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Tunisia received nine armored vehicles donated by the United States, Tunisian Minister of Justice and acting Minister of the Interior Ghazi Jeribi said Friday, June 23, 2018.
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Tunisia received nine armored vehicles donated by the United States, Tunisian Minister of Justice and acting Minister of the Interior Ghazi Jeribi said Friday, June 23, 2018.
The Kalashnikov Concern provided to the Russian Defense Ministry a batch of new light RPK-16 machineguns for test operation by the troops, the company said. "The Defense Ministry received in the first quarter of 2018 a batch of new 5.45 mm light RPK machineguns for test operations. Serial production of RPK-16 is expected parallel to AK-12 and AK-15 or right after them," it said.
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems was awarded a $33.8 million contract on May 22, 2018, by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., for the production of Army Ground Mobility Vehicles (AGMV) and associated kits.
Under the 2018 state defense order the troops continue being equipped with the newest military hardware. Officers of the defense representation panel 3378 have accepted a batch of sixty BTR-82 armored personnel carriers (APC) supplied by the Arzamas Machine Building Plant, the Defense Ministry said.
Harris Corporation has been awarded two contracts totaling $26 million to upgrade the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) mission-critical communications to safeguard the nation’s borders.
Rheinmetall subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition announced that the company had secured another order for artillery shells and components for an international client to the value of €52 million. This comes shortly after a €28 million artillery order was booked earlier this year, which included fuzes, charges and various projectiles.
The press service of Estonian Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, that Estonia has signed a contract with South Korean Defense Company Hanwha to purchase 12 K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzers for a total amount of €46 million.
Battalion and squadron commanders of the combined arms army of the Western Military District will see modern tank engagement during a large-scale exercise at Pogonovo range in Voronezh region, the district said.
The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $258 million contract modification to upgrade 116 Stryker flat-bottom vehicles to the Stryker A1 configuration.
The Indian government has yet to announce a final decision on the purchase of a new air defense system. India may favor the S-400 since its can defend against manned aircraft and some missile threats.
As part of the Army 2020 plan, the British 26th Regiment Royal Artillery will be moving back from Germany to the UK and re-roles from a close support to a divisional fires regiment. This has meant a fond farewell to the regiment's AS90 guns, which were saluted as they passed through the gates of Mansa Barracks for the final time.
The arsenal of the Southern Military District (SMD) combined arms motor rifleman unit deployed in Rostov region is replenished with latest upgraded small arms, the district said. "The first batch of upgraded SVDM sniper rifle and 12.7 mm ASVK-M Kord-M large caliber army sniper rifle has arrived for service," it said.
The recently formed tank units in Russian Airborne Troops will participate for the first time in Russian-Serbian-Belarussian Slavic Brotherhood exercise, Lieutenant-General Alexander Vyaznikov, head of the exercise and Airborne Force deputy commander for peacekeeping and collective operations of the Collective Security Treaty Organization rapid deployment force, said.
According to "The Jerusalem Post" newspaper website, the Israeli Defense Ministry has revealed the final version of the Eitan 8x8 armored vehicle, the IDF’s (Israeli Defence Forces) first wheeled armored personnel carrier, which could be enter in service with infantry battalions of IDF by 2020.
IAG Guardian Xtreme APCs were successfully deployed in support of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon headed by UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon).
Lockheed Martin announced a $364 million production contract for Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for the U.S. Army and a Foreign Military Sales customer. The program will allow the military services to upgrade their existing Block 1 missiles with new technology and double the range, while extending the missiles' shelf life by more than 10 years and providing warfighters the latest surface-to-surface missile capability.
Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth $193 Million to provide the U.S. Army with TROPHY active protection systems for its Abrams tanks in support of immediate operational requirements. Under the terms of the contract, Leonardo DRS will provide the Army with TROPHY systems, countermeasures, and maintenance kits.
Saab has received an ammunition order from the Department of Defense (DoD) for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. The order value is approximately $16 million (MSEK 135).
The Corporación de Alta Tecnología para la Defensa (High-Tech Defense Corporation - CODALTEC) of Colombia and Indra, the technology and consulting company, will embark on the development of a cutting-edge air defense system that will meet the Colombian requirements and potentially those of other countries in the region. It is the first system with these characteristics developed in Latin America, as a result of the success of the collaboration between Indra and CODALTEC.
The newest systems, Silok, for countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), have been first deployed under the state defense order to the Central Military District (CMD). The systems have been allocated to the 2nd army located in the Volga region, the district press service reports.
Soldiers on Operation Cabrit in Poland have tested the latest dismounted situational awareness kit. 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards, known as The Welsh Cavalry, deployed to the north east of the country in April and recently took part in a massive NATO battlefield exercise on the Bemowo Piskie Training Area.
The British Army has launched the game-changing Autonomous Warrior (Land) experiment at the RUSI Land Warfare conference. Autonomous Warrior, the 2018 Army Warfighting Experiment, will push the boundaries of technology and military capability in the land environment.
BAE Systems Land & Armaments, York, Pennsylvania, is awarded an $83.6 million contract to provide the necessary material and technical engineering to build, integrate, test, and deliver 30 Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Personnel Vehicles 7A1 (AAVP7A1); four Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Command Vehicles 7A1 (AAVC7A1); and two Assault Amphibious Vehicle, Recovery Vehicles 7A1 (AAVR7A1).
BMPT-72 (or Terminator-2) tank support fighting vehicles recently delivered to the Russian armed forces will be able to fire 30mm shells with controlled airburst, the press office of Russia’s Tecmash Group told TASS. The development of a system with munitions of this type is at the final stage, the press office added. The Tecmash Group is a subsidiary of Russia’s Rostec state hi-tech corporation.
Israeli company Thermal Beacon Ltd. developed high-end, innovative thermal IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) emitters – the MS OMR II c and MK-IV. The first system is mounted on a fighter’s helmet, marking it, and thus distinguishing it from enemy forces. The second system is installed on buildings, vehicles and sailing vessels, enabling accurate identification by friendly forces. In a recent experiment, the MS OMR II c system identified targets from a distance of 18 km.
A Central Military District air defense large unit based in the Novosibirsk Region in western Siberia has received an advanced Nebo-UM radar under the state defense procurement program, the district’s press office said. "The servicemen are currently undergoing training to learn to operate the advanced military hardware. The crew of the Nebo-UM radar will start to accomplish combat training missions soon," the press office said.
The element of surprise can be a critical weapon, and nothing removes it from the playbook of enemy forces quite like radar. Radar units send out pulses of high-frequency electromagnetic waves that reflect off objects, and modern radar systems are sophisticated enough to track even small, rapidly moving objects like rockets and mortar and artillery shells.
In 2018, the first batch of modernized BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles arrived for service with the Russian army. It looks like the Russian Defense Ministry has determined how the 3,500 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles currently in service would be upgraded. If the tests of the 16 acquired machines prove successful, the bulk of the BMP-2 inventory will get new lease of life, the Military-Industrial Courier newspaper reports.
American Company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced on June 21, 2018, that the Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) has concluded the first large-scale demonstration flights in Japan. The demonstration flights, which took place from 10 - 23 May were intended to promote the civil and scientific applications of the RPA.
The Czech army plans to spend over 100 billion crowns (about 4.5 billion USD) on equipment purchase by 2027, said Czech Chief-of-Staff Ales Opata on 18 June. According to Opata, the purchase will help the military to respond to current and future threats. More than 100 purchase and upgrading projects will be completed within the next 10 years. The new equipment includes CASA transport aircraft, multipurpose helicopters, mobile and airbase radars, armoured vehicles, an anti-aircraft system and combat drones.
According to Janes Defence website, the German Company Company FFG could delivered the first prototypes of the Wiesel 1 fitted with CAMAC passive armour to the German army at the end of 2018. In November 2017, Morgan Advanced Materials has been contracted by FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft to supply armour systems for the German Army’s WIESEL 1 Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) vehicle.
General Dynamics European Land Systems has signed a contract with the Brazilian Army Commission for the production and delivery of its Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB).
General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, has been awarded a $258,631,225 modification (0002 01) to contract W56HZV-17-D-B020 for the upgrade of Stryker flat bottom vehicles to the double V-hull configuration. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2020.
The Taiwanese military plans to acquire six sets of Patriot Advanced Capability - 3 (PAC-3) missiles and upgrade kits for its PAC-2 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). Taiwan operates the Patriot air defense system.
Marines will have better situational awareness on missions in dark areas thanks to new night vision goggles. The Binocular Night Vision Goggle II, or BNVG II, is a helmet-mounted binocular that gives operators improved depth perception at night, and uses white phosphor Image Intensification technology to amplify ambient light, with a modular thermal imaging overlay capability. BNVG II helps Marines identify potential buried explosive devices, find hidden objects within foliated areas and safely conduct tasks that require depth perception.
A motorized rifleman brigade of the Central Military District (CMD) in Kemerovo region has received eight upgraded BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) armed with Berezhok combat module, the CMD press service reports.
British paratroopers have jumped into Latvia alongside their US counterparts to show their ability to strike hard and fast in response to crises anywhere in the world. The soldiers from C Company, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (C Coy, 3 PARA), part of Colchester-based 16 Air Assault Brigade, parachuted into the Adazi training area alongside American troops from 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division – known as “1 Fury”.
A Borisoglebsk-2 electronic warfare (EW) system has been delivered to Russia’s military base in Tajikistan, the Russian Central Military District’s press office said. "EW units of Russia’s 201st military base in Tajikistan have received advanced R-934BMV jamming stations of the Borisoglebsk-2 system," the press office said.
Saber Strike 2018, a major US-led multinational exercise, wrapped up in Poland on Friday (15 June 2018), with a live-fire demonstration involving Polish F-16s and Mi-24 attack helicopters. The exercise, which began on 3 June, mobilised around 18,000 troops from 19 NATO Allies and partners. It provided an opportunity for forces to enhance their readiness and train across the Baltic states and Poland.
The ACMAT (a brand used by Arquus, formerly Renault Trucks Defense) VT4 is a light, tactical, multi-purpose, non-protected vehicle. This vehicle is the successor of the well-known Peugeot P4 vehicle (Mercedes G chassis) acquired during the eighties.