MAY 2021 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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Ukrainian company AutoKrAZ has been awarded a 3-year contract to supply the U.S. Army Contracting Command with KrAZ 4x4 heavy-duty Vehicles and spares. The vehicles ordered include personnel transports, flatbed trucks, water- and fuel tankers.
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The Russian Defense Ministry plans to accept into service the first in the history of Russian artillery wheeled Malva self-propelled gun. A new airborne brigade is likely to receive it first. The gun will increase the airborne firepower and will help deliver an artillery group to the assigned area in hours, the Izvestia daily writes.
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Rheinmetall has achieved another sales success in the United Kingdom. The British have ordered four more Mission Masters under the second phase (Spiral 2) of their Robotic Platoon Vehicle programme. Rheinmetall had already succeeded in placing its robotic vehicle in the Spiral 1 subproject of the UK’s RPV programme, which tests how unmanned vehicles can boost the firepower and capabilities of dismounted combat troops at platoon level.
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The Czech army conducts field tests with the three new tracked armored IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) candidates to replace the old BVP-2 IFV, a Soviet-made BMP-2 manufactured under license in the Czech Republic. During six weeks, Czech soldiers of the 72nd Mechanized Battalion will test three new IFVs including the ASCOD from General Dynamics, the Lynx from Rheinmetall, and the CV90 from BAE Systems.
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On April 23, 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated enhanced situational awareness and targeting capability for ground forces during a company-funded technology demonstration at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. The demonstration focused on enabling a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) to control the Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor on a Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and rapidly call for direct and indirect fire on an array of targets.
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Jankel has delivered the first of their ‘next-generation Guardian Counter Terror Assault Vehicle-Urban (CTAV-URBAN) to an undisclosed customer. Based on the latest 2020 Ford F-550 platform, the Guardian CTAV-URBAN features a new Mobile Adjustable Ramp System (MARS) from long-standing partners Patriot 3 who work exclusively with Jankel in the UK.
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Cameroon has received the first of two consignments of military equipment including Arquus Bastion armored personnel carriers, 4x4s, trailers, and personal protective equipment for its troops involved in peacekeeping efforts in the neighboring Central African Republic (CAR), Ayang Macdonald reports in Defense Web.
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The 209 new Lynx infantry fighting vehicles recently ordered by Hungary from Rheinmetall will be equipped with Rheinmetall’s StrikeShield hard-kill active protection system, or APS. Hungary is the latest customer for this innovative technology, which has formed part of the Rheinmetall portfolio since 2006. It will be supplied by Rheinmetall Protection Systems GmbH. The order is worth over €140 million.
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Georgia has announced its plans to start producing unmanned aerial vehicles and M4 assault rifles (or M4A1 ?) in 2022, JAMnews reports from Tbilisi.
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The Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF), French Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force (ADF), and the US military participated in a multilateral exercise called ‘Jeanne d’Arc 21’, or ARC-21 in short.
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The Defense Ministry of Iran is going to supply the Army with 1,000 military drones soon, Tasnim news agency reports. The Iranian Defense Ministry and the Army on Monday signed a “strategic agreement” on the promotion of drone power and the equipment carried by unmanned military aircraft.
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U.S. paratroopers with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducted an airborne operation May 11, 2021, onto Allen Army Airfield, Fort Greely, Alaska, as part of Northern Edge 2021. Maj. Jason Welch reports.
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EURENCO announces the qualification of a new 155mm modular artillery charge after a development achieved in less than 18 months.
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According to a Tweet published by Nicholas Drummond, the British company WFEL on May 13, 202, officially opened its facility in Stockport dedicated to the manufacturing of the Boxer 8x8 armored vehicle for the British army. During this event, WFEL has presented a BOXER in bridge layer configuration.
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According to a Tweet published by Mahmoud Gamal @mahmouedgamal44, Egypt has recently received four French-made Ground Master GM 400 air defense radars manufactured by the Company Thales in collaboration with the American company Raytheon Systems.
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According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on May 14, 2021, BAE Systems Land &Armaments LP, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $15,730,000 modification to contract W56HZV-15-C-A001 for spare parts necessary for initial training and fielding for Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV).
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According to information published on May 12, 2021, Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, and KONGSBERG, a Norway-based defense technology company, successfully completed the first live-fire test of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER) variant for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).
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The U.S. Army is testing the launching of an Area-I small Agile-Launch Tactically Integrated Unmanned System drone, or ALTIUS, from a Polaris DAGOR ultralight tactical vehicle, Thomas Newdick reports in The Drive.
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Rosoboronexport of Rostec State Corporation has completed the delivery of 4.5 mm SPP-1M underwater pistols and 5.66 mm APS underwater assault rifles to the foreign partner. The weapons were developed by TSNIITOCHMASH of the Rostec State Corporation for arming special forces and combat divers.
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Turkish manufacturer BMC tested its Vuran tactical wheeled armored vehicle (TWAV) integrated with a new 107 mm multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) developed by Roketsan, Ismail Demir, head of the SSB Defense Industries Presidency, stated on Twitter.
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According to a post of instructor and test pilot Eugene Podtikhov on Facebook, by order 114 dated May 11, the Ukrspec Leleka-100 (Stork) light drone has been officially adopted by the armed forces of Ukraine. The state tests took place in October 2020.
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This week, the Belgian army’s Medical Component deployed its new "Role 2 Enhanced" field hospital in Leopoldsburg. This is the largest purchase ever made by the Medical Component.
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Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) successfully completed its fourth consecutive flight test with the U.S. Army on May 12 in a 400-kilometer demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The PrSM was fired from an M142 HIMARS launcher and flew with expected precision to the target area where it once again demonstrated a highly accurate and effective warhead event.
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The first batch of modernized 2S3M2 Akatsiya 152mm tracked self-propelled howitzers was handed over to the Russian army. The 2S3M2 is an improved version of the Soviet-made 2S3 152mm self-propelled howitzer based on tracked armored chassis.
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According to information published on May 10, 2021, American company FLIR Systems, Inc. has received a new order of more than $70 million to deliver 600 advanced ground robots Centaur® to the U.S. Armed Forces.