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Vietnamese soldiers are training with their new STV-380 7.62×39mm assault rifle. As written by Defense Studies, the STV-380 has finally made its way towards frontline units and is continuing to be issued across the People's Army of Vietnam as a standard-issue rifle.
Iraq’s Ministry of Defense signed contracts with the United States and France to import advanced weapons and strengthen artillery, the commander of the artillery class in the ministry, Major General Abd-Al-Ardawi, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Sunday, May 8, citing a senior military commander.
The Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles success story continues with the delivery of new logistical vehicles to the Bundeswehr (German army).
Defence and Technology has tweeted a picture showing a convoy of Otokar Cobra II 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles operated by the Bangladeshi army in a UN peacekeeping mission, without providing details on where and when this picture was taken.
According to information published by the "SOL" Portuguese newspaper website on May 7, 2022, the government of Portugal has approved the sending of combat vehicles and weapons to Ukraine including 15 M113 tracked armored APC (Armored Personnel Carrier), as well as five M114 155mm, towed howitzers.
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) is fighting for a contract to supply the U.S. Army with the Piorun MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense System) produced by Mesko, Krzysztof Wilewski reports on polska-zbrojna.pl.. The procedure is still at the request for information stage. PGZ has submitted relevant documents to the US Department of Defense together with its American partner.
SCD USA has been selected by Northrop Grumman to provide the InfraRed (IR) solution to support its Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS) for the United States Marine Corps (USMC).
According to information published by the Polish Defense website “Defence 24" on May 7, 2022, during a press conference that was held at the Silacz air force base in Slovakia, Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said that Slovakia is ready to donate 30 Soviet-made T-72M main battle tanks or BMP tracked armored IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) to Ukraine in exchange for German-made Leopard 2 tanks.
According to information published by several British media, the United Kingdom will supply dozens of Malloy T150 quadcopter cargo drones to Ukraine. On May 2, 2022, British Government announced a new aid of $375 million for Ukraine including electronic warfare equipment and a counter-battery radar system.
During a video conference with the Ukrainian Parliament that was held on May 3, 2022, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the United Kingdom will deliver Brimstone anti-ship missiles to Ukraine in the coming weeks. Citing information from the British Defense Secretary, the United Kingdom will send the anti-ship variant of the Brimstone missile as well as a new version that will be used from the ground.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on May 6, 2022, the United States will deliver to Ukraine Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) which is a 70mm laser-guided rocket that can be launched from an air platform as a helicopter or drones as well as from a land platform.
According to information released by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on May 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance for Ukraine valued at up to an additional $150 million. This authorization is the ninth drawdown of equipment from U.S. DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
According to information released by the Australian Department of Defense on May 6, 2022, using AN-124 cargo aircraft, a new flight departed from the military base Amberley on May 5, 2022, to Europe with M777 155mm towed howitzers and Australian-built Bushmaster 4x4 Protected Mobility Vehicles for Ukraine.
According to Interfax-Ukraine on May 4, The Bulgarian Parliament approved the decision to repair Ukrainian military equipment in Bulgarian facilities, the BGNES news agency said: "Parliament gives a mandate to the Council of Ministers to discuss and implement measures related to the war in Ukraine, including the repair of military equipment for Ukraine," BGNES said on its website on Wednesday. Some 200 MPs voted in favor, while 16 voted against and one abstained.
Saab’s programmable Carl-Gustaf munition, designated HE 448, was fired for the first time in front of an audience at a live-fire event in Karlskoga, Sweden. The firings took place 3-4 May 2022 in front of an audience with representatives from 30 different nations and included shoulder-fired engagements demonstrating the capabilities of the new programmable High Explosive (HE) round..
UVision USA - a manufacturer of aerial loitering munitions systems of all sizes for a variety of missions - is highlighting its Hero-120 OPF-M (Organic Precision Fires-Mounted (OPF-M), along with the family of HERO aerial loitering munition systems, installed on both ACVs and ARVs, at Modern Day Marine 2022.
BAE Systems has received a $24 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop software that autonomously configures tactical networks for mission-critical communications as part of the Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) program.
U.S. soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division hosted the first Abrams Operations Summit with soldiers from across the Polish Land Forces from April 26 to 28, 2022. Spc. Hassani Ribera Soto, 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, reports.
The French Companies Nexter and Texelis deliver the first Serval 4x4 armored vehicles to the French Ministry of Defense. This first delivery of the Serval vehicles is part of a contract signed in 2018 by Nexter and Texelis with the French army for an order of 364 vehicles.
Curtiss-Wright on May 3 announced that it has been awarded a contract by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) to provide its turret drive stabilization technology for use in the weapons system on the British Army's Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank.
Romanian state-owned military equipment supplier Romarm and its subsidiary Electromecanica Ploiesti have signed a memorandum with Raytheon Missiles & Defense to start manufacturing SkyCeptor interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, the Romanian Ministry of Economy said, echoed by Nicoleta Balina reports in SeeNews.
President of the European Council Charles Michel paid an official visit to Moldova’s President Maia Sandu in Chisinau on May 4. He said: ‘’Moldova has been particularly impacted by this war in your neighborhood. And it is exacerbating the existing crises of COVID-19 and risks to your energy supply. Most recently, Moldova has been affected by provocative security incidents and cyberattacks’’.
During training exercises and real-world operations in Europe, the 405th Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) is often tasked with issuing Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment, trucks and armored vehicles to rotational forces and deploying units. Humvees, tanks, armored fighting vehicles, line-haul trucks, construction equipment and more – it’s all part of the 405th AFSB’s APS-2 equipment sets. Pretty much anything and everything – even bridges and boats. Cameron Porter, U.S. Army, reports.
According to Byun Duk-kun from Yonhap news agency, the United States may discuss deploying additional THAAD missile air defense units to South Korea if requested by Seoul's incoming administration, a state department spokesperson said Wednesday, May 4. The remarks come after North Korea launched a ballistic missile on the same day (Seoul time), marking its 14th known show of force this year.
Saab has received an order from the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) for the multi-role, man-portable Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon, making Denmark the 15th customer for the M4 version. Deliveries will take place in 2022.
