April 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to information published by French Newspapers "Ouest France" and "Le Monde", France and Italy have delivered a few dozen Milan anti-tank guided missile weapon systems to Ukraine between February 28 and March 3, 2022.
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA recently organized an unmanned intelligent equipment inspection event, gathering hundreds of arms companies to display their drone products, in a move to find the right equipment that can enhance the Chinese military's logistics support capabilities and boost the PLAs' overall combat capabilities. Liu Xuanzun reports in Global Times.
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According to information published by the German newspaper website "Handelsblatt" on April 11, 2022, the German company Rheinmetall is ready to supply 50 Leopard 1 main battle tanks to Ukraine.
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Last week, BAE Systems hosted more than 400 of its suppliers across the company’s U.S. industrial base in a virtual conference to advocate for the future of its combat vehicle manufacturing and innovation business.
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According to a statement published by the British Ministry of Defense on April 8, 2022, the UK will boost the support of Ukraine with new military equipment and weapons including NLAW and Javelin anti-tank missiles, loitering munitions, and Starstreak surface-to-air missiles.
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Lithuania plans to organize training for Ukrainian servicemen in the near future to help them prepare for operating Western military equipment. This was reported by Delfi with reference to the commander of the Lithuanian Army, General Valdemaras Rupsis, according to Ukrinform. No further detail is provided regarding the types of weapons that might be concerned.
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Park Jae-hyuk reports in The Korea Times that Hanwha Defense appears to be going all out to win a $18 billion contract to supply AS21 Redback infantry fighting vehicles to Australia, where it is set to build its factory to produce the K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer, according to industry officials. Hanwha Defense is expected to accelerate its efforts to convince the Australian government to choose its Redback over Rheinmetall’s Lynx KF41 for the LAND 400 Phase 3 infantry fighting vehicle project.
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In addition to the modernization of the Greek Leopard tanks, Rheinmetall is interested in the future program of new Toma for the Greek army. As DefenseReview.gr reported on August 19, 2021, the German proposal for the supply of Lynx KF41 and used Marder 1A3 IFVs has raised high interest in Greece.
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According to information published by the "Independent" website on April 10, 2022, the United Kingdom has approved the delivery of 120 armored vehicles to Ukraine following a meeting between Boris Johnson and Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.
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The U.S. Department of Defense announced on April 8 that Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $74,085,614 modification to a previously-awarded contract (HQ0147-17-C-0032) for the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ground equipment to support the U.S. government. The total maximum ceiling value of this contract is increased from $7,760,614,995 to $7,834,700,609.
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A new version of the Pinaka rocket system has been successfully flight-tested by the DRDO and the Indian Army at the Pokhran firing ranges, the Defence ministry said on April 9, echoed by The Hindu: as many as 24 Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket Systems (EPRS) were fired for different ranges during the last fortnight and the weapons met the required accuracy and consistency, it said.
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According to DefenceReview.gr, on March 30, the Greek Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos had an extensive meeting with the German ambassador in Athens. The main topic of discussion was the proposal of KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) for the modernization of some components of the Greek armed forces.
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The Boxer success story continues. The British government, represented by the European procurement organization OCCAR, and ARTEC, a consortium of Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), have signed a contract extension to supply the British Army with an additional 100 Boxer wheeled armoured vehicles. The contract encompasses three previously ordered variants of the Boxer: the infantry carrier, the command vehicle and the field ambulance.
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According to information published by the "Welt" German newspaper website on April 9, 2022, the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) offers to Ukraine to purchase 100 Panzerhaubitze PzH 2000 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers.
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According to information published by the "DennikN" website on April 7, 2022, the Government of Slovakia offers to sell Zuzana 2 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine.
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According to a Tweet published by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense (MoD) on April 6, 2022, the Lithuanian Armed Forces are now equipped with 18 German-made PzH 2000 155 tracked self-propelled howitzers and now has a fully operational artillery battalion.
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On April 8, the Ministry of Defence officially confirms that the Slovak Republic provided Ukraine with S-300 PMU air defense systems. This comes in reaction to the request of Ukraine for assistance in its exercise of self-defense in line with Article 51 of the UN Charter as a direct consequence of the armed aggression by Russia. The Slovak donation is the first known case of a country sending such a powerful air defense system to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
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According to a statement published by the Czech Ministry of Defense on April 7, 2022, the service members forming the Czech Armed Forces 1st Contingent NATO enhanced Vigilance Activity (eVA) Battle Group Slovakia departed from Pardubice and Chrudim.
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According to Infodefensa, the Brazilian Army successfully carried out the integration test of the Remax 4 weapons system in the Iveco 4x4 LMV-BR vehicle. The result of the test showed that the use of the same mechanical interfaces produced for the previous versions facilitated the integration of the new Remax 4, guaranteeing the efficiency of the whole.
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In Banja Luka, TRB (Tehnicki Remont Bratunac) presented “Vihor”, a new light tactical vehicle based on a modular chassis. The presentation of the new vehicle was organized on Police Day and the celebration of 30 years of existence and work with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Srpska, with whose cooperation cooperation “Vihor” was created.
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Diehl Defence and Hensoldt have agreed to intensify their cooperation in the field of ground-based air defence. Based on proven joint systems that are currently in production and can be delivered at short notice, the two companies intend to offer top-class products for defence against missile threats. These air defence systems employ the latest technologies, thus offering defence potential even against new and emerging threats.
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BAE Systems has received task instructions from the U.S. Marine Corps to complete a study of incorporating Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle- Command, Control, Communication and Computers/Unmanned Aerial Systems mission payload on an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) variant.
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The security assistance the Biden Administration is providing to Ukraine is enabling critical success on the battlefield against the Russian invading force. The Administration is working around the clock to fulfill Ukraine's priority security assistance requests, delivering weapons from U.S. stocks when they are available, and facilitating the delivery of weapons by allies and partners when their systems better suit Ukraine's needs.
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The first batch of three Thales Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles was loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Amberley on April 7 for delivery to Ukraine.
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According to information published by the "Tactical Report" website on April 4, 2022, the Turkish Ministry of Defense has received requests from the Royal Bahraini Army (RBA) for the purchase of military equipment including the Kalkan-II search and track radar.