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  19 Insurgents Killed as Coalition Forces Engage Enemy in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq — Task Force Baghdad Soldiers encountered numerous anti-Iraqi forces Sunday, killing 19 in a series of separate engagements in the eastern Baghdad Thawra district. All 19 insurgent casualties carried rocket-propelled-grenade launchers. The first encounter with the RPG gunners occurred early Sunday morning, when a grenade hit a Bradley Fighting Vehicle while on patrol. There were no injuries to personnel or damage to equipment. Later Sunday morning, an Iraqi police station jointly manned with Coalition forces came under fire. Task Force Soldiers responded to the scene and...

UDLP unveils two new vehicles During the recent Association of the United States Army (AUSA) show, held in Washington DC from 21-23 October, United Defense LP unveiled two new chassis prototypes: the Future Combat System - Tracked (FCS-T), and the Future Combat System - Wheeled (FCS-W). Developed as a private venture, these are aimed at the US Army's Future Combat System (FCS) chassis requirements. It is envisioned that production vehicles will share some 70 per cent common components to reduce overall life-cycle costs. FMTV rebuy decision next year Stewart & Stevenson, Tactical Vehicle Systems, has now built over 18,000 of...