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Tecmash CEO Vladimir Lepin told the Zvezda broadcaster about the design of new missiles, artillery shells and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Tecmash has recently displayed new-generation projectiles for Tornado-G MLRS. It created a system which allows the operator to accomplish the mission without leaving the cabin. Three new munitions were designed and the commander decides which one to engage to increase combat effectiveness. Major interest in the system was displayed at the Army-2018 show. Tecmash is ready to produce and supply it to potential buyers. The enterprise is working to increase Tornado-G precision and range.

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In January 2018, Airborne Calvary Scout Soldiers of U.S. Army have conducted airdrop certification testing on the Light Armored Vehicle LAV-25A2. During the test, Soldiers of the 82nd's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 5th Squadron 73rd Cavalry Regiment, rigged the LAV-25A2 for airdrop and recovery and conducted live fire exercises to ensure the system was fully operational.

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The Australian Government has approved a project to enhance and continuously improve the equipment used by the Australian Defence Force. Minister for Defence, Christopher Pyne MP, said the Integrated Soldier Systems project, valued at up to $1 billion over its 13-year life cycle, would deliver a range of items of equipment to the ADF for use by our troops. "We’re taking a flexible approach here," said Minister Pyne, "investing up to $240 million between now and 2023, with the flexibility to update and change things as technology develops into the future."

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As director of the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), Paul Rogers oversees more than 1,700 engineers, scientists and researchers developing autonomous truck and other advanced technology at the U.S. Army’s R&D center in Warren, Michigan. Rogers’ team looks for developments at truck makers and suppliers in robotics, safety systems and alternative fuels to learn what might work to modernize U.S. military transport, support equipment and mobile weapons, as Alan Adler explains on Trucks.com following his interview with Paul Rogers. That includes autonomous vehicles, cybersecurity protection and electric systems that replace machines. His annual budget exceeds $600 million, which he stretches through collaboration.

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Among the wide range of innovations worked on by the human brain, the U.S. Marine Corps is developing a crowd control device which can neutralise huge crowds from thousands of feet away and send them into a daze and even vaporise skin, as Sean Martin reports in The Express.

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The CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) threat weighing on the head of countries dealing with Russia causes serious concerns to many countries allied of the US, not only for military supplies. How to deal with countries which not only procure Russian, but also Chinese, weapons? Several Southeast Asian countries do purchase Chinese equipment in varying quantities. Thailand is a major customer of them.

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