April 2015 Defence & Security Industry - Military - Army News
 
 
 
 

New successful test for David’s Sling Terminal Missile Defense Interceptor Weapon System

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New successful test for David’s Sling Terminal Missile Defense Interceptor Weapon System
 
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently conducted David’s Sling Test-3 (DST-3) series of tests, where threat representative targets were successfully intercepted by the David’s Sling Weapon System, achieving all test objectives.
 

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Raytheon, DRS team for Army's 3rd Generation Improved Forward Looking Infrared (IFLIR) B-Kit

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Raytheon, DRS team for Army's 3rd Generation Improved Forward Looking Infrared (IFLIR) B-Kit
 
Building on their combined platform integration experience, Raytheon Company and DRS Technologies have entered into a teaming agreement for the U.S. Army's 3rd Generation Improved Forward Looking Infrared program (3rd Gen IFLIR) B-Kit. The first two generations of FLIR technology have served forces for more than 50 years and now Raytheon is introducing third-generation FLIR technology to the battlefield.
 

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Indian Army to Use BEL Swathi Weapon Locating Counter-Battery Radars

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Indian Army to Use BEL Swathi Weapon Locating Counter-Battery Radars
 
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of the ministry of defence has cleared the acquisition of 30 weapon locating radars – Swathi – from Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) at a total cost of Rs 1,605 crores ($256 million, €236 million). The BEL Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) is a mobile artillery locating Phased array radar.
 

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Russian Army Expects to Receive 500 T-14 Armata Tank per Year

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Russian Army Expects to Receive 500 T-14 Armata Tank per Year
 
According Sputnik Russian press agency, the tank’s builder, the Uralvagonzavod plant, can roll out around 500 T-14 Armata tanks each year. The tank will go through state trials in 2016, and it is expected that by 2020, over 2,300 tanks on the Armata platform will be supplied to the Russian military.
   
 

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KAMAZ Typhoon-K will participate in The Victory Day Military Parade in Red Square May 9 2015

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KAMAZ Typhoon-K will participate in The Victory Day Military Parade in Red Square May 9 2015
 
The newest armored high security Typhoon-K vehicles manufactured by KAMAZ will participate in the Victory Parade in the Red Square on May 9. Typhoon-K will be competing for State purchase contracts with the armored vehicle produced by the Ural automobile plant. The Russian army may accept both armored vehicles.
 

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Chinese army will purchase A300 MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System using GPS guidance

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Chinese army will purchase A300 MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System using GPS guidance
 
Chinese Army will purchase the A300 MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System designed and manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, according information from Chinese representatives at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) between Feb. 22-26, 2015.
 

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ZIBAR Mk2 4x4 ATV All-Terrain Vehicles for Mexican Army

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ZIBAR Mk2 4x4 ATV All-Terrain Vehicles for Mexican Army
 
According pictures founded on ZIBAR Facebook page and informations on defence-blog.com, Mexican Army could have bought ZIBAR Mk2 ATV. On those websites, we can see ZIBAR vehicles with Mexican Army colours.
   
 

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US President Barack Obama lifts weapons ban on Egypt

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US President Barack Obama lifts weapons ban on Egypt
 
As the government in Cairo considers military actions against extremists in Yemen and Libya, President Obama, on Tuesday March 31, lifted an arms freeze against Egypt that he had first imposed after the military overthrow of the country’s democratically elected government nearly two years ago.
 

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