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Apr- 2024 -2 April
BAE Signs $754M AMPV Production Contract With US Army
BAE Systems has received a $754-million contract to continue manufacturing the US' Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles.
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2 April
Albania Reopens Kuçova Airbase for NATO Operations
Albania has relaunched the Kuçova airbase following the site’s modernization to support future NATO air missions. Located in Berat, the hub was established in the 1950s to serve as a major airstrip for the Albanian Air Force. The installation was damaged during a civil conflict in the late 1990s and was then renovated according to NATO standards in the early 2000s. In 2019, work for the Kuçova upgrade began. It incorporated improvements to runways, the control tower, storage facilities, and hangar. The revamped area will now enable Tirana to support NATO’s broader aerial deployments, logistics, military training, and exercises, the alliance wrote. Funding for the center’s reopening amounted to approximately 50 million euros ($53.7 million) and was drawn from the organization’s security investment framework for primary defense construction initiatives in member states. “The airbase will serve as an important NATO air hub,” NATO Acting Spokesperson Dylan White said. “The makeover of Kuçova airbase is a strategic investment and shows that NATO continues to strengthen its presence in the Western Balkans, an area of strategic importance to the Alliance.” Latest NATO Infrastructure Projects Luxembourg started the development of two buildings for NATO in Capellen last month. The center will house up …
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2 April
Luxembourg Breaks Ground on Two NATO Administrative Buildings
Luxembourg has begun the construction of two administrative facilities for the NATO Support and Procurement Agency in Capellen.
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1 April
Netherlands, Lithuania to Practice Patriot Air Defense Systems in Eastern Flank Exercise
The Netherlands will send Patriot weapon systems to Lithuania for a bilateral exercise at NATO’s eastern flank.
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1 April
France Receives Four Refurbished Light Armored Vehicles
France has taken delivery of its first four refurbished light armored vehicles under a 102-system contract.
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1 April
BAE Systems Signs M109 Howitzer Service Contract With US Army
BAE Systems has signed a $318-million contract with the US Army to provide technical and sustainment support for its M109A6 and A7 howitzers.
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1 April
US Army’s Towed Artillery Has Reached ‘End of Effectiveness’: Official
A high-ranking US Army official claimed that the service’s towed artillery systems have reached the end of their effectiveness.
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1 April
Israeli Army Withdraws From Al-Shifa: Hamas-Run Health Ministry
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said the Israeli military had withdrawn tanks and vehicles from Al-Shifa.
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Mar- 2024 -28 March
Northrop to Expand Facility in West Virginia
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $178 million contract to expand the company’s Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia.
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28 March
Kongsberg to Supply Turrets to Sweden, Finland’s 6×6 Armored Vehicles
Kongsberg has signed a contract to deliver Protector weapon stations to Sweden and Finland’s Common Armored Vehicle System platforms.
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