March 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to information published by Tass on March 1, 2022, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting of the country’s Security Council that he had requested the Russian leadership to deliver additional S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to shield Minsk.
According to information published by the German Government on March 3, 2022, Germany has approved the delivery to Ukraine of 2,700 SA-7 Grail 9K32 Strela-2 portable air defense missile systems (MANPADS) dating back from the armed forces of former East Germany
As reported by many media, including spectacular video footage, Russian TOS-1A Heavy Flamethrowers fired thermobaric rockets, also known as aerosol bombs or fuel-air explosives, on Kharkiv. And they will keep on doing it on (many) more targets in Ukraine.
According to a tweet from Felix Woessner, the weapon delivery from Germany via The Netherlands has arrived in Ukraine. 1000 anti-tank 'Panzerfaust 3' and 500 FIM-92 Stinger air defense missiles are now in Ukrainian hands.
UK Mod announced that British Army troops, Royal Navy ships and Royal Air force fighters are arriving on new deployments in eastern Europe to bolster NATO’s eastern front.
Canada announced on February 28 that it will send anti-tank weapons, ammunition and money to Ukraine as it continued to condemn Russian aggression against the beleaguered country: "We announced that we would be sending new shipments of military supplies, including body armor, helmets, gas masks and night vision goggles," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference carried live by Canadian news websites. "Today we are announcing that we will be supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition."
According to Infodefensa, the Spanish company Instalaza has signed a contract with the Estonian Center for Defense Investment (ECDI) to supply the Armed Forces of this Baltic country with a batch of 5,942 C-90-CR-RB anti-tank rocket launchers. This contract, together with previous orders for the C90 - the dual-purpose version CR-AM (M3.5) -, is part of an ongoing framework agreement.
According to information published by the Slovak Ministry of Defense, a NATO battle group will be deployed in Slovakia including 1,200 foreign soldiers from Slovakia, Germany, and The Netherlands with the Patriot air defense missile systems.
The Swedish Armed Forces Materiel Administration has placed an order at Hägglund Bofors Utveckling for twenty additional Granatkastaranscarband 90 (Grkpbv 90) armored mobile mortars. The order value is approximately SEK 500 million and delivery to the Armed Forces is planned for 2023 to 2025.
In a special session of the German Bundestag on February 27, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced higher investments in the Bundeswehr: "We must invest significantly more in the security of our country in order to protect our freedom and our democracy in this way."
As reported by LSM public broadcasting of Latvia, the Latvian government on March 1 approved allocating EUR 1.2 million from the state budget's contingency funds to support the Ukrainian armed forces. The Foreign Ministry says that, in reaction to the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, an extraordinary informal meeting of the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council was convened on February 27 to reach a political agreement on giving EUR 500 million to the Ukrainian military from the European Peace Facility.
Some 300 Belgian soldiers will be deployed in Romania next week, under the command of a French battalion. They will carry out a protection and deterrence mission as part of NATO's heightened vigilance.
Nasmyth has entered into a ten-year Long Term Supply Agreement with WFEL for the manufacture of precision machined and fabricated components for the UK Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme.
According to information released by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense on February 28, 2022, Norway will give 2,000 M72 LAW man-portable anti-tank weapons to Ukraine as part of international aid to fight the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory.
According to Luxembourg Times echoed by Ukrinform on February 28, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg will send anti-tank weapons, vehicles and other supplies to Ukraine.
Marlborough Communications Ltd (MCL) and its technology partner Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have been awarded a contract to deliver demonstrations of their highly-automated ground and air resupply network, providing innovative capability based on the latest autonomous technology as part of Project Theseus. This contract with Future Capabilities Group within the Ministry of Defence is the second contract win for MCL and IAI. it further cements the positive relationship between the two organisations.
