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26 June 2013
Industry News
US Army to cut 12 brigade combat teams by 2017, says general The US Army will cut 12 brigade combat teams (BCTs) by the end of 2017 as part of its force restructuring due to the Budget Control Act of 2011, bringing the number of active-duty BCTs to 33, army chief of staff general Raymond Odierno has revealed. General Dynamics receives contract for 100 Eagle V from Germany General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDLS) has secured a contract from the German procurement agency, Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), to deliver 100 Eagle V protected command vehicles (PCV) for the GFF Klasse 2 programme. iGov to produce tactical computer network for USSOCOM The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded a $500m tactical local area network (TACLAN) recompete contract to iGov to produce a tactical computer network. German Army to receive ROSY_L smoke protection system from Rheinmetall Rheinmetall Defence has been awarded a contract for supply of its rapid obscurant system land (ROSY_L) smoke protection system to boost protection of the German Army's ground vehicles.