April 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to information published by the Danish media website "OLFI" on April 29, 2022, Denmark plans to donate Piranha III 8x8 wheeled APCs (Armored Personnel Carrier) vehicles to Ukraine.
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According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense on April 28, 2022, the President of the United States Joe Biden has requested the U.S. Congress a new military and economic aid of $30 billion for Ukraine. The military package will include artillery systems, armored vehicles, anti-tank weapons, and air defense missile systems.
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According to information published by the "EURACTIV" website on April 29, 2022, Denmark agrees to the delivery of M113 tracked Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) vehicles, anti-tank mines, and mortar shells to Ukraine.
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Iran's latest ballistic missiles Kheiber-Shekan and Emad-3 were unveiled to the public on Friday, April 29, during the Quds Day march, Mehr news agency reports.
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Around 8,000 British Army troops will conduct a series of planned exercises across Europe this summer in one of the largest deployments since the Cold War, the British Government states. The exercises will see 72 Challenger 2 tanks, 12 AS90 self-propelled howitzers and 120 Warrior armoured fighting vehicles deploy to countries from Finland to North Macedonia, demonstrating the Army’s modernisation into a lethal, agile and global force.
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Pictures were published on the official website of the Serbian Ministry of Defense on April 30, 2022, showing the launcher vehicle and radar of the new Chinese-made FK-3 surface-to-air defense missile system which was recently delivered to the Armed Forces of Serbia.
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PT Pindad President Abraham Mose and FNSS Country Manager Tolgo Sipahi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 20 April 2022, witnessed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, Asia Pacific Defense Journal reports. The Zaha amphibious assault vehicle is intended to meet the Indonesian Navy’s requirement for new Amphibious Landing and Amphibious Recovery armored vehicles for the Indonesian Marine Corps (Marinirs).
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The Operational Testing and Acceptance (OT&A) campaign of the Night Vision Goggle (NVG) Mikron was successfully concluded at the end of February 2022. During this campaign, the NVG’s contractually required performance capabilities, its resistance to different harsh environmental conditions as well as its suitability in various tactical scenarios were confirmed by Bundeswehr Technical Centres as well as Belgian and German military users.
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Bittium has received a purchase order from the Finnish Defence Forces for system support concerning the Bittium Tactical Wireless IP Network (TAC WIN) and Bittium Tough VoIP systems, which are meant for tactical communications. The purchase order applies to the year 2022 and includes technical support for the systems and related equipment, software support, maintaining readiness for system support, and system support management. The value of the purchase order is EUR 1.4 million (excl. VAT).
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According to information published by the "PolskieRadio" website on April 29, 2022, Poland provides Ukraine with more than 200 T-72 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) to equip two armor brigades. The tanks will come from the military inventory of the Polish armed forces.
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Thales and CS Group are working with their partners in France and Europe’s defence industrial and technological base on developing the PARADE (1) programme capability to provide permanent deployable protection for critical infrastructure from drone threats. The first PARADE systems will be delivered to the DGA within a year of the launch of the programme.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his will to bolster his nuclear forces at "maximum speed" and threatened to use them if provoked in a speech he delivered during a military parade on Monday, April 25, which marked the 90th anniversary of North Korea's army. This parade featured powerful weapons systems targeting the United States and its allies, state media reported on April 26, the day following the parade.
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For the third time, the British Ministry of Defence has awarded Rheinmetall a contract for its Robotic Platoon Vehicles (RPV) programme. The RPV programme is a three-phase experiment to determine the extent to which unmanned vehicles can boost the combat effectiveness and capabilities of dismounted troops at platoon level. For Spiral 3, the programme’s final phase, the British once again chose to work with Rheinmetall Canada.
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As reported by Cindy Centofanti in KRDO, thanks to CROWS-J, the 2nd Brigade Stryker Combat Team based at Fort Carson is now considered the most lethal fighting force out of the entire U.S. Army. Officials at the Mountain Post credit this to its brand new CROWS-J system, which is an advanced optic on a stabilized mount that allows soldiers to fire FGM-148 Javelin missiles from a stationary vehicle. Previously, soldiers had to be on the ground and manually fire them.
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After the announcement by the German company Rheinmetall to supply Leopard 1A5 main battle tank to Ukraine, the newspaper website "Focus.de" has published information that Germany might consider the supply of Wiesel 1 and Wiesel 2 tracked airborne armored vehicles to Ukraine.
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According to information published by the German newspaper "Die Welt" website "on April 25, 2022, the company Rheinmetall from Germany has requested the German Government to deliver 88 Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks to Ukraine.
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The contract for the supply by Nexter to the Armed Forces of Senegal of 8 105 LG guns and 105mm ammunition came into effect on April 20.
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According to pictures released on Internet, we can confirm that the United States will supply M777 155mm lightweight towed howitzers to Ukraine. On April 23, 2022, several M777s were loaded into American C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft from U.S. Force.
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As reported by Jim Garamone, U.S. Department of Defense, the equipment being sent to Ukraine is having an effect on the battlefield, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said on April 27. The equipment is making a difference on the battle lines in the Donbas region — the site of the major Russian effort in Ukraine.
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On April 28, 2022, the government of Australia approves the sending of six M777 155mm lightweight towed howitzers as well as 155mm ammunition to Ukraine. The Australian government announced that it would continue to offer military aid to Ukraine's armed forces.
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Havelsan, which offers new generation end-to-end solutions in the fields of defence, simulation autonomous platform technologies, ICT, homeland, and cyber security, is unveiling its advanced products and smart solutions to its visitors during ADAS 2022 (Asian Defense, Security, Crisis and Disaster Management Exhibition and Conference).
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According to information published by the Italian Newspaper website "Corriere Della Sera" on April 23, 2022, Italy is considering different options for delivering arms to Ukraine including 155mm artillery howitzers PzH 2000, M109L, as well as Sidam 25, tracked air defense armored vehicles, M113A1 and VCC-1 tracked APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) vehicles, Iveco VM90 and LMV 4x4 light tactical vehicles.
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The French Directorate for Armament (DGA) has received 3 medical VAB (VAB SAN) armored vehicles enhanced to the "counter-IED evolution" standard. So far, 14 such vehicles have been received out of the 30 ordered. They offer better protection of personnel against IEDs and better work ergonomics for medical teams.
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According to a Tweet published by the Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki on April 25, 2022, Poland confirms the supply to Ukraine of T-72 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) coming from its own military inventory.