December 2018 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military News
 
 
 
 

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Terrorism by unmanned aircraft is a growing threat. Using drones to smuggle contraband into prisons is a current trend. While many countries are deploying UAVs in combat, the UAS technology is getting easier and easier to acquire by the general public and ill-intentioned groups. Most of current security systems set up in critical infrastructures are not sufficient to guarantee an appropriate level of protection. Over the past several months, more and more drones have been flying over Florida's prisons, particularly as a means of smuggling.

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Sniper-qualified soldiers from across the U.S. Army gathered from Nov. 5 through Nov. 8 to conduct the visual testing portion of the bench-top evaluation for the Improved Ghillie System, or IGS., as reported by Debra Dawson on Army.mil.

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Russian laser systems Peresvet have gone on experimental combat duty, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Russian Armed Forces, said. "The Peresvet laser systems designed and built along new physical principles have gone on experimental combat duty. The Russian Armed Forces have been receiving them since 2017 under the State Armament Program," the daily said.

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According to MilMag, 20,000 units of PR-15, or Vis 100, pistols in 9mm caliber manufactured by Radom will be supplied to the Polish army. Agreement concerning the acquisition of this weapon has been signed on 4th December, while deliveries are planned to begin as of 2019 - announced Mariusz Błaszczak, the head of the Polish Ministry of Defence, during a conference organized on 5th December at the 1st Airlift Base in Warsaw.

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Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to develop and maintain the armed forces’ artillery and weapon locating capability. The order includes Saab’s Giraffe 4A multi-function radar and life extension of the artillery locating system Arthur.

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On 4 December 2018, NATO ministers have released a statement concerning Russia's violation of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.

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The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia has awarded SRC, Inc. a 5-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $93M. This contract is for the sustainment support and technology refresh of the USMC inventory of AN/TPQ-49 systems and procurement of new AN/TPQ-49A systems. The scope of work being performed includes system refresh kit installation, new system production, live fire testing, program management, initial/sustainment spares provisioning, new equipment training, technical manual production, and field service representative support.

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The Indian government is planning to set up a "surgical strike" force comprising the best soldiers drawn from the three branches of the military, a senior government official told NDTV. This special unit will conduct surprise precision strikes deep inside enemy territory, inflicting maximum damage in the shortest possible time and leave the battle area swiftly, similar to the operation carried out by the country's special forces on seven terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control in September 2016.

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LMissile troops and artillery, air defense units, NBC defense troops, signal troops and engineer troops, will be engaged in field training under supervision of military command and control units of the Southern Military District. In total it is planned to carry out over 300 tactical exercises (joint, bilateral and with other forces) during the 2019 training year. Troops will be involved in over 3,000 live-fire drills at the training grounds. Drivers will perform more than 5,500 test and control exercises for driving combat vehicles.

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The Russian airborne troops will receive an experimental shipment of BMD-4M airborne infantry fighting vehicle (Sadovnitsa) in 2019, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "New airborne infantry fighting vehicles will be supplied to airborne units for parachute landing," the ministry’s press service said.

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The 726th Army Air Defense Training Center located in Yeysk (the Krasnodar Krai) in southern Russia has received the first batch shipment of the Tor-M2DT surface-to-air missile system (SAM), the Russian Defense Ministry said. "Under the state defense order the manufacturing plant has supplied a battalion of combat vehicles to the Russian Defense Ministry. At present, the teaching staff of the training center has got down to checking technical documents and full operational capacity of combat modules, life-sustaining systems and specialized equipment. Northern Fleet’s servicemen will use Tor-M2DT for training after all the acceptance procedures are over," the ministry said.

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The three-day event is organized by Iran's Civil Defense Organization, aims at providing the grounds for domestic players in the field of cyber security, electronic banking, industrial control systems, electronic security, and electromagnetics to showcase their latest developments and achievements. Platforms and conferences will also be held during the exhibition to help companies and aficionados meet and confer with investors. The event will continue through December 5.

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Barrett Firearms has been awarded $8 million by the U.S. Army for M107 .50-caliber, long-range sniper rifles with associated accessories and spares. The rifles will include scopes, suppressors, bipods and other accessories and are expected to be delivered through November 2023. The Barrett M107, like previous members of the M82 line, is also referred to as the Barrett "Light Fifty". The designation has in many instances supplanted earlier ones, with the M107 being voted one of 2005's top 10 military inventions by the U.S. Army.

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The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland of (20) High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) M142 Launchers, and other related equipment for an estimated cost of $655 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale, November 29,2018.

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