November 2020 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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China's new-generation off-road armored vehicles manufactured by Dongfeng have been commissioned into the People's Liberation Army (PLA) border defense troops in large numbers. A battalion attached to the PLA Tibet Military Command recently received a batch of « assault » vehicles, said the command's Sina Weibo account on Tuesday. Liu Xuanzun reports on Global Times.
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According to information published by the Ukrainian defense website Army Inform on November 2, 2020, the Ukrainian army has planned to replace Soviet-made 2A36 Giatsint-B 152mm towed howitzers, 2A65 MSTA-B 152mm towed howitzers, 2s19 152mm self-propelled howitzers and 2S5 152mm self-propelled howitzers with the DANA M2 wheeled 152mm self-propelled howitzer produced by the Czech defense industry.
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On October 30, 2020, the U.S. State Department made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Javelin missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $46 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale.
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Russian Military police units have received the first five Patrul-A (Patrol) armored vehicles at the Alabino training range in the Moscow Region. The handover ceremony was attended by Chief of the Defense Ministry’s Military Police Main Directorate Colonel General Sergei Kuralenko.
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The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) have deployed enhanced Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) capabilities in South Korea, advancing battlespace awareness and missile defense in the region. zz
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The European leading robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics demonstrated their autonomous THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to the Italian Army this week and launched a new program to assess and analyse the implementation of intelligent systems into the army’s doctrine.
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According to information published on October 29, 2020, in a few weeks, US soldiers, boats and aircraft will be taking part in a Swedish-led military exercise along the Baltic Sea coast and in central Sweden. US units will be on-site before the start of the exercise, to train and learn about the exercise environment and terrain.
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According to a picture published on the Twitter account of BAE Systems on October 29, 2020, BAE Systems unveils its technology demonstrator based on the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) for U.S. Marine Corps fitted with a 30mm cannon turret as well as a counter-drone system, an anti-tank weapon, and rocket launcher pod.