Jane’s Land Forces News Briefs - 17 February 2006

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Canada develops new reconnaissance vehicle to strengthen light force capability
The Canadian Army is developing a new reconnaissance vehicle to fill the gap between the Mercedes Benz G-wagons and the Coyote Light Armoured Vehicle - Reconnaissance (LAV-Recce).
[Jane's International Defence Review - first posted to http://idr.janes.com - 24 January 2006]

Dutch army gets Fuchs NBC vehicles
Rheinmetall Landsysteme (RLS) of Germany has delivered six Fuchs 6 x 6 nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) reconnaissance vehicles to the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA).
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 16 February 2006]

US Army moves on joint Humvee replacement
The US Army has selected International Truck and Engine and Lockheed Martin to build demonstrator vehicles for an effort that will eventually lead to a replacement for the Humvees now in service with the army and the US Marine Corps (USMC).
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 16 February 2006]

Lockheed Martin unveils 'Hellfire Junior' rocket
Lockheed Martin unveiled an initial design description for its proposed solution for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) increment II competition at AUSA.
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 16 February 2006]

Raytheon, ITT team up for software radios
Raytheon and ITT have teamed up to develop two radios that integrate some of the coming features of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) into radios that can be produced as early as this year, the companies announced at the AUSA Winter Symposium and Exhibition in Florida.
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 16 February 2006]

 

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