United Defense marketing truck-mounted Howitzer to Army
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United Defense L.P. (UDLP) is marketing a truck-mounted 155-mm howitzer to the Army with the hope to tap into the service's growing interest in new field artillery systems. The Caesar is a 155-mm self-propelled gun developed by France's Giant Industries, which would offer greater mobility than traditional towed howitzer systems, and would be much lighter than the M109A6 Paladin 155 mm self-propelled howitzer currently in service with the Army.
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Textron wins armored vehicle orders for Iraq force
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The United States is buying a fleet of armored cars for a new Iraqi counterinsurgency force, and the company that builds the vehicles is increasing its production to meet demand. The Iraq Project and Contracting Office, which manages the $18.4 billion appropriated by Congress for rebuilding Iraq, handed New Orleans-based Textron Marine and Land, a unit of Textron Systems, an order for 43 Armored Security Vehicles.
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United Defense touts new, lightweight cannon design
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United Defense has developed a new lightweight cannon design, which can increase the range of 103 mm artillery systems by 50 percent or more. According to United Defense's business development manager, Bob Stratton, the new Variable Volume Chamber Cannon (V2C2) armaments system will be ideal for lighter forces like the 82nd Airborne Division.
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