October 2007, "Get SMArt: Control for Aussie Artillery" covered their purchase of the German Diehl/Rheinmetall GIWS(Gesellschaft fur Intelligente Wirksysteme mbH) partnership's SMArt 155 artillery shell. It's designed to kill enemy armored...
CH-53G(click to view full) Germany's CH-53G medium-heavy helicopters are already slated for a EUR 520 million upgrade, as Germany extends their useful lives until the HLH program's replacements are ready around 2020. Some of those CH-53Gs are currently serving in...
Small business qualifier CSI Armoring in Miami, FL won the full delivery order amount of $7.8 million as part of a firm-fixed-price contract for Armored Sport Utility Vehicles. Work will be performed in Miami, FL and is expected to be complete by May 24/08. There were...
A-10A at Al Asad(click to view full) The A-10C Thunderbolt (aka. Warthog, or Hog) close air support aircraft program has begun fielding aircraft for use in Iraq, where the new SADL data link and targeting pod + ROVER compatibility in particular have made a big...