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		<title>Rheinmetall, IMI Team to Propose M109 SPG Upgrades for the IDF</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMI has teamed with the German company Rheinmetall Defence to offer an upgrade package for the Israel Defense Forces M-109A5 self propelled howitzers. The modular package will enable the IDF to introduce a list of long awaited upgrades, required to maintain the M109 in service for 40 years.]]></description>
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		<title>KMW Takes Over British Bridgemaker WFEL</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 12:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=32749</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH &#038; Co. KG has taken over the UK company WFEL Ltd. based in Stockport, Cheshire. WFEL is regarded as the world-market leader for mobile bridging systems in both military and civil applications.
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		<title>Elbit Systems Introduces the SPEAR – a Mortar for the HMMWV</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 21:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elbit Systems unveiled today the Soltam SPEAR 120mm autonomous, soft recoil mortar system, designed for light wheeled platforms. The patent pending recoil system reduces the barrel firing load from 120 tons to less than 10 tons.]]></description>
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		<title>Eurosatory 2012 – a Compass for the  Global AFV Market</title>
		<link>http://defense-update.com/20120514_eurosatory-2012-a-compass-for-the-%e2%80%a8global-afv-market.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=eurosatory-2012-a-compass-for-the-%25e2%2580%25a8global-afv-market</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=32371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Defense Update provides an insight into the armored fighting vehicle market trends expected to highlight the upcoming Eurosatory 2012 defense expo. Is there a future for main battle tanks? what are the growth areas? Can platforms become lighter? ]]></description>
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		<title>Russia Testing Italian Centauro Wheeled Tanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 22:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=32310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russia is testing Italy's Centauro ‘wheeled tank’ and considering building it under license. The company has already delivered two Centauro vehicles, the original design with the 105mm gun and another fitted with a Russian 125mm cannon.]]></description>
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		<title>India to purchase US M777 Howitzers from BAE Systems</title>
		<link>http://defense-update.com/20120511_india_clearsm777_howitzers_aquisition.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=india_clearsm777_howitzers_aquisition</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debajit Sarkar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 27 years after the controversy over the purchase of howitzers from Swedish-based AB Bofors the Government of India approved today the purchase of 145 M77 155/39-caliber howitzers at a total cost of $650 million from BAE Systems. ]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Allocates a Billion US$ to Support Israel’s Active Rocket &amp; Missile Defenses</title>
		<link>http://defense-update.com/20120507_washington-allocates-a-billion-us-to-support-israels-active-rocket-missile-defenses.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=washington-allocates-a-billion-us-to-support-israels-active-rocket-missile-defenses</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee included multiple allocations with a total amount of $947 million in the next year budget (FY 2013) to support Israel&#8217;s multi-level active rocket and missile defense programs. This is the highest single-year Appropriation ever for Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow. &#8220;President Obama, Chairman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kazakhstan to Jointly Produce Ukrainian BTR-4 APCs</title>
		<link>http://defense-update.com/20120507_ukraine-kazakhstan-apc-deal.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=ukraine-kazakhstan-apc-deal</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 08:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomasz Basarabowicz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An unexpected agreement was signed at Kadex 2012 Show by the representatives of Kiev and Astana about a local production of the Ukrainian 8&#215;8 BTR-4 wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) of which Kazakhstan is meant to receive 100. The contract&#8217;s value is being estimated around US$150 million. The BTR-4 was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research: Armored Vehicles Market to Shrink by one Billion US$ over the next Decade</title>
		<link>http://defense-update.com/20120502_armored-vehicles-market-to-shrink-by-one-billion-us-over-the-next-decade.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=armored-vehicles-market-to-shrink-by-one-billion-us-over-the-next-decade</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Market research company ICD predicts the global market for armored and counter IED vehicles which was valued at US$25.1 billion in 2011 will decline during the next nine years, as global operations in Afghanistan and Iraq drawing down toward the second half of the decade. As a result, the global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Army Allocates Half a Billion to Support Mobile Countermine Radar</title>
		<link>http://defense-update.com/20120501_niitek_hmds_contract.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=niitek_hmds_contract</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 22:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Army awarded NIITEK, Inc. a sole source contract for the supply of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS). This multi-year contract has a ceiling of US$579 million with an initial order of $161 million. This contract provides the U.S. Army the ability to procure spares [...]]]></description>
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