May 2019 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military News |
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The command of the combined-arms army of the Western Military District (ZVO) will receive the newest PMK-4 gas masks, which are integrated in the Ratnik-2 individual protection outfit, ZVO’s press service said.
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On May 28, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Ministry of Defence, Thomas Silberhorn, handed over the first 60 brand new Ungeschützte Transport Fahrzeuge (UTF) soft-skinned cargo trucks to units of the German Armed Forces at the Feldwebel-Lilienthal-Kaserne barracks in Delmenhorst.
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Elbit officially announced that it has been awarded a $125 million (NIS 460 million) contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply fully automatic self-propelled howitzer gun systems to the Israeli Defense Forces.
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Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced today that the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) has awarded Oshkosh Defense and partner, Broshuis B.V., a contract to produce semitrailers for the Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET).
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South Korean defence group Hanwha has launched a subsidiary in Australia to pursue land systems opportunities. The inauguration of Hanwha Defence Australia was announced recently in an event to promote investment in the southeastern state of Victoria.
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After a two-year delay following transmission issues, Hyundai Rotem is set to resume its K2 tank project.
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Roselectronika Holding for the first time displayed the export option of the R-142TE command-staff vehicle for the operational and tactical command. New hard and software provided additional closed communication channels, Roselectronika said.
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The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has reportedly redeployed a large number of reinforcements to central Syria this week, to Palmyra to be more precise, in order to counter the recent string of the Islamic State (ISIS/IS/Daesh) attacks along the International Highway in the region.
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The U.S. Army Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aviation's Project Manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the Army’s Maneuver Center of Excellence to identify and prototype new drone capabilities with commercial companies that specialize in on-demand, "eye in the sky" technologies. In this process, the U.S. Army is partnering with the Pentagon’s internal startup accelerator to adapt small commercial drones for the battlefield.
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Rheinmetall and the FRAEN Corporation have joined forces to establish a joint venture in the United States called Rheinmetall Fraen Fuzes LLC (RFF) which, headed by Rheinmetall, will develop and produce military fuzes. The Düsseldorf, Germany-based technology group will hold a 51 percent share in the new company, with the remaining 49 percent held by FRAEN Corporation. The joint venture will be collocated with FRAEN Corporation headquarters in Reading, Massachusetts.
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Final firing tests of the indigenously developed Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) have begun from Friday at Pokhran field firing range of Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district. Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) and senior army officers were present at the trials, LatestLY reports.
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Nexter announced on 24 May that its subsidiary Nexter Robotics has been selected by the Canadian Army to supply a total of 88 NERVA multi-purpose robots.
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The newest 4×4 armored personnel carrier manufactured in Turkey is the Pusat which can carry nine people while weighing less than 12 ton. This family of vehicles is intended to include a 6×6 MRAP and an 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle, so far not actually manufactured.
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Mack Defense will showcase the ongoing delivery of its Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) Standard Military Pattern (SMP) trucks to Canada at the Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries (CANSEC) trade show, May 29-30 at the EY Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. CANSEC brings together leading-edge technology, products and services for land-based, naval, aerospace and joint forces military units.
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Elbit Systems announced on 26 May that, while not actually naming the country, India had signed a contract worth $127 million for the supply of tactical radio systems.
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Roketsan’s anti-tank missile systems, which have been developed in line with the requirements of the Turkish army, MSI reports, have reached the serial production phase and deliveries have begun.
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On 22 May, 2019, in Washington, Kadi Silde, Undersecretary for Defence Policy at the Estonian Ministry of Defence, and Kathryn Wheelbarger, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs, signed the Estonia-United States Roadmap for Defence Cooperation for 2019–2024 at the Pentagon.
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In March 2019, Soldiers from the Austrian army have received the first camouflage combat uniform. Since the 1970s, the standard combat uniform of the Austrian Army has been olive green.
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The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of Javelin Guided Missiles with support for an estimated cost of $102 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 24, 2019.
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The U.S. Army has awarded integration contracts to five companies under the Stryker Medium Caliber Weapons System (MCWS) lethality program. The contracts call for developing integration designs for outfitting a 30mm XM813 gun onto a wheeled Stryker vehicle.
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Defence secretary Penny Mordaunt has announced that the government is to invest £22m in establishing a network of Army cyber operations centres.
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Effective modern combat depends on uninterrupted and sustainable control and advances high requirements for communications. Russian defence industry is designing new technical means and radio communications for the army and navy on the Russian element base, the Zvezda weekly writes.
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The concern Techmash (part of Rostec) is considering the possibility of creating projectiles for multiple launch rocket systems that will hit targets with electromagnetic pulses, Techmash Deputy Director General Alexander Kochkin told TASS.
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A Russian interagency committee has recommended the defense industry designate the Udav ("Boa" in Russian) 9 mm pistol developed by the design bureau TsNIITochMash (a subsidiary of the state corporation Rostec) SP (Samozaryadniy Pistolet, Semi-automatic Pistol), according to the press department of the bureau.
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Chief of Army (COA) Major-General (MG) Goh Si Hou and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) General (GEN) Apirat Kongsompong co-officiated at the closing ceremony of Exercise Kocha Singa 2019 at the Murai Urban Training Facility (MUTF) in Singapore this morning. GEN Apirat is also in Singapore for his introductory visit from 21 to 23 May 2019.