October 2020 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to information released on the Facebook account of MaxDefense Philippines on October 4, 2020, the Israeli company Elbit Systems has offered its new Sabrah Light Tank for the Philippine Army's Light Tank Acquisition Project, which is in competition with Hanwha Systems K21-105 and Otokar Arma 105 light tanks, and Pindad Harimau Light Tank.
According to pictures released on Twitter, the French army fired the first Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles during live firing exercise from the Île du Levant, a French island in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Riviera, near Toulon, France.
According to a media release published by the Australian Minister of Defense, New South Wales based company, Electro Optic Systems (EOS), has been awarded a $94 million contract to supply 251 Remote Weapon Stations to increase the lethality of the ADF’s (Australian Defence Forces) protected mobility vehicles.
According to information released by the United States Missile Defence Agency, on October 1, 2020, The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, and U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command successfully conducted a test of the Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) air defense missile systems from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The test, designated Flight Test Patriot Weapon System (FTP)-27, consisted of two events that took place today and earlier this year.
According to information released on Linkedin by the German company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG), the company has unveiled its new 8x8 armored vehicle technology demonstrator called Genesis, fitted with a fully hybrid diesel-electric drive system.
According to information released on October 1, 2020, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has successfully completed the Italian PzH 2000M 155mm self-propelled howitzer modification program, providing the Italian Artillery with a key upgrade for crew safety and the ability to operate under severe climate conditions.
According to information released by the Facebook account of the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army Acquisition, Logistics & Technology, the U.S. Army is one step closer to delivering laser weapons to U.S soldiers with the recent arrival of two Stryker vehicles in Huntsville, Ala. The government-industry team is integrating directed energy capabilities onto the platforms, in preparation for the RCCTO Directed Energy - Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (DE-MSHORAD) combat shoot-off next year.
On Sept. 24, Netherlands State Secretary for Defense Barbara Visser announced that the Dutch Marine Corps (Korps Mariniers) will receive 124 new articulated tracked vehicles from 2024 for an amount of 100 to 250 million euros. They will replace some of the aging Hägglunds (now BAE Systems) Bandvagn 206 and BAE Systems Viking BvS 10 vehicles.
A business unit of General has secured a potential five-year, $1.22B contract from the U.S. Army to manufacture and test systems that are designed to destroy, neutralize or deter low-altitude aerial threats.
Armed Forces Ukraine Soldiers honed their urban operations skills as Task Force Illini advisors lent their expertise at Combat Training Center- Yavoriv (CTC-Y), Ukraine, Sept. 30. Urban operations include fighting block-to-block in a large population center, tactically entering residences and buildings, traffic control, and house-to-house searches. U.S. Army Cpl. Shaylin Quaid reports.
Elbit Systems announced on 1st October that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $33 million to supply tactical radio systems to an undisclosed customer in Asia-Pacific. The contract will be implemented over a 12-month period.
Hyundai Rotem, a subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai group, has secured a defense order worth 407.7 billion won ($348.6 million) to deliver the third batch of K806 and K808 wheeled armored vehicles that would replace the aging series of tracked armored personnel carriers, Lim Chang-won reports in Ajun Business Daily.
Otokar, Turkey’s leading land defense systems company, is participating in HEMUS 2020 defense exibition currently taking place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, until October 3. The Turkish company is showcasing its Arma 8x8 armored vehicle.
An undisclosed customer has contracted with Rheinmetall for an array of cutting-edge mortar ammunition. South African arms manufacturer Rheinmetall Denel Munition, a Rheinmetall subsidiary, will supply the customer with conventional 60mm, long-range 60mm and advanced 60mm patrol mortar ammunition.
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of 5 Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.2 billion. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on Sept. 30.
BAE Systems has been awarded a $127,588,892 modification to contract W56HZV-17-C-0242 for the sole source procurement of M88A2 HERCULES Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System vehicles.
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