JANUARY 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to pictures published on the Twitter account of Global Defense Insight on January 25, 2022, Pakistan has just received the first SH-15 155mm self-propelled howitzers produced by China.
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According to information released on January 24, 2022, the U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification for the second lot of full-rate production of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs). The contract award of $ 169 million is for 33 vehicles.
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According to information released by the British Ministry of Defense on January 25, 2022, three companies have won contracts worth £3 million each to accelerate the autonomous capability of the British army that could be used to safely deliver mission-critical supplies to troops engaged in combat territory known as the ‘last mile’.
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Jankel, a leader in advanced protection systems for military vehicles and their occupants, has won a contract from Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) worth over £2m for the design, development and delivery of 148 vehicle crew seating sets (444 seats) as part of the UK’s Challenger 3 programme.
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According to information published by the "Age Dispatch" website on January 24, 2022, Canada could provide small arms and anti-tank weapons to Ukraine which were planned to be delivered to the Kurds in 2016.
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According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on January 24, 2022, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has placed 8,500 U.S. soldiers to heightened preparedness to deploy given Russia's continuing provocations along its border with Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said on January 24, 2022.
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According to information published on January 24, 2022, American company Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, together with its Denmark-based partner Precision Technic Defence Group, announced that they have signed a seven-year framework agreement with the Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) to provide a variety of medium- and long-range surveillance systems for land, maritime and airborne applications. DALO also has awarded the companies a service and maintenance contract. The potential contract value is estimated to exceed $100 million over the period of performance.
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According to information published by the Mena Defense website on January 23, 2022, Algeria would have confirmed the order of 6 Chinese drones CH-5 Rainbow designed and developed by CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation).
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According to a Tweet published by the British Royal Air Force on January 24, 2022, the United Kingdom is providing Ukraine with a new security assistance package to increase its defensive capabilities. C-17 military transport aircraft of the British Royal Air Force have delivered NLAW light anti-armor defensive weapon systems to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, as part of the wider British Government response.
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The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification for the second lot of full rate production of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs). The contract award of $ 169 million is for 33 vehicles.
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American Rheinmetall Systems, Biddeford, ME, is pleased to announce a multi-million dollar investment in the company’s strategic plan to support U.S. Army combat vehicle modernization priorities with advanced combat vehicle mission systems technologies. The company will be growing its workforce particularly in advanced engineering segments as well as bringing new industrial capability to further develop and ultimately deliver those technologies from their facility.
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Military Division "Motovilikhinskiye Zavody" CJSC "Special Design Bureau" and NPO "Splav" them. A.N. Ganichev, which are part of the control loop of the Technodinamika holding of the Rostec State Corporation, are modernizing the production of the legendary Grad, taking into account new technological processes on modern equipment, and are actively implementing a project for the serial production of the Tornado-G MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System). The work is carried out in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and other customers.
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In December 2021, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann signed a contract for the delivery of the PROTECTOR RS4, the world’s most fielded Remote Weapon System, for the German Joint Fire Support Team, schwer (JFSTsw) program.
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According to information published by the Philippine Department of National Defense on January 21, 2022, China has donated $21 million of military equipment to the Philippine armed forces.
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According to information published by the "Taiwan News" website on January 19, 2022, the Taiwanese army has confirmed an order for the purchase of the M136 Volcano Vehicle-Launched Scatterable Mine System from the United States.
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According to a contract released by the United States Department of Defense on January 21, 2022, U.S. Army awarded a firm-fixed-price contract of $11,010,530 to the American company AeroVironment to acquire for Puma LE Long Endurance unmanned aircraft system.
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Following the drone attacks in UAE (United Arab Emirates) last week, the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) was used for the first time in combat conditions to intercept drones and missiles during the attack on the UAE.
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According to a statement published by Defense ministries of Latvia and Lithuania, on January 21, 2022, Latvia and Lithuania will provide Stinger man-portable anti-aircraft missiles (MANPADS) and adjacent equipment to bolster Ukraine’s defensive military capabilities.
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According to a statement published by the Estonian Ministry of Defense on January 21, 2022, Estonian Minister of Defense Kalle Laanet has confirmed the approval from the United States to transfer Javelin's anti-tank missile weapon to Ukraine.
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According to information published by the Ukrainian News Agency Interfax on January 21, 2022, Estonia has requested Germany an approval to deliver D-30 122mm towed howitzers to Ukraine.
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According to information published by "The EurAsian Times" on January 22, 2022, it is reported that in December 2021, United Arab Emirates has shown interest to acquire the Indian-made Akash air defense missile system.
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According to pictures published on Chinese social networks, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has conducted a maiden flight with its new Wing Loong-1E, which is an advanced version of the Wing Loong 1, a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by the Chinese Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group.
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According to a press release published by Hensoldt on January 21, 2022, Sensor solutions provider, HENSOLDT equips 82 Bundeswehr helicopters of the type NH90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) with state-of-the-art self-protection technology.
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According to information published by the "Arirang" website on January 21, 2022, following a summit with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, on January 20, 2022, President Moon Jae-in said that South Korea and Egypt are on the final stage to conclude the acquisition of K9 Thunder 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers.
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According to information published by the Philippine News Agency on January 21, 2022, the Philippine Army will receive Indian-made Brahmos medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missiles within the third horizon of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP).