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The U.S. Department of Defense on March 31 announced that Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc., Christiana, Tennessee, was awarded a $49,977,196 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of Multi-Role Adaptive Rifle/Mk22 Advanced Sniper Rifles, spare parts, accessories, tools, and conversion kits.
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Following a recent agreement struck with the United States Department of Defense, the British Army will be embarking on a five-year programme to update its M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS).
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U.S. Africa Command tweeted on March 31 that it completed the movement of 16 Mamba APCs to support joint-force G5 Sahel efforts in northern Niger. The Joint Force’s missions include combating counterterrorism, transnational organized crime and trafficking in the Sahel.
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A new robot type has entered service in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), as it demonstrated its capacity in a recent bomb disposal exercise. The commissioning of such a device is an example of the PLA's modernization as machines have replaced humans in dangerous missions and increased combat efficiency. Liu Xuanzun reports on Global Times.
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A Royal Marines expert in cold weather and mountain warfare has shared valuable expertise with troops in Serbia on a unique mission. Sergeant James Keenan is part of the specialist Royal Marines Mountain Leaders Cadre and led a small group from the UK to teach officers from the Serbian Military Academy.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense began re-equipping units and formations of the Western Military District with a new anti-aircraft system. The rearmament of the ZVO anti-aircraft gunners has already begun. The Tor-M2 air defense missile system has been transferred to the 6th separate tank brigade in Mulino near Nizhny Novgorod. Also, a batch of these air defense systems entered service with the 1st Guards Tank Army.
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The Polish company Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów SA has announced a new contract signed on March 19, 2021, for the delivery of 100 ZU-23-2CP 23mm anti-aircraft gun for an undisclosed foreign customer. The entire contract is to be concluded by the end of this year.
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The MG5 will replace the MG3 as a medium machine gun. The fully automatic weapon enables short and long bursts of fire with a range of up to 1,000 meters.
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A unit of the 115th Air Defense Missile Regiment of the Belarusian army completed a tactical exercise in the training area of Brestsky. The field exercise was one of the steps in preparations for the Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise Zapad 2021.
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General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC have received USD 100 mn+ contracts for 120mm ammunition intended for M1A2 Abrams MBTs. Both companies will also compete to supply the U.S. Army with munitions of other calibers.
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American company Stratom, a leading developer of autonomous ground vehicles and robotic systems for logistics and operational applications, today announced it has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Army's DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to develop an autonomous ground vehicle refueling (AGVR) prototype system to integrate onto a Palletized Load System (PLS) flat rack for autonomous convoy operations.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on March 29 that the rearmament of the Barnaul missile compound (Altai Territory) with the Yars mobile ground missile system will be completed by the end of 2021, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, stated.
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The U.S. Department of Defense on March 29 announced on its website that Caterpillar was awarded a $36,854,192 firm-fixed-price contract for electro-hydraulic Types I and II tracked dozers, related hardware and ancillary services.
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Pictures tweeted on March 30 by Caesar and other social media users but apparently originated from Myanmar Defence Collection show scarce images of air defense vehicles operated by the army of Myanmar, based on locally-made Naung Yoe utility vehicles.
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Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH of Bremen, Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG of Überlingen and Hensoldt Sensors GmbH of Taufkirchen have signed a joint agreement to cooperate in a special partnership known as an “Arbeitsgemeinschaft”, or ARGE. Under the framework of ARGE NNbS, the three companies will submit a tender for the future German short-range and very short-range air defense system, the LVS NNbS.
Russian paratroopers of Guards Airborne Assault formation conduct military exercises in Pskov region
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As part of the first stage of the regimental tactical exercise with the Guards Black Sea Airborne Assault Regiment of the Pskov Guards Formation of the Airborne Forces, which started on March 29 and will last until April 2, the subdivisions and command bodies have planned large-scale combat operations, the Russian MoD published on its website.
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On March 25, 2021, the Slovak Minister of Defense has signed an agreement for the purchase of Israeli 3D Air Defense (AD) Radar Systems for the Slovak Armed Forces, for a total amount of €148.2 million.
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The Slovak Ministry of Defense plans to acquire new tracked IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) and main battle tanks. The priority is the replacement of old BVP-1 and BVP-2 tracked IFVs, a Soviet-made BMP-1 and BMP-2 produced under license in Czechoslovakia.
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Comet A34 tanks, Bren Gun Carriers, Humber armored cars, Dingo and Ferret scout cars in pristine condition paraded with modern Chinese-made vehicles of the Myanmar army for its Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, the administrative capital city, on March 27.
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Recently, the new generation of amphibious armored ambulance commissioned to the plateau-stationed Chinese troops made public debut on a field training ground at an elevation of over 4,300m during a rescue drill held by a combined regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command, China Military reported on March 25 on its website.
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On March 24, Ciro Nappi tweeted pictures of an Italian Army Ariete MBT launching a small UAV from its 120mm gun. The UAV – intended for reconnaissance purposes – is contained in a shell with compressed air as a propellant. No additional detail is available for the moment.
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The Romanian army has deployed its MLI-84M1 IFVs at Justice Eagle-21 exercise taking place at Smardan Training Area. MassiasThanos has tweeted interesting pictures showing them in action.
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The German Bundeswehr has placed a new order for the cutting-edge MELLS antitank guided missile system with EuroSpike GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall and its partners Diehl Defence and Rafael.
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According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense on March 26, 2021, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $2,765,714,054 hybrid contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead rocket pods, GMLRS Unitary Warhead rocket pods, Low-Cost Reduced Range Practice rocket pods, cybersecurity services, integrated product support, and other services.
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The first public appearance of the Chinese VT4 main battle tank during the annual military parade in Pakistan that was held in Karachi on March 25, 2021. In 2019, Pakistan has selected the VT4 in the framework of the acquisition program of at least 100 new MBTs.