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New German tanks getting Saab camouflage
by Richard Tomkins
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017


Saab is supplying mobile camouflage systems to Germany's Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH for use on new German army Leopard 2 A7V tanks.

Deliveries of the Barracuda multi-spectral camouflage systems, in woodland configuration, are to take place between next year and 2022, Saab said in a news release.

"We are fully certified by the customer as a supplier of advanced mobile camouflage solutions, which we are extremely proud of," said Görgen Johansson, head of Saab's Dynamics business area. "With this order the customer will equip their tanks with a reliable, multi-spectral and combat-proven camouflage system."

"This year we celebrate 60 years of developing static and mobile camouflage systems, and this order is a proof of that experience."

The Barracuda provides protection for vehicles when they are moving or when in a static position.

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Raytheon finishes first lot production of new small diameter bomb
Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017
Raytheon announced Wednesday that it has completed Lot 1 production of the Small Diameter Bomb-II, an update to Boeing's SDB-I, for the U.S. Armed Forces. The company said it is producing SDB-II bombs at its facilities in Tucson, Ariz., and that the program is nearing completion of developmental testing. "SDB II does much more than hit GPS coordinates; it detects, classifies and ... read more

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