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The army of Moldova received, on January 12, the first three Piranha III H Armored Personnel Carriers among the 19 vehicles offered by Germany, in a ceremony organized in Military Camp 142. The donation is based on the agreement signed with the German side and as a result of the official visit of German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to Chisinau.
DTI delivered a 4x4 wheeled MRAP armored vehicle, 4x4 and 4x2 tactical reconnaissance vehicles to the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters for testing by the Counter-Terrorism Operations Center (CTOC) as a user unit used to test and trial work, Defense Studies reports.
On 29 December 2022, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded Nexter an order for 50 renovated Leclerc tanks to the XLR standard.
According to a Tweet published on the Official President of the Republic of Poland account on January 11, 2023, Poland is ready to transfer a company of Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) consisting of 10 to 14 tanks from its own military inventory.
Elbit Systems UK has been awarded a contract to provide Magni-X micro-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (micro-UAS) to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract has been awarded by Defence Equipment & Support’s Future Capability Group as part of the British Army’s Human Machine Teaming framework, and the proven micro-UAS will be delivered to specialist army units for service by mid-2023.
According to a report in the German press earlier this week, there was a disagreement that the German Marder 1A3 IFVs bound for Greece will change course and strengthen Ukraine's army. A phone conversation between the two ministers served to clarify this and now shows how the original agreement is being implemented normally.
According to The New Voice of Ukraine on January 10, Pakistani shipping and brokerage firm Project Shipping plans to deliver 159 containers of ammunition for Ukraine – from the port of Karachi to Gdansk, Poland, in the second half of January. In exchange, Pakistan may receive Ukrainian assistance in the modernization of its Mi-17 helicopters.
Rheinmetall’s KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle has reached its latest interim objective: promptly at the start of 2023, low-rate initial production (LRIP) began in NATO member nation Hungary, the vehicle’s first customer. Pre-series production is an important milestone, one which also encompasses the fabrication of the Lance medium-caliber turret as well as additional variants of the Lynx. Full-rate production, or FRP, is due to commence in July 2023. Recruitment of qualified personnel and the inflow of technical equipment for the Lynx center of excellence is now in full swing.
According to information published by the Czech Army and Defence Magazine "CZ Defence" on January 10, 2023, the Czech company Excalibur Army would have already delivered to Ukraine 20 T-72EA modernized Soviet-made T-72M and T-72M1 main battle tanks on the 90 which were ordered within the framework of a contract with the United States and European countries including the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
According to information published on Yahoo News, on January 9, 2023, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos discusses with his German counterpart Christine Lambrecht, the option to deliver as a priority to the Ukrainian army the Marder IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) that Greece was going to receive following the donation of its BMP-1 IFVs to Ukraine.
According to Biplob Ghosal in Times Now, the Indian Ministry of Defence said that a successful training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) Prithvi-II was carried out on Tuesday, January 10 from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
According to Jack Detsch in Foreign Policy, Turkey began sending Ukraine a form of U.S.-designed, artillery-fired cluster rounds in late 2022, giving Kyiv a powerful—but controversial—weapon to destroy Russian tanks and kill troops on the battlefield.
The Russian Lancet loitering munitions also called Kamikaze drones become a nightmare for the Ukrainian armed forces. Recently, the Russian Ministry of Defense released several videos showing the destruction of combat vehicles by Lancet loitering munitions. Russia uses these drones to primarily target combat vehicles, artillery and air defense systems delivered by the United States and European countries.
Fifty years have passed since the first airdrop of BMD-1 combat vehicle with the crew inside. No foreign army has repeated the achievement, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to eng.lsm.lv, Latvia could once again offer Ukraine Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, Defense Minister Ināra Mūrniece told Latvian Television on January 10. The Minister stated that, in the second half of January, a conference on future military assistance to Ukraine will be held at the US Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany. The list of military support from Latvia is already "in the pocket," said Mūrniece..
Two European NATO customers - namely Belgium - have signed contracts with Rheinmetall to supply their armed forces with 40mm ammunition. The total value of these contracts exceeds €30 million.
On January 10, 2023, Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada is purchasing a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and associated munitions from the United States to donate to Ukraine. This high-priority donation is the first Canadian donation of an air defense system to Ukraine.
According to an interview published by the "Aftonbladet", a Swedish daily newspaper on January 8, 2022, with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the Government of Sweden confirmed that the ARCHER, an 8x8 truck-mounted 155mm self-propelled howitzer will be supplied to Ukraine.
The Italian Defense Company IDV (IVECO Defence Vehicles) announced on January 10, 2023, that the Italian Directorate of Land Armaments signed a contract with IDV for the supply of 36 wheeled Amphibious Armoured Vehicles (VBA) to the Italian Navy. The contract comes as part of the program to renew and extend the vehicles’ fleet for National Defence, aimed at increasing the Sea Projection National Capability of the Italian Navy.
On January 9, 2023, the sixth generation of Turkish-made Firtina 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzer was delivered to the Turkish army during an official ceremony that was held at BMC Defense Arifiye Campus and attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Brussels, 10 January 2023. The NATO-EU strategic partnership is founded on our shared values, our determination to tackle common challenges and our unequivocal commitment to promote and safeguard peace, freedom and prosperity in the Euro-Atlantic area.
Mariusz Błaszczak, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, on January 9 approved the concept of creating the 1st Legions Infantry Division, Ewa Korsak reports in Polska Zbrojna. The new formation is to operate in the east of Poland, primarily in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, and its soldiers will receive the latest equipment available to the Polish army. The division will consist of four brigades.
According to information published by the "Defense News" website on January 5, 2023, Colombia approved the purchase of the Israeli-made Barak MX air defense missile system produced by IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) for an amount of $131.2 million.
Russia will continue developing its nuclear triad in 2023, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the ministry’s conference call on Tuesday, January 10: “We will continue to develop the nuclear triad and maintain its combat readiness because the nuclear shield remains the main guarantee of our country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
According to information published by the United States Army, the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, receives the modernized Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on January 5, 2023.
