JULY 2021 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to a Tweet published by PGZ (Polish Armament Group) on July 30, 2021, Polish Company BUMAR has delivered two more Leopard 2PL Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) to the Polish Army. The Leopard 2 PL is a modernized variant of the German-made Leopard 2A4 MBT.
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According to information published on the Twitter account of the U.S. Army on July 31, 2021, a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) surface-to-air missile was launched during the recent successful Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) flight test at White Sands Missile Range.
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U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground and its constituent test centers test virtually every piece of equipment in the ground combat arsenal in extreme environments to ensure it will work wherever in the world American forces are serving. To ensure gear can survive the unforgiving rigors of jungle warfare, the Army relies on Tropic Regions Test Center (TRTC), which conducts realistic evaluations in a variety of tropical locales.
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According to Ukrinform, by its order, the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers endorsed the draft agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Federal Government of the United States on projects in the field of research and development, test and evaluation and authorized Defense Minister Andriy Taran to sign the agreement. The relevant decision was made at the Cabinet’s meeting on July 28, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
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Sensor solutions provider Hensoldt is cooperating with Israel Aerospace Industries’s ELTA subsidiary to supply new radars to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to modernise their airspace surveillance and build up Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) capabilities.
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According to information published on the Twitter account of the Kuwait Armed Armed Forces GHQ on July 29, 2021, Kuwait took delivery of the first recapitalized version of the M1A2K Main Battle Tank (MBT) during an official ceremony that was held in the United States.
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According to information published by the Defesa Aera & Naval website on July 28, 2021, Brazil will acquire American-made JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicles) for infantry units of if its Naval Forces. The vehicles will be entered into service for 2022.
Bangladesh receives first batch of MaxxPro Dash DXM Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles from US
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According to information released on July 27, 2021, Bangladesh has received its first batch of American Navistar MaxxPro Dash DXM Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles from the United States.
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According to information released on July 27, 2021, Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced on July 27, 2021, it was awarded a five-year Production Other Transaction (P-OT) Agreement by the United States Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS).
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Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducted a Command Post Modernization Operational Assessment July 22-26, at the Kinnard Mission Training Complex on post. Spc. Andrea Notter, 40th Public Affairs Detachment, reports.
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Russia’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract with the Almaz-Antey company for the delivery of the first batch of S-500 Prometey air defense missile systems, a source in the defense industry told TASS. Serial supplies will begin in the first half of 2022.
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B Company, 3 PARA of the British Army have conducted intense training in the desert alongside allied Jordanian forces, building relationships and improving operational capability, as reported on British Army’s website.
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According to information released by the Indonesian Ministry of Defense on July 27, 2021, the Indonesian army has signed an agreement for the procurement of the Rantis P6 ATAV 4x4 All-Terrain tactical vehicle manufactured by the Indonesian company PT Surya Sentra Ekajaya.
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According to Daily Sabah, Katmerciler has signed a contract with Kenya’s Defense Ministry to provide the African country with 118 armored vehicles including the wheeled tactical armored 4x4 vehicle Hizir, the company said in a press release on 28 July. The contract worth $91.4 million was dubbed the company’s largest single export deal.
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According to information released by the British Ministry of Defence on July 28, 2021, the British Army’s Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) fleet is due to receive a base overhaul as part of its standard in-service maintenance schedule. This will be followed by a series of automotive upgrades under a ‘Heavy Armour Automotive Improvement Programme’ (HAAIP) which ensures the British Army’s Challenger 2 vehicles remain highly effective and capable until Challenger 3 enters service.
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Elbit Systems UK concluded a successful participation in NATO's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise 2021 (CWIX 2021), deploying its Torch-X based Battle Management Application system (BMA) to support UK Higher Headquarters preparedness activities for Five Eyes and NATO operations.
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The Polish company Huta Stalowa Wola S.A (HSW) has delivered eight RAK 120mm 8x8 self-propelled mortar carriers and four 8x8 command post armored vehicles to the 12th mechanized brigade of the Polish army.
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According to an article published on the NATO website, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has developed an innovative solution to test NATO Air Radars' ability to track ballistic missiles using a radio-controlled and programmable quadrocopter and a Radar transponder.
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BAE Systems has signed a contract with Finland to upgrade the Finnish Army’s fleet of CV90s. The agreement, worth up to $32 million USD with options, includes a mid-life extension program to increase the vehicles’ combat efficiency for the future battlefield.
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According to Anna Ahronheim in The Jerusalem Post, Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will work together to develop a ground-based laser weapons system, the companies announced on July 27.
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According to information released on July 27, 2021, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and Oshkosh Defense have completed a successful demonstration and live firing of Rafael's SPIKE NLOS (Non-Line-Of-Sight) missile from an Oshkosh JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle).
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The U.S. Army announced on 23 July the award of five firm-fixed-price contracts for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Phase II Concept Design Phase using full and open competitive procedures. The contracts were awarded to Point Blank Enterprises, Inc. (Miami Lakes, Florida); Oshkosh Defense, LLC (Oshkosh, Wisconsin); BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. (Sterling Heights, Michigan); General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. (Sterling Heights, Michigan); and American Rheinmetall Vehicles, LLC (Sterling Heights, Michigan). The total award value for all five contracts is approximately $299.4 million.
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The Omsk Transport Machine Building Plant (Omsktransmash, part of Uralvagonzavod under Rostec State Corporation) has delivered this year’s first T-80BVM tanks to the customer. The combat vehicles were manufactured under a Russian state defense contract.
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According to pictures released by the United States Department of Defense, in June 2021, United States Army has conducted trials with the Textron RIPSAW M5 Robotic Combat Vehicle, one of the candidates for the RCV-M (Robotic Combat Vehicle- Medium) program of the U.S. Army.
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The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) announced that it has selected Oshkosh Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), to participate in the Concept Design Phase for the U.S. Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program. The OMFV will replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), which has been in service since 1981.