January 2020 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military News |
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John Cockerill Defense (previously CMI Defence) has confirmed that its private venture Protected Weapon Station Generation 2 (CPWS Gen 2) finished trials in late 2019 and is now at Technology Readiness Level 7 (TRL 7), meaning it is an operationally demonstrated prototype, Christopher Foss reports.
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Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, was awarded a $77,064,274 Foreign Military Sales (Bahrain, Republic of Korea, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, United Arab Emirates) contract for Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target, Advanced Capability-3.
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Florence Parly, Minister of the Armies, welcomes the delivery of the first O-NYX night vision binoculars in the 21st regiment of Frejus. Designed by Thales, these binoculars benefit from an improved resolution and a wider field of vision. It will allow army soldiers to better progress in darkness and will replace the LUCIE binoculars that are currently used. Designed to ensure the maintenance of operational superiority of the French armies, LPM 2019-2025 focuses on improving the equipment and protection of the soldiers, sailors and pilots engaged in operations.
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Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), a global technology, defence and engineering group, announced that, for the fourth quarter of 2019, its business sectors secured more than $1.5b of new contracts, bringing the full year 2019 contract value to $7b. Including the contract for one unit of Polar Security Cutter, the Group’s total announced contract value for 2019 is about $8bn.
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On Jan.29, the U.S. Army announced the selection of 20 small business and technology firms to advance to Phase III of the xTechSearch 4.0 technology prize competition. xTechSearch is an Army-sponsored competition focused on finding technologies with both defense and commercial applications that have been developed by American technology entrepreneurs and small businesses, Signal reports.
Patria 6x6 vehicle platform selected for a joint Finnish-Latvian armored vehicle development program
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Finland and Latvia have agreed on a joint development program for sustained army mobility enhancement to which Patria is to deliver a 6x6 vehicle chassis platform. This joint program aims at the development of a common armored wheeled vehicle system.
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As reported by The Nation, the Egyptian armed forces have redeployed an extensive array of various types of aircraft since January 13 in order to provide cover for Egyptian military personnel engaged in mustering 'show of power' since the Turkish activity in Libya has left Egyptian Government concerned with stability and security in the North African region and the Mediterranean sea.
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RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announces it has been selected to plan and implement a financial sector SOC for the Dominican Republic’s Central Bank. As part of the contract, RAFAEL will provide the technology, methodology and implementation of a sectorial SOC, as required by the recently published Dominican Republic Cyber Law for the financial sector.
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Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 100th Brigade Support Battalion, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Okla., conducted the Army’s new M16 rifle and M4 carbine qualification on Fort Sill, Jan. 23, 2020. Sgt. Dustin Biven, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, reports.
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The Government of Canada’s commitment to equipping the members of the Canadian Armed Forces continues, with the purchase of 3,626 new C6A1 FLEX General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) from Colt Canada, Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan announced on 24 January.
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Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said Momentum Plan will make the army more flexible, intelligent and lethal but the funding of this plan is unclear.
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As reported by TASS on January 27, 2020, Russia has completed the delivery of the second regimental set of antiaircraft missile systems S-400 "Triumph" to China by sea. The act of acceptance was signed last December in China.
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During December 2019, the 6th Marine Infantry Battalion of the French Elements in Gabon (EFG) provided "armored" training for the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).
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According to news published on January 17, 2020, on the “The Korea Times” website, the South Korean Company Hyundai Rotem could sign a deal with the Polish government to develop and produce 800 K2 Black Panther main battle tanks (MBTs).
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Robotic Research LLC introduced the Pegasus Mini, at CES 2020 (Las Vegas). The Mini is a smaller version of the original Pegasus, introduced in August, which established a new category of transformable unmanned autonomous vehicles (hybrid unmanned aircraft system/unmanned ground vehicle) that both drive on land and fly. This patented combination of features provides a new range of capabilities to support commercial industry, first responders, law enforcement and military customers that previously had not been possible with autonomous drones or land vehicles.
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Japan and U.S. armed forces will conduct training exercise Northern Viper at Hokudaien and Yausubetsu Training Areas in the Hokkaido Prefecture of Japan from Jan. 26 to Feb. 8, 2020. The forces will conduct a bilateral, combined arms exercise and live-fire training in conjunction with ground and aviation units by utilizing the favorable training foundation of Hokkaido. 1st Lt Brett Vannier, 3rd Marine Division, reports.
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In 2019, Operation Barkhane continued its direct action against armed terrorist groups, in particular in the Liptako Gourma region, with more than 100 operations conducted by the French army alone or jointly with partner forces. Two important figures of the RVIM (Rally for the Victory of Islam and Muslims), close to Iyad ag Ghali, were also neutralised: Djamel Okacha, alias Yahia Abou el Hamman, and Ali Maychou, alias Abderahmane al-Maghrebi.
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On the 30th of December 2019, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded the sixth contract amendment on the Scorpion programme to the consortium formed by Nexter, Arquus and Thales. This latest award, known as MEPAC2, covers the delivery of 54 additional Griffon multi-role armored vehicles (VBMR 3) equipped with Thales' 120mm 2R2M (Rifled Recoiled Mounted Mortar) system, reaching the total number of Griffon vehicles on the Scorpion program to 1,872 in accordance with the Military Planning Law 2019-2025.
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Cadets of an Eastern Military District sniper school are practicing new target engagement techniques at a super-long range at a training range in the Khabarovsk Territory in Russia’s Far East. Data transmitted by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is being used for target detection for the first time.
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On 26th January in New Delhi, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will showcase its achievement of how it empowered India in 2019 by carrying out country's first anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test -- Mission Shakti in the 71st Republic Day Parade. The anti-satellite test was carried out on March 27, 2019.
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The Indian army is set to develop a local mine flail for its T-72A and T-90S Bhishma main battle tanks (MBTs), the state-run Press Information Bureau (PIB) reported on January 21.
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At the 2020 edition of the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC), Thales is unveiling Cybels Analytics, an innovative cybersecurity platform relying on advanced artificial intelligence and Big Data analytics technologies. The platform provides faster, sharper, more exhaustive detection of the most complex attacks in real time or proactively in differed time (hunting). It meets the needs of the most demanding customers, operating as a single, simple platform that even allows individual users to adapt the AI algorithms to the specific operational context of each sector.
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Last 14th January, Operational Solutions announced that its bespoke set of anti-drone systems has been deployed at Heathrow as part of the airport’s end-to-end counter drone measures to help to keep the country’s busiest airfield free from drones.
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Acceptance trials of Gibka-S mobile air defense missile system for the Ground Forces were completed in late 2019, the Zvezda weekly writes. Gibka-S destroys aircraft at low altitudes and a speed of 400 m/sec. It can also fight airplanes, helicopters and drones. The missiles can destroy troops and engineering fortifications.
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Tunisia has ordered 9 additional 4x4 multi-purpose armored vehicles, plus logistical support, from BMC (Turkey) and will receive eight UAVs from Aerovironment (USA).