September 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to information published by the "Tactical Report" website on September 16, 2022, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is in talks with Türkiye (Turkey) to acquire 120 Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs).
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During a press conference of the United States Department of Defense that was held on September 16, 2022, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder announced that two NASAMS air defense missile systems are expected to be delivered to Ukraine in the next two months.
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According to information published by the "Greek Reporter" on September 16, 2022, Greece will donate 40 BMP-1 tracked armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) from its military inventory and will receive in exchange 40 Marder tracked armored IFVs from Germany.
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A tweet posted on September 16 by the Lithuanian Minsitry of Defense states that Lithuania's military support to Ukraine continues. Ukrainian self-propelled howitzers with battlefield damages are on their way to Lithuania, where they will be repaired. At the same time, Lithuanian M113 armored personnel carriers continue their journey to the battlefield.
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On September 15, 2022, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht confirmed the sending of 50 Dingo 2, 4x4 Armored Personnel Carrier vehicles to Ukraine.
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On 15 September 2022, Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Mr. François Bausch, announced the acquisition of 80 Command Liaison and Reconnaissance Vehicles (CLRV) for the Luxembourg Army at a cost of EUR 367Mn. The vehicle selected is General Dynamics' Eagle V. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) will support Luxembourg with the acquisition and the CLRV fleet life-cycle-support requirements up to End-Of-Service-Life (EOSL).
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According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $600 million to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration’s twenty-first drawdown of equipment from U.S. DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
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According to pictures released on the Twitter account of Ukraine Weapon Tracker on September 15, 2022, Ukraine would have received an undisclosed number of Finnish Sisu XA-180 6x6 armored personnel carriers. These are made in Finland and appear to have been donated from Finnish Military stocks.
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On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Defence Minister of Germany, Christine Lambrecht announced that Germany would supply two additional MARS II MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) to Ukraine. The MARS II is a German-made version of the American M270 MLRS.
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Lockheed Martin announced on September 15 that it delivered to the Office of the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering OUSD (R&E) a new benchmark: a tactically-relevant electric 300 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser that Lockheed Martin has produced to date. This 300 kW-class laser is ready to integrate with the DoD demonstration efforts including the U.S. Army’s Indirect Fires Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) Demonstrator laser weapon system.
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AeroVironment, a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today introduced Puma VNS, a visual-based navigation system for Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) that will enable GPS-denied navigation across increasingly GPS-contested environments.
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The Belgian Ministry of Defense already delivered equipment worth 45 million euros to Ukraine. Belgium will now send heavy machine guns and ammunition, among others, from FN Herstal, for an amount of 12 million euros.
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According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on September 15, 2022, the U.S. Army awarded a production contract for $311 million on Sep. 13 to the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV) between Raytheon Missiles and Defense and Lockheed Martin for delivery of more than 1,800 Javelin missiles that will serve as replenishment for those rounds from DoD stocks sent to Ukraine in support of their military and security forces.
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Another key milestone has been achieved in the UK production of Boxer armoured vehicles for the British Army. WFEL has now completed the first fabricated and painted Drive Module hull complete with spall liner materials and driver’s bay insulation. This hull is now available to proceed into the second major production phase - assembly and integration - and will be on display during the British Army's DVD Exhibition at Millbrook Proving Ground next week, 21-22 September.
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In July 2022, Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, U.S. 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment completed a temporary transfer of a Patriot missile battery to NATO authority, joining German and Dutch Patriot units in Slovakia as part of NATO’s air shielding mission.
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Rheinmetall and Helsing, a leading European provider of software and AI for defense systems, announced a strategic partnership to transform land defense capabilities. Through the joint development of software-based defense systems and retrofitting of existing platforms, this partnership will provide the armed forces with advanced and future-proof capabilities, enabling them to meet current and future challenges.
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On September 13 in Kyiv, at meetings with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov, and Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur reaffirmed Estonia’s continued support and lauded Ukraine’s resistance during the war.
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According to the Indian newspaper The Tribune on September 15 and as published by Army Recognition on August 17, 2022, , Russia says it delivered S-400 missile systems to India on time despite pressure from the US. Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov made the remarks ahead of a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan this week.
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According to a video published by Uralvagonzavod on its Russian Social Network VK on September 10, 2022, the Russian manufacturer of main battle tanks Uralvagonzavod has delivered a new batch of T-90M main battle tanks and BREM-1M armored recovery vehicles to the Russian army.
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American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI) has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Develop¬ment Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (DEVCOM GVSC). The CRADA allows American Rheinmetall Vehicles and DEVCOM GVSC to collaborate on a regular basis to develop integrated combat vehicle suspension, track, and running gear technologies.
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According to Defense Studies, the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (AFPMP) is assured of receiving at least another PHP40 billion (USD 704 Mn) in fresh funding for the army’s capability-building procurement projects, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said on September 11. This year, the AFPMP has PHP29 billion (USD 508 Mn) and PHP10 billion (USD 175 Mn) in programmed and unprogrammed appropriations, respectively.
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On September 13, Hammer of War tweeted pictures of the Rwandan military contingent in northern Mozambique operating with Turkish-made Otokar Cobra II APCs. The men also use Serbian-made 40 mm PPT Namenska M07 grenade launchers during the visit of the commander of the Mozambican Police at Macomia, on 13th May 2022.
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To provide cyber and electronic warfare environment visualization tools to maneuver forces, the Army recently provided the III Armored Corps, headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas, with an initial version of Cyber Situation Understanding, or Cyber SU, capability. Kathryn Bailey, PEO C3T Public Affairs, reports.
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Saab, which is very a very active company in the defense and security fields in the Unite Arab Emirates (UAE), announced its first group of Sustain & Enhance Emiratisation in Defence and Security (SEEDS) trainees are being offered full-time jobs in Abu Dhabi upon graduating from the programme.
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As reported by the British Army on its website, a breakthrough in technology and innovation for the British Army took place on Salisbury Plain recently, where a demonstration of multiple Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) took place. Funded by Army Headquarters, the nano-Unmanned Aerial Systems (nUAS) project completed a live multiple drone demonstration also known as swarming drones, pushing technological boundaries.