December 2019 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military News |
|
|
|
|
Aselsan has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Sapura Secured Technologies, a leading defense electronics company in Malaysia, with regards to the transfer of technology of Software Defined Radios (SDR) in conjunction with KL Summit 2019 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 18-21 December.
The Morrison Government is strengthening the capability of the Australian Army, under a multi-million dollar deed to improve field equipment.
Estonian Minister of Defence Jüri Luik, Latvian Minister of Defence Artis Pabriks, and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Finland Jukka Juusti signed a letter of intent for research and technical development in the field of defence.
AM General was awarded a $15,118,831 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Jordan) contract for hardware support to reset and upgrade a fleet of 200 M998 High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicles. The M998/M998A1 is the cargo/troop Carrier of the Humvee.
The Royal Netherlands Armed Forces have awarded Rheinmetall an order for the second phase of the modernization of their fleet of Bergepanzer 3-Büffel/Buffalo armoured recovery vehicles. The operational effectiveness of twenty-one vehicles will be upgraded. The order is worth a mid-double-digit euro million figure. Now launched, Phase 2 follows a first order awarded in April 2019, when the Royal Netherlands Army contracted with Rheinmetall for the modernization of four Bergepanzer 3 Büffel/Buffalo ARVs.
On Dec.18, 2019, the 40th Artillery Regiment (40e RA) based in Suippes received the first four Arquus VT4 tactical vehicles in standard 2.1 with new land force brown color which characterizes the Scorpion program. These deliveries translate the renewal of the French army equipment triggered by the Military Programming Law 2019-2025.
A TMM-3M2 heavy mechanized bridge will be delivered to Russia’s Eastern Military District, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
Oshkosh Defense announced on Dec.18 that the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Warren has placed an $803.9 million order for 2,721 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs). Additional orders from the U.S. Army Contracting Command are anticipated within this fiscal year.
Rosoboronexport has carried out a contract worth over 100 million rubles ($1.5 million) to supply a foreign customer with a batch of ORSIS T-5000 sniper rifles, the arms trader said.
The information previously published today on Army Recognition concerning the approval given by the U.S. State Department for the sale of Patriot air defense systems to Turkey was obsolete. No such sale is envisaged anymore in the present tense context. We apologize to our followers for the inconvenient caused by this publication.
The press office of the Moscow-based Military Industrial Company said in a statement to TASS that the Bumerang 8x8 armored vehicle is soon to enter state trials: "According to the plan, we will enter the state trials in the summer of 2020." As part of the preparations, a batch of prototypes is being created.
Oshkosh Defense was awarded an $803,904,196 modification (P00277) to Foreign Military Sales (Montenegro) contract W56HZV-15-C-0095 for the procurement of 2,721 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and 16,714 associated packaged or installed kits.
The Indian Army‘s newest Request for Information (RFI) is inviting vendors to submit proposals for 198 8×8 wheeled APCs by February 17 next year, 21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com reports. The vehicles are meant for a reconnaissance and support role in Punjab and Rajasthan. The 20-page RFI lists technical parameters that leave Russia and the US out of the game, as the BTR-82A and the Stryker both fail to match the army’s needs.
Star Defence Logistics & Engineering (SDLE) will carry out the maintenance service of the Hawk missile system cards, converters and auxiliary components. The contract, awarded by the Spanish Army Logistics Support Command, it is a framework agreement extended until the end of 2022 for repair and modernization services to guarantee the operability of the cards and modules which integrate the Hawk air defense system.
The recently created Defense Innovation Agency (AID) is preparing to notify a contract to the Israeli company Roboteam for five to eight ground robots to be deployed by the French army in the Sahel. French manufacturers denounce a biased competition, reports Vincent Lamigeon on Challenges.
Oshkosh Defense is delivering a modified version of its 8-tonne 6x6 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) to the Israeli army, Connie Lee reports in National Defense Magazine.
The Turkish army is about to be equipped with a drone armed with a 5.56mm machine gun, possibly coupled to a 40mm grenade launcher. This will make this army the first in the world to use such a system.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to receive 25,120 new 5.56-m IWI assault rifles, which will be sourced from the General Appropriations Act of 2019 and Trust Receipts. Even though the statement doesn't mention the model, it seems probable that it is a Tavor.
Elbit Systems announced on 16 December that, following a contract signed between the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of Montenegro, the Company was awarded a contract of approximately $35 million, to supply the Montenegrin Armed Forces with Remote Controlled Weapon Stations ("RCWS") for the new Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicles ("JLTV"). In this contract, Elbit Systems will perform full integration of the RCWS onboard the JLTV over a three-year period and will provide logistic support for a seven-year period.
Servicemen from a Western Military District missile large unit based in the Kursk Region in southwest Russia have test-fired a new Iskander-M (NATO reporting name: SS-26 Stone) tactical ballistic missile system, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP, York, Pennsylvania, was awarded by U.S. Army a $249,152,760 modification to contract W56HZV-17-C-0001 for the Self-Propelled Howitzer and carrier, ammunition, tracked vehicles and their associated support under the production contract to build and deliver M109A7s and M992A3s.
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) has signed an agreement with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the procurement of seven Leguan bridge-layer systems on Leopard 2 chassis on 12 December 2019.
On Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time, the U.S. Air Force, in partnership with the Strategic Capabilities Office, conducted a flight test of a prototype conventionally-configured ground-launched ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
The U.S. Government plans to donate almost 60 Bradley M2A2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles in ODS (Operation Desert Storm) configuration to Croatia, according to a statement issued by Croatian Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic, Kamenjar.com reports.
The German Armed Forces have selected Systematic’s SitaWare Frontline to meet the requirements of its Battle Management System (BMS) for the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force 2023 (Land) (VJTF (L) 2023) programme. The software will establish a battle management application framework that will act as an ecosystem for the land forces and enable the integration of existing and future capabilities.
