March 2023 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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According to information published by the Japanese news website "Nikkei Asia" on March 10, 2023, Japan studies new rules to export weapons and military equipment to countries that are fighting an invasion, such as Ukraine. Masahisa Sato, a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, suggested sending multiple rocket launch systems to Ukraine.
According to a statement released by the Danish Ministry of Defense on March 11, 2023, Denmark has confirmed its collaboration with Germany and the Netherlands to donate 100 Leopard 1 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) to Ukraine. Our sources indicate that the version of Leopard 1 tanks that will be supplied to Ukraine will be the Leopard 1A5.
According to a statement released by the Norwegian government on March 10, 2023, Norway will provide Ukraine with two complete NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Defense Missile System) batteries in cooperation with the United States. Ukraine has a critical need to defend itself against missile attacks, and Norway will assist, says Norway’s minister of defense, Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram.
According to information published on the Russian social network VK on March 10, 2023, citing Pakistani media reports, Pakistan plans to transfer 44 T-80UD main battle tanks to Ukraine in exchange for financial assistance from Western countries.
According to information published by the Polish Television News Channel "TVP World" on March 9, 2023, the American company Lockheed Martin has delivered to Poland the first batch of Patriot PAC-3 MSE air defense missile systems.
After a meeting that was held On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the government of Finland approved the delivery to Ukraine of D-30 122mm towed howitzers from Estonia, which were previously bought from Finland.
According to information published by the "Uprom.info" website on March 9, 2023, the Czech Company Excalibur Army finalized the production of 15 Viktor mobile anti-aircraft gun systems for Ukraine. This vehicle has been designed to offer a solution to counter Russian drone attacks.
In March 2023, Ukraine received nine Ford ambulances, following Kyiv's request for international assistance through the NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), NATO's principal civil emergency response mechanism in the Euro-Atlantic area.
According to information published by the Israeli Business News Website "Globes" on March 8, 2023, the United States approves the sale of the Israeli-made of Arrow 3 anti-ballistic air defense missile system to Germany.
While the future French Military Programming Law (2024-2030) should be presented to the National Assembly and the Senate next May and June, for an amount unprecedented since the 1960s of 413 billion euros, the Roanne site of Nexter is working to achieve a production target of 450 armored vehicles per year from 2025, Stéphanie Gallo Triouleyre reports in the French newspaper La Tribune. That is more than three times what came out of its factories in 2018. This site must also absorb the renovation of 200 Leclerc tanks to bring them to the XLR standard, the first batch of which was notified by the DGA a few weeks ago.
According to information published on the Twitter account of "A-129 Mangusta" on March 8, 2023, citing an interview with Lieutenant General Pietro Serino, Chief of Staff of the Italian army, Italy is looking to purchase up to 250 German-made Leopard 2A7 Main Battle Tanks for an amount of €8 billion.
Elistair announces the launch of Orion Heavy Lift (HL) to support growing demand for variable height antennas from military, public safety and homeland security customers. As tactical communications evolve to match the rapidly changing needs of operators on the ground, tethered drones offer significant benefits when flexibility and mobility are critical. With the need for highly effective ground units to have increased mobility, tethered drones are enabling the establishment and extension of secured mobile networks, thanks to their rapid deployment time and persistence in the air.
Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, a specialist provider of secure voice, data and satellite communications systems, announces the supply of a number of Troposcatter Compact Over-the horizon Mobile Expeditionary Terminal (COMET) systems to the British Army’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) 3-star Headquarters (HQ) as part of their Agile Command and Control (C2) experimentation programme. The initial award has a value of £1.2 million, with aspirations to upscale following results analysis and suitable funding being secured. The capability will help support HQ ARRC’s rapid deployment role, enabling the communication of large data in a tactical environment without relying on host nation infrastructure or satellites.
According to the German government's website on March 7, the Federal Government will offer two additional Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to the Ukrainian army, keeping its support to the Ukrainian military in close coordination with its partners and allies. Hereunder is a list that presents an overview of lethal and non-lethal German military support for Ukraine. It includes deliveries from the Federal Armed Forces, as well as supplies from German industry financed from the Federal Government’s funds for so-called security capacity building.
The first BPLA400T quadcopter drone with a Russian-made heat imager has been engaged in Ukraine and will be upgraded to increase its range, CEO of the Astron Optical-Mechanical Design Bureau Vladimir Popov told TASS. BPLA400T was for the first time demonstrated at Army-2022 defense forum near Kubinka. It detects troops at a distance of 400 meters and hardware at 800 meters. The drone flies for 45 minutes at an altitude of 3 km. The range is over 5 km.
According to information published by the German News website "Der Spiegel" on March 8, 2023, Germany will supply Ukraine with 18 Leopard 2A6 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) while Portugal will donate three. The first Leopard 2A6 tanks will be delivered at the end of March this year.
While the failure of Nexter’s participation in the competition to supply its VBCI (Véhicules Blindé de Combat d’Infanterie, Armored Infantry Combat Vehicle) to Qatar’s army seemed to be confirmed for more than three years, Qatar finally put the 28-tonne armored vehicle back in the saddle.
According to information published by Russian Social Network on March 7, 2023, the United States would have delivered to Ukraine the latest generation of guidance tail kit Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM-ER) that converts unguided bombs into all-weather precision-guided munitions.
According to a Tweet published by the Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Błaszczak on March 8, 2023, preparations are underway to hand over the first of the 116 American Abrams M1A1 tanks ordered for the Polish Army.
What DefenseRomania has been announcing for almost a year, namely Romania's intention to purchase Abrams tanks, has been confirmed by the Romanian Ministry of Defense, the media writes. According to DefenseRomania, the confirmation of the Abrams purchase came from Major General Teodor Incicaș, head of the General Directorate for Armaments. The official of the Ministry of National Defense said in the Ministry's weekly podcast that the request for the purchase of American Abrams tanks is to be sent to Parliament.
In a statement published on March 7 on its website, the Polish government quotes its Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak during a press conference before his departure to Sweden:"I have a scheduled meeting with Boris Pistorius, the Minister of Defense of Germany. The main issue we will discuss is the low availability of spare parts for Leopard tanks. What I expect of Minister Pistorius is that he will influence German industry so that these parts will be procured. We are prepared to set up a service hub in Poland to overhaul and service Leopard tanks delivered to Ukraine. The most important thing is to overcome the impasse. I'm counting on Minister Pistorius to cause the German armaments industry to supply parts to the hub, which will be established at the Bumar-Labędy plant".
According to BelTA news agency, Belarus has successfully tested its own missile for the Buk-MB2 system. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he presented government awards and shoulder straps to high-ranking officers on 7 March: Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We tested a Buk missile for our air defense missile system the day before yesterday. It flew where we wanted it to fly and did everything that was necessary.”
On March 7, 2023, the Polish Ministry of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak announced that Poland will supply Ukraine this week with 10 more Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs).
Blighter Surveillance Systems, a British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions, has been awarded a contract to supply its Multi-Mode A800 3D e-scan radars to Raytheon UK as part of a Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) System project with UK MoD.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on March 7 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of FGM-148F Javelin missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $60.18 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale.
