August 2018 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military News |
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On the Day of State Flag of Ukraine on St. Michael's Square in Kyiv, there was an exhibition of modern weapons and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations "The power of the new army", manufactured by the companies Ukroboronprom.
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The RS-80 missiles from the Artem, a part of the State Enterprise Ukroboronprom, successfully passed one of the stages of State tests conducted by the State Research and Development Institute for Testing and Certification of Arms and Military Equipment of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
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China is to send more than 3,000 soldiers, 900 pieces of military equipment, 30 planes and a number of helicopters to take part in Russia’s Vostok-2018 (or East-2018), its largest military exercise since 1981, as Weida Li reports in JBTimes. Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu announced on Tuesday that the drill will take place between September 11 and 15. It is set to involve nearly 300,000 Russian troops, 1,000 aircraft and 900 tanks.
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Colonel Glenn Dean, program manager for the U.S. Army’s Stryker combat vehicle, has said the service intends to integrate new vehicle protection technologies to its combat fleet by 2020, Defense News reports.
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The Military Research Institute (VVVU), a Czech state-owned firm, will supply 80 special CBRN armored vehicles to the army, said on Thursday Jana Zechmeisterova from the Defence Ministry press section. They are designed for military chemists to detect radioactive, chemical and biological substances, as well as take and process samples and send the information found to the command.
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This week, Indonesia and China held the latest iteration of their defense industry talks. The engagement highlighted ongoing activity in the defense aspect of bilateral relations in spite of lingering challenges, Prashanth Parameswaran reports in The Diplomat.
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Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conducted field testing of a new Free Space Optics system at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, August 21.
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At the recent Heroes' Day celebrations, Namibia revealed that it had acquired and is using FN-6 man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) from China, defenceWeb reports. Pictures of this appeared in 2016.
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Boosting Armenia’s air defense system is a current priority in upgrading and recalibration of Armenia’s defense capabilities, said Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan during a lecture he delivered at the Defense Ministry on Tuesday in preparation for the 2018 Shant Strategic Military Exercises.
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Turkey’s leading defense contractor has set a record with the world’s largest rocket artillery, the company announced yesterday, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Jobaria, an impressive multiple cradle rocket launcher developed by Roketsan for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has racked up a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest rocket artillery in terms of the number of barrels, the company said in a statement.
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The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract for hundreds of millions of shekels with the Israeli Military Industries (IMI) for the purchase and development of advanced precision missiles, Jerusalem0nLine reports.
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The Russian military has successfully conducted a test launch of a new interceptor missile for Russia’s missile defense system, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service said on Thursday.
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Indonesian Defense Company PT Pindad has performed final firing tests with the Kaplan MMWT (Modern Medium Weight Tank) on Monday, August 28, 2018 jointly developed by the Turkish Company FNSS and PT Pindad from Indonesia at the Army’s infantry education center in West Bandung regency in West Java.
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Early September, the Belgian army will send two contingents – one of the ground forces and one of the air force – to Lithuania for four months as part of NATO's reinforcement of its military presence in Eastern Europe. The aim is to dissuade Russia from any hint of aggression.
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China and Afghanistan are working in close coordination on setting up a counter-terrorist mountain brigade in the northern Badakhshan region. According to a report of the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, China is to build its first military base in Afghanistan for hundreds of troops carrying out counter-terrorism training missions across the border from its western Xinjiang region.
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Defense and peacekeeping applications, rescue vehicles and off-road trucks put special demands on tires. Both on and off the road and at any speed, the tire must be highly maneuverable, offer good grip and definitely not fail you at the critical moment. Nokian MPT Agile 2 is the new version of the already field-proven Nokian MPT Agile, offering several improvements over the original.
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Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc., company, met in June to further advance the development of a micro unmanned aerial system or UAS. The UAS is a miniature, lightweight reconnaissance vehicle that Soldiers can carry onto the battlefield and deploy in a confined space.
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As Sgt. Kris Bonet reports on army.mil, there are certain things that some Soldiers and service members may take for granted: equipment provided, a full plate of food, ammunition for their weapons. It might seem like there is a mystical force operating behind the scenes to make these resources magically appear, but it's a result of the organized, detailed planning and execution that is logistics.
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Concern VKO Almaz-Antey has handed over another regimental set of the S-400 Triumph air defense missile system to the Russian military at a ceremony held at Kapustin Yar range in the Astrakhan region, Almaz-Antey said.
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The enterprises of Ukroboronprom developed a number of advanced systems for a significant increase in the effectiveness of Ukrainian artillery. The latest developments, which can improve the accuracy and efficiency of fire at times, were presented during the solemn events on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine (24 august).
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According to a statement published on August 27, 2018, by the Czech Ministry of Defense website, Czech Republic has awarded a contract to supply 62 TITUS 6x6 armored combat vehicles, jointly developed and designed by the French Company Nexter Systems now part of KNDS and the Czech Company TATRA.
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The Army Rapid Capabilities Office today announced the winners of a challenge designed to identify artificial intelligence and machine learning tools that could improve the speed and accuracy of electronic warfare operations.
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The multi-billion dollar project to replace Army’s M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carriers has taken another step forward with the formal release of the Request for Tender for LAND 400 Phase 3 – Mounted Close Combat Capability.
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Ukraine will maintain defense spending at about 5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) next year, a senior security official said Monday.
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The Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Monday 27 August that it had purchased a vast network of surface-to-surface precision missiles, for an undisclosed sum, and is reportedly seeking longer-range arms that can target the whole region, the Times of Israel reports.