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Qatar's acquisition of the Russian-made AK-12 assault rifle remains largely unreported, and imagery indicating their presence outside military parades so far appears to be nonexistent, Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans report on Oryx.
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Qatar's acquisition of the Russian-made AK-12 assault rifle remains largely unreported, and imagery indicating their presence outside military parades so far appears to be nonexistent, Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans report on Oryx.
Relations between Greece and Saudi Arabia are at their highest level, Makis Pollatos reports in Greek City Times. Saudi F-15 fighter jets arrived in Crete for co-training with Greek fighter jets. Furthermore, Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos will travel to Riyadh on April 20 to sign an agreement for the deployment of a Greek Patriot air defense missile system to Saudi Arabia.
In the wake of what Army Recognition already reported on September 6, 2020, while talks between India and China are yet to see a conclusive result, the Chinese army has deployed its HQ-9 long-range air defense systems near the de facto border in Ladakh, raising the tensions in the region. Ayush Jain reports on Eurasian Times.
Russia’ Rezonans-N radar, capable of spotting hypersonic missiles and deployed on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in November last year, will enter service no later than in June 2021, Rezonans Science and Research Center Director General Alexander Shramchenko has told TASS. "The third Rezonans-N radar station will go on combat duty on Novaya Zemlya this May or June," he said.
As reported by Army Recognition on April 7, the U.S. Army has selected BAE Systems and Oshkosh to deliver two prototype vehicles for evaluation as a potential solution for the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program. Whether operating in swamps or the frozen arctic, BAE Systems’ Beowulf is based on proven, existing solutions and capable of moving personnel and cargo under the most remote and harshest conditions.
EDA participates this week in the Exercise ‘Locked Shields 2021’, the largest and most complex international live-fire cyber defence exercise organised from 13-16 April by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). Taking place every spring since 2010, the exercise puts this year a special focus on the need for cyber defenders and strategic decision-makers to understand the numerous interdependencies between national IT systems.
Lockheed Martin is addressing the accelerating demand for space-enabled warfighting capabilities with a new line of rapid, integrated and affordable tactical Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) satellites. These satellites, based on Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 mid-size bus, enable tactical warfighters to track moving targets at long ranges and operate in contested and denied environments -- on compressed timelines at the scale of battle.
In October 2018, the technical section of the French Army responsible for managing armament programs proceeded with the technical and operational evaluation (EVTO) of the Upgraded Motorized Floating Bridge (PFM F2).
Tsniitochmash of Rostec State Corporation has completed acceptance tests of the new semi-automatic 19x9 RG-120 and RG-120-1 Aspid pistols. The new weapon has turned out to be four times more reliable than its initial technical specifications presupposed.
Serbian Armed Forces and Ministry of the Interior units are conducting intensive training activities as part of the joint live-fire exercise “Response 2021”. Members of the Army, Air Force and Air Defence, 72nd Special Operations Brigade, 63rd Parachute Brigade, Gendarmerie and the Ministry of the Interior’s Special Anti-Terrorist and Helicopter Units are taking part in the exercise.
Thales announced on April 13, 2021, that NATO awarded Thales on 17 March the new increment to provide an operational situational awareness system that will give NATO commanders a shared picture of an area of interest or mission to enhance overall awareness of joint forces operations and support mission planning, coordination and command.
FLIR Systems announced on April 12 that it has won a contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to rapidly develop novel fabrics with embedded catalysts and chemistries that can fight and reduce chemical and biological threats upon contact.
The Russian Armed Forces are now trained to operate the Pantsir-S self-propelled anti-aircraft gun-missile (SPAAGM) system (NATO reporting name: SA-22 Greyhound) against ground targets, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) : “The crews of Pantsir-S SPAAGMs of the Western Military District have practiced engaging light armored vehicles of a simulated enemy at the Ashuluk range in the Astrakhan Region,” said the MoD in a news release. The troops used 30 mm automatic guns to engage the targets.
On April 3, 2021, the predominantly armored tactical combined arms sub-grouping (SGTIA, Sous-groupement tactique interarmes) of the Lynx 9 mission began Exercise Bold Eagle in the vicinity of Tapa, Estonia. In addition to the French SGTIA, this exercise mobilizes American, British and Estonian troops.
According to a tweet published by Thales Australia on April 12, four of the new Australian-made MEDIVAC variant of the Bushmaster APC have been shipped out for service and are headed The Netherlands.
In the early morning hours on 10 Apr, 2021, special operations forces at Ramstein, Germany, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, loaded the 41st Field Artillery Brigade’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in preparation for a cross-theater Rapid Aerial Insertion operation to Romania. This is just one of a series of related missions demonstrating the U.S. European Command’s ability to quickly employ long-range precision fires in a time and place of their choosing to support NATO allies and partners.
The original Reva Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) is a mine-protected vehicle (MRAP). It is produced by Integrated Convoy Protection. Other variants than the APC available are: command and control vehicle, ambulance, recovery vehicle, VIP transport, and now antitank missile and mortar carrier using a deeply modified shape of the original vehicle.
As announced by Army Recognition on April 20, Taiwan reconfirmed its intention to increase the tank component in the ranks of its army and simultaneously modernize it, amid increasing tension with China. At the same time, the command notes that "the United States of America will provide assistance in this plan." Reports say that about $ 1.3 billion will be allocated to modernize the fleet of armored vehicles of Taiwan's 6th Army Corps, Novosti reports.
For the military parade of Victory Day that will be held in the center of Moscow on May 9, 2021, Russia's armed forces will display four main battle tanks that are in service with the Russian army including the T-72B3M, T-80BVM, T-90M, and T-14 Armata.
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced the delivery of a new batch of 20 Uran-9 tracked unmanned combat ground vehicles (UGV) to the Russian armed forces. The robotic tracked vehicle is produced by the 766th Production and Technological Enterprise based in Nakhabino, near Moscow.
French Company CNIM Group has announced on March 23, 2021, the launching of its new Next Generation Motorized Floating Bridge PFM NG (Pont Flottant Motorisé Nouvelle Génération in French) concept. The new floating bridge system will be available in the first half of 2021.
The Lithuanian company Ostara is developing Krampus buggy, an innovative hybrid vehicle that will provide new mobility possibilities for defense and security organizations. Ostara plans to present the first prototype at the international DSEI Exhibition to be held in London in September 2021.
The UAE-based company ADASI, a subdivision of EDGE, has designed and developed the QX-4, a new generation of UAV loitering munitions able to carry up to two precision-guided bombs. The drone was unveiled during IDEX 2021, International Land Defense Exhibition that was held in Abu Dhabi, February 2021.
The Special Machine-Building Design Bureau (SKBM, a subsidiary of Rostec’s holding High-Precision Weapons) is developing the newest Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) on schedule, the press department of High-Precision Weapons told TASS on April 7.
As the press service of the Russian Eastern Military District reported on April 7, 2021, modern T-80BVM tanks entered service for the first time with the Motorized Rifle unit of the Eastern Military District. The day before, several dozen tanks arrived by railway in Khabarovsk, BMPD/Live Journal reports.