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U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center and Patria have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to determine the feasibility of incorporating a turreted, breech-loaded Nemo 120mm mortar weapon system in U.S. mortar carriers.
Turkish company Nurol Makina will deliver 50 Ejeder Yalcin 4×4 armored vehicles in ambulance configuration to the Qatari security forces. This ambulance has the necessary equipment to evacuate security forces quickly and safely.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense has ordered another batch of Arlan armored vehicles from Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), which will deliver them in 2021.
The result of the modernization of the BVP M-80A infantry fighting vehicle was demonstrated at the Military Technical Institute on 15 May, after which the working team in charge of carrying out the project of "Modernization of the BVP M-80A infantry fighting vehicle" held a meeting about further stages of modernization.
The current Boeing C-17 Globemaster III capability enables the delivery of up to eight Humvees from a single aircraft. Due to the larger size and weight of the JLTV, this capability is limited to two vehicles using the conventional Low-Velocity Airdrop System (LVADS).
On May 15, Serbian Minister of Defense Aleksandar Vulin attended livre-fire tests of the modernized 122mm self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika at the Pasuljanske Livade military complex.
The Roselectronika holding company, belonging to the Rostec group, presented its latest novelty: a material absorbing the waves emitted by radars for snow-covered areas, which makes it possible to reduce the detection range of military equipment.
New ZTL-11 105mm 8x8 wheeled armored assault gun vehicle is now in service with the Chinese army, according to pictures released on the Chinese MoD Ministry of Defense website, May 16, 2020. The ZTL-11 is based on type 08 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles family. It is the export variant of the vehicle is the ST1.
According to news published by the Saudi Gazette website on May 14, 2020, the American Company Oshkosh Defense has signed an agreement on May 13, 2020, with the Saudi company Tadrea Manufacturing Company (TMC) to create the new Saudi majority-owned firm, Oshkosh Al Tadrea Manufacturing (OTM).
Russia’s newest UBIM (Universalnaya Boyevaya Inzhenernaya Mashina; Multipurpose Combat Engineer Vehicle) armored engineer vehicle (AEV) has completed all trials, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD).
The U.S. Marine Corps has launched a plan to integrate the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) on unmanned JLTV ROGUE Fires vehicle to enhance its anti-ship capability in support of sea control and sea denial missions. The development of a Ground-Based Anti-Ship Missile (GBASM) capability is the Marine Corps’ highest ground modernization priority.
According to the Twitter account Defense News Nigeria, the Israeli-made Tavor bullpup assault rifle becomes the standard combat rifle of the Nigerian Air Force Regiment. The Tavor is designed and produced by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). It is produced in two main variants: the TAR-21 and the CTAR-21.
Work is currently in progress to develop new explosive device detectors for Russia’s Corps of Engineers, including the Multizond magnetometric bomb detector, the Defense Ministry’s press office said. The Multizond is based on a mobile platform and controlled by an operator.
Indra Sistemas, Santa Bárbara Sistemas, Sapa Placencia and Escribano Mechanical & Engineering will constitute a company that will be in charge of executing the 8x8 VCR Programme after the Ministry of Defence has signed the resolution that allows for the constitution of the company.
Amid increasing tensions between China and various countries disputing the Chinese self-proclaimed sovereignty on the South China Sea, the Chinese army (PLA) is conducting drills that follow various scenarios.
Ukraine plans to purchase at least three shipments of armaments from the United States this year, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Volodymyr Yelchenko told The Day newspaper.
CACI International Inc announced on 12 May that it has been awarded a five-year single-award task order, with a ceiling value of more than $465 million, by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s (CCDC) Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) center to provide research and development on cryptographic modernization, information security, and tactical network protection.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has been selected by BAE Systems, Inc. to design and manufacture the remote Medium Caliber Turret (MCT) for the United States Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) -30 program.
Canadian army will receive the new sniper rifle C20 in a 7.62 mm caliber produced by Colt Canada to replace the C8 used by the sniper teams. According to Canadian military sources, the new C20 will be more accurate and an improvement over the current C8 used by Canadian soldiers.
The Marine Littoral Regiment to be created and deployed in Hawaii will be the first of its kind in the U.S. Marine Corps. More such units are expected to be set up elsewhere, namely in Japan and Guam. Reflecting the importance of the new formation, the 3rd Marines headquarters will be re-designated the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment headquarters, William Cole reports in the Honolulu Stars. The Hawaii regiment has about 3,400 Marines.
According to a news published by SavunmaSanayiST.com on May 8, 2020, Dr. İsmail Demir, chairman of the Defense Industry Presidency (SSB), announced on 8 May that the deliveries are close in the PorSav ProjectThe Portable Air Defense Missile System Project (PorSav) that is carried out in cooperation with ASELSAN and Roketsan, as reported on SavunmaSanayiST.com.
Those watching National Defense News 11 May night were treated to 'red eyes' - a demonstration of the Shtora-1 active protection system on the PAVN's T-90S/SK MBTs, VietDefense reports. Among its MBTs, the Vietnamese army is equipped with 64 T-94S delivered by Russia in December 2018.
The Indonesian Alutsista website on May 11 reported the delivery of three M3 Amphibious Rigs (bridge/pontoon) and two 8x8 recovery vehicles at the Port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya.
Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin JV, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $121,764,089 modification (P00018) to contract W31P4Q-19-C-0076 for the Javelin missile weapon system. The FGM-148 Javelin is an American man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile in service with U.S. armed forces as well as 22 countries all over the world.
The United States transferred ownership of 21 modified Toyota pickup trucks to the Moroccan Forces Armées Royale Special Operations Company (MSOF) valued at over $1 million on May 6. The transfer culminates three years of close cooperation to train and equip the MSOF company through an $18 million grant.
