November 2022 News Global Defence & Security Industry - Military |
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On November 30, 2022, the company BAE Systems announced that he will be teamed with Elbit Systems of America, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, and QinetiQ Limited on its design for the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) that will replace the Bradley tracked armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) currently in service with the U.S. Army.
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On November 30, 2022, MBDA Germany announced via its Twitter account that American company Raytheon Defense and MBDA plan to produce Patriot guided missiles in Germany for the German army (Bundeswehr) and European NATO users.
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on November 29 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar of the Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS) System of Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale..
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The Central Research Institute of Precision Machine-Building (TsNIItochmash) delivered to the Russian Defense Ministry the first batch of cartridges for Udav 6P72 pistols, the Kalashnikov Company said: “The institute has supplied the first batch of cartridges for the new 9 mm automatic 6P72 pistol. The cartridges are fitted with a bullet of increased penetration (index 7N42) and a slower bullet (index 7U4)”.
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The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) has commissioned KMW (KraussMaffei Wegmann) to supply a further cabin for the Swedish Army's vehicle egress trainer. The contract signing took place at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando (Florida).
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The Norwegian army will be equipped with the Piorun air defense missile systems manufactured by Polish company Mesko S.A. from Skarżysko-Kamienna, which is part of the Polish Armaments Group. The contract was signed on November 29 in Oslo. Norway is another country, after Estonia and the United States, that has decided to purchase Pioruns.
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The Slovak Minister of Defense announced on November 29, 2022, that Germany will deliver 15 Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) to the Slovak Army in exchange for 15 BVP-1, Soviet-made BMP-1, tracked armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) donated to Ukraine.
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BAE Systems completed additional ground-to-air test firings to prove the effectiveness of 70mm rockets guided by APKWS guidance kits against Class-2 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that weigh roughly 25-50 pounds and can travel at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.
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Kostas Soukos, a Greek inventor in Larissa, claims to have created an anti-drone system that would destroy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Tasos Kokkinidis reports in greekreporter.com. Kostas Soukos named his creation “Minotaur”, after the ancient Greek mythical creature portrayed with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man.
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Milrem Robotics and the German defence company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have signed a contract to deliver 14 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) to Ukraine. Of the 14 vehicles, 7 will be configured for casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) and are scheduled to be delivered by the end of this year. The other 7, to be delivered in the second quarter of 2023, will be configured for road clearance with payloads from the French defence manufacturer CNIM Systèmes Industriels. The effort is being funded by the German Ministry of Defence.
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According to information published by the International press agency Reuters on November 28, 2022, the American company Boeing submitted a proposal to the United States Department of Defense to supply Ukraine Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), a guided rocket artillery ammunition that will increase firing range of M142 HIMARS rocket launcher vehicles up to 150 km. Using a standard guided rocket, the HIMARS has a maximum firing range of 70 km.
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Hanwha Aerospace has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), called Arion-SMET, at a U.S. Army Garrison in South Korea, proving the vehicle’s mature robotic and unmanned technologies.
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Elistair has equipped the Nigerian Police forces with Orions UAVs, as part of the reinforcement of their border security and fight against terrorist groups.
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According to a video tweeted by Belarusian Hajun project hs, “belzhd_live” telegram channel reported that 24 more T-72 tanks removed from storage were sent from Belarus towards Donetsk on October 16, 2022, which was unnoticed so far.
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The German army (Bundeswehr) has published a picture on its website showing that Czech tankers are doing their first rounds with the Leopard 2A4 tank which they are getting in replacement of the T-72M1s the Czech Republic gave to Ukraine.
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U.S. Marines with the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion tested the Marine Corps’ newest ground-based air-defense system: the Light Marine Air-Defense Integrated System, Oct. 18-19, 2022. Cpl. Christian Cortez2nd Marine Aircraft Wing reports.
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More than 1,300 modern Multi-Mode Radios (MMR) radios will be delivered to the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force through a £90 million programme with the first tranche in service by the end of 2022.
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Russian armed forces deployed in Ukraine use drones with onboard Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems able to detect and identify high-value targets and more particularly the military equipment delivered by the United States and the allied countries.
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As written by Roberto Caiafa in InfoDefensa on November 25, as expected since even before the tender was published, the Centauro II armored vehicle proposed by the CIO consortium formed equally by Iveco Defense Vehicles and Leonardo has been selected by the Brazilian Army to become its new wheeled combat vehicle, which the land force announced this day on the website created for the tender.
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According to Emanuel Fabian in the Times of Israel on November 25, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced it has procured 50 armored vehicles for the Israel Defense Force (IDF) to use in its near-nightly raids across the West Bank. Israeli troops have repeatedly come under Palestinian fire during the operations. The Israeli Defense ministry says the Plasan ‘Sand Cat’ vehicles were obtained through an “expedited” order, amid the West Bank operations.
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According to information obtained by Army Recognition from the Luxembourg Ministry of Defense, six Czech-made Primoco One 150 UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) were delivered to Ukraine by Luxembourg. These drones were purchased by Luxembourg as part of military aid to the Ukrainian armed forces following the invasion of the country by Russian troops.
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According to information published by the "Tactical Report" website on November 24, 2022, Algeria is in talks with China to acquire SY-400 Chinese-made short-range ballistic missiles.
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According to information published by the Greek magazine website "Ptisi & Diastima" on November 23, 2022, the United States proposed to the Greek armed forces to replace all Russian-made military equipment including air defense systems with new military equipment produced by the US or European defense companies.
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According to information published by the "Middle East Eye" website on November 23, 2022, Türkiye has delivered to Ukraine dozens of Turkish-made TRLG-230 laser-guided missiles produced by the Turkish company Roketsan that can be launched from land or air platforms.
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On November 23, 2022, the United States Department of Defense released information about the new military aid package for Ukraine including the delivery of Additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) as well as other types of ammunition for small arms and artillery systems.