July 2018 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military News |
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Saab has received a new order from the U.S. Army for the shoulder-launched AT4CS RS (Confined Space, Reduced Sensitivity) anti-armor weapon system. The order value is approximately $50 million. The order was booked during Q2 2018.
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The U.S. Army will use Raytheon Company's Coyote unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and the KRFS radar, which stands for Ku band radio frequency system, to counter the escalating threat of enemy unmanned aerial vehicles in the skies above the battlefield.
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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri announced that production of joint defense products are on Tehran and Islamabad's agenda. During a meeting, the two high-ranking officials underlined the need for expanding relations and increasing joint naval drills.
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Lockheed Martin and ThalesRaytheonSystems are joining forces to provide the NATO Alliance with a territorial Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) command and control capability. This Teaming Agreement, signed in the presence of Raytheon and Thales, the two shareholders of the joint venture, establishes a transatlantic team that combines the depth and breadth of decades of expertise from Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, with the European air command and control capabilities of Thales. The overall team will include industry representatives from across the Alliance to deliver a low risk capability for NATO's Air Command and Control BMD program.
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British army engineer squadron has been revived and celebrated its past on operations in Burma during the Second World War, its present home in Suffolk and its future supporting the British Army’s airborne rapid reaction force.
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The M4A1+ effort was designed to look for add-on components that will "seamlessly integrate with the current M4A1 Carbine ... without negatively impacting or affecting the performance or operation of the M4A1 weapon," a FedBizOpps document states, reported by National Interest.
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Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace joint venture (JV) has conducted another successful test firing of the BRAHMOS ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM) in order to prove life extension technologies, Indian media outlets say.
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On 10 July, the official Twitter account of Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries showed a video of what appears to be a continuation of the test cycle of a new Khan missile system. The Khan, known as Bora, is a Turkish tactical ballistic missile system with a 280 to 400km range.
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Rafael Systems’ Gil 2 antitank missile is able to penetrate 20 cm of armed concrete and can strike target without a direct line of vision. The manufacturer says the missile's ability has been improved by 30%.
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Known for selling some surprising vehicles, Rezvani Motors has unveiled one more machine that matches this category, based on a Jeep Wrangler JK chassis: the Tank Military Edition.
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Indian State-run company BEML chairman and managing director Deepak Kumar Hota officially unveiled a medium protected 4x4 vehicle: the MBPV.
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The Belarusian defense industry has already launched the export deliveries of the newest Kaiman (Caiman) armored reconnaissance vehicle (ARV) to an African country, a source in the country`s State Military-Industrial Committee (Goskomvoenprom) told TASS.
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American Company REV Ambulance Group, a division of REV Group, Inc. (REVG), a manufacturer of industry-leading specialty vehicle brands, has announced the launch of the first ambulance to provide built-in ballistic protection for paramedics and EMTs.
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Members of two of the world’s most prestigious airborne units have been honing their skills and sharing hard-won knowledge in a support weapons cadre on Salisbury Plain Training Area.
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On July 4, 2018, Royal Thai Army Infantry Center at Artillery Firing Range, Artillery Center, Fort Phaholyothin (Phahonyothin), Lopburi Province has performed firing test with the 120mm ATMM (Autonomous Truck Mounted Mortar). This new artillery system was unveiled by the Ministry of Defense of Thailand during Defense and Security Exhibition in November 2017.
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On Monday, July 9, 2018, Indonesian media has reported the delivery of 18 second-hand Belgian M109A4 BE 155mm self-propelled howitzers and 4 artillery command posts. today. The delivery of the first batch of M109A4 BE self-propelled howitzers took place last year.
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The French National Day will take place in Paris on Saturday 14th July. The rehearsal for the ground troops is taking place on the former air base of Brétigny, near Paris, on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 July.
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According to the newspaper website "The Epoch Times", Taiwan has showed interest to purchase American-made main battle tank M1A2 Abrams to replace its aging fleet of main battle tanks. The new tanks will equip armored units of the Taiwanese army.
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July 3, 2018, during the military parade marking the Belarus Independence day, Belarusian armed forces have unveiled new types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which are now in service, including armed drone Burevestnik-MB and Busel-MB reconnaissance drone.
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Russia`s National Guard (Rosgvardiya) has acquired the SV-98M 7.62 mm bolt-action sniper rifle developed by Rostec`s Kalashnikov Group, according to a source from the Russian industry. "The National Guard has signed a contract worth RUB8 million [USD128,020] for 26 SV-98M sniper rifles with the Kalashnikov Group. The firearms will have been delivered to the customer by 20 November," he said. The source did not disclose the variant of the SV-98 to be delivered to the service but it is most probably the SV-98M.
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SH-1 started as an export project with Pakistan and Burma (Myanmar), the only two known customers. Recent photos of the Chinese 72nd Artillery Brigade, 72nd Army Group, Eastern Theater Command, confirms that the PLA’s equivalent to the SH-1 is now in service in China. The 72nd Artillery Brigade also operates PHL03 300mm long-range MLRS and PLZ05 155mm tracked SP howitzer.
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Honeywell International has been awarded a contract to supply hardware for an engine revitalization program for the M1 Abrams main battle tanks.
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Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Army to continue providing support for its Mission Command Training Center (MCTC). The new program, Mission Training Complex Contractor Support (MTCCS - III Corps), provides mission command training for a range of unified land operations in a contemporary operating environment.
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Bad score for the Uran-9 unmanned tank that couldn't operate as far away from its controllers as expected, had problems firing its 30mm gun, and couldn't fire while moving, amid other problems.
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There is a movement afoot to address the Army's future command post capability requirements, Kathryn Bailey, Communication-Electronics PAO, reports. In lieu of stagnant and large tent-based command posts, the Army is looking to develop smaller, mobile command posts that are agile and just as effective as their "big brothers."