Boeing has accepted the Oshkosh Defense military truck that will carry a Boeing-built laser beam control system for the U.S. Army`s High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program. Boeing received the Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) on December at the Oshkosh facility in Oshkosh, Wis.  

Iveco Defence Vehicles SUPERAV APC 8x8 Iveco Defence Vehicles stand at IDET 2009 featured the latest range of state of the art vehicles specifically designed to meet the demands of the defence and homeland security sectors.  

German submarines for Pakistan Pakistan plans to buy German-made submarines for the first time, but is still technologically behind its nuclear rival India. Pakistan will purchase three Type 214 German submarines under deal worth more than $1 billion (773.7 million euros). The German shipbuilding company Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) will construct the diesel-electric submarines in a shipyard in Pakistan`s southern port city of Karachi.  

Phalanx on HEMTT Raytheon and Oshkosh have teamed up to build a prototype defensive system by placing a rapid-fire, area-defense Phalanx gun on the back of a diesel-electric, 14-ton Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT). The diesel-electric HEMTT saves 20 percent more fuel; a diesel engine drives a generator which then drives electric drive motors to propel the vehicle.  

Archer Artillery System The Archer artillery system will soon be in service. The government has made a decision on continued development and procurement of this modified Howitzer 77B. The decision is seen as an expression of Sweden’s will to strengthen its artillery capability, and a sign of Sweden’s commitment to intensified cooperation with Norway on national security.