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As reported by The Dead District, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' prototype of MAV (Mobile Armored Vehicle, APC version of the Type-16 MCV) is undergoing trials to replace the Type 96 WAPC in the Japan Defense Forces.
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As reported by The Dead District, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' prototype of MAV (Mobile Armored Vehicle, APC version of the Type-16 MCV) is undergoing trials to replace the Type 96 WAPC in the Japan Defense Forces.
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on August 19, 2022, the United States has approved a new military aid to Ukraine worth $750 million including rocket launchers, artillery systems, drones, armored and tactical vehicles, and anti-tank weapons.
New Director of the U.S. Joint Staff J6, Lieutenant General Mary O’Brien, USAF, capped the closing demonstrations of a month-long Joint Staff-sponsored event, Bold Quest 22 (BQ22). Members of all U.S. Military Services, Allies, and partners from 19 countries, over 1,000 participants, collaborated through lab testing and field data collection in and around Fort Stewart, Georgia. Distinguished Visitors from across the services and the globe watched as warfighters conducted live fire demonstrations, including French aircraft and fire support units from multiple countries.
According to Radio Free Asia on Friday, August 19, the Taiwanese state-run National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) conducted a series of live-fire missile tests on Thursday and Friday as a Chinese warship sailed near the island’s east coast, local media reported.
According to ERR News, Estonia will increase its defense aid to Ukraine, support the training of Ukrainian soldiers in the UK and send a field hospital to Ukraine in cooperation with Germany, the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, August 18.
Australian training vehicle manufacturer GaardTech has delivered robotic vehicles that imitate Russian tanks to the German Armed Forces for testing and live fire employment. The robotic models more or less mimic the T-72, the T-90A and the T-14 Armata MBTs, among other Russian vehicles.
PATRIOT PARK /Moscow Region/, August 18. /TASS-DEFENSE/. A contract has been signed to deliver a second regiment set of the S-400 air defense missile system to Turkey, with the production of some components to be localized there, Head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev told TASS on the sidelines of the Army 2022 international forum.
According to information published on the Russian Social Network "VK" on August 14, 2022, the first operational deployment by the Russian armed forces with the new S-350 Vityaz air defense missile system to protect an airfield used for the war in Ukraine.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited foreign partners in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug. 3, 2022, to hand over 24 Puma Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) at the ATMIS Headquarters. Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (Djibouti), reports.
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a $88 million contract to build multiple Amphibious Combat Vehicle ACV-30 Production Representative Test Vehicles (PRTVs). Once delivered, the PRTVs will undergo a period of testing prior to a full-rate production decision.
Mack Defense announced on 16 August that the US Army has placed an additional order for 144 M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks (HDTs). The vehicles in the latest order are part of the firm-fixed-price $296 million contract to be fulfilled over seven years that the US Army awarded to Mack Defense in 2018.
Russian State tests of the 152mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) 2S43 "Malva" will be completed by the end of this year, RIA Novosti has been told by Uralvagonzavod (UVZ).
BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seeker technology for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile. The THAAD seeker provides critical sensing and guidance capabilities that help protect the U.S. and global allies from ballistic missiles.
PATRIOT PARK /Moscow Region/, August 16. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Russia is delivering S-400 air defense missile systems to India in compliance with the schedule, Head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev told TASS at the Army 2022 military-technical forum. “The delivery is being carried out in line with contractual obligations in compliance with the schedule agreed by the parties,” Shugayev said.
The U.S. Army M1283 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) General Purpose (GP) variant is undergoing testing at the Tropic Regions Test Center in Panama, Ronkainen reports on his Twitter account.
10 Stryker armored infantry carriers manufactured in the United States recently arrived at Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri province for delivery to the Royal Thai Army, Defense Studies reports. The cost of the vehicle, which was purchased from the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, is about 900 million baht (USD 25.4 Mn). In addition to spare parts, equipment and testing equipment, the acquisition includes maintenance support and training. In fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021, the Royal Thai Army ordered 70, 50 and 10 Stryker vehicles, respectively, for a total cost of approximately 9.1 billion baht (USD 256.6 Mn).
China Military Online on August 15, 2022, published pictures of live-fire tests of AFT-9 or HJ-9 antitank missiles carried on from WZ550 4x4 armored vehicle in the high-plateau region, at an altitude of 5,200 meters.
MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The advanced Manul infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is being developed on the basis of the combat experience gained while operating armored vehicles in the special military operation in Ukraine, Executive Director of Kurganmashzavod (KMZ, part of the High-Precision Systems Company within the Rostec state hi-tech corporation) Pyotr Tyukov told TASS.
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) multifunction sensor successfully detected and tracked multiple cruise missile threats simultaneously during a recent live-fire test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. G/ATOR successfully tracked each target immediately after launch and passed relevant information in real-time to intercept numerous cruise missile targets from multiple angles.
According to information published on the Twitter account "MilitaryLand.net" on August 14, 2022, the Ukrainian army 79th Air Assault Brigade received 11 MLS Shield 4x4 wheeled armored vehicles produced by the Italian company Tekne.
According to information published by the Slovak Ministry of Defense on August 13, 2022, Ukraine took delivery of the first batch of Zuzana 2 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers manufactured by the Slovak company Konštrukta Defense.
According to information published by the "Defense Brief" website on August 11, 2002, the Swiss defense procurement agency ArmaSuisse has selected the two last contenders for the next-generation self-propelled howitzer program of the Swiss army including the German company Kraus-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) with the RCH 155 and BAE Systems with the Archer.
According to information published by the British MoD (Ministry of Defense) on August 11, 2022, the United Kingdom will send further M270 multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine as well as a significant number of precision-guided M31A1 rockets which can strike targets up to 80 km away.
According to a press release published by Lockheed Martin on August 12, 2022, the firm recently validated prototype communications radio technology for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) during a recent test milestone.