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According to a press release published on January 25, 2021, DRDO (Indian Defense Research and Development Organization) conducted the successful maiden launch of Akash-NG (New Generation) Missile from Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha on 25 January 2021. Akash-NG is a new generation Surface to Air Missile meant for use by the Indian Air Force with an aim of intercepting high maneuvering low RCS (radar-cross-section) aerial threats.
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In 2019, the Royal Thai Army launched a program to upgrade its Type-85 tracked vehicles to extend their service life beyond their current lifespan of about 35 years, Defense Studies reports. The improvement consisted namely in changing the original German-made Deutz BF8L 413F 4-stroke air-cooled diesel engine developing 320 hp (240 kW)
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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and Rafael Systems Global Sustainment (RSGS), a U.S. subsidiary of Rafael, demonstrated the Spike SR (Short Range) missile at the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) 2021 earlier this month.
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The Central Scientific Research Institute of Precise Mechanical Engineering of the State Corporation Rostec will hand over the 9x19 RG120 Aspid sports self-loading pistol and its RG120-1 modification for approbation to law enforcement agencies and shooting clubs. The feedback received will help to refine the weapon and successfully pass the tests.
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Downer Defence Systems (DDS) has been awarded a $3 million contract through the Defence Innovation Hub to partner with several Australian companies to deliver the Muskito capability as the Prime Systems Integrator for the project.
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"The fall of a Russian Pantsir-S1 air-defence gun-missile system into U.S. hands is terrible news and a negative fact for Russia, but it is not a tragedy". This statement is of the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences, Sergey Modestov, Bulgarian Military reports.
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Close-combat immersive specialist 4GD announces the launch of two new products Ecfectus and Acies, expanding their SmartFacility urban training solution.
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Commander Pasmar 1 (Danpasmar 1) Brigadier General TNI (Mar) Hermanto, took part on January 27 to a technical discussion on the modernization of the PT-76 Tanks operated by the Indonesian Marine Corps (Marinir). This was at least partly an assessment of a modernization completed last year, as published by Army Recognition on May 23, 2020.
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Bird Aerosystems will customize its RCD (Radar Control and Display) system and MSIS mission management system to enable enhanced user capabilities tailored for the specific operational requirements of Hensoldt's PrecISR advanced multi-mode radar users.
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One of the keys to success in war is learning from experience and adapting as a result. That is just what happened when a team from the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) visited British tank units in Estonia. The British army reports on its website.
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On January 22, the 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino" (82 ° Reggimento Fanteria "Torino") of the mechanized brigade "Pinerolo" (Brigata meccanizzata "Pinerolo") of the Italian army, stationed in Barletta, received the first 12 light tactical armored vehicles LMV 2 (Italian military designation : VTLM 2 NEC, or Lince 2) manufactured by Iveco Defense Vehicles, BMPD Live Journal reports.
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MBDA has fired an MMP missile from a remotely operated turret mounted on a 4×4 vehicle for the first time. This demonstration was the third scenario of the MMP firing campaign carried out at the Canjuers military camp in the south of France, and took place with the support of the French army and of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA, French Procurement Agency).
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In collaboration with the U.S. Army and under previous fielding’s, Thales provided the IMBITR to multiple operationally deployed units to generate important Soldier feedback for testing and risk reduction prior to the U.S. Army’s formal Operational Test and Evaluation in January 2021.
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The Naval Ordnance Department of the Royal Thai Navy announced to acquire 5 of Mobile Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile on 4x4 vehicles for RTN Naval Air and Coastal Defense Command, Asian Defence News reports.
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Combined forces from the United Arab Emirates and United States recently completed a week-long defense-focused training engagement in the UAE. Capt. Joshua Hays, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Central Command, reports.
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In June 2017, Liebherr received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to deliver a total of 71 armoured mobile and recovery cranes worth around 150 million euros. The final two of the total of 33 type G-BKF armoured recovery cranes left the Liebherr plant in Ehingen on 10 December 2020. The majority of the total of 38 type G-LTM armoured mobile cranes have also been delivered. The final six machines are scheduled for delivery in 2021.
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Kenya’s Department of Defense has cleared the procurement of 118 Hizir armored personnel carriers from Turkey at a price of nearly $70 million, Andrew Wasike reports on AA.com.
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NATO has selected Thales to provide the first certified defence cloud solution that can be deployed in the theatre of operations in less than 24 hours. Thales was selected after a worldwide competitive tendering process on the basis of its defence systems integration know-how. With this contract, the Group enters a new market sector and demonstrating its capacity to integrate the best civil and commercial technologies available and to adapt them to the needs of the armed forces.
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GDELS announced on January 26 that the Austrian Ministry of Defense awarded a contract on October 30, 2020 to General Dynamics European Land Systems-Steyr for the delivery of 30 Pandur 6x6 Evolution (Evo) wheeled armored vehicles.
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Elbit Systems announced on January 26 that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $172 million to supply light tanks to the army of an undisclosed country in Asia-Pacific. The contract will be performed over a three-year period.
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As part of the state defense order, the Ukrainian Department of Military-Technical Policy, Arms and Military Equipment Development, bypassing intermediaries, placed orders for the Armed Forces of Ukraine from direct manufacturers, contacting the NATO Support and Supply Agency. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has published a list of military orders for 2021 placed in NATO. This was reported by the Ukrainian edition "ArmyINFORM" echoed by, ToWar.ru website.
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More than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received in 2021 by the units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions. Deliveries will be completed by the end of the year.
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Hensoldt and Fraunhofer IOSB in Ettlingen, Germany, have entered into a cooperation agreement with the aim of developing future-proof, robust and powerful lasers for laser-based countermeasures for self-protection systems and reconnaissance purposes.
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The SAF (Slovenian Armed Forces) has completed a successful firing of Rafael's Spike LR missiles in a demonstration that took place in Slovenia, December 2020, in front of representatives of the Ministry of Defence and members of the Slovenian Armed Forces.
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-A NATO customer has awarded Rheinmetall an order for artillery ammunition. The Group’s South African subsidiary, Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd., will supply several thousand conventional and extended-range artillery shells of the Assegai family (Base Bleed and V-LAP) as well as M92 Assegai tactical modular charges. Delivery commenced in December 2020 and is to be complete by May 2021. The order is worth around €25 million.