Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday, 1 September 2011

Finnish NH90 helicopters to receive Patria ballistic protection
The Finnish Defence Forces and Patria have signed an agreement to provide ballistic protection shields for the army's NH90 helicopters.
GD awarded US Army command hardware systems-4 contract
General Dynamics (GD) has been awarded a $3.7bn firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, level-of-effort, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to provide computer hardware and software to the US Defense Department.
Oshkosh delivers Canadian TAPV for testing
Oshkosh Defence has delivered the tactical armoured patrol vehicle (TAPV) for the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) to conduct mobility, survivability and weapons testing at Aberdeen Test Centre, Maryland, US.
Brazil boosts Astros Project 2020 with additional funding
The Brazilian Federal Government has granted R$45m (US$28.2m) additional funding to launch the Astros Project 2020, which is aimed at equipping the Brazilian Army as part of the armed forces modernisation process.