November 2019 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military News |
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Ahead of the meeting of NATO Leaders in London to mark the Alliance’s 70th anniversary, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday (29 November 2019) gave details of large increases in Allied defence spending. Mr. Stoltenberg announced that in 2019 defence spending across European Allies and Canada increased in real terms by 4.6 %, making this the fifth consecutive year of growth.
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The Uzbek Army (UA) has adopted the Chinese-made QW-18 man-portable air defense system (MANPADS), according to footage published on the official YouTube web page of the military service on November 27.
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Elbit Systems is showcasing the seventh generation of its Enhanced Tactical Computer (ETC MK7) as part of the company’s presence in the NIDV Defence & Security exhibition currently taking place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. With more than 20,000 of its previous versions installed onboard various combat vehicles, Elbit Systems’ ETCs have been providing robust command and control and tactical data dissemination capabilities to armed forces worldwide.
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The Rodong Sinmun newspaper said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised the test-firing of a “super-large” multiple rocket launcher and expressed great satisfaction with the results. This was the thirteenth time North Korea test-fired missiles this year.
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The Brazilian Artillery conducted a live-fire demonstration of BAE Systems’ M109A5+ self-propelled howitzers, so indicating the introduction of the vehicles into service.
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Following the award announced in September 2019, Iveco Defence Vehicles has signed a contract with the Dutch Ministry of Defence to initially provide 918 medium multirole protected vehicles denominated “12kN”. The signing ceremony was held on November 28, 2019 at the NIDV exhibition in Rotterdam, Netherlands in the presence of Vice Admiral Arie Jan de Waard, Director of the Defence
Material Organization (DMO).
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Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) has delivered another batch of Arlan armored vehicles to the Kazakh Ministry of Defense for its Special Services.
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On November 22, the Belgian government announced its decision - which has been pending for some time - concerning the replacement of the 437 Light Multipurpose Vehicles IVECO Lynx 4 × 4 currently in service in the armed forces by 322 new Command and Liaison Vehicles (CLV).
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The Russian Avangard missile was demonstrated to American experts in the framework of the bilateral treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive armaments (New START). The Russian Foreign Ministry said the weapon did not contradict the treaty, Gazeta.ru online publication said.
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On 22 November, Kazakhstan Engineering announced that its subsidiary Kazakhstan Aviation Industry will start assembling Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles from 2020 at a rate of four systems per year.
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The Indian Army has successfully test-fired two newly-acquired Spike LR antitank missiles at the Infantry School at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, The Economic Times reports.
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On 25 November, SSB (Presidency of Turkish Defence Industries) announced that Roketsan had successfully fired medium-range antitank missiles from moving FNSS PARS 4×4 armored vehicle and Kaplan Medium Tank. All missiles hit their targets.
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Russia’s Kalashnikov Group (a subsidiary of the state corporation Rostec) will launch serial production of two new firearms: the Lebedev PL-15 9mm pistol and the Chukavin SVCh 7.62mm sniper rifle, in 2020, Director General Dmitry Tarasov told the news agency Udmurtia.
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At a test fire event on 6 November at the Alkantpan Test Range in South Africa, Rheinmetall demonstrated its extensive expertise in the world of indirect fire. In the presence of international partners and customers, the Düsseldorf, Germany-based defense contractor proved how new technologies can be used to boost the performance of systems that are already in extensive use around the world – those which meet the NATO standards set out in the Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding (JBMoU) as well as non-JBMoU systems.
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General Dynamics Mission Systems installed a new GPS system onto U.S. military vehicles in Germany that allows U.S. forces to operate in an environment when GPS signals are degraded or denied, Annamarie Nyirady reports on Satellite Today.
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While smartphones and tablets have transitioned gaming to digital realms, one traditional gaming format remains popular in 2019: playing cards. But not just any playing cards. Joe Lacdan explains on U.S. Army's website.
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The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH (FFG) with a modernization contract for the Wiesel 1 vehicle fleet. Representatives from BAAINBw and FFG signed the contract on November 19 in Koblenz.
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The most powerful in the world Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) will be supplied to units of the Central Military District deployed in Chelyabinsk region. Experts believe Tornado-S will reinforce the Central Asian direction against a possible terrorist breakthrough, the Izvestia daily writes.
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Rheinmetall is tasked with supplying key components to Eurospike, the company that manufactures the MELLS multirole lightweight guided missile system.
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Navistar Defense was awarded a $24,529,450 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Somalia) contract for two commercial Medium Tactical Vehicle Variants: the 6x6 General Transport Truck and the 6x6 Wrecker Vehicle Recovery Truck, and spare parts.
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Lt. Col. Matt Johnston and Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Nigro noticed a stark difference in the Afghan national defense forces this time around. Joe Lacdan reports on U.S. Army’s website.
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The serial production of upgraded T-90M main battle tanks and BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles with the Berezhok combat module will begin in the near future, Army Commander-in-Chief Army General Oleg Salyukov said in an interview with the Defense Ministry’s Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper on 25 November 2019 .
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Paramount Group, the global aerospace and technology company and PT PINDAD, the state-owned defence company of Indonesia, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the local development, industrialisation and joint marketing of armoured vehicle systems for the Indonesian armed forces.
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Australian troops are one step closer to the latest technology to combat the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), after the United States Congress was notified of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) request to acquire JCREW next-generation electronic countermeasure systems.
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On November 21, 2019, the Defence Materiel Agency of Lithuania under the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence and the U.S. Department of Defence signed the Letter of Offer and Acceptance concerning procurement of 200 units of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).