June 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to a statement published by the United States government on June 15, 2022, the United States will continue to support Ukraine with new military aid including the delivery of artillery and coastal defense weapons.
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Northrop Grumman on June 14 announced the successful ground demonstration of a secure networked laser communications system for proliferated-LEO constellations supporting the U.S. military.
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Citing information published by the "Europe 1" website, France could deliver six additional CAESAR 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. Currently, six CAESAR are already used by the Ukrainian army to fight the Russian troops deployed in Ukraine.
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Harpoon anti-ship cruise missiles that Ukraine has received from Denmark for what Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov claims to be coastal defense pose a serious threat to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and its shores, said Russian military experts.
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As reported by Boyko Nikolov in Bulgarian Military, the Finnish sniper weapon system Sako TRG M10 was selected for the new long-range rifle by the Canadian government and according to information circulated in the Canadian media 229, units of this sniper rifle should be delivered by the end of 2022.
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Supacat announced on June 7 that it has been awarded a contract by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) to upgrade chemical and radiological sensing equipment on the British Army’s fleet of ‘Fuchs/Fox’ CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) surveillance and reconnaissance vehicles.
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The Swiss government has shortlisted BAE Systems’ Archer 155mm mobile howitzer as one of the systems going into the final round of competition for its future artillery system. The Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement, known as armasuisse, received multiple proposals submitted by several companies for the competition.
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According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense on June 9, 2022, American company Lockheed Martin was awarded a $32,979,835 modification contract to recapitalize the U.S. Army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System into the M270A2 configuration.
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MBDA presents Akeron, a unique family of 5th-generation tactical combat missiles, a quantum leap from the third and fourth-generation weapons currently available on the market. This family includes the MMP and MHT missiles, now renamed Akeron MP and Akeron LP respectively.
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According to Tamir Eshel in Defense Update, the Directorate of Production and Procurement (DOPP) in the Israel Ministry of Defense will purchase hundreds of combat vehicles from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the use of the Special Forces units.
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The Italian company Leonardo has developed the HITFACT® MkII, the world’s first large-caliber turret equipped with a high-pressure MBT gun that can be integrated into an 8×8 wheeled armored vehicle or tank tracked chassis. Fully digital, the system stands ready to meet modern requirements.
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Defenture B.V., a Dutch specialist in special forces mobility, has released new details on its Mammoth platform of heavy special forces vehicles, which will also be the basis for the future AGF-2 family of vehicles being developed by the Special Forces Command. Waldemar Geiger reports in Soldier and Technology.
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MOSCOW, June 9. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Russian Kub and Lancet kamikaze drones are actively engaged in Ukraine, Rostec said: “Kub and Lancet successfully perform in combat operations. They are fast, silent, easy to operate, fly dozens of kilometers and enjoy a high precision,” it said.
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The U.S. Department of Defense on June 8 announced that Sig Sauer was awarded a $157,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the production of .300 Norma Magnum M1163 ball ammunition and .338 NM armor-piercing M1162 cartridges. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 7, 2027. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.
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According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on June 1, 2022, the U.S. has published a list of all weapons, combat vehicles, and military equipment that have already been delivered by the United States to Ukraine.
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The first shipment of Mk 2 canister launchers for Australia’s future National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) has arrived at Raytheon Australia’s Centre for Joint Integration, Defense Brief reports. Kongsberg Defence Australia (KDAu) announced the milestone after the components arrived in Australia from Kongsberg’s Norwegian facilities.
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The Armored Group (TAG) on June 3 announced that it received an order for approximately $23.2 million to provide armored military vehicles to support the mission of an undisclosed Eastern European country’s armed forces. The order includes 100 vehicles, the first batch of which will be delivered to the customer during the month of June 2022.
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According to a statement published by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense on June 8, 2022, Norway confirms the donation of 22 Norwegian versions of M109 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers called M109A3GN to Ukraine. The delivery of artillery vehicles to Ukraine also includes gear, spare parts, and ammunition.
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Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have established a joint venture in Lithuania for providing comprehensive logistical support for combat vehicles belonging to the Lithuanian armed forces as well as those of other NATO nations stationed in the Baltic States.
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According to information published by "The Jerusalem Post" on June 7, 2022, Ukraine has requested Israel the purchase of Iron Dome counter artillery air defense missile systems and also requested receive approval for the transfer of the Israeli-made Spike anti-tank missile from Germany to Ukraine.
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According to information published on the "Tactical Report" website on June 6, 2022, Saudi Arabia is interested in procuring the Turkish-made Panter 155mm towed howitzer developed by the Turkish company MKEK.
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According to Defense Studies, the Royal Thai Army (RTA) has planned to repair and manufacture spare parts and components for Ukrainian tanks, armored vehicles and pieces of equipment, using its own inventory in Thailand. This includes BTR-3E1, BTR-4MV1 8x8 armored personnel carriers, Oplot-T main battle tanks and KraZ 6322 trucks.
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According to information published on the "Kyiv Post" Twitter account on June 7, 2022, a British private company would have delivered Pinzgauer Vector PPV (Protected Patrol Vehicle) 6x6 vehicles to Ukraine. The Vector is an armored version of the Pinzgauer 718 light tactical truck.
US Army reactivates modified 11th Airborne Division in Alaska and equip it with Arctic CATV vehicles
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According to Corey Dickstein in Star and Stripes, U.S. Army soldiers in Alaska were issued new unit patches on Monday, June 6, as the long-dormant 11th Airborne Division was reactivated - but in a new form - in the new Arctic-focused strategy decided in January 2021.
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According to Kelvin Chen in Taiwan News, the Taiwanese army has purchased 50 sets of tactical short-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in order to strengthen the reconnaissance capabilities of the army’s joint battalions, the Army Command said on Monday, June 6.