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As formulated by the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) is the Marine Corps’ new push for modernizing its Ground-Based Air Defense capabilities. It is part of the Corps plan to upgrade their two active Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) battalions, which currently rely on dismounted Stinger missiles and radar equipment transported in two AM General M1114 Humvees per section.
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The upgrade of weapons of the Russian Airborne Forces demanded to design new airdrop means. Platformless PBS-950U and PBS-955 parachutes have been created for BMD-4M vehicles and multirole BTR-MDM armored personnel carriers. They airdrop the vehicles from airlifters with the crew inside. In 2021, new parachutes will be delivered to another two battalions armed with BMD-4M.
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The Indian army has issued a new RFI (Request For Information) to acquire 350 light tanks weighing less than 25 tons. This request comes after the clash with the Chinese army near the disputed Pangong Lake in Ladakh and the Tibet Autonomous Region, and near the border between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has been commissioned by IVECO Defence Vehicles S.p.A. to produce the driver’s cabs of GTF2 protected transport vehicles on the IVECO Trakker basis. In total, the order involves a production volume of 224 protected cabs from KMW with an option for a further 824 truck cabs.
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According to a tweet from Sam Cranny-Evans, the Ukrainian army is progressing in its trials of the Excalibur Army Dana-M2 self-propelled howitzer (SPH). A contract was placed for 26 howitzers in November 2020.
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Taiwan finally reached an agreement with the U.S. on April 28 to inspect its Patriot III missiles at an undisclosed American military base, Kelvin Chen reports in Taiwan News. This inspection will take place after administrative errors were corrected. The Control Yuan indeed pointed out last month the Air Force had failed to comply with project approval procedures for its Patriot III missiles.
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on April 29 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Heavy Armored Combat Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.685 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale.
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The U.S. Department of Defense announced on April 29 that Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $96,744,706 firm-fixed-price contract for the M983A4 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received.
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French Defense Minister Florence Parly had a meeting on Wednesday 21 April 2021 with the British Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace. They took this opportunity to review the strategic environment and shared their assessments of the security situations in the Sahel, the Mediterranean, the Gulf, the Levant, Ukraine, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific region.
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In terms of its organizational structure, the NFIU (NATO Force Integration Unit) is not different from other NATO entities. In the same way, one can find different "J" branches, only that on a smaller scale.
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The Russian Airborne Forces will receive new platformless, cargo, and other parachutes, head of the airborne training department of the Airborne Forces Vladimir Kvash told the Krasnaya Zvezda daily.
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On 13-15 April, the cyber defence exercise « Locked Shields 2021 » took place with 22 participants from 22 different countries. The Swedish Armed Forces participated with the Swedish Police, the Swedish Security Service, as well as with the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency which performed the best.
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According to information published by PGZ, the Polish Armaments Group, the development of the new unmanned weapon station ZSSW-30 developed by the Polish company Huta Stalowa Wola S.A and armed with Spike-LR Anti-Tank Guided Missile will be finalized for June 2021 and will be integrated on the Rosomak 8x8 armored vehicle.
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Sensor solutions provider Hensoldt has received an order from Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann (KMW) worth nearly 75 million euros to equip the Royal Netherlands Army's “Fennek” armored reconnaissance vehicles with visual systems. The scope of the order includes 188 BAA II NL observation and reconnaissance systems as well as a number of spare parts.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that artillerymen of the Southern Military District (YuVO) in the Rostov Region have begun mastering the new Msta-SM2 self-propelled howitzers that entered service in 2021 after having received them in March 2020, as reported by Army Recognition. The crews belonging to the 150th Motorized Rifle Division performed high-speed maneuvering techniques and changing the firing position at the Kuzminsky training ground.
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On April 27, in accordance with the contract signed in 2019, the first of 32 LMV-BR armored vehicles has been delivered to the Brazilian Army during a ceremony held at Iveco Defence Vehicles’ plant in Sete Lagoas (MG). The event was attended by representatives of the company and of the Brazilian Army. The remaining 31 units of this lot will be delivered by 2022 as part of the Army modernization process.
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Snipers from the Russian Western Military District’s combined-arms army based in the Leningrad Region in northwest Russia have practiced maximum-range live-firing with organic small arms in the daytime and at night during an exercise, the Defense Ministry’s press office said.
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The U.S. Department of Defense on April 27 announced that Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $214,708,838 modification to contract W31P4Q-19-C-0077 for the M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System.
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'Where the rubber meets the road' is a well-known adage that refers to a place where a new idea is put to a real-world test, and it could not be more appropriate to describe Soucy's highly innovative Composite Rubber Track system fitted to the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
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The U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment participated in exercise Dragoon Ready 21 from April 9-19 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, to enhance and train its core tasks. During the multinational combat training center exercise, 2nd Cav. Regt. was joined by elements of the United Kingdom and French armies, while the Joint Multinational Readiness Center was joined with elements of the Italian and Latvian armies, enhancing the ability to respond more effectively to regional crises and meet security needs.
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KMW and WFEL announced on April 27 that a further sub-contract has been awarded for the British Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme. Horstman UK will supply over 250 angular gearboxes and control units for the Boxer programme. Following rigorous supply chain evaluation, Horstman was selected to ensure the best value and lowest risk to the Boxer programme.
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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems signed an agreement to create a new joint venture with Group 42 to develop commercial artificial intelligence (AI) and “big data” technologies, Seth J. Frantzman reports in The National Interest. It comes in the wake of Israel and the United Arab Emirates signing a peace deal in 2020.
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According to pictures released on the Facebook account of the Jordanian armed forces, the Italian-made Centauro 8x8 105mm anti-tank armored vehicle is now fully operational with the Jordanian army. In November 2018, the Spanish company SDLE (Star Defence Logistics & Engineering) has won a multi-million Euros contract for the reactivation, maintenance and modernization of 80 first-generation Centauro Cavalry Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) for the Royal Jordanian Army.
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At the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS), the Swedish training incorporated riverine scenarios with NSWG-4 commands Special Boat Team 22 and the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School to increase interoperability and further relationships with strategic partners.
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In October 2020, it had been expected that the 1st Régiment de Tirailleurs (1 RTir, an infantry regiment) was going to be the first unit of the French Army to use “mule” robots during an external operation, Mali in the occurrence, where it was to form the backbone of the "Lamy" Desert Tactical Group, Laurent Lagneau reports on Zone Militaire/Opex360.