January 2023 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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The commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Burma's Independence on 4 January 2023 (Burma was renamed Myanmar on 18 June 1989 by the ruling military junta) was held in Nay Pyi Taw (the official capital city, Rangoon/Yangon remaining the economic capital) in the presence of the Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) and the Supreme Commander of the Burmese Armed Forces Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. Defense Studies reports.
According to information published by the news TV channel "Sky News" on January 9, 2023, the Government of the United Kingdom is considering the supply of the British army Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) to Ukraine.
An international customer has contracted with Rheinmetall to modernize its 35mm cannon-based air defence systems. The order also includes ammunition and other components for the modernized Skyguard air defence batteries. Work will start in 2023. The contract is worth a figure in the low three-digit million-euro range.
On January 4, 2023, the German MoD (Ministry of Defense) updated the list of military and weapons that will be supplied to Ukraine including 20 70mm rocket launchers mounted on pick-up trucks.
According to the new list of weapons of the U.S. military aid package for Ukraine published on January 6, 2023, the United States will provide 4,000 Zuni, unguided and guided rockets developed by the Hunter-Douglas Division of Bridgeport Brass Company and deployed by the United States armed forces, and the French Air Force.
Northrop Grumman will assume the production of rocket motors for the U.S. Army’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), fulfilling the full contract production quantity. The company recently delivered its 15,000th rocket motor and 20,000th warhead to Lockheed Martin for final assembly.
The United States presented $9 million in weapons, vehicles, medical supplies, and other equipment to the Somali National Army (SNA) in a ceremony on Sunday, January 8, attended by Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama and U.S. Ambassador Larry André.
According to a tweet posted on January 7 by the Spanish Ministry of Defense, the Almogávares VI Paratroopers Brigade has taken delivery of the new VAMTAC ST5 SK95 vehicle, which improves the mobility of its Light Gun L118/L119 howitzers. It was tested at CENAD in San Gregorio and will replace the MAT 18.16 trucks.
The American company L3Harris received a $40 million United States Department of Defense contract to deliver 14 Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment or VAMPIRE multi-purpose weapons systems for delivery to the Ukrainian security forces.
According to Defense Studies, a community member received unconfirmed reports that a VBTP Guarani 6x6 amphibious APC is being held at Iveco's yard, pending authorization to ship it to the Philippines. The delay allegedly stemmed from an action by Germany where some components of the Guarani come from and, hence, does not accept to release the export. To be confirmed.
According to information published on the "Defense News" website on January 6, 2023, Colombia ordered 18 Israeli-made ATMOS truck-mounted 155mm self-propelled howitzers manufactured by the company Elbit Systems instead of the French CAESAR.
The UAE armed forces are now equipped with the American-made M1288 GMV 1.1, a U.S. Special Operations Command light utility vehicle based on the General Dynamics Flyer 72.
According to information published by "The Wall Street Journal" on January 5, 2023, the Polish Government is considering the request of Ukraine to have more main battle tanks with the possible sending of Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks coming from the Polish army military inventory.
On January 6, 2023, during an interview with the Finnish TV channel MTV, Antti Häkkänen Chairman of the Finnish Defense Committee and member of the Finnish Parliament said that Finland is ready to supply Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) to Ukraine.
On January 6, 2023, the United States Department of Defense announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $3.075 billion including different types of combat vehicles, artillery systems, ammunition, rockets, missiles, small weapons, and individual equipment. For the first time, the United States will provide Ukraine with Bradley M2A2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles armed with anti-tank missiles and M109 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers.
The United States Department of Defense announced on January 6, 2023, a new $3.8 billion military aid package for Ukraine including for the first time 50 Bradley M2A2, tracked combat armored IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicles equipped with weapons able to destroy Russian main battle tanks.
On January 6, 2023, the United States Department of Defense announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, and for the first time, the U.S. will provide the Ukrainian army with 18 M109 Paladin 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers.
As witten by Matthias Gebauer, Marina Kormbaki and Benjamin Schulz in Der Spiegel. France first made it public, and now the USA and Germany are following: the German federal government wants to supply Ukraine with 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles. According to Spiegel's information, they also want to add Gepard anti-aircraft tanks.
The United States government will soon announce a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $3.8 billion including for the first time RIM-7 SeaSparrow, a radar-guided, surface-to-air missile. This missile was designed primarily for air defense against anti-ship missiles.
According to Belaruski Hajun, an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet, the Belarusian army has received another 34 BTR armored vehicles from Russia, which were sent to the Brest district of Belarus.
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) on January 5, 2023, officially announced the delivery of Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) vehicles to Ukraine. Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder said the Bradleys are part of a larger shipment of equipment to Ukraine that will be announced later.
Hobson Industries Armouring, which specializes in lightweight armour, is a division of the British company Hobson Industries based in Lincolnshire. It announced the launch of THEMIS, a lightweight armour system developed directly for use on lightweight 4x4 vehicles.
Germany will supply Ukraine with armored personnel carriers and a Patriot missile battery, the government announced on January 5 in a joint German-U.S. statement. The federal government wants to supply the country attacked by Russia with Marder infantry fighting vehicles and a Patriot anti-aircraft battery.
According to information published on December 30, 2022, by Suspilne, a Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine, the Senator 4x4 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) vehicles designed and manufactured by the Canadian company Roshel are now in service with the Ukrainian Border Guard units.
In June 2022, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has been selected to build and deliver the new Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) tracked armored vehicles to U.S. Army. GDLS has now launched the production of the first MPFs that will be delivered to the U.S. Army in late 2023.
