MCKINNEY, Texas, -- Raytheon Company's new Quick Kill System is the first active protection system (APS) to destroy a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) at close range, using a precision launched warhead with a focused blast.

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- the Belgian Government announced that the MOWAG Piranha IIIC had been selected from five candidates for the delivery of up to 242 vehicles and related logistics support, with a total contract value of over $604 million (euro 500 million), for the Belgian Army`s Armoured Infantry Vehicle Program.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, Picatinny, New Jersey, has awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a $19.4 million base contract, with up to four option years for the production of Mortar Weapons Systems.

Thales UK has been awarded a J6.4M contract by Raytheon for the provision of 416 Eye Safe Laser Day Elbow's (ESLDE) Laser Rangefinders for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Improved Thermal Sighting System (ITSS) programme.

Working in conjunction with the Ministry of Defence Technology Development Programme Thales UK has developed a dual axis stabilised Gunner's sight as part of the Manned Turret Integration Programme (MTIP).

Bethesda, Md., January 23, 2006 -- Lockheed Martin UK Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], has acquired HMT Vehicles Limited, a United Kingdom-based developer of designs for military vehicles.

As reported by INTERFAX, ROSOBORONEXPORT State Corporation has prepared a package of contracts for supply of Russian weapon and military equipment worth of more than $4 billion to Algeria.

GM GDLS Defense Group L.L.C., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Dec. 19, 2005, a $24,466,112 modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Parts to Support the Stryker Mobile Gun System and the Stryker Nuclear, Biological Reconnaissance Vehicles.

OSHKOSH, Wis., -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that it has unveiled an unmanned version of its Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicle at the U.S. Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Component Technology Demonstrations in Yuma, Ariz. Showcasing the immediate application of the technology for the U.S. Army fleet, Oshkosh is demonstrating a real-world mission scenario as the driverless truck transports cargo between destinations seven miles apart in the Arizona desert.

MAC International, Dubai, U.A.E., was awarded on Dec. 16, 2005, a delivery order amount of $67,210,440 as part of a $171,582,910 firm-fixed-price contract for Police Trucks.

Dublin, Ireland - On December 20, 2005 the Irish Department of Defence (DoD) and MOWAG GmbH – a General Dynamics company – signed a contract for a further batch of 15 units of the PIRANHA IIIH 8x8, with a total value of close to 30 Million Euros.

JACKSONVILLE, -- Armor Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of security products and vehicle armor systems serving military, law enforcement, homeland security and commercial markets, announced today the receipt of a $17.2 million modification to the current multi-year Up-Armored HMMWV contract from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command.

When BAE Systems Hagglunds today delivers the first armoured all terrain vehicle, called BvS10, to the Dutch Army barely eight months have passed since the contract was placed.

MCKINNEY, Texas, -- Raytheon Company will improve the Marine Corps' ability to fight 24/7 in all weather conditions by equipping nearly 900 vehicles with detection and targeting systems based on advanced infrared technology.

INTERFAX news agency reports about signing of contract for supply of two regiment sets of Russian-made Smertch Multiple Launcher Rocket System to India.