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Twelve year after the production of the first CM-32, Taiwan will begin mass production of its indigenous CM-34 "Clouded Leopard" eight-wheeled armored vehicles in 2019 and is scheduled to have produced 284 other CM-34 by 2023, a Ministry of National Defense (MND) official said Monday. The CM-34 will be also manufactured by the Ordnance Readiness Development Centre.
O’gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Co. has been awarded a $60 million firm-fixed-price contract to procure Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) protection kits and is expected to complete its mission by the end of 2023.
According to Georgian newspapers, Indonesia recently ordered several Didgori Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicles (AMEVs) from Georgia’s Delta State Military Scientific-Technical Centre (STC Delta).
The Estonian Center for Defense Investment (ECDI) did not deem successful any offers made in the procurement for a contract to rebuild the hulls of 37 CV90 combat vehicles bought from Norway and the ECDI thus concluded the tender, The Baltic Times reports.
A 10-year-old plan to acquire 2,600 future infantry combat vehicles for the Indian Army is staring at an uncertain future as it is stuck due "divergent views" among the stakeholders on its implementation, official sources reported to The Economic Times of India. They said another ambitious programme to indigenously manufacture a fleet of modern battle tanks, christened as future ready combat vehicle, is also not moving forward due to procedural delays.
The Royal Thai Army, who has just received 10 new VT4 Main Battle Tanks, will order 14 more from NORINCO for the amount of $ 73,425,976, according to the Army Ordnance Department of Thailand.
Pakistan is planning to revamp its armoured fleet by 2025, in order to reduce the gap between its forces and the Indian ones, by purchasing 600 main battle tanks including Russian T-90 and Chinese VT-4.
South Bend-based AM General LLC has landed a $20 million contract boost from the U.S. Army. The deal involves the recapitalization of Humvees for the U.S. National Guard.
The Lao People's Army has begun its extensive modernization through the purchase of a new generation of weapons and equipment originating from many different countries, namely Chinese-made Yitian (Tianlong 6) air defense systems.
Podolsk Electromechanical Plant (PEMZ) Company from Russia has signed the first export contract for its new Samum self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), Designer General of the system Umahan Umakhanov told TASS.
Spain is taking part in the modernization of the Venezuelan army’s tanks despite a European Union-imposed embargo on arms sales to that country, as reported by El Pais. The cross-ministry board that controls Spanish military exports approved the sale of €20 million of AMX-30 tank parts to the government of President Nicolás Maduro in the first quarter of 2018.
For Soldiers worldwide, rifle marksmanship is one of the most basic skills each and every Soldier must possess. Iraqi soldiers are learning how tedious the training can be and what it takes to become an expert marksman. Spc. Jovi Prevot, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard reports.
"We will be able to enjoy a safe multilayer communication network among the ground, air and naval units by these achievements," Defense minister General Hatami said, addressing a ceremony to unveil the achievements in Tehran on 29 December 2018.
On December 25, 2018, at the headquarters of the Chinese state aviation corporation AVIC, the solemn ceremony of rolling out the hundredth export drone unmanned aerial vehicle Pterodactyl-1 (Yilong-1) took place, setting a new record for the export of Chinese UAVs.
