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IWI to unveil new NEGEV NG7 light machine gun
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) will unveil its newly developed Light Machine Gun (LMG), the NEGEV NG7, at the upcoming DefExpo India 2012 and FIDAE International Air & Space Fair 2012 to be held in Santiago, Chile. Indian Army test fires BrahMos cruise missile The Indian Army has conducted the test firing of its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile at Pokharan range, near the Thar Desert region of Rajasthan, in a bid to formally induct the second regiment of the weapon system in service. Indian Army places orders for artillery guns The Indian Army has awarded a contract to the Indian Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for the supply of 100 howitzer artillery guns, after failing to acquire a single howitzer in the last 20 years following the Bofors scandal in 1987. China boosts military spending in 2012 China's defence budget will increase in 2012 by 11.2% amidst an intensifying strategic rivalry between the US and China that has led to concerns from the Pentagon about the confidentiality surrounding the Chinese defence budget. |
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Strategic Defence Intellligence releases white paper on the global C2/C4ISR market
Strategic Defence Intelligence, the subscription only platform for the defence industry, has announced the release of a new White Paper. ArmourWorks Sponsors IAV 2012 Farnborough ArmourWorks has had a very successful few days at The International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) exhibition in Farnborough, UK. MSE Wins Leopard 2 Simulator Contract MSE Weibull is proud to announce a contract award from KMW to update and rebuild a Leopard 2 main battle tank platoon simulator. Idaho Technology Seeks FDA Clearance for the Expanded FilmArray Respiratory Panel Idaho Technology announced today that it has filed a submission with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for 510(k) clearance of five additional respiratory pathogens for its FilmArray Respiratory Panel, a user-friendly multiplex PCR assay currently FDA cleared for 15 respiratory pathogens. |
