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According to a PR published by Armaments Research Company, Inc. (ARC) on August 10, 2022, the technology and data company serving national security and public safety customers, announced their Internet-of-Things (IoT) full-stack technology will be introduced in the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program of record, in partnership with Sig Sauer.
Developed by STM using national resources, the first deliveries of the rotary-wing surveillance UAV system “STM TOGAN” have taken place. STM TOGAN, which will be used in reconnaissance, surveillance and intelligence missions, assumed its duties in the Turkish Security Forces.
Australian Army is looking to the future, unveiling an ‘electric Bushmaster’; the electric Protected Military Vehicle (ePMV). Assistant Minister for Defence the Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP said the ePMV was a key part of Army’s efforts to become Future Ready.
The State Department has made a determination approving a possibleForeign Military Sale to the Government of Brazil of Javelin Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of up to $74 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on August 9.
Mercury Systems Inc., a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, announced it received a $12 million order from a leading defense prime contractor to provide advanced trusted and secure manufacturing and packaging for their GPS modules. The GPS modules will enable precision munition capabilities for the U.S. Army. The order was booked in the Company’s fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and is expected to be shipped over the next several quarters.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on August 8, 2022, the United States approves a new military aid to Ukraine of $1 billion including additional ammunition for both the HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) and howitzer artillery vehicles.
According to a video published on the Telegram account of "Реальная Война | Украина" on August 9, 2022, Turkey may have delivered 4x4 armored vehicles called Kirpi to Ukraine. If the information is true, this delivery could compromise the good relations between Turkey and Russia. For the moment, there is no official information from the Turkish government.
The European leading robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics has delivered the first THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle to the Spanish Ministry of Defence.
According to pictures published on the Twitter account of "Ronkainen" on August 8, 2022, the 1st Battalion 9th Field Artillery Regiment of the U.S. Army took delivery of the new M7A4 BFIST (Bradley Fire Support Team) vehicles.
According to information published on the Twitter account of Ismail Demir, on August 7, 2022, the President of the Turkish Defense Industry announced the delivery of the first mini UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) called Togan, to the Turkish army.
According to information published by the German Ministry of Defense on August 2, 2022, Germany confirms the delivery to Ukraine of 8 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft tracked armored vehicles and 6 mobile decontamination vehicles HEP 70 including decontamination material.
According to information published by the "Tactical Report" website on August 2, 2022, the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) organization of Saudi Arabia is currently in talks with the Turkish company Baykar Technology to launch the development of different types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Saudi Arabia.
According to information published by the International Press Agency Reuters on August 5, 2022, the United States is preparing new military aid to Ukraine for an amount of $1 billion including new munitions for M142 HIMARS MLRS (Multiple Rocket Launcher System), NASAMS surface-to-air missiles and 50 M113 tracked armored vehicles in ambulance configuration.
According to information published by the "InfoDefensa" website on August 5, 2022, the Spanish government has started the process for the delivery to Ukraine of 20 M113 tracked armored personnel carrier vehicles coming from its military inventory.
According to information published on the Twitter of the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense on August 4, 2022, the armed forces of China have launched multiple 11 DF ballistic missiles at Taiwanese NE and SW waters including DF-15 and DF-16 ballistic missiles.
Despite the economic sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, the production of military equipment continues and the Uralvagonzavod company, the producer of tanks for the Russian armed forces, announced the delivery of a new batch of T-90M Proryv main battle tanks (MBTs) and BREM-1M tracked armored recovery tank to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
As reported by Ford Hood Sentinel on August 4, troopers with the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment “Garryowen”, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, are working with the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team members to test different versions of the RCV platforms until late summer 2022.
WFEL and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) have each selected Rolls-Royce Solutions UK to supply their MTU engine for the British Army’s Boxer armoured vehicles.
In a tweet commented by Laurent Lagneau in opex360.com, the Spanish Army reports that a commission from the XII Field Artillery Group of the Guadarrama Brigade visited the French 40th Artillery Regiment (based in Suippes) with the aim of discovering its procedures and anti-aircraft means.
The first six, of a total of 33 Oshkosh Defense JLTVs that are expected to be delivered to North Macedonia by the end of 2022, were unloaded on July 23, Defense Brief Reports. According to photos shared by defense minister Slavjanka Petrovska, the JLTVs were transported alongside 180 Textron M1117 ASV Guardian armored vehicles that have been donated to Greece by the United States.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on August 2, 2022, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System Missiles, THAAD Fire Control and Communication Stations, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.245 billion.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on August 2, 2022, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical Ballistic Missiles (GEM-T) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.05 billion.
A NATO customer has placed an order with the Group’s South African subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition to supply 155mm ammunition from its tried-and-tested Assegai product line. Awarded in July, the contract is worth a figure in the upper-two-digit million-euro range. Delivery will take place over the next two years.
According to information published by the Israeli company Rafael on August 2, 2022, the US Army, in conjunction with the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) took a critical step toward fielding the first of two RAFAEL-made Iron Dome Defense System-Army (IDDS-A) batteries. IDDS-A will defend supported forces within fixed and semi-fixed locations against sub-sonic Cruise Missiles (CM), Groups 2&3 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and rockets, artillery, and mortar threats.
Oshkosh Defense has delivered the first Stryker Double-V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICVVA1) upgraded with the 30 mm Medium Caliber Weapon System (MCWS) to the U.S. Army's Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) in Aberdeen, Maryland, where the system will undergo Production Verification Testing (PVT).
