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The Virginia Army National Guard recently conducted an extremely unusual artillery exercise involving firing a 105mm M119 howitzer from on board a U.S. Army Vietnam-era LCM-8 landing craft, Joseph Trevithick reports on The Drive. The combination effectively provides a mobile fire support system for amphibious operations and during missions in riverine and other littoral environments.
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Kirgizia wants to strengthen military-technical cooperation with Russia, Chief-of-Staff Raiimberdi Duishenbiev said at a ceremony to receive Russian arms. "We want to strengthen interaction in the military-technical sphere with the Russian Federation," he said. The supplied Russian hardware will enhance security and stabilize the situation in Central Asia, he added.
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“We are already sourcing the sum of N1billion to support the Nigerian Army Vehicle Manufacturing Company. We a have a number of investments in the Army that have been generating huge amounts of money and we will take a loan from there to support Nigerian Army Vehicle Manufacturing Company to realize our dream of producing indigenous armoured fighting vehicles and to continue to maintain our existing equipment.", SaharaReporters reports.
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Rheinmetall is to modernize the Dutch military's fleet of Bergepanzer 3 Büffel ('buffalo') armored recovery vehicles. A contract to this effect was signed on 18 April 2019 at Soesterberg, a military base near Utrecht.
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Marine Corps Systems Command completed the first of a series of prize challenges in April, awarding cash prizes to two teams for submitting innovative ideas to improve the Corps’ helmet retention system. Monique Randolph, Marine Corps Systems Command, reports on USMC’s website.
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The new air defense missile system Buk-MB3K will be showcased as part of the Belarusian exposition during the international defense technology expo MILEX 2019. The Buk-MB3K system will be showcased outside Minsk Arena.
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Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded $26,991,627 for a modification (P00155) to the previously awarded sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee Standard Missile-3 Block IIA contract (HQ0276-10-C-0005).
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Russia’s Defense Ministry has set a procedure for the mechanized column, aircraft and helicopters to take part in the Victory Parade on Moscow’s Red Square on May 9 to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. "Over 130 wheeled and tracked vehicles will pass through Red Square while the parade’s air component will be represented by 74 aircraft," the ministry said in a statement.
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The Nigerian Air Force confirms that the British Military Assistant Training Team has assisted the Service in the training of Regiment personnel as well as over 2,000 Special Forces to enhance Force Protection capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force, Wetinhappen.com.ng reports.
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While fighting against the Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of their country, Ukrainian troops will take part in Spring Storm 2019, a multinational NATO exercise in Estonia starting on May 2. The exercise is involving troops from the US, Belgium, Georgia, Canada, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, France, Germany, Finland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Estonia.
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The Belarusian defense industry is developing the Trio surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, according to the press department of the country`s State Committee for Military Industry (Goskomvoenprom, GKVP). "Belarus` Belspetsvneshtekhnika-New Technologies [BSVT-NT] will unveil the Trio SAM system at the MILEX 2019 defense show that will be held in Minsk, from May 15-18. The new weapon is primarily designed to engage small unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs]," said a spokesperson for the GKVP.
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Russian defense exports to the Republic of Indonesia has amounted to more than USD2.5 billion since late 1992, Russia`s arms exporter Rosoboronexport (a subsidiary of the state corporation Rostec) said in a statement.
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Moscow is ready to develop military-technical cooperation with Ulan Bator, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said, the Defense Ministry reported. "We confirm the intention to effectively engage the accumulated potential and deepen the military and military-technical cooperation," he said at a meeting with Mongolian counterpart Nyamaagiin Enkhbold.
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The Iranian Armed Forces unveiled three new domestically-made missiles this week, the Mehr News Agency reported.
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South Korean defense manufacturer Hyundai Rotem has expressed its willingness to produce more than 2,000 units of the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) under the ‘Make in India’ policy if it is awarded the five billion dollar contract for the same, The Financial Express reports. The Indian Army is looking to procure FRCV units to replace 2,414 of its ageing T-72 tanks. It is expected that the force would be able to induct these MBTs between 2025-27.
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The nearly stealth operational mode of Textron’s Grizzly unmanned ground vehicle might meet some requirements on present and future battlefields, like hybrid buggies do for the special forces. Kelsey D. Atherton, on C4ISR, gives a glance at the machine.
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Servicemen of the formations and military units of the Eastern Military District (VVO) continue to master Ratnik outfits, VVO said. "The troops have received more than 1,600 Ratnik sets and about 1,200 sets of specialized assault gear, which consists of flexible fragmentation protective modules; a bullet-proof armor plate; side air fresheners; a transport bag, etc," it said.
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The Greek Defense Ministry has reportedly agreed to buy three US-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to boost its defense capabilities and improve reconnaissance over the Aegean Sea.
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Turkish defense company and automotive manufacturer Otokar has introduced the country's first domestically developed electric-powered armored combat vehicle, which will be tested and ready for purchase within a year, the company's chairman said Wednesday, April 24.
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Lithuania announced that, at the beginning of April, it received more than 400 upgraded M14 rifles for use in Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces.
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The Armoured Engineer Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (AENBCRV) version of the AV-8 Wheeled Armoured Vehicle (WAV) developed by the FNSS and DRB HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (DEFTECH) partnership for the Malaysian Army is being prepared for delivery in the first half of this year. Passing all tests with flying colors, the AV-8 AENBCRV entered the second and final stage of the qualification process, during which its endurance was tested.
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FNSS demonstrates the modularity and adaptability of the PARS III 8x8 to different missions with the armored engineering vehicle, developed for the Royal Army of Oman. The ongoing qualification tests for the PARS III 8x8 Engineering Vehicle are expected to be completed within the first half of this year, after which the vehicle will be delivered.
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Estonian Center of Defence Investments (ECDI) signed an agreement with Milrem LCM OÜ for maintenance work online equipment aggregates of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF). The content of the contract is the repair of engines, gearboxes, intermediate boxes and axles for Mercedes-Benz and DAF vehicles of EDF. The duration of the contract is 7 years and the estimated volume of the framework contract is 2.1 million euro.
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Indonesia has ordered BT-3F and BMP-3F armored amphibious armored vehicles from Russia for its Marinir Korps (Marine Corps) where they will replace old BTR-50Ps and K-61s of the Soviet era. The contract was signed in Jakarta on Monday, April 22, according to Rosoboronexport.
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As reported by Jared Keller on Task & Purpose, a U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command spokesman told Marine Corps Times that the last of the service's 14,000 M27 infantry s have officially arrived in the Corps's inventory. But while the Corps's procurement contract with manufacturer Heckler & Koch provides for a maximum of 50,184 weapons, MARCORSYSCOM said that the service doesn't plan on purchasing more than its current arsenal.