JANUARY 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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We cannot officially confirm this information, but according to news published on the "Tactical Report" website on January 13, 2022, Tunisia could be in talks with Germany to acquire military equipment including Leopard 2A5 Main Battle Tanks (MBT).
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Saab has signed a framework contract for the supply of its Barracuda multispectral camouflage systems with the French defence procurement agency, Direction générale de l'armement (DGA). The contract includes the delivery of new camouflage systems as well as a system adaptation phase in cooperation with the DGA. The contract is for eight years and provides for annual deliveries.
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According to information released by Milrem Robotics on January 13, 2022, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded the European leading robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) developer and system integrator Milrem Robotics a contract to provide RAS Concept Development and Experimentation (CD&E) Services to the Italian Army.
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According to information published by the "Taiwan News" on January 13, 2022, the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) plans to purchase an additional batch of American Patriot III MSE air defense missile systems in 2025 and 2026 to strengthen its air defense capabilities.
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According to information released by the Indian Ministry of Defense on January 11, 2022, the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on January 11, 2022.
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According to information released by the company Sako on January 12, 2022, The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command and Sako Ltd signed a contract for the procurement of the new Rifle System M23 on 12 January 2022. The procurement was preceded by collaboration on the development of the rifle system between Sako Ltd and the Finnish Defence Forces in 2020–2021 in accordance with the letter of intent between the Finnish Defence Forces and Sako Ltd.
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According to information published by the Spanish company, Escribano on January 12, 2022, Escribano Mechanical & Engineering has delivered and integrated its GUARDIAN Remote Weapon Systems on Guardian Xtreme 4x4 tactical armored vehicle build by IAG's Bulgarian company.
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The Iranian defense industry has developed the BM-120, a new mobile surface-to-surface ballistic missile, according to information published on the export military catalog of the Defense Industry of Iran.
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According to information published by Hyundai Rotem on January 10, 2022, South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has delivered a new generation of wheeled UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) to the South Korean army.
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According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on January 7, 2022, BAE Systems was awarded a $97,280,236 modification to contract for the production and delivery of M109A7 155mm self-propelled howitzers and M992A3 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicles to U.S. Army.
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According to information published on January 11, 2022, the Swedish company SAAB has signed a framework agreement with the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence for the Carl-Gustaf® M4 weapon and ammunition.
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According to information published on the Twitter account of KAD-GHANI on January 10, 2021, the Army of Algeria starts to receive a new Chinese 120mm self-propelled mortar carrier mounted on the HAFEET 640A 6x6 tactical vehicle, designed by the UAE-based company NIMR and manufactured under license in Algeria.
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According to information published by the Philippine News Agency website on January 11, 2021, after the delivery of ATMOS 2000 self-propelled howitzers to the Philippinesat the end of December 2021, Israel now delivers 15 M125A2 tracked self-propelled mortar carriers equipped with the Israeli CARDOM 120mm autonomous, computerized recoil mortar system.
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According to information released on January 10, 2022, South Yorkshire-based MTL Advanced has been chosen to supply armored steel for the production of the UK MoD's Boxer Armoured Vehicle Program, under a £-multi-million, multi-year contract awarded jointly by WFEL and parent company KMW. The armored material will be used in the Boxer 8x8 armored vehicle hull assembly, which will be fabricated at WFEL’s specialist Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Stockport.
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According to information released on January 10, 2022, BAE Systems has signed new support, sustainment, and readiness agreement with the Norwegian Army for its fleet of 144 CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles, securing a new contract model to support the availability and continuous modernization of the fleet.
Vortex Optics to deliver up to 250,000 XM157 Next Generation Squad Weapons - Fire Control to US Army
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According to information published by the Picatinny Arsenal on December 7, 2022, the U.S. Army has awarded Sheltered Wings Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics, based in Barneveld, WI, a 10-year firm fixed price, Follow-on Production Other Transaction Agreement (P-OTA) with a maximum ceiling value of $2.7 billion for production and delivery of up to 250,000 XM157 Next Generation Squad Weapons - Fire Control (NGSW-FC) systems over a 10-year period.
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According to pictures and video published on Twitter on January 10, 2022, two Leopard 2A7NO German-made Main Battle Tank arrived in Norway to conduct trial tests in the framework of a program launched by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense to acquire a new fleet of tanks.
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According to information published by the Australian Department of Defense, on January 10, 2022, Australia has confirmed the purchase of 75 M1A2 SEPV V3 from the United States as well as 29 M1150 assault breacher vehicles, 17 M1074 joint assault bridge vehicles, and six M88A2 Armored Recovery Vehicles.
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During a military parade that was held on May 9, 2021, in Nizhny Novgorod, located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia, the Russian army showed for the first time to the public the new 2S43 Malva, a 152mm 8x8 wheeled self-propelled howitzer.
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The first picture of the Israeli-made SIGMA 155mm 10x10 wheeled self-propelled howitzer has been released on the Twitter account of Caesar (@Ninja998998). The SIGMA is a new generation of 155mm 10x10 wheeled self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Israeli company Elbit Systems.
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According to information published by the "HANI.CO.HR" website on January 7, 2022, South Korea has announced the development of the Hycore hypersonic missiles to respond to the threats of North Korea. This week, many international media reported the successful launching of a hypersonic missile by North Korea that could a threat for South Korea and Asian countries.
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According to information published by the "Tactical Report" website on January 7, 2022, Saudi Arabia has shown interest to produce locally the BIHO II air defense system developed and designed by the South Korean company Hanwha Defense.
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According to information published by the Lithuania MoD (Ministry of Defense) on January 6, 2022, Lithuanian National Defense Volunteer Force military personnel patrolling the area of Lithuania’s border with Belarus has received ten new Quad all-terrain vehicles Outlander MAX XT-P 1000 T manufactured by the Canadian company BRP.
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According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on January 4, 2022, soldiers from the Wisconsin U.S. Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, a mobility artillery unit equipped with HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ) M142 conduct training before deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
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According to pictures and videos published on Internet, the Defense industry of Iran has developed a new short-range air defense missile system called AD-08 Majid. The new missile system was tested during the military exercise “Defenders of Velayat Skies 1400”, which was jointly conducted by the Iranian army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in October 2021.