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Peru Upgrades Its Lupo Class Frigates

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Peru-Upgrades-Its-Lupo-Class-Frigates-07060/

Italian-built Lupo Class frigates currently form the high-end backbone of Peru's navy, with 8 of the 3,000t Carvajal Class ships serving. Four were built under license from 1984-1987, and the 2nd batch of 4 ships was decommissioned by the Italian Navy and…

Czech APCs to Carry RAFAEL’s RCWS-30

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/czech-apcs-to-carry-rafaels-rcws30-01845/

During DID's coverage of the Steyr Pandur II's $1 billion contract win in The Czech Republic, DID noticed and described RAFAEL's RCWS-30 as the weapons system mounted on top of Steyr's press release photo. As DID noted, the system had been tested on both

Saudis Seek Sniper ATP Supplementation for F-15S

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/saudis-seek-sniper-atp-supplementation-for-f-15s-04401/#more

On Dec 7/07 the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced [PDF] Saudi Arabia's request for 40 of Lockheed Martin's AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Advanced Targeting Pods, which would replace the older LANTIRN twin-pod systems installed on Saudi F-15S Strike…

India Looks to Modify Scorpene Subs With MESMA AIP Propulsion

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-looks-to-modify-scorpene-subs-with-mesma-aip-propulsion-01954/

Back on September 19, 2005, DID offered in-depth coverage of India's $3.5 billion local-build deal for 6 SSK Scorpene Class ultra-quiet diesel-electric submarines between 2012-1017, as well as the present status and future plans of the rival Chinese

Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/virginia-block-iii-the-revised-bow-04159/

Virginia Block I-II (click for SuperSize) "GDEB Receives $148M as Virginia Class Lead Yard" described changes to the Virginia Class submarine's design that are expected to reach 20% of the $200 million savings goal by the time orders for the versatile…

Umkhonto Missiles to Equip Visby Corvettes?

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/umkhonto-missiles-to-equip-visby-corvettes-03253/

Forecast International reports that Sweden has decided to equip its 5 Visby Class stealth corvettes with Denel's Umkhonto-IR anti-aircraft missile system (and see PDF brochure) at a total cost of about SEK 1 billion (currently about $149.6 million). The

Tavor-21 Rifle Headed Into Service With Indian Special Forces

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/tavor21-rifle-headed-into-service-with-indian-special-forces-03080/

In late 2002, India signed a Rs. 880 million (about $20 million) deal with Israel Military Industries for 3,070 TAR-21 Tavor assault rifles, a new bullpup design developed for use by the Israeli Defense Forces. The Israelis had just selected the compact…

NATO’s Submarine Rescue System

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/NATOs-Submarine-Rescue-System-04819/

A new submarine rescue system, owned jointly by France, Norway and the UK, has completed trials off the coast of Norway. The "SRV1" system is managed by the UK MoD's Defence Equipment & Support team on behalf of the 3 nations. When in service it will be

Russia to Deliver 2 Boomers in 2006 With New SLBMs

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/russia-to-deliver-2-boomers-in-2006-with-new-slbms-0434/

The Russian Navy has announced that 2006 will see the deployment of two new strategic nuclear missile submarines (SSBNs, a.k.a. "boomers") armed with SS-NX-30 Bulava sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), a sea-launched variant of their new land-based…

$109.9M for Advance Work On New LHA-R Ship Class (defense procurement, defence acquisition, military purchasing)

https://web.archive.org/web/20060114015018/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/07/1099m-for-advance-work-on-new-lhar-ship-c

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) in Pascagoula, MS received a $109.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for advanced planning, long lead time materials, systems engineering, and special studies for the first LHA(R) Flight 0 Amphibious Assault…

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