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The first offensive weapon system in the United States Space Force - the Counter Communications System Block 10.2 – achieved Initial Operating Capability on March 9, providing quick reaction capability with direct operational support to the warfighter.
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Plans are in place for the extensive domestic deployment of British army soldiers during the next months—possibly within 20 days, Thomas Scripps reports from an official military source.
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Already announced in February 2019, the order for 118 Arjun Mk.IA tanks is finally about to be finalized, at last. The Arjun Mark 1A, developed by DRDO, features 14 major improvements of the Mk.1 sought by the Army, including better firepower and new transmission systems, The Print reports. The move comes as a big boost for the Chennai-based Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), a DRDO laboratory.
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Reconnaissance units and crews of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Central Military District’s 41st Combined-Arms Army have supported crews of Uragan multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) in attacking a simulated enemy’s rear targets and a convoy of ammunition trucks during an exercise, the Defense Ministry’s press office said. The maneuvers took place at the Yurga training range in the Kemerovo Region in western Siberia.
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Cambodia and China launched Golden Dragon 2020, the fourth joint drill on counter-terrorism and humanitarian rescue at the Techo Sen Chumkiri live-fire field in Cambodia's southwestern Kampot province on Sunday, March 15.
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On March 15, 2020, Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC, was awarded a $200 million contract as part of the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) automatic self-propelled howitzer gun systems program.
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In the fields of the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, flanked by M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, M109A6 “Paladin” howitzers, and M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, over 100 U.S. and Polish troops gathered for the arrival of U.S. and Polish officials for a troop engagement in support of DEFENDER-Europe 20.
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TenCate Advanced Armor will compete for each order of the $265m contract for X-Side Ballistic Insert hard armor plates. Deliveries of the initial orders are expected to begin in 2021 after first article testing and approvals, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 27, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
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Prominent new developments in the field of Defence and Security linked to the prospect of revitalizing the European defence industry is the focus of the 1st International Defence Industry, Systems and National Security Exhibition DEFEA-Defence Exhibition Athens.
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According to Colombian media, the Colombian Army has announced the purchase of Hunter-XL, a 4x4 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle manufactured by the Colombian-based company Armor International. The vehicle was unveiled during the defense exhibition Expodefensa that was held in Colombia, December 2019.
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During the Tunisian International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition which took place in Djerba, the Tunisian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the Turkish Aerospace Industry TAI, for the supply of the ANKA-S UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle).
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Statement by the Headquarters, United States European Command: After careful review of the ongoing Defender-Europe 20 exercise activities and in light of the current Coronavirus outbreak, we will modify the exercise by reducing the number of U.S. participants. Activities associated with the exercise will be adjusted accordingly and we'll work closely with Allies and partners to meet our highest priority training objectives.
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India is supplying bulletproof jackets to 18 countries, the Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on March 11, The Sentinel Reports.
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The Chinese army is procuring two types of loitering munitions, also known as suicide drones, a kind of weapon that can offer a wide variety of new tactics to the troops, analysts said on March 11. Huang Panyue reports on Chinamil.
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BAE Systems successfully demonstrated new, powerful small-form-factor semiconductor technology designed to sense radio frequency and communication signals in congested and contested battle environments in conjunction with an unmanned aerial system.
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Turkey’s statements that its drones destroyed eight Syrian Pantsir-S1 (NATO code: SA-22 Greyhound) anti-aircraft missile/gun systems are not true, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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Swedish Company Saab has received an order from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence for a mid-life extension and support for the Arthur weapon locating system. The order value is 482 million SEK and was booked in Q4 2019.
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Russia has completed the deliveries of the Pantsir-S1 (NATO reporting name: SA-22 Greyhound) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun-missile (SPAAGM) systems to Serbia, according to Serbian President Alexandar Vucic: "Serbia’s defense capabilities have dramatically increased. We have made up our Pantsir-S1 complex. The country’s strength has increased manifold, not just doubled," said Vucic in his address to the nation on March 3.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a successful government customer demonstration of the Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) system at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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The Irish acting Minister of State for Defence, Paul Kehoe, has awarded a €24.6m contract to Westward Scania for the supply of P370 B4x4 trucks to replace the current fleet that entered service between 1998 and 2003.
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The Russian armed forces tested a new automatic control system that has to smokescreen airfields, headquarters and accumulations of troops. It comprises electronic warfare and specialized vehicles to create the screens. The system identifies how adversary reconnaissance monitors friendly troops - by aircraft, drones or satellites. It then orders to set up a specific camouflage. Experts believe the smokescreens are necessary in modern combat, the Izvestia daily writes.
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The Malaysian army is about to receive the first six of 18 105 mm LG1 Mk.III light towed guns ordered on 18 April 2018 from French company Nexter. The number of guns bought is enough to equip one artillery regiment (the 1st Royal Artillery Regiment) with another two more guns meant for the artillery school in Port Dickson for training and testing.
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Lockheed Martin successfully tested its next-generation long-range missile designed for the Army's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) program at White Sands Missile Range, NM. All objectives were achieved in a flawless second performance following the missile's inaugural flight last December. "Today's flight test further demonstrated the reliability, precision and critical capabilities Lockheed Martin is building into the PrSM," said Gaylia Campbell, vice president of Precision Fires and Combat Maneuver Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control on 10 March. "The missile performed exactly as expected and successfully engaged the target with pinpoint accuracy."