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According to information published by the "Defence Connect" website on December 18, 2021, the Australian Government has approved the purchase of 75 M1A2 SEP V3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks under the LAND 907 Phase 2 project.
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According to information published by the "Defence Connect" website on December 18, 2021, the Australian Government has approved the purchase of 75 M1A2 SEP V3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks under the LAND 907 Phase 2 project.
According to information released on December 17, 2021, Estonia recently acquired the PROTECTOR RS4 Remote Weapon Station (RWS) variant from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG), as part of their CV90 upgrade program, and is with that the 28th nation to join the PROTECTOR RWS user community.
VAccording to information published by the trafficnews.jp website on December 15, 2021, in December 2021, Japan Ground Forces have conducted field tests with the Finnish-made AMV XP designed and manufactured by the company Patria.
According to information released on December 17, 2021, Finnish Company Patria, as the industrial coordinator of consortium FAMOUS (European Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armoured Systems), has signed the Grant Agreement (GA) with the European Commission to start the development of the next generation armoured vehicles
According to information released on December 17, 2021, On December 6, 2021, the GME (Groupement Momentané d'Entreprises) EBMR (engin blindé multi rôles) delivered to the French Army the 119th and last GRIFFON 6x6 armored vehicle planned for 2021. The 119 GRIFFONs were first submitted to the verification operations of the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA/SQ) at the Nexter site in Roanne before being sent to the regiments.
According to information released on December 16, 2021, Israeli company UVisionAir Ltd., a global leader in aerial loitering munition systems, continues to expand its operations in the US by establishing a production and training facility in Stafford County, Virginia, United States.
According to information released on December 16, 2021, British company MARSS is pleased to announce a collaboration with Thales for the delivery of system solutions to provide protection of critical infrastructures against multiple threats.
According to ERR, the M270 (or M270A1) multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) mentioned in the 2031 national defense development plan should be at the disposal of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) by 2024, with the procurement hopefully declared in 2022, EDF commander Lt. Gen. Martin Herem told Vikerraadio on December 15.
Polish company PIT-Radwar S.A. handed over the fourth TRS-15 mobile medium-range observation radar in a modernized version (TRS-15M) this year. The handover of this unit completed the deliveries of TRS-15M radars scheduled for 2021. Another radar will be delivered in the first quarter of 2022.
According to MENAFN-UkrinForm, Zhytomyr Armored Vehicle Factory, a state-owned company incorporated with the Ukroboronprom defense conglomerate, has successfully overhauled and modernized a batch of BMP-2 armored fighting vehicles and BREM-2 armored recovery vehicles and shipped them to the Ukrainian military, Ukroboronprom's press service has said.
The qualification activities of the Armored Amphibious Assault Vehicle (ZAHA), which was developed to meet the amphibious armored vehicle needs of the Turkish Naval Forces Command (DzKK), continue successfully, Defence & Technology reports.
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS, the Russian state defense company Rosoboronexport offers the Sprut-SDM1 lightweight amphibious tank to take part in India’s tender for the delivery of light tanks.
Indonesian state-owned company PT Pindad conducted tests to detonate a new self-developed Anoa-2 armored personnel carrier, TopWar.ru reports. The test reportedly confirmed the APC's compliance with the STANAG 4569-AEP-55 standard, level 3B (8 kg TNT).
According to information published by the Indian Ministry of Defense on December 11, 2021, India has successfully tested Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER Extended Range) rockets, Area Denial Munitions (ADM) and indigenously developed fuzes.
According to a Tweet published by Rheinmetall on December 10, 2021, welding work for the first series-production mission modules for the British Boxer 8x8 armored vehicles has begun on schedule at Rheinmetall’s site in Kassel.
The motorized rifle formation of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District in Transbaikalia held the first drills in the new training period to drive two-section GAZ-3344-20 Aleut snow-and-swamp-going vehicles, the district said. The vehicles operated properly in Transbaikalia frost.
According to information published by the Defense Minister of Finland on December 7, 2021, the Ministry of Defense has authorized the Defense Forces to sign an agreement with the German Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co KG to upgrade the fire control system of the Army’s Leopard 2 A4 and Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks. The work is scheduled to start at the beginning of 2022 and to be completed during 2026.
According to Yonhap news agency and the Korea Herald, South Korea on December 15 started deploying new 7.62 mm-caliber machine guns to the Army under a project to replace the existing decades-old equipment and reinforce combat capabilities, the arms procurement agency said. The K16 machine guns will supplant K3 and M60 guns as a bedrock asset of the military's firepower, the first such replacement in three decades, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.
On December 14, 2021, the Netherlands officially welcomed the US, Canada, and Norway as members of the Dutch-led EU project aimed at improving military mobility in Europe. EU ministers of Defence already approved the invitation of these three countries at a Foreign Affairs Council meeting in May. With the working arrangements in place, their participation has now been formalized. This is the first time that non-EU member countries are taking part in a PESCO project.
In a tweet posted on December 13, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) announced it has completed another Challenger 3 MBT programme milestone: the Systems Integration Readiness Review. This ensures RBSL's new facilities are on track to support the integration of key subsystems onto the tank.
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army in support of the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) to provide Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) to Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. The $14.3 million contract will support upgrading air defense and counter unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) capabilities and form the framework for integration into EUCOM Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Plan to more fully support the NATO air defense system architecture.
According to a Tweet published by the Spanish Ministry of Defense on December 14, 2021, the logistic support command of the Spanish army has received 24 Neton 4x4 light Special Forces vehicles manufactured by the Spanish company EINSA.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine plans to sign a contract with the State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch on the production of another battalion of Neptune coastal missile system, Militarnyi reports. This information was announced in an interview with Apostrophe TV channel (Security Talks project) by the company’s CEO Oleg Korostelov. According to him, the agreement is planned to be signed by the end of 2021.
During the military parade that was held in Tanzania on December 9, 2021, to commemorate the country's 60th anniversary of its independence, a Chinese-made VT2 main battle tank was displayed, and we can assume that this tank is now officially in service with the Tanzanian army.
Sweden has officially announced its desire to join the Finnish-led CAVS programme (Common Armoured Vehicle System), which is also open to other countries with the mutual consent of the participating countries.