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The U.S. defense budget includes a large investment for acquisition and modernization of combat vehicles including the M1 Abrams, M2 Bradley, JLTVs, M88A2 Hercule recovery vehicle and engineering vehicles.
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The U.S. defense budget includes a large investment for acquisition and modernization of combat vehicles including the M1 Abrams, M2 Bradley, JLTVs, M88A2 Hercule recovery vehicle and engineering vehicles.
During the Vietnam war, starting in 1963, the shoulder-fired M72 LAW rocket launcher equipped the US armed forces in very large numbers. The US Marine Corps is now surveying how to replace it with a weapon associating the advantages of a shoulder-fired rocket and a recoilless rifle to destroy a wide variety of targets. The weapon must be usable safely from inside buildings.
The US-based Purple Shovel company is planning to produce a copy of the Kalashnikov PKT 7.62 mm medium machine gun, several US media outlets say. According to the ImportGenius website of customs declarations, the Ukrinmash company (a subsidiary of the Ukrspecexport company) sold a package of documents on the manufacturing of the KT-7.62 medium machine gun worth UAH7 million (USD267,000) in December 2017. This set comprised an explanatory note, assembly drawings, specifications, engineering drawings of the machine gun's components, and 3D models.
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has introduced a new advanced two-channel handheld radio AN/PRC-163 that simultaneously delivers voice and data networking to U.S. Army leaders, significantly improving critical battlefield communications.
The Company IAG (International Armored Group), a world leader in the manufacturing of military and security vehicle based in United Arab Emirates, has developed the largest security vehicle nicknamed Rhino that can be used as Riot Control Vehicle or an Armored Personnel Carrier for police and security forces.
“Hypersonic” appears to become a major motto in the armament world. Beside missiles, we are about to also see shells fired at such speeds. The US Army has the lead, apparently.
The Kalashnikov 5.45mm RPK-16 light machine gun is currently undergoing operational evaluation trials in the Russian Armed Forces, the Kalashnikov Media platform reported. The RPK-16 is a 5.45mm caliber light machine gun (LMG) designed and manufactured by the Russian small arms manufacturer Kalashnikov Group, a subsidiary of the Russian ROSTEC state corporation.
The Canadian Company GSCI (General Starlight Company Inc) introduces its QUADRO-S Compact Fusion Weapon Sight to the Asian Market. The QUADRO-S will be officially introduced to the Asian Market at the DSA 2018 defense exhibition that will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from April 16th to 19th.
A Polaris 4x4 All-Terrain vehicle fitted with Raytheon High Energy Lasers was tested during the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence. Advancements have been made to the Hunter and Killer platforms which provide U.S. Soldiers with counter unmanned aerial system capabilities (C-UAS).
The Russian Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Firearms (TsKIB SOO), a subsidiary of the Tula-based Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) named after Academician A.G. Shipunov of Rostec's High-Precision Weapons holding, has unveiled the MTs-116M bolt-action sniper rifle based on a sporting firearm.
This is something that US aircraft carrier crew members have been knowing for a while: a spare part is not available on site and cannot be procured in time, neither by logistics nor by industry? Just print it!
The latest generation of Israeli-made Merkava IV with Rafael Trophy APS (Active Protection System) nicknamed Merkava Mark IVM Windbreaker, is one of the most protected Main Battle Tank (MBT) in the world. Following the series of tests of the Trophy system, the IDF Ground Forces Command declared the Trophy operational in August 2009 and first MBT Merkava 4 equipped with the Trophy APS enters in service with the Israeli Army in 2010.
The Russian T-14 Armata is indisputably the first of its generation. The development of a similar main battle tank by Western countries will take a few more years, Stefan Bühler, from the Swiss Association of Officers of the Armored Forces, said.
The Barys 8x8 armored fighting vehicle (AFV) developed by the Company Kazakhstan Paramount Enineering (KPE) has been tested with the Russian-made 2A42 30 mm automatic cannon, according to Director of Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) Yerbol Salimov.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has recently developed and demonstrated a breakthrough operational and technological capability for the Heron Family equipped with new technology offering automatically land in remote runways located thousands of kilometers away, where it is serviced by a small crew and basic fueling infrastructure before it takes off for an additional mission. New capability enables the Heron RPAS(Remotely Piloted Aerial System) to perform long distance missions (thousands of kilometers away) and to use remote sites with minimal infrastructure for landing and takeoff for another mission, all with satellite communication.
According to a video released on Twitter, Chinese army has developed their first unmanned main battle tank, using the Type 59 Main Battle Tank (MBT) platform. The video published on Twitter shown a Chinese soldier driving the Type 59 from an independent computer terminal with a steering wheel to control and drive remotely the main battle tank.
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