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		<title><![CDATA[DoD Buys More Armor]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/1000149/dod-buys-more-armor/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the niche markets that has developed over the last seven years with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is the up armoring of vehicles for the US military.  The major threat that developed in Iraq was the roadside bomb which attacked the US troops at their most...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:00:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Army Stryker Combat Vehicles to be Equipped with Allegheny Technologies' ATI 500-MIL&#153; Armor Steel]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_6/ai_n29478769]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH -- Allegheny Technologies Incorporated's (NYSE:ATI) next-generation ATI 500-MIL[TM] armor steel has been selected for an armored situational awareness kit on the U.S. Army's Stryker Light Armored Vehicles, marking the first major legacy-vehicle military application for this newly developed specialty metal.  The new add-on kit, known as the StrykShield[TM],...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[USA: GENERAL DYNAMICS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ARMOR GUN SHIELDS.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6465/is_200804/ai_n26242698]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded  on Apr. 14, 2008, a $44,773,920 firm-fixed price contract for 2,832  loaders' armor gun shields II to support the Abrams Tank Urban  Survivability Kits. Work will be performed ...  General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BAE Systems Receives Armor Material Contract Potentially Worth up to $47.2 Million]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_March_20/ai_n24941485]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ANNISTON, Ala. -- BAE Systems has been awarded a U.S. Army contract worth up to $47.2 million to manufacture armor for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected MRAP vehicles. The contract, currently funded at $23.6 million and not to exceed $47.2 million, calls for the manufacture of 65,000 Expanded Metal Armor plates...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ARES Systems Group Armor Appliqué Gets Thumbs Up From Army Aberdeen Test Center]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200803/ai_n24367246]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lighter, stronger, more cost-effective armor for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected MRAP vehicles -- that's what ARES Systems Group and Blackwater Worldwide have offered the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps. The EXO Scale armor appliqué, developed by ARES, was submitted to the Marine Corps in response to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Weight watch: search continues for lighter alternatives to steel armor.(Tactical Vehicles)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6540/is_200802/ai_n25909375]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]    Becoming a lighter and faster force--Army officials have iterated  endlessly--is among the service's paramount goals. But the Army may  have a tough time getting there as long as tons of heavy steel plates  continue to bear down on its patrol and combat...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[480 Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light on 150-Year-Old Paleontological Mystery.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200801/ai_n25239459]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-10 January 2008-Yale University: 480 Million-Year-Old  Fossil Sheds Light on 150-Year-Old Paleontological MysteryC1994-2008  M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD     RDATE:10012008     New Haven, Conn. -- Discovery of an exceptional fossil specimen in  southeastern Morocco that preserves evidence of the animal's soft ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Plan calls for more armor on new combat vehicles]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200710/ai_n20528484]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[QUANTICO, Va. -- The Marine general in charge of the program to send new armored vehicles to Iraq says the Pentagon has developed "a solution" to protect the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected trucks, or MRAPs, from the deadliest type of armor-piercing roadside bomb, called explosively formed projectiles, or EFPs. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blast proof: sport utility vehicle for war zone patrols.(TECH TALK)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6540/is_200709/ai_n25909231]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Military and law enforcement organizations in the United States and  elsewhere are acquiring a light armored vehicle that is mounted on a  Ford F550 commercial chassis. The Gurkha LAV that provides protection  from armor piercing small arms fire and side load improvised explosive  devices can be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ACB gets government dollars for watercraft]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6548/is_2007_Sept/ai_n29376155]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Aug. 4 that included $1.5 million for the Whatcom County-based Aluminum Chambered Boats.  ACB would use the appropriation, which still has to pass through the U.S. Senate and be signed by the president, to construct a multi-mission watercraft that combines advanced...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pentagon wants to bulk up vehicles]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200708/ai_n19495539]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is rushing to develop added protection for its new Mine Resistant Armor Protected MRAP vehicles from the deadliest roadside bombs, military contract records show.     A Pentagon solicitation released Monday calls on contractors to detail their armor solutions "as soon as possible." The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Department of Justice Announces Findings on Pinnacle Armor]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200708/ai_n21911393]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Sheila Jerusalem of U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202- 307-0703 WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs OJP announced today that it has determined that the Pinnacle Armor, Inc. bulletproof vest model SOV 2000.1/MIL3AF01, is not in compliance with the requirements of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Letter: Add-on armortooheavy for new vehicles]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200707/ai_n19362912]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Armor intended to protect the Pentagon's new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles against the most powerful roadside bombs is too heavy to use, says the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.     The add-on armor known as Frag Kit 6 could overwhelm all MRAPs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Army News Service : Aberdeen Test Center focuses on warfighters while advancing innovations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QMG/is_4_36/ai_n27382485]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- As the Defense Department hurries to get the latest weapons systems and protective equipment to deployed troops, the Aberdeen Test Center is operating at what its commander calls a "fast and furious rate" to ensure effectiveness and safety remain top priorities.  The center, on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Debarment sought for contractor.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6577/is_200706/ai_n25959737]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Air Force Materiel Command has recommended that body-armor  manufacturer Pinnacle Armor Inc. be debarred from federal contracting,  Congress Daily reported.    The Air Force said Pinnacle falsely claimed that its Dragon Skin  flexible armor had received a high-level certification from the National  Institute...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lawmakers seek body-armor tests]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20070607/ai_n19295272]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers on Wednesday requested additional independent tests to determine whether standard-issue body armor for U.S. soldiers is more effective than an alternative.    At issue are conflicts between year-old test results released by the Army last month and comparisons made by NBC News and broadcast in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lawmakers seek new body-armor tests]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20070607/ai_n19295282]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers on Wednesday requested additional independent tests to determine whether standard-issue body armor for U.S. soldiers is more effective than an alternative.    At issue are conflicts between year-old test results released by the Army last month and comparisons made by NBC News and broadcast in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MRAPs can't stop newest weapon]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200705/ai_n19189948]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- New military vehicles that are supposed to better protect troops from roadside explosions in Iraq aren't strong enough to withstand the latest type of bombs used by insurgents, according to Pentagon documents and military officials.     As a result, the vehicles need more armor added...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Humvee doors can trap troops]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200705/ai_n19055311]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The Army is fixing the doors of every armored Humvee in combat in Iraq because they can jam shut during an attack and trap soldiers inside, Pentagon records and interviews show.     The door trouble, the latest in a series of problems with the Humvees...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[John Deere to Build TRAMs for Marines.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5129/is_200704/ai_n19219135]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Walt Moore       Given the federal government's fondness for acronyms, the U.S.  Department of Defense calls a specially modified Deere 624J wheel loader  a TRAM - for tractor, rubber-tired, articulated-steering, multi-purpose  vehicle.       John Deere has a...]]></description>
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