1.) Bremen/ Huntsville, Ala.(USA) Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH and Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. and have formed a groundbreaking alliance to market a family of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the U.S. government. Teledyne Brown will adapt Rheinmetall’s proven UAV system to provide the U.S. with reliable, superior and flexible UAV systems designed for real-time reconnaissance and surveillance as well as armed reconnaissance. Under the lead of Teledyne Brown, Prospector is the premier system being developed for the American market on the basis of the German UAV system KZO. It is a multipurpose reconnaissance system that requires no runway for launch, allows for changeable payloads in the field and provides high precision navigation and targeting.
2.) The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has just given the go-ahead for the most important project of the German land systems industry: the new Puma infantry fighting vehicle. The Puma infantry fighting vehicle is a key project for the German defence industry, a clear expression of its technological superiority in this important domain. The vehicle offers a degree of crew protection and system survivability unrivalled anywhere in the world. No vehicle in its class comes close to such excellent protection of the crew against mines and rocket propelled grenades, the most serious threats in crisis regions. Due to its newly developed 800 kW engine, novel turret design and use of programmable ammunition, the Puma sets an entirely new global standard in the world of armoured vehicle design.
17 December 2004

Brazilian UN peacekeepers in armored personnel carriers stand guard outside the former home of deposed Haiti President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Tabarre, Haiti December 16, 2004, as they and the Haitian government negotiated with former members of Haiti's disbanded armed forces who took over the house and grounds yesterday. The government ordered them out and fired the mayor of Tabarre, who gave the soldiers permission to move in.
16 December 2004

Cuban soldiers train on Dec.15, 2004 in East of Havana, Cuba. Defense Minister Raul Castro said last week that the large scale civilian-military exercises called Operation Bastion are designed to deter the United States from attacking the island.
15 December 2004

Heavily-armed Islamic militants attacked a police patrol and killed four officers in the second such attack in two days in Indian Kashmir.
10 December 2004

People stand around a crater caused by an explosive device as a US armored personnel carrier drives by on Baghdad's outskirts Wednesday.
08 December 2004

Peruvian soldiers guard at the Velasco Astete airport in Peru's ancient Inca capital of Cusco, December 7, 2004, ahead of a summit of South American presidents that will culminate on December 9 with the signing of a declaration to set up a South American community of nations intended to be boost the region's clout as a trade bloc and political force and paving the way for a possible single currency one day.
07 December 2004

U.N. Brazilian peacekeepers stand guard on an armored vehicle EE-11 Urutu in Bel-Air, a slum in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec.2, 2004.
02 December 2004

South African U.N. soldiers in an armored vehicle patrol the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo , on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. U.N. air and ground patrols have photographed freshly made encampments and unidentified well-equipped troops in east Congo, U.N. officials said Thursday, bolstering suspicions, still unconfirmed, that Rwanda is making good on its threat to send troops into its larger, weaker neighbor.
02 December 2004

Armored personnel carriers containing firefighters, pad workers and simulated NASA astronauts prepare to the leave the launch pad area during space shuttle emergency evacuation drills at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, December 1, 2004. Firefighters tested their readiness for an on-pad emergency as workers at the space center continue to prepare for the shuttle's return to flight, scheduled for next year.
01 December 2004

An armored personnel carrier stands guard along the main highway between Bogota and Medellin, near the town of Cocorna, Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004. Security along the major highways of Colombia is being stepped up during December and January in preparation for increased traffic over the holidays.
01 December 2004