December 2020 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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The Belgian Council of Ministers set Friday 11 December at 26,868 people the army contingent for 2021, a number which includes soldiers in active service, students in training, military personnel assigned to various tasks and reservists, in decline several hundred compared to 2020, announced the Defense Ministry. The annual setting of this quota is a constitutionally imposed requirement on the government, which must introduce a law to this effect.
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MBDA has carried out the first firing of an MMP missile from an Arquus Sabre special forces vehicle, as part of a firing campaign implemented with the support of the French Army and of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA - French Procurement Agency). The announcement was made by MBDA and Arquus on December 14, 2020.
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According to a Tweet released by the DGA (French army procurement agency) on December 11, 2020, the DGA has conducted the first mine blast tests and loading on A400 military transport aircraft with the new Serval 4x4 armored vehicle of the French Army program Scorpion.
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According to a press release published on December 9, 2020, American company Boeing has upgraded and delivered the first batch of previously deployed Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) units to a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) customer – increasing their maximum beam power and reliability. Boeing expects to complete upgrades on the remaining units and deliver them in the first quarter of 2021.
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According to a press release published on December 10, 2020, Marking its first year, EDGE, the UAE's (United Arab Emirates) advanced technology group for defense and beyond, was ranked among the top 25 military suppliers in the world by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a think tank that specializes in data analysis of military expenditure and arms trade among other peace and security related matters.
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Rheinmetall and its strategic partner, the North-American helmet maker Galvion, have won an order to supply the German Bundeswehr with an advanced combat helmet. Awarded in November 2020, the framework contract encompasses the delivery of up to 20,000 helmets, specifically the “Combat Helmet, Special Forces, Heavy”.
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According to a press release published on December 10, 2020, BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle Family of Vehicles (ACV FOV) program has achieved its most significant milestone to date with the U.S. Marine Corps’ decision to move into full-rate production and award a $184 million contract for 36 vehicles. The ACV is an advanced, next-generation vehicle for conducting ship-to-shore operations and effectively getting Marines into the fight.
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Canadian authorities recently conducted performance testing on the soon-to-be-released SkyTrack system from OpenWorks. This follows the integration testing that was completed in Germany by ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, earlier this year.
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Saab on December 9 signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration and received an order for an integrated sensor and command and control system for use with ground based air defence. The order value is approximately 2.1 billion SEK and the contract period is 2020-2025.
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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and the Dutch procurement agency DMO (Defence Materiel Organisation) have signed a contract for the upgrading of 322 Fennek vehicles. The MLU (Mid Life Update) order has a volume of over EUR 300 million and includes among others the integration of new observation and reconnaissance systems (BAA II NDL) and the integration of the C4I command and control system.
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The state trials of Russia’s improved Uran-9 tracked unmanned combat ground vehicle (UCGV) will be completed this year, Ground Forces Commander-in-Chief Army Gen. Oleg Salyukov said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zverda newspaper published on December 9. According to the official, various robotic platforms are currently in development in Russia.
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According to Israel Defense's website on December 9, Colombian Army is to receive new Indumil Galil ACE-23 assault rifles which are part of the ACE line manufactured by the Colombian company Indumil under license from Israeli Weapon Industries (IWI) for more than a decade.
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The Lithuanian company Ostara, operating in the security and defence industry, has signed a memorandum ofl understanding with the Canadian firm Provectus Robotics Solutions Inc. The agreement will see Provectus’ remote control and autonomous driving solution (A-Kit) integrated into the advanced new generation buggy Krampus which is currently being developed by Ostara. Krampus is designed for border and environmental protection, surveillance of natural resources and mining operations support.
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Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands declared their Composite Special Operations Component Command (C-SOCC) headquarters as fully operational on Monday 7 December 2020. The Composite Special Operations Component Command combines national capabilities from the three participating nations into a deployable multinational headquarters, specifically designed for commanding several Special Operations Forces task groups. This innovative approach provides the participating nations with a capability that exceeds the sum of their individual national contributions.
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According to the Russian MoD's website, the Uran-6 multi-functional robotic system was used for the first time to clear the area of unexploded ordnance and explosive objects.it was used to survey about 8 hectares of land in the area of the settlement of Khojaly.
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Mantis is called “Modular, Automatic and Network-Capable Targeting and Interception System”. It consists of several sensor units, an operating and fire control center and several turrets. "Mantis was procured in 2011 to protect German military camps abroad and can fight threats coming from the air with up to six 35 mm automatic guns," explains Heiko Meissner. Each of these guns can fire up to 1,000 rounds per minute.
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The Russian Defense Ministry announced plans to finalize the creation of S-500 air and missile defense systems in 2021. Official data about the weapon, which will overwhelm all available missile and defense systems, remain scarce, the Izvestia daily writes.
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The Small Arms Research & Development (R&D) team in Lithgow, Australia, is about to double as it anticipates the future technology requirements of a digitised battlespace for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
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Smart Shooter, a world-class designer, developer and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that significantly increase the accuracy and lethality of small arms, has been awarded a contract by the Indian Ministry of Defence for the supply of its Smash Fire Control Systems to the Indian Navy.
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Milrem Robotics, the European leading developer of robotics and autonomous systems, is expanding and hiring several senior-level engineers as well as establishing competence centres in Europe.
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On 4 December 2020, during a visit to the Integrated Structure for Maintaining Land Equipment in Operational Condition (SIMMT) at the Roanne site, Nexter teams presented the first four regenerated armoured infantry fighting vehicles (VBCI).
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On November 24, the Brazilian Navy formally purchased 90 Unimog 5000 trucks from Daimler Truck AG. Annual batches of Unimog U5000 4x4 trucks, including troops and material transport vehicles, water and fuel tanks, refrigerators and tippers, will be delivered to its Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais, CFN) from 2021 to 2027.
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According to media reports, Brazil will provide Guarani 6x6 wheeled armored vehicles to the Philippine armed forces. Citing, BulgarianMilitary.com, the Philippine army would like to purchase 28 Guarani 6×6 wheeled APCs (Armored Personnel Carrier) vehicles for the amount of approximately USD 47 million.
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In accordance with the Strategic Vision for Defense issued by the Belgian army on June 29, 2016, a tender has been issued for the replacement of the Mercedes Unimog 1300L 4x4 1.9T and the Volvo N10 6x4 trucks.
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The Singapore Army continuously reviews Personal Equipment (PE) for soldiers to ensure that it meets the Army's operational and training requirements. The Singapore MoD on December 2 detailed the forthcoming equipment on its website.