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January 2017 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military - Army News

For U.S. Army variant of Sig Sauer P320 9mm semi-automatic pistol will replace M9 Beretta 12001171

: Posted On Friday, 20 January 2017 09:23

For U.S. Army variant of Sig Sauer P320 9mm semi-automatic pistol will replace M9 Beretta

The Swiss based Company Sig Sauer Inc., Newington, New Hampshire, was awarded a $580,217,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the XM17 Modular Handgun System including handgun, accessories and ammunition to replace the current U.S; Army Beretta M9 with a a variant of the Sig Sauer P320 9x19 Parabellum.

US Army awards Leidos a $22Mn contract for simulation and training systems 51901163

: Posted On Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:44

US Army awards Leidos a $22Mn contract for simulation and training systems

Leidos, a global science and technology company, was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office – Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. The single-award cost-plus fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity delivery order has a one-year period of performance and a total contract value of approximately $22 million. The delivery order was awarded under the Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) Common Virtual Environment Management (CVEM) contract.

Russia to station extra S-400 air defense missile systems in Crimea 51901162

: Posted On Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:02

Russia to station extra S-400 air defense missile systems in Crimea

Extra S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile systems will be stationed in Crimea, Commander of the 4th Air Force and Air Defense Army Lieutenant-General Viktor Sevastyanov said in an interview with RIA Novosti news agency.

Denel on track to meet contract with Namibia for 8 RG32M vehicles and 4 SDROW weapon stations 51901171

: Posted On Thursday, 19 January 2017 15:31

Denel on track to meet contract with Namibia for 8 RG32M vehicles and 4 SDROW weapon stations

Denel is on track to deliver armoured patrol vehicles and light-weight remote weapon systems to Namibia within the next four months.

Israeli Air Force received first Arrow 3 anti-ballistic air defense missile system 11901172

: Posted On Thursday, 19 January 2017 11:36

Israeli Air Force received first Arrow 3 anti-ballistic air defense missile system

Israel's Defense Ministry and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have completed the first phase of development on the Arrow 3 missile defense system and the first of the advanced rockets were delivered to Israel on Wednesday, January 18, 2017.

Army of Russia to create military units to counter the threat of UAVs TASS 11901171

: Posted On Thursday, 19 January 2017 10:17

Army of Russia to create military units to counter the threat of UAVs

Russia’s Eastern Military District of Russian army will form units to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), district spokesman Alexander Gordeyev said in an interview with RIA Novosti news agency. Many Companies has launched new products on the military market to counter UAVs. It is a new threat for the military and the civilian population.

Russia has delivered new batch of T-62M main battle tanks and BMP-1 IFVs to Syria 11801177

: Posted On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 17:57

Russia has delivered new batch of T-62M main battle tanks and BMP-1 IFVs to Syria

The Syrian Army has reportedly received T-62M main battle tanks and BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from Russia. The equipment was delivered to the Syrian port of Tartus, where the Russian naval base is also located.

Watervliet Arsenal received a $47 Mn contract to manufacture M777 howitzer cannon for India 51801173

: Posted On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 17:13

Watervliet Arsenal received a $47 Mn contract to manufacture M777 howitzer cannon for India

The Watervliet Arsenal has received a $47 million contract to manufacture 145 howitzer cannon systems as part of a $737 million foreign military sales contract that BAE Systems has with the Indian government. This award took about eight years to finalize and is the largest single contract the arsenal has received in decades

Russia, Iran to devise arms trade plan in four years 51801172

: Posted On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 16:42

Russia, Iran to devise arms trade plan in four years

A plan of the military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran will have been drawn up in four years, Vladimir Sazhin, senior researcher with the Center for Middle East Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, opined at a roundtable discussion titled Iran - a Year after Lifting Its Nuclear Program Sanctions.

U.S. Guardsmen from 149th Aviation Regiment in preparation for deployment in Middle East 11801176

: Posted On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 16:22

U.S. Guardsmen from 149th Aviation Regiment in preparation for deployment in Middle East

U.S. Guardsmen with 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 149th Aviation Regiment, Oklahoma Army National Guard are conducting pre-mobilization training at Camp Gruber this month in preparation for deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Strategic Topol-M missile successfully hits conditional target in Kamchatka 5180116

: Posted On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 15:51

Strategic Topol-M missile successfully hits conditional target in Kamchatka

The Russian Strategic Missile Forces jointly with the Aerospace Forces successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic silo-based Topol-M missile from Plesetsk cosmodrome, the press service of the Russian defense ministry said.

Liteye and Tribalco to deliver counter unmanned defense system to U.S. armed forces 1180175

: Posted On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 12:39

Liteye and Tribalco to deliver counter unmanned defense system to U.S. armed forces

Liteye Systems, Inc., provider of the AUDS counter unmanned defense system, and Tribalco, LLC, a global integrated technology services and solutions company, have teamed up in order to deliver multiple AUDS counter drone systems to the U.S. Military.

India successfully test-fired new Guided Pinaka rocket equipped with navigation system 11801173

: Posted On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 11:40

India successfully test-fired new Guided Pinaka rocket equipped with navigation system

India on January 12, 2017, successfully test-fired the local-made Guided Pinaka rocket from Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur in Odisha. The Guided Pinaka is a modified version of the Pinaka rocket, equipped with a navigation, guidance and control kit.

MBDA to launch development for the modernization of SAMP/T Aster air defense missile system 11801172

: Posted On Wednesday, 18 January 2017 10:34

MBDA to launch development for the modernization of SAMP/T Aster air defense missile system

On December 20, OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation) notified to EUROSAM, a consortium formed by MBDA and Thales, the amendment 1 of the contract for the “B1NT” programme. This amendment embodies the participation of Italy in the programme.

Russian armed forces to deploy S-400 air defense missile system in Crimea TASS 11701175

: Posted On Tuesday, 17 January 2017 16:35

Russian armed forces to deploy S-400 air defense missile system in Crimea

An anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Russian armed forces Southern military district armed with S-400 Triumph air defense system went on combat duty in Crimea.

Czech Ministry of Defense takes delivery of 26 Tatra T-810 flatbed trucks 11701173

: Posted On Tuesday, 17 January 2017 11:53

Czech Ministry of Defense takes delivery of 26 Tatra T-810 flatbed trucks

Czech Minister of Defence Martin Stropnicky was symbolically presented with the keys to 26 Tatra T-810 flatbed trucks by representatives of TATRA TRUCKS a.s. during a ceremony last week at the Material Centre in Stepanov.

American Company KRATOS to provide Chaparral air defense missile components to Taiwan 11701172

: Posted On Tuesday, 17 January 2017 11:29

American Company KRATOS to provide Chaparral air defense missile components to Taiwan

In December 2016, the American-based Company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a $23 million dollar contract to sell Chaparral class air defense missiles to Taiwan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the work will be done in Huntsville, and is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.

250 U.S. National Guard soldiers sent to Ukraine to support Joint Multinational Training Group 11701171

: Posted On Tuesday, 17 January 2017 09:54

250 U.S. National Guard soldiers sent to Ukraine to support Joint Multinational Training Group

Approximately 250 U.S. soldiers from the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team arrived in Ukraine last week to begin their deployment in support of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine.

Japanese Ministry of Defense unveils new 8x8 APC armoured vehicle personnel carrier 11601173

: Posted On Monday, 16 January 2017 18:48

Japanese Ministry of Defense unveils new 8x8 APC armoured vehicle personnel carrier

According a statement on the Japanese Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency website (ATLA), Japan has developed a new generation of 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier (APC) to replace the Type 96 8x8 APC in service with the Japanese Armed Forces since 1996.

Taifun-M anti-commando vehicle fully operational in Russian Strategic Missile Forces TASS 11601171

: Posted On Monday, 16 January 2017 09:16

Taifun-M anti-commando vehicle fully operational in Russian Strategic Missile Forces

The development and testing of the Taifun-M anti-commando vehicle designed for security and defense of the missile systems operated by Russia’s Strategic Missile Force have been completed, and the Taifun-M is fielding to the divisions converting to the Yars (NATO reporting name: SS-29) ground-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems, according to the press office of the Russian Defense Ministry.

Russian defense industry unveils a new export version of T-90 main battle tank named Proryv-3 11501175

: Posted On Sunday, 15 January 2017 19:28

Russian defense industry unveils a new export version of T-90 main battle tank named Proryv-3

According a picture released on the Russian blog "Gur Khan attacks!", the Russian Company Ural Design Bureau of Transport Machinery has unveiled a new modernized version of T-90M main battle tank named "Proryv-3" in its 2017 calendar.

Chinese marine corps equipped with the ZTL-11 8x8 amphibious 105mm assault gun vehicle 11501174

: Posted On Sunday, 15 January 2017 18:36

Chinese marine corps equipped with the ZTL-11 8x8 amphibious 105mm assault gun vehicle

Pictures released on Chinese Internet forum show new NORINCO ZTL-11 wheeled amphibious 105mm anti-tank vehicle painted in Chinese marine corps camouflage. The release of these pictures could sugest taht the ZTL-11 is now in services with the Chinese Navy Forces.

NTGS from Spain won first export contract for its Alakran light mobile 120mm mortar system 11501171

: Posted On Sunday, 15 January 2017 09:02

NTGS from Spain won first export contract for its Alakran light mobile 120mm mortar system

The Spanish Company NTGS (New Technologies Global Systems) has won its first export contract for its Alakran light 120mm mortar carrier system. The Alakran solution consists of one 81 or 120mm mortar system mounted on a light 4x4 tactical vehicle.

Army of Israel to acquire 200 FMTV trucks from the American Company Oshkosh Defense 11401173

: Posted On Saturday, 14 January 2017 15:40

Army of Israel to acquire 200 FMTV trucks from the American Company Oshkosh Defense

Israeli Ministry of Defense has announced this week on its official website the acquisition of 200 FMTV (Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles) trucks from the American Company Oshkosh Defense for a value contract of $200 million.

Russian Army to form new rocket, missile, tube artillery units by 2021 51301174

: Posted On Friday, 13 January 2017 16:46

Russian Army to form new rocket, missile, tube artillery units by 2021

Russia’s Army will form new rocket, missile and tube artillery units by 2021, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.

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