Israeli company Elbit Systems has developed the SPEAR, a fully autonomous vehicle-mounted 120mm soft recoil mortar system that can be easily integrated on light 4x4 or 6x6 armored or tactical vehicles.

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According to information published on January 20, 2022, The international integrated technology group Rheinmetall and Europe's leading developer of robotics and autonomous systems Milrem Robotics deployed for the first time the Rapid Obscuring System (ROSY) smoke screen launcher on the Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) THeMIS.

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According to pictures published on the VK account of Военный Осведомитель (Military Informant), Russia has developed a new combat vehicle based on the T-15 BMP Armata tracked armored vehicle platform which seems to be a command post variant called BMP-KSh (KSh stands for komandno-shtabnaya – command and staff).

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According to a video released by the Chinese television CCTV on January 16, 2022, China has developed a four legged-robot which seems very similar to the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) developed by the U.S. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) in collaboration with the American company Boston Dynamics.

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According to information published by "The Jerusalem Post" on January 10, 2022, the Israeli company Smart Shooter has developed its new combat drone called SMASH Dragon designed to counter other UAVs, armed with an assault rifle and also incorporates the company’s combat-proven SMASH technology.

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Russian State Arms Export Defense Company Rosoboronexport has disclosed the top five most wanted Russian combat weapons in the global military market. CEO Alexander Mikheev said they include Checkmate light tactical fighter jet, Orion-E reconnaissance-strike drone, TOS-2 Tosochka flamethrower able to launch thermobaric rockets, AK-19 Kalashnikov assault rifle, and Vityaz S-350E surface-to-air defense missile system.

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According to pictures released by the Polish defense company Zaklady Mechaniczne Tarnow, the Perun combat wheeled UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) has been demonstrated with Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Pirate mounted on the vehicle.

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According to an interview published by the Russian State Defense Company ROSTEC at the end of December 2021, the Russian defense industry plans to develop a wheeled version of the Sprut-SDM1, a tracked light amphibious tank.

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The French Ministry of Armed Forces published a report, about the French Armed Forces and their equipment for the year 2021, in this article, a detailed list with the number and types of main battle tanks, tracked and wheeled armored vehicles, artillery systems, drones and helicopters currently in service with the French Army.

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During a military parade that was held in Nizhny Novgorod, May 9, 2021, the Russian army has unveiled a new version of its Vystrel KAMAZ-43269 4x4 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) vehicle also called BPM-97 fitted an Epoch BM-30D RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon Station).

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According to the Iranian technical brochure and video published on Internet, Iran has developed the AD-200, a new long-range surface-to-air defense missile system that could be the export version of the Iranian-made BAVAR 373. This information was released to the Iranian MoD export catalog of military equipment.

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According to a video released by Raytheon Technologies on January 7, 2022, in partnership with the U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires and Rapid Capabilities Office, Raytheon Missiles & Defense successfully showcased several counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities during the service’s 10-day summer test period including the M-LIDS fitted with the Coyote Block 2+ counter UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) weapon system.

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According to a video published on YouTube on January 7, 2022, the Chinese army has performed live firing tests with a new 120mm autonomous soft recoil mortar system mounted on a Dongfeng Dongfeng Mengshi CSK131 light tactical vehicle in 6x6 configuration.

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According to information published by the U.S. Army on January 6, 2022, the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) weapon system has made headlines in recent years for its ability — as its name states, to fire at an extended range. Yet in early August 2021, the M1299 artillery weapon system made history by firing at the highest velocity on record with this program at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG).

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According to a video released by the Chinese Military CCTV 7, the Chinese-made Dragon & Horse II 8x8 UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) entered service with the Chinese army and is used as a cargo vehicle to carry ammunition.

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