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Joint Stock Company Tractor Plants to develop new IFV chassis based on the Dragun
 
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Russian joint stock company (JSC) Tractor Plants is developing new unified infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) chassis, according to a Russian defense industry source. "In 2015, the Tractor Plants company has revealed new BMP-3 IFV variant designated as Dragun (Dragoon). The perspective chassis is planned to be based on the Dragun vehicle. It will slightly resemble BMP-3, while having absolutely different internal layout," the source said.
 

New Bahman 57mm 6x6 self-propelled anti-aicraft twin gun unveiled by Iranian armed Forces
 
Bahman twin cannon 57mm anti-aircraft air defense system Iran Iranian army military equipment defense industry 640 001 Iran Defense Industry has developed a new wheeled self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system under the name of "Bahman", the vehicle was unveiled on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, during a ceremony on the occasion of the Army Day, attended by the Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan.
 

Iran has unveiled new home-made main battle tank called TIAM
 
TIAM main battle tank Iran Iranian army military equipment defense industry 640 002 Iran unveiled its latest home-made new main battle tank called "TIAM" on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in a ceremony attended by Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan. Some few months ago, Itran has unveiled another main battle tank called "Sabalan".
 

New Tigr-M variant to debut at the 2016 Victory Day parade
 
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New variant of Tigr-M armoured car (AC) developed by Military-Industrial Company (Russian acronym: VPK, Voenno-Promishlennaya Kompaniya) will make its debut at 2016 Victory Day Parade on May 9, according to a Russian defense industry source.
 

Russia to spend $7,5 million on developing fifth-generation night-vision devices
 
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The development of fifth-generation night-vision devices will cost 500 million rubles ($7.5 million), Katod Enterprise Director for Special Projects Alexei Yenin told TASS on Tuesday. Night-vision devices should be developed within the next five years, he added.
 

New Remote Fuse Disassembly System for EOD teams of U.S. Marine Corps
 
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The new Remote Fuse Disassembly System was introduced for the first time to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion during a five-day course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan April 4-8, 2016. The purpose behind the new system is to help make ordnance disposal safer by allowing EOD technicians to disassemble ordnance at distances five times farther than before.
 

U.S. Army successfully fired a MHTK Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile from its newest mobile platform
 
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The U.S. Army successfully fired a Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile from its newest launch platform , April 4, 2016. The missile successfully fired as part of an Engineering Demonstration of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept.
 

Border Police of Iran's Law Enforcement Air Force uses gyroplanes and UAVs to control the border
 
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Speaking to Tasnim Iranian prsss agency on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Commander of Iran’s Law Enforcement Air Force General Mohammad Vali Beiranvand said the border police employs gyroplanes and drones to monitor and control the borders, particularly in the east.
 

New high-bandwidth Terrestrial Transmission Line Of Sight TRILOS for U.S. Armed Forces
 
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The U.S. Army conducted the operational proof-of-concept expeditionary Signal Modernization (SigMod) capability demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in mid-March, in support of the current 82nd Airborne Division operational needs statement requirements.
 

First live firing with new 2S7M Malka self-propelled cannon for Russian troops of Eastern MD
 
First live firing with new 2S7M Malka self-propelled cannon for Russian troops of Eastern MD 640 001 Russian troops of the Eastern Military District (MD) artillery formation conducted first combat firings with the new long-range self-propelled cannon 2S7M Malka. This is an improved version of the Soviet-made 2S7 Pion with an increased rate of fire from 1.5 to 2.5 rds/min.
 

Russia test-fired Smerch multiple-launch rocket systems in the Astrakhan Region
 
Russia to test fired Smerch multiple launch rocket systems in the Astrakhan Region 640 001
An Eastern Military District unit operating Smerch multiple-launch rocket systems and stationed in the Sakhalin Region has conducted a live firing exercise at the Kapustin Yar Missile Range in the Astrakhan Region, having destroyed simulated enemy command posts and combat vehicles, the military district’s spokesman, Alexander Gordeyev, told TASS on Tuesday.
 

Upgraded T-72 and T-90S main battle tanks remain the Azerbaijani Army's key striking power
 
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Upgraded T-72 main battle tanks and T-90S tanks purchased from Russia in 2011-2013 remain the Azerbaijani Army’s key striking power. According to military experts, Azerbaijan’s T-72A and T-72M1 tanks have been modernized by Israel’s Elbit Systems and Rafael and designated as Aslan (Lion). The modernized version of the T-72A and T-72M1 tanks is very close to Georgia’s T-72SIM1 tank.
 

KrAZ-Spartan 4x4 armoured personnel carrier save lives of Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield
 
KrAZ-Spartan 4x4 armoured personnel carrier save lives of Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield 640 002
March 30, another KrAZ-Spartan vehicle restored by KrAZ workers after bad damage in battle zone went to ATO zone to continue its service. The KrAZ Spartan armored personnel carrier is produced in Ukraine under license from the Compnay Streit Group.
 

U.S. Army engineers work to create a new longer M777 155mm howitzer under the name M777ER
 
US Army engineers work to create a new longer M777 155mm howitzer under the name M777ER 640 001
U.S. Picatinny Arsenal engineers have been working to create a longer, newly modified M777A2 howitzer under the project name of M777ER that has the potential to double the system’s current artillery range. The modification adds six feet (1.8 m) to the cannon and less than 1,000 pounds (450 kg) to the overall system. A mobility demonstration is the first step to determine if the howitzer can be modified for extended range, or if a new system is required.
 

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