An obvious contender for Land 400's armoured vehicle replacement program, Puma developers Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall are making an early start in promoting their Puma infantry fighting vehicle which has just made its Paris debut after successful desert trials.

The Nexter Systems VBCI infantry fighting vehicle is being shown at Eurosatory for the first time fitted with the Italian Oto Melara 30mm Overhead Weapon Station.

Saab is in the final stages of integrating two new projectile variants for its AT4 84mm disposable shoulder-launched rocket system.

Over the next decade, the Australian Government will invest nearly $180 billion in defence acquisition and sustainment projects creating major opportunities for Australia's local defence industry.

The Australian Chapter of the AOC will host its 2014 biennial AOC Australasia Convention in Adelaide at the Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide August 18-19.

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The US Army's top cyber official said last week that the service is crafting a new capstone document for cyberspace operations.

For a besieged soldier or a disaster victim, a plane dropping supplies is the most welcome sight in the world - unless the drop ends up drifting off out of reach.

The US Navy has identified nine defence companies whose performance qualifies them as "superior suppliers," which could put them in line for financial incentives.

The debate over the use of cost-plus contracts instead of fixed-price contracts to drive down costs is a "red herring," the US Defense Department has found during its second annual acquisition system performance review.

With the US Navy soon to deploy its first laser weapon on the USS Ponce, the technology's obvious potential for ground vehicles hasn't escaped the US Marine Corps.

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Last week the Ministers for Finance and Defence announced the way forward for the AWD program, dealing with a range of unresolved structural and systemic issues that have remained unaddressed for too long.

Honeywell Aerospace has signed an agreement with TAE to provide total logistics support for the Honeywell AGT1500 gas turbine engines installed in the Australian Army's fleet of Abrams M1A1 tanks.

Thales Australia has pre-awarded a $5 million contract to RPC Technologies to manufacture dashboard assemblies for the company's new Hawkei vehicle.

Brisbane-based NIOA and ATK recently provided RAN operators with Maintainer Training for the M242 25mm Chain Gun that is used on the Armidale-class patrol boats and will be fitted to the future LHD and AWD ships.