October 2019 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military News |
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General Motors has landed an exploratory $1 million contract with the US Army for its Infantry Squad Vehicle based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2.
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BAE Systems unveiled its Raven Countermeasure system for combat vehicles as part of its integrated vehicle protection system (VPS) suite of products. Raven is a proven directable infrared countermeasure capable of defeating anti-tank guided missiles, protecting ground vehicles and their crews, and improving mission effectiveness without the use of kinetic countermeasures.
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Self-Defense Force, and U.S. Armed Forces united to conduct an amphibious landing exercise at Katungkulan Beach, Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim during Exercise Kamandag 3 on Oct. 12, 2019.
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Portugal's army will replace its ageing Walther P-38 9mm pistols with Glock Coyote Tan G17s, Guns.com reports.
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Roselectrionika Holding of Rostec designed a radar to detect small drones at a distance of 7.5 km. The radar was designed by Salyut of Roselectronika together with Fakel of Almaz-Antey. Prototypes have been built and field trials held. The radar is made only of Russian electronic components and is unprecedented in the country, Rostec said.
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In line with the central government's push to make India a major defence manufacturing hub, a firm based in Karnataka's Bengaluru has developed the country's first indigenous sniper rifle prototypes that are meant for use by the Indian armed forces, NDTV reports.
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Turkey’s new indigenously developed “Hisar-A” low-altitude missile defense system has completed all of its tests, and will soon enter mass production phase, Daily Sabah reports.
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The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for nineteen (19) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System (HERCULES) recovery vehicles and related equipment and support for an estimated cost of $281 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on October 10, 2019.
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The fifth iterations of the Atlantic Resolve armored and aviation rotations will begin arriving in Europe over the next two weeks. Since April 2014, U.S. Army Europe has led the Department of Defense’s Atlantic Resolve land efforts by bringing units based in the U.S. to Europe for nine months at a time.
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C-Astral, the Slovenia based integrator of small unmanned systems and a member of the Terra Drone group, has been successfully fielding its new mini UAS ATLAS C4EYE (Advanced Technology Light Acquisition/ATAK System) in a series of closed trials, involving the cooperation of manned, unmanned and NATO JTAC assets.
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A real size mockup of the Serval 4x4 armored vehicle for the VBMR Leger (Véhicule Blindé Multi-Role Léger - Light Multirole Armored Vehicle) program of the French Army was unveiled on October 10, 2019, in static display during a live demonstration of the French army capabilities. The delivery of the first Serval is scheduled for 2022.
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BAE Systems has been awarded a $148.3 million contract by the U.S. Army to upgrade 43 M88A1 tracked armored recovery vehicles to standard M88A2 for added capability to evacuate damaged or stranded combat vehicles from the battlefield.
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For 130 years, Belgium-based FN Herstal has provided generations of Defense and Security Forces as well as Special Units, with firearms that give them a clear advantage in any engagement. This proud tradition is set to continue in showcasing both newly developed and combat-proven products aiming to defeat today’s threats.
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The U.S. Army is scheduled to test a new Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, this month, which will leverage current launchers and be capable of achieving greater ranges than current technology, leaders said. Devon L. Suits, Army News Service, reports.
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In the Krasnodar region, as part of Friendship 2019 joint Russian-Pakistani exercise, Special Forces servicemen of 49th combined arms army of the Southern Military District conducted fire training exercises for foreign colleagues using the latest small arms.
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This new platform facilitates customizable implementations of real-time visual intelligence technology, extending operational capabilities for industrial and commercial uses.
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Exhibitor at the Forum Enterprise Defense 2019 currently underway at Satory, Arquus presents his vision of the logistic truck of the armed forces of tomorrow. This 8x8 truck is the first element of the all-new Arquus logistics range, specially developed to meet the military needs.
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Regular launch exercises are being conducted as of this year for Hyunmoo-series missiles that are currently in service, military authorities announced. Yoo Kang-moon reports on Hankyoreh.
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In 2018, the U.S. Army stood up the service's newest command to drive innovation. Since that time, Army Futures Command has become fully operationally capable and complements the other Army commands, Forces Command, Training and Doctrine, and Army Materiel Command, as the cornerstone of the Army's modernization efforts. Phillip B. Fountain, U.S. Army Futures Command, reports on U.S. Army’s website.
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Nioby-SV (Niobium) radars will be deployed in the Russian south. They will be supplied to the Southern Military District by the end of 2019.
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The Iranian Army Ground Force staged a war game in the country’s northwestern regions near the common border with Turkey on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The unannounced military exercise has been held in regions near Oroumiyeh, the capital of the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, with Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi in attendance.
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The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification worth up to $269 million for continued production of the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV).
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The Brazilian Army has taken delivery of 32 refurbished and modernized M109 A5 BR-Plus self-propelled howitzers and 5 M88A1 armored recovery vehicles from BAE systems.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu chaired a teleconference with the top military brass in the National Defense Command Center. He spoke about the army and navy rearmament on the eve of a meeting in Sochi with the supreme commander-in-chief.
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An essential partner of the French Army, with more than 25,000 vehicles currently in service, Arquus was exhibiting at the Journée de l’Arme Blindée Cavalerie (Armor and Cavalry Day), which took place in Satory on October 7th, 2019.