JANUARY 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to information published by the French defense website "Opex 360", the French Ministry of Defense announces the first delivery of 20 Jaguar EBRC 6x6 armored vehicles, to the "1er Régiment de Chasseurs d’Afrique", a cavalry regiment of the French army. The Jaguar EBRC is the latest generation of 6x6 Reconnaissance and Combat Armored Vehicle developed under the Scorpion program of the French Army.
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According to information published by the "Daily Sabah" website on January 20, 2022, the Turkish-made HISAR-O+ air defense missile system was delivered to the Turkish army.
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According to information published by the website "Tactical Report" on January 11, 2022, Qatar has requested a new offer to the company Eurosam to acquire the SAMP/T medium-range air defense missile system.
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The Kurganmashzavod of the High-Precision Complexes holding of Rostec has delivered the final batch of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles under a two-year contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense. The new equipment will replenish the technical fleet of all military districts of Russia.
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The Danish Ministry of Defence's Materiel and Procurement Agency has signed a new agreement on the supply of mobile sensor systems to the Armed Forces. A product that has been developed through an international industrial collaboration.
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According to information published by the "Politico" website on January 19, 2022, the U.S. State Department has approved the transfer of Javelin anti-tank and ground-to-air missiles to Ukraine from NATO allies including Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia
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DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program is picking up speed after three teams were selected to go to the starting line last October. The program is focused on advancing off-road autonomy of combat vehicles and seeks to demonstrate the ability of these platforms to travel at speeds that maintain pace with manned combat vehicles in complex terrain typical of that seen in real situations. Awards for Phase 1 were given to Carnegie Mellon University, NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and University of Washington.
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According to information released on January 20, 2022, Saab’s AT4 weapon has been selected by the Indian Armed Forces through a competitive program for a single-shot weapon. AT4 will be used by the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.
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According to information released on January 19, 2022, the German Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply 120mm mortar ammunition and modernize its mortar systems. Booked in 2021, the order represents a gross volume of around €27 million in total.
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According to information released by the U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency (MDA), on January 18, 2022, the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of the Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) at Israel's Ministry of Defense, together with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Israeli Defense Forces, conducted a successful flight test of the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) and the Arrow 3 interceptor at a test site in central Israel.
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According to information published on January 17, 2022, the Italian Iveco - Oto Melara Consortium (CIO) announces the signing of a contract to supply 14 Mortar Carrier VBMs, 26 Command Post VBMs (13 in Tactical Unit and 13 in Command Unit version), along with six “10x10” rescue and recovery vehicles to the Italian Army.
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The South Korean company Hanwha Systems announced on January 17, 2022, that it has inked a contract with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to export multi-functional radars (MFRs) for the Cheongung-II medium-range surface-to-air missile (MSAM) systems.
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According to a Tweet published by Ronkainen, the first batch of AMPV, the new tracked Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle built for U.S. Army were delivered to U.S. Army 2nd Armored Brigade, Third Infantry Division at Fort Stewart for initial operational testing.
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According to information and video published by the American company Raytheon Missiles & Defense, the French Nexter CAESAR 6x6 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer firing Raytheon Excalibur extended-range artillery projectiles directly struck two targets at a distance of more than 46 kilometers, a record-setting range for this artillery gun system.
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According to a statement published by the British Ministry of Defense (MoD), on January 17, 2022, the United Kingdom will supply anti-tank weapons and send troops to Ukraine. This decision was taken by the United Kingdom in response to the deployment of Russian tanks, armored fighting vehicles, rocket artillery, and short-range ballistic missiles along the border with Ukraine.
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According to information published by the Canadian newspaper website "Global News" on January 17, 2022, Canada has deployed Special Forces in Ukraine following the rising tensions with Russia. In recent weeks Russia has amassed troops along the border with Ukraine.
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According to information published by the "1945" website, the United States Army could announce the preferred supplier of the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) in Q4 2022. This program consists of the acquisition of a new Rifle (NGSW-R) and Automatic Rifle (NGSW-AR) with a common 6.8mm cartridge to replace M4 Carbine, M249 SAW, and M240 machine guns.
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According to information published by the Czech Defence Journal "czdjournal" on January 17, 2021, under the AMOS agency, Czech company Tatra Defence Vehicle from the Czechoslovak Group will respond to the Slovak MoD (Ministry of Defense) tender for the acquisition of new wheeled armored vehicles with its Pandur II.
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According to information published by the "InfoDefensa" website on January 11, 2022, Brazil plans to launch a new acquisition program for the purchase of 36 wheeled self-propelled howitzers.
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According to information published by the "Hindustan Times" on January 17, 2022, the first S-400 air defense missile system regiment of the Indian army will be ready for operational deployment by April 202, while four other S-400 regiments will be ready by 2023.
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According to information published by South Korean media on January 12, 2022, South Korean companies Hanwha Defense, Hanwha Systems et LIG Nex1 have signed a new contract to jointly deliver an undisclosed number of surface-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates part of the Cheongung II KM-SAM Block II.
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According to information published by the North Korean News Agency on January 15, 2022, North Korea has conducted firing tests of a short-range ballistic missile launched by a railway-borne missile regiment. It is the third launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea this year. It was supervised by commanding officers of the Korean People's Army and leading officials of the Academy of Defence Science.
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According to information published at the end of December 2021, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense took delivery of 45 armored vehicles including Guardian Xtreme 4x4 MRAP vehicle and Toyota pickup that will be used by the Bulgarian Special Forces. An official ceremony was held in the factory of the Bulgarian company Samel-90.
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According to a Tweet published by "The Dead District" on January 13, 2022, two Hyundai Rotem K2NO Black Panther and two KMW Leopard 2A7NO Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) arrived in Rena ground in Østerdalen, Norway for winter trials in the framework of the future MBT for the Norwegian army.
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According to information published by Rheinmetall Defense on January 13, 2022, German company Rheinmetall has won a significant order in the key strategic market for internal security systems. The procurement agency of Germany’s Federal Interior Ministry has contracted with the Düsseldorf-based technology group to supply a fleet of new all-terrain, protected multipurpose Survivor R special response vehicles, to be known as the “Sonderwagen 5”.