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On Wednesday, January 4, at the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade barracks in Wesoła, Mariusz Błaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Polish National Defense, approved a contract for the supply of 116 M1A1 Abrams tanks for the Polish Army.
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On Wednesday, January 4, at the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade barracks in Wesoła, Mariusz Błaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Polish National Defense, approved a contract for the supply of 116 M1A1 Abrams tanks for the Polish Army.
In a tweet posted on January 1, the Indian Aerospace Defence News (IADN) announced that the Royal Moroccan Army will take delivery of 94 6x6 military trucks from Indian company Tata Advance Systems. On the pictures tweeted, many LPTA 244 6×6 trucks were getting ready to be exported to Morocco from Port Pipavav, off the West Coast of India, Joe Saballa reports in The Defense Post. The Moroccan army also confirmed the export on Sunday, saying on Twitter that the vehicles were “on their way to be delivered.”
The Norwegian government announced on January 5 that it has delivered another 10,000 155mm shells to Ukraine. The artillery shells can be used in several types of artillery, including the M109 Norway donated in 2022.
On January 4, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced via his Twitter account that France will supply Bastion APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) vehicles to Ukraine.
On January 3, 2023, the American company Oshkosh Defense announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal has placed a $102 Million Order for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) that will be delivered to Romania, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Brazil, and Montenegro.
As reported by Australian staradvertiser.com referring to AP, Australia announced on 5 January that it will spend more than 1 billion Australian dollars (US$700 million) on Lockheed Martin M142 HIMARS (launchers, missiles and training rockets), possibly 20 units, that would be inducted by 2026, and Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM), which will be employed on the Hobart Class destroyers and Anzac Class frigates, replacing the ageing Harpoon anti-ship missile on those ships from 2024
According to information published in the French Newspaper "Le Figaro" on January 4, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron announced to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that France will deliver to Ukraine French-made light tanks AMX-10RC / RCR armed with a 105mm semi-automatic cannon able to defeat Russian Main Battle Tanks (MBTs).
During a military parade, Myanmar armed forces unveiled a new local-made hybrid light light tank which is based on the hull and suspension of the 2S1 Gvozdika tracked self-propelled howitzer fitted with a Chinese-made 105mm turret.
On December 30, 2022, Turkey announced the successful firing test with the new locally-made SIPER long-range air defense missile system. The SIPER will become operational in 2023.
According to a tweet posted by Vivek Singh on 30 December 2022, India's tank maker factory Avni (Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd) is testing a hybrid main battle tank made of a T-90 MBT chassis with a T-72 turret. The prototype is at the last stage of trials and would be inducted into the Indian Army soon.
The Polish company MESKO S.A. announced on December 31, 2022, via its Twitter account, a new contract with a Baltic country for the delivery of Piorun MANPADS (Man-portable air-defense system).
The Norwegian Defense materiel administration has signed a contract with Rheinmetall for the upgrade of electro-optical sensors in the air defense system NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System). The value of the contract is around NOK 190 million. It includes an upgrade of the current analogue sensor system to the new digital sensor system.
According to Ukrinform, the Russian Federation used about 660 Iranian-made Shahed UAVs out of the 1,750 units provided for by the contract with Iran. Currently, the Russian Federation is expecting a new batch of 250-300 drones.
Elbit Systems announced on January 4 that its E-Lyn tactical Software Defined Radio (SDR) solution was selected by the Spanish Ministry of Defense Directorate-General for Armament and Material (DGAM) for the "Urgent acquisition of V/UHF SDR radio equipment" program. This follows the Spanish MoD’s selection of the E-Lynx SDR solution for its combat battalions in November 2020, and for its 8x8 VCR Dragon combat vehicles in November 2021.
According to information published by the Indian Ministry of Defense on December 16, 2022, India released a list of major military equipment imports including the THeMIS UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) designed and manufactured by the Estonian company MILREM Robotics.
The Indian ministry of Defense has begun procurement of 100 more K9 Vajra tracked, self-propelled howitzers, Dinakar Peri reports in The Hindu. Contract negotiations will begin once Larsen & Toubro (L&T) responds to the ministry’s request for proposals issued last November to manufacture the South Korean 155 mm gun domestically. All the deliveries will be completed before 2028. Until last year, the Indian Army had planned to order only one more K9 regiment.
According to information.dk website, two Finnish politicians asked their government to send Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine. They want a joint European effort and encourage Denmark to take up the same discussion. The two Finnish politicians Anders Adlercreutz and Atte Harjanne, from the government parties SFP and Grønt Forbund, have joined forces to call on the Finnish government to take up the debate on making Leopard 2A4 tanks available to Ukraine. And the debate should also be held in Denmark and other countries that have Leopard 2 tanks, they believe.
According to a Tweet published on January 3, 2023, by "Praise The Steph", Ukraine will receive 26 Dana M2 152mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers from the Czech Republic as well as DN1CZ an ER (Extended Range) 152mm artillery ammunition.
Rafael announces that its combat-proven Spyder air defense system is now enhanced with a sophisticated Counter-TBM (tactical ballistic missiles) capability.
The Hungarian state is building a new explosives plant to produce RDX (Research Department eXplosive) at its site in Várpalota, Hungary. Rheinmetall Denel Munition Pty (Ltd) from South Africa is supplying the necessary plant technology. Under the contract signed on 15 December 2022, a new plant will be built and operated by a joint venture consisting of Rheinmetall and N7 Holding, a state-owned Hungarian enterprise. The contract is worth a figure in the low three-digit million-euro range.
According to a tweet from Korean defense blogger @mason_8718, officials from several countries, namely the Philippines, attended the test-firing of KTSSM-II missiles from a K239 Chunmoo-I Multiple Launch Rocket System unit on December 21, 2022. According to Defense Studies, it seems that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are now preparing their list on the 3rd Horizon of the Revised AFP Modernization Program, specifically for the Multiple Launch Rocket System acquisition.
Polish Defense ministry has signed a contract modification with Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” – Radom for the delivery of another batch of MSBS Grot assault rifles for the Polish Army. Close to 70,000 additional rifles will be delivered by the end of 2026 under the contract, with more to be ordered.
The Ukrainian army has received a batch of Swedish all-terrain vehicles Bandvagn 202, en.topwar.ru reports. According to the Ukrainian press, this is not an official supply from the Swedish Ministry of Defense: these vehicles were purchased by a private person and donated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In 2022, the U.S. Army announced that the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program will become soldiers’ primary firearms, awarded a defense contract for new, Mobile Protected Firepower vehicles and outlined its designs to build the Army of 2030. The Army of 2030 is a plan to modernize and upgrade Army forces while preventing near-peer adversaries from outpacing the service on the battlefield. Joe Lacdan, Army News Service, reports.
Elbit Systems announced on January 3 that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $107 million to provide, operate and maintain the new Main Battle Tank (MBT) simulation and training centers of the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) Armored Corps. The new training centers will train commanders and soldiers of the Armored Corps and will maintain the readiness of both regular and reserve units. The centers will be delivered over a three-year period and the contract includes operation and maintenance services for an additional period of fifteen years.