December 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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Representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, the Swedish government armaments agency FMV and the Swedish IFV/BVP manufacturer BAE Systems signed a joint memorandum of understanding on December 21. The document confirms the agreement of all three parties on the basic parameters regarding the acquisition of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles.
On December 20, 2022, a new vehicle for the Bundeswehr medical service was presented at the Bundeswehr Central Hospital in Koblenz. The carrier vehicle is based on an IVECO Eurocargo and has already proven itself as a civilian intensive care transport vehicle in the medical service. Mathias Erdman, Bundeswehr, reports.
In a tweet posted by GD Land Systems on December 21, the company announced it is to deliver the latest version of its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle to the U.S. Marine Corps on Friday, December 23, 2022. The last competitors of this ARV program are Textron Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems, the latter claiming to have been continuously evolving and refining its ARV solution in alignment with the USMC’s future recon/counter recon strategy. An announcement declaring the winner of this contract worth up to $6.8 billion is not expected until late 2023.
Saab has received an order from Finland regarding missiles for the RBS 70 ground-based air defense system. The order value is approximately SEK 800 million and deliveries will take place from 2023-2026.
At the behest of the German government, Rheinmetall is supplying Ukraine with brand-new HX 8x8 trucks. In total, 26 of these high-mobility hook-loading vehicles will be transferred to Ukraine. The order is worth €12.5 million. Delivery of the vehicles has already begun.
On December 21, 2022, the Czech Ministry of Defense announced that the Czech Army's 73rd Tank Battalion had taken delivery of the first Leopard 2A4 main battle tank whose donation had been negotiated with Germany in May 2022.
Several American Newspapers announced a new U.S. military aid of $1.8 billion for Ukraine including Patriot air defense missile systems and smart precision-guided bombs called Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs that can be launched from a fighter or bomber aircraft.
On December 20, 2022, during an interview with TF1 and LCI television, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will send more military equipment and weapons to Ukraine. In recent days, France supplied Ukraine with Crotale NG air defense missile systems and LRU M270 rocket launchers, and more CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers will be delivered to the Ukrainian army in the next few weeks.
Sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry reached $592 billion in 2021, a 1.9 percent increase compared with 2020 in real terms. This is according to new data released on 5 December 2022 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
The U.S. has provided both equipment and training to help Ukraine defend its sovereignty against an illegal invasion by Russia that began in February. Now the U.S. will provide Ukrainian soldiers with combined arms and joint maneuver training as well. C. Todd Lopez, DOD News, reports.
The British Army is to benefit from new portable and packable drones to provide intelligence behind enemy lines. A £129 million initial contract has been awarded by the Ministry of Defence to deliver drones to the Armed Forces, of which 99 Stalker and 15 Indago models will be used by the Army.
MBDA’s Akeron MP missile has been fired from the BAE Systems Hägglunds CV90 infantry combat vehicle at a test range in Northern Sweden, in the presence of representatives of the Swedish Armed Forces. The official announcement is issued only on this 20 December but Army Recognition first published the information on December 8.
According to a video published on the Twitter account of "Praise The Steph" on December 18, 2022, the Ukrainian armed forces received BATT UMG 4x4 armored vehicles designed by the company The Armored Group with its headquarters office in the United States. In the video, we can see Ukrainian soldiers using the BATT UMG in service in the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk oblast.
Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd has signed a contract with NIOA* for the supply of more than 100 JIM Compacts for the LAND 159 Tranche 1 – ADF sniper system – to equip the Australian Defence Force.
The Finnish armed forces will purchase 25 armored Sisu GTP 4x4 multipurpose vehicles from domestic Sisu Auto. The total value of the acquisition is approximately EUR 19.1 million.
First pictures of the Israeli-made Elbit Systems Sabrah light tank for the Philippine army have been released on Social Networks on December 19, 2022. It will enter into service with the Armor Pambato Division of the Philippine Army now.
Saab has received orders from the Latvian Ministry of Defence for ammunition for the Carl-Gusta ant-tank weapon. The order value is approximately SEK 185 million. The order value is approximately SEK 185 million. The order is placed within a framework agreement between Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) which enables Latvia to place orders for Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons and ammunition over a ten-year period.
On December 19, 2022, the Slovak Ministry of Defense received the first German-made Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Germany during an official ceremony that was attended by the Slovak Minister of Defense of the Slovak Republic Jaroslav Naď and the Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany Christine Lambrecht.
DMO, the Dutch Defense Ministry‘s acquisition organization providing the Armed Forces with efficient and safe equipment, has commissioned Defenture to deliver at least 41 light tactical vehicles. These Defenture GRF vehicles (dubbed the ‘Vector’ at the Ministry of Defense) will be supplied to the Airborne Mobile Brigade (11 LMB). This contract also opens possibilities for the ministry to acquire additional vehicles over a longer period in the future.
The German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann officially announced its partnership with the Estonian company Milrem Robotics and the signature of a contract to deliver 14 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) to Ukraine.
According to a picture released by the Ukrainian website "MIL.IN.UA" on December 17, 2022, Valery Markus NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer) from the 47th Assault Brigade released a picture showing in the background several M-55S Main Battle Tanks donated by Slovenia to Ukraine.
On December 19, 2022, German company Rheinmetall announced a new major order from a NATO customer for the acquisition of 155mm artillery ammunition. The order value is in the mid three-digit million EUR range. The framework agreement was concluded in December and has a term of five years
Border troops of the Chinese armed forces received new JM ATVs (All-Terrain tracked vehicle) which is similar to the design of the BvS10 Viking produced by the company BAE Systems.
The Czech Ministry of Defense negotiates the delivery of Israeli-made Rafael Spyder LR air defense missile systems. Last year, the Czech Republic signed a contract in October last year with the Israeli company Rafael to acquire four batteries of Spyder LR air defense systems.
On December 15, 2022, the German Ministry of Defense (MoD) published an updated list of military equipment supplied to Ukraine, Germany delivered 12 Bergepanzer 2 ARV (Armored Recovery Vehicle) based on the tracked chassis of the Leopard 1 MBT (Main Battle Tank) as well as 60,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition, 34 ambulances, and 18 8x8 load-handling trucks.
