Defenseworld.net Ordnance and Artillery news http://www.defenseworld.net/go/categorynews.jsp?id=14 Defenseworld.net Ordnance and Artillery news en-us Bulova Technologies wins Master Blanket Purchasing Agreement from US Army http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=5467 Bulova Technologies Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bulova Technologies Ordnance Systems LLC, has received a 5-year Master Blanket Pu... 2011-02-17 India’s DRDO “inverse-engineers” powerful explosive charge, could be used in Arjun tank shells http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=5293 India’s Arjun main battle tank could get shells containing CL-20 explosive, a powerful new explosive charge, which is claimed to be several time more potent than RDX or H... 2010-12-01 Northrop awarded $75 million contract for Counter Rocket Artillery in Iraq and Afghanistan http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=5224 Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Corp., Herndon, Va., was awarded on Nov. 5 a $75,689,357 contract. This contract is to provide for Counter -Rocket Artillery and Mort... 2010-11-10 BAE Systems set to win $650 million M777 howitzer deal with India http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=5185 BAE Land Systems 155mm/39cal M777 ultra-light howitzers is undergoing what is dubbed in the Indian media as “confirmatory trials”, which means that if the howitzer passe... 2010-11-01 Northrop receives $68 million contract for Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar in Afghanistan http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=4981 Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $68 million award to provide personnel for operating Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating... 2010-09-01 Raytheon awarded $450 million contract for SDB II program from U.S http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=4896 Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded a $450,827,357 contract to provide engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Small Diameter Bomb In... 2010-08-11 MBDA display guided bomb at Farnborough Airshow 2010 http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=4824 MBDA Missile Systems have unveiled a small laser guided weapon developed with company funding at MBDA's U.S. subsidiary. The weapon called Small Air Bomb Extended Range ... 2010-07-22 BAE Systems M777 howitzer programme exceeds £1 billion sales http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=4793 BAE Systems has received an order for 93 additional M777 howitzers, taking the order book to 955 systems and taking sales for the programme to over £1bn. The US is buyin... 2010-07-19 Indian laser guided bombs find their target http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=4608 Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) developed Laser Guided Bombs have demonstrated accuracy and reliability in user trails held by the Indian Air ... 2010-06-10 Oshkosh wins $93 million contract for grenades protection kits from U.S http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?catid=14&id=4524 Oshkosh Corp.,was awarded on May 12 a $71,728,245 contract for the procurement of 1,847 rocket propelled grenades protection kits. Work is to be performed in Oshkosh, Wi... 2010-05-20