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The Spanish Army has launched a tender with a budget of 1.4 million euros for the maintenance of its aging 35/90 anti-aircraft guns.
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On July 31, 2020, Rheinmetall broadcasted a video showing a new main battle tank, fitted with new armor and a 130mm gun. Rheinmetall’s 130 mm smoothbore technology for main battle tanks (MBT) embodies a significant lethality leap in times of more sophisticated protection systems and increasing threats. Combined with a state-of-the-art auto-loader, this system is the latest evolvement in Rheinmetall’s, MBT. Update: the new tank seems to be based on British Challenger 2 MBT.
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According to information released by the Bulgarian Military website on July 25, 2020, China has exported its HJ-12 dubbed Red Arrow 12 to Algeria, a third-generation of portable anti-tank guided missile weapon. The HJ-12 was unveiled during the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in November 2014.
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The EDIDP programme (European Defence Industrial Development Programme) has been designed in order to reinforce the European Union’s strategic autonomy in Defence. Novadem has integrated a consortium of 10 other French, Belgian, and Cypriot companies and institutions. Together they will collaborate on a project called LynkEUs.
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The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has commissioned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to supply additional Leguan bridge laying systems to the German Army (Bundeswehr).
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New information about the Turkish armored amphibious assault vehicle – ZAHA/Marine assault Vehicle project to be operated from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu has been released. FNSS will deliver a total of 27 vehicles: 23 personnel carriers, 2 command and control vehicles and 2 recovery vehicles.
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According to a Tweet released by the DTR Magazine on July 30, 2020, after the contract award two years ago, the first Block 1 Boxer 8x8 armored CRV (Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles) 30 mm turret variants have arrived in Australia. It is planned to deliver the first vehicles to the Australian army end of this year.
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In 2023, the Panzergrenadier Brigade 37 "Free State of Saxony" will form the core of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), an association with a very high level of operational readiness. Two truck models from Rheinmetall MAN, with payloads of 5 and 15 tons, are used to perform transport tasks. The 65 UTF’s with their 440 hp engines replace the MAN vehicles that have served for 40 years.
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Following a decision of President Donald Trump, the United States will bring some American service members home from their forward stationed assignments in Germany, while other service members will move to other locations in Europe, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said.
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The Southern Military District will receive S-350 Vityaz air defense launchers in 2021. The mobile weapon designed to intercept aircraft and cruise missiles will reinforce the south of the country. The units to be rearmed are being chosen.
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According to a press release published by the company Hensoldt on July 28, 2020, as part of the German Army's "qualified air defense" drone defense program, sensor specialist HENSOLDT is supplying the latest version of its "Spexer 2000 3D" radar to system integrator Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
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The Hunter AFV has been jointly developed by ST Engineering, Defence Science and Technology Agency, and the Singapore Army. It was commissioned in 2019. It is the Singapore Army's first fully digitalized platform and is designed to provide armored forces with enhanced capabilities to operate more effectively and efficiently in various phases of military operations.
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The Vietnamese People's Army newspaper recently published a report including the first public appearance of the wheeled self-propelled artillery system designated PTH85-VN18, integrated by the Z751 factory.
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In its restructuring program, the U.S. Marine Corps is implementing its plans to cut tank battalions and reduce infantry units over the next 10 years while investing in new capabilities involving other equipment. “Developing a force that incorporates emerging technologies and a significant change to force structure within our current resource constraints will require the Marine Corps to become smaller and remove legacy capabilities,” the command said.
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According to a notice published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on July 29, the communications/signal unit of the Southern Military District (YuVO) in the Stavropol Territory received the latest P-230T signal/communication and command vehicles based on the Tiger-M armored vehicle.
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According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense) on July 27, 2020, American company SCD.USA Infrared LLC, Melbourne, Florida, was awarded a $17,425,550 firm-fixed-price contract for sustainment support services for the AN/VSQ-6B Vehicle Optics Sensor System (VOSS) for U.S. Army.
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On July 24, 2020, the State Enterprise Design Bureau Luch (Kiev) and State Company Artem presented a sample of the modernized GKKB Luch combat vehicle 9P149 of the Soviet-era self-propelled anti-tank missile system 9K114 Shturm-S. The testing of the upgraded system is scheduled to begin in the near future.
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Engineered and manufactured at Torsus’ production plant in Slovakia, the heart of this unique 4x4 vehicle manufacturing in Central Europe, the designer’s team applied its expert knowledge gained from producing the Praetorian, the world’s first production off-road bus, to design a new ultra-tough 4x4 minibus.
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According to a company news release, the New Zealand Defense Force is operational tests using the UBCO 2×2 electric bikes for use in reconnaissance, surveillance, and other applications.
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In preparation for its delivery to the German Armed Forces, the German Heron TP UAV has completed its first flight in the skies of the State of Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries inform. The UAV was modified according to the needs and requirements of the German Ministry of Defense.
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According to a video released on the YouTube account of the British Army on July 27, 2020, last week the British army received the first six ARES, the APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) version in the Ajax family of tracked armored vehicles that will replace the fleet of CVR-T light reconnaissance tracked armored vehicles in service with the British Army for decades.
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JSC Rosoboronexport and JSC Omsktransmash (part of JSC Concern Uralvagonzavod), which are subsidiaries of the Rostec State Corporation, have demonstrated the TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system to a number of foreign customers at the Nizhny Tagil Institute of Metal Testing's (NTIIM's) Staratel Proving Ground in Nizhny Tagil.
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Providing “One Shot – One Hit” capability while controlled from a safe distance, Smart Shooter’s Smash Hopper LRCWS dramatically increases accuracy, lethality, and survivability of small arms.
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The Singapore Army is testing an exoskeleton designed by Mawashi Science and Technology, a Canadian defense innovation company, Ashley Tan reports on Mothership: the Singapore Army is "constantly looking for ways to enhance the performance of our soldiers", the Singapore MoD stated, and the exoskeleton technology is on example the Centre of Excellence for Soldier Performance (CESP) is currently studying.
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A Russian Southern Military District engineer regiment has received an advanced Uran-6 mine-clearance robotic system. "The best specialists of the regiment are learning to operate the system at the Russian Armed Forces’ International Mine Action Center," the Defense Ministry press office said.