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South Korea
and North Korea will hold military talks.
South
Korea and North Korea will hold military talks on Thursday,
the first in about two years, the Yonhap news agency
reported on Wednesday. North Korea has sent a message
to Seoul, in which is agreed to hold the working-level
military meeting at the village of Panmunjom at the
inter-Korean border on the date proposed by the South,
the news agency said, quoting a source in the North
Korean Defense Ministry. The talks will take place amid
tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship
in the Yellow Sea which Seoul has blamed on the North.
"The talks will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow and
issues raised by both sides will be discussed,"
Yonhap quoted its source as saying. South Korea reportedly
proposed to discuss North Korea's responsibility for
the sinking of the Cheonan corvette and how to ease
tensions at the disputed sea border between the countries.
Seoul and Pyongyang remain technically at war, since
no peace treaty was signed following the Korean War
in 1953. The so-called Demilitarized Zone between the
countries is the most heavily armed border in the world.
Strained ties between Seoul and Pyongyang soured even
more after Seoul accused Pyongyang of sinking the 1,200-ton
Cheonan corvette. The vessel sank near the disputed
Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea on March 26 causing
the loss of 46 lives. The North Korean leadership has
denied the accusations, demanding apologies from Seoul.
In recent weeks, North Korea has made some peace overtures
toward Seoul, releasing a South Korean fishing boat
seized at a disputed sea border and offering to reunion
families separated across the border since the 1950-53
war, Yonhap said.
29 September 2010 |
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Russia
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Russia to
build new radars to counter possible new threats.
The
Defense Ministry plans to put the Voronezh-DM radar
station in south Russia’s Armavir into a state
of operational readiness, as well as build several new
radars to counter possible threats, the Space Forces
commander said Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko also
told journalists that new radar stations will be built
“to replace the current radar means and maintain
continuous radar control of all missile threats.”
The Armavir radar will be the second facility, after
the Lekhtusi complex in the Leningrad Region, to close
a gap in radar coverage on Russia's western borders
after the closure of radar sites in Skrunda (Latvia)
in late 1998 and recently in Mukachevo and Sevastopol
in Ukraine. With an effective range of 4,000 kilometers
(2,500 miles) the Voronezh class radar has capabilities
similar to its predecessors, the Dnepr and Daryal, but
uses less energy and is more environmentally friendly.
29 September 2010 |
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United
States (Navistar)
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Navistar
Defense launches high-mobility medium tactical vehicle based on proven
truck platform.
Navistar
Defense, LLC unveiled its new high-mobility medium tactical
vehicle (MTV) at the Modern Day Marine Exposition in
Quantico, Virginia. Based on the proven International®
7000-MV platform, the vehicle incorporates the DXM™
independent suspension and can also accommodate a variety
of survivability and armoring solutions derived from
the International® MaxxPro® Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected (MRAP) vehicle. “Since receiving our
first contract in 2005 to support security and rebuilding
efforts in Afghanistan, we have provided more than 21,000
medium tactical vehicles based on the 7000-MV platform
in 13 different variants,” said Archie Massicotte,
president, Navistar Defense. “Now, we’ve
enhanced this family of vehicles by incorporating survivability
and independent suspension technologies that are in
the field on our MaxxPro MRAP vehicles.” The company
recently completed building 1,130 MaxxPro Dash vehicles
with its DXM independent suspension for fielding in
Afghanistan. An additional 1,222 Dash units already
in operation will also soon be retrofitted with the
DXM suspension solution.
Capable of climbing a 60 percent gradient and maneuvering
40 percent side slopes, Navistar’s high-mobility
MTV also incorporates automatic traction control, anti-lock
brakes, self-diagnostics and advanced electronics systems.
Additional options include MaxxForce® D 9.3L and
13L powertrain offerings as well as a central tire inflation
system (CTIS). Navistar medium tactical vehicles are
currently in operation in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan,
Canada, Israel, Jordan and Taiwan.
28 September 2010 |
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Afghanistan
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Military
operation "Strike Dragon" by NATO troops in the South of Afghanistan.
In
the South of Afghanistan, an area held by the Talibans,
the NATO forces and the Afghan army, as of many Afghan
police officers carry out an important operation, baptized
“Strike Dragon”, against resistance of Talibans.
The goal of this operation is the conquest of several
districts, located around the city of Kandahar and to
eliminate any resistance on behalf of the Taliban’s
in this area by the end of November. The Taliban’s
continue to kidnap foreign people, in order to maintain
a pressure on the foreign troops deployed in Afghanistan.
A British and his three guides were kidnapped this Sunday,
September 26, 2010, close to the border with Pakistan,
and more precisely in the province of Kumar. Police
officers already started research in the area. This
kidnapping would be allotted to the Taliban’s,
but who already contradicted any implication in this
action.
27 September 2010 |
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United
Kingdom ( Supacat )
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Supacat to
continue SPV400 wheeled protected vehicle development.
Supacat
is continuing development of its all-new, all British
Supacat SPV400 light protected patrol vehicle to meet
international demand for this new class of vehicle in
military and non-military markets. The SPV400 is one
of only two vehicles from an original field of 30 vehicle
designs, which succeeded in being taken forward to the
invitation to tender stage to meet the UK Ministry of
Defence's demanding requirements for its new Light Protected
Patrol Vehicle (LPPV), despite not being selected as
preferred bidder. "We are very disappointed by
the decision. The SPV400 is a world class vehicle. Its
development in such a short period of time is a huge
achievement for the team", said Nick Ames, Managing
Director, Supacat. "In addition to the interest
from other armed forces, we perceive that NGOs and other
civilian organisations operating in dangerous areas
would benefit from the high levels of armour protection
and off road mobility offered by the SPV400. Therefore
we will be continuing to pursue international commercial
opportunities for this world-leading vehicle technology".
26 September 2010 |
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Iran
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The Russian
president, Dmitri Medvedev prohibits the delivery of the anti-aircraft
missiles S-300 in Iran.
Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree banning
the delivery of S-300 missile systems, armored vehicles,
warplanes, helicopters and ships to Iran, the Kremlin
said Wednesday. The decree is part of measures Russia
is taking to comply with UN Security Council Resolution
1929 of June 9, 2010. Russia will not deliver S-300
air defense missiles to Iran as planned because such
transfers are prohibited under UN sanctions, the chief
of the Russian general staff said Wednesday. "The
decision has been made not to deliver S-300s to Iran,"
General Nikolai Makarov told journalists at an aircraft
equipment production plant in the Moscow Region's town
of Ramenskoye. "They are of course covered by the
sanctions," he said, adding: "The leadership
decided to suspend the delivery process. We are carrying
this decision out." Answering the question whether
a relevant contract with Iran will be cancelled, Makarov
said "we will see - it will depend on Iran's behavior."
The sanctions include a ban on supplies on conventional
arms to the Islamic Republic. According to the document,
"states are prohibited from selling or in any way
transferring to Iran eight broad categories of heavy
weapons (battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, large
caliber artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters,
warships, missiles or missile systems).
22 September 2010 |
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Belarus
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The sixth
international armaments and military equipment exhibition MILEX 2011
will be held in Minsk from 24th to 27th of May 2011.
The
sixth international armaments and military equipment
exhibition MILEX 2011 will be held in Minsk from 24th
to 27th of May 2011, announced Friday to RIA Novosti
the official spokesman of the military-industrial committee
of Belarus Vladimir Lavreniouk. "According to an
ordinance of the Prime Minister of the republic Sergei
Sidorsky, the sixth exhibition MILEX be held in Minsk
from 24th to 27th of May 2011," said Lavreniouk.
The exhibition is organized every two years and aims
to "showcase the latest products developed in the
field of armaments and military equipment of the Belarusian
defense sector."
The Fifth International Scientific Conference on the
technical military and security, defense and integration
of dual-purpose is also being held in the lounge.
17 September 2010 |
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Germany
(Rheinmetall)
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Rheinmetall
books follow-up orders for Fuchs/Fox 1A8 vehicles and Heron aviation
systems for the German army.
By
2012, Rheinmetall will have modernized 65 of the Bundeswehr’s
Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles, significantly
improving their level of protection. The net value of
this order comes to roughly €33 million. Compared
with its predecessors, the 1A8 version offers substantially
improved protection against mines and roadside bombs,
both of which constitute widespread threats in Afghanistan.
The upgrade just ordered by the Bundeswehr will significantly
expand the operational spectrum of all these Fuchs/Fox
vehicles, which come in many variants and have proved
indispensable in multiple military missions. Specifically,
43 Fuchs/Fox armoured vehicles, including APC, command
and medevac variants, will be upgraded to 1A8 standard,
with the emphasis on improved protection from mines
and IEDs. A further 22 vehicles will be reconfigured
for new roles such as fire fighting, bomb disposal and
mine clearing. The Bundeswehr currently has a total
requirement of 134 Fuchs/Fox 1A8 armoured transport
vehicles. Of these, 21 vehicles were already ordered
in 2008 in response to an immediate operational requirement
(contract value: €13.3 million), while a contract
worth €36.6 million was issued in 2009 for retrofitting
forty more vehicles. Furthermore, eight Fuchs/Fox armoured
NBC reconnaissance vehicles are to be upgraded at a
later date. In the same time, Rheinmetall has been awarded
a follow-up contract to make the state-of the-art Heron
1 unmanned aircraft available to the Bundeswehr for
a further two years. The volume of the follow-up order
comes to a substantial eight-figure euro amount, and
covers the period 23 October 2010 to 22 October 2012.
At the German base in Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan,
the German Air Force operates two different unmanned
aerial vehicles, including three Heron 1 aircraft and
two ground control stations, which Rheinmetall makes
available as part of an operator solution. The system,
whose German acronym SAATEG stands for “system
for imagery reconnaissance deep in the area of operations”,
is used for realtime aerial surveillance and reconnaissance
throughout the entire area of operations of the German
ISAF contingent; it went into operation on 17 March
2010.
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United
States (Textron Marine & Land Systems)
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Textron Marine
& Land Systems and MDT Armor announced a teaming agreement to market,
design and manufacture the Tiger light protected vehicle.
Textron
Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron
Systems, a Textron Inc.) company, and MDT Armor Corporation,
a division of Arotech Corporation, today announced a
teaming agreement to market, design and manufacture
the Tiger light protected vehicle. Based on a commercial
off-the-shelf (COTS) Dodge® RAM® 5500 platform,
the Tiger is a cost effective, light protected class
all terrain vehicle with proven, highly reliable armor
for a crew of six to nine. The Tiger is ballistic and
mine blast protected, with various add-on armor options,
and is designed with a spacious, versatile cabin and
large payload capacity allows the Tiger to be tailored
to many missions. "The Tiger is a high quality,
off-road vehicle in the light armor segment that meets
the needs of a wide variety of potential customers.
With our lean manufacturing expertise and the low lifecycle
cost of the Tiger we feel like this is an excellent
teaming opportunity," said Textron Marine &
Land Systems General Manager Tom Walmsley. "Textron
Marine & Land Systems has a proven track record
in successfully taking prototype products to full-rate
production at optimum cost and reliability with on-time
delivery," said MDT Armor Corporation Executive
Vice President Jonathan Whartman. "The Tiger is
a versatile light protected armored vehicle and we're
looking forward to working together with Textron Marine
& Land Systems to bring it to market."
16 September 2010 |
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France
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Firing test
for EC635 helicopter equipped with heavy machine gun FN Herstal HMP-400
and Nexter gun NC-621.
Eurocopter and ATE have begun flight test firing a new
Stand Alone Weapons System (SAWS) for light and medium
helicopters. Eurocopter and its partner Advanced Technologies
& Engineering (ATE) have begun flight test firing
a new Stand Alone Weapons System (SAWS) for light and
medium helicopters. The EC635 will participate to the
flight test program is equipped with a heavy FN Herstal
Machine gun HMP-400 cal. 12.7 mm and with the French
canon Nexter NC-621 cal. 20 mm. The initial EC635 SAWS
configuration for International Customers will also
feature Denel's Ingwe Anti-Tank Missile. Integration
of the missile is currently in its design and development
phase at ATE's stateof the art facilities in Midrand.
Future weapons to be integrated on these helicopters
include missiles and guided rockets of various international
suppliers. "Eurocopter's partnership with ATE on
SAWS is a joint response to an increasing market demand
for helicopters equipped with a suitably credible weapon
system able to counter evolving threats and both current
and future conflict mission scenarios. While we have
proven capabilities producing multirole military helicopters,
ATE is unrivalled in weapon system development and subsystems
integration on fixed and rotary wing aircraft. This
venture and our partnership make perfect sense,"
explained Olivier Lambert, Eurocopter's Senior Vice
President Sales & Customers Relations.
15 September 2010 |
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Dagestan
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Security
forces have killed 11 militants during operations in the Republic of
Dagestan.
Security
forces have killed 11 militants in two separate operations
in the North Caucascus Republic of Dagestan. An interior
ministry spokesman said officers shot eight extremists
dead on Monday in the capital of Makhachkala after they
had refused to surrender. Shootings and bomb attacks
have been increasing in Dagestan, where militants want
to establish an Islamic republic. On Sunday evening
officers killed another three insurgents after clashes
broke out in the village of Komsomolskoye. Earlier that
day a federal anti-terrorist official was shot dead
in his car as he drove to work. Poverty and corruption
have created a fertile ground for the violence, analysts
say, helping anti-government fighters recruit people
to their cause.
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United
States (Oshkosh Defense)
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Oshkosh Deefense
will suplly more than 2,000 Familiy of Medium Tactical Vehicles trucks
FMTV.
Oshkosh
Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK),
will supply more than 2,000 Family of Medium Tactical
Vehicles FMTV trucks and trailers to the U.S. Army under
a new order from the Army TACOM Life Cycle Management
Command (LCMC). The vehicles will be used to enhance
Army unit mobility, transport soldiers and haul equipment
weighing up to 5 tons in support of a wide range of
tactical operations. "Military testing of the Oshkosh-produced
FMTVs is going well and provides confidence in our product
quality," said Mike Ivy, vice president and general
manager of Army Programs for Oshkosh Defense. "Our
successful work for the FMTV program is a testament
to our unyielding commitment to supplying reliable,
world-class systems without sacrificing the timely delivery
our customer has come to expect from us." The FMTV
is a series of 17 models ranging from 2.5-ton to 10-ton
payloads. Vehicles feature a parts commonality of more
than 80 percent, resulting in streamlined maintenance,
training, sustainment and overall cost efficiency for
the U.S. Army. FMTV trucks and trailers are vital to
U.S. military operations both domestically and internationally,
supporting combat operations, relief efforts, unit resupply
and other functions. The award, valued at more than
$259 million, extends truck and trailer production deliveries
until June 2012. The order includes more than 1,300
trucks, including eight different variants, and nearly
700 trailers. The five-year FMTV contract awarded to
Oshkosh Defense is for the production of up to 23,000
trucks and trailers, as well as support services and
training through fiscal 2014.
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Iran
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Iran unveils
3rd generation of home-made Cobra helicopter simulators.
The
Iranian Army started using the third generation of home-made
Cobra Chopper simulators in an airborne base in central
Iran on Sunday. The simulators were officially unveiled
in the Army's 4th Airborne Base in Iran's central city
of Isfahan in a ceremony attended by Iranian Army commanders
and officials. Elaborating on the manufacturing trend
of the simulator, Iranian Army Airborne Commander General
Kiomarth Ahadi said that the chopper simulator was built
in a two-year period. According to the commander, decrease
in expenses and improvement in pilot training courses
are among the main features and most important advantages
of the Iran-made chopper simulators, adding that the
training device can also simulate tactical and invasive
flights. Ahadi also reiterated that the price of the
new simulators is one-tenth of their foreign rivals.
Iran's airborne units had earlier built simulators for
chopper 206 in 2007, the first home-made mobile helicopter
simulator which is still in use for training operations.
Ahadi had said in February that all the airborne bases
of the Iranian army were equipped with flight simulators.
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Saudi
Arabia
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The United
States could make an important contract of armament with Saudi Arabia.
The
Obama administration will subject soon to the Congress
the biggest contract of armament ever presented, up
to 60 billion dollars of planes and of helicopters for
Saudi Arabia, information from the Wall Street Journal,
13 September 2010. According to the daily newspaper,
the American administration is also in discussion with
the Saudi kingdom on supplies of anti-missile and ships
for the value of several tens of billion dollars. For
the administration of President Barack Obama, these
contracts fall under a general policy of reinforcement
of its Arab allies against Iran, according to the newspaper.
The 60 billion dollars represent the high fork of a
contract of purchase of fighter plans and helicopters
required by the Saudis’, even if the latter could,
initially, to acquire only half of this amount.
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Ukraine
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Possible
delivery of Ukrainian made engine for Russia's unmanned aerial vehicles
UAV.
Russia's
Vega and Ukraine's Motor Sich are discussing the possible
delivery of Ukrainian-made engines for Russia's unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs), Vega CEO Vladimir Verba said
on Saturday. "We lagging behind on such vehicles,"
Verba said. "First of all, there is a shortfall
in engines." Motor Sich CEO Vyacheslav Boguslayev
confirmed the companies are in talks. "We are discussing
issues regarding this topic," he said. Motor Sich
delivers engines to 11 countries around the world, Boguslayev
said, adding that "we have nothing against Russia
being the twelfth country." The Russian Federal
Security Service (FSB) is "happy" with the
quality of home-made UAVs, Verba said on Friday, while
not ruling out that the Defense Ministry may buy UAVs
abroad. He said Vega's UAVs would be able to compete
with those produced abroad by 2013. According to various
estimates, the Russian military needs up to 100 UAVs
and at least 10 guidance and control systems to ensure
effective battlefield reconnaissance. Russia has reportedly
signed two UAV contracts with Israel. Under the first
contract, signed in April 2009, Israel delivered two
Bird Eye 400 systems (worth $4 million), eight I View
MK150 tactical UAVs ($37 million) and two Searcher Mk
II multi-mission UAVs ($12 million). The second contract
was for the purchase of 36 UAVs, worth a total of $100
million, to be delivered later this year. Russia and
Israel are currently negotiating the establishment of
a joint $300-million venture to produce UAVs. Russian
Defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said that alongside
Israel, France could become one of Russia's partners
in making UAVs.
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Russia
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Russia will
be able to produce advanced unmanned aerial vehicles UAV for 2013.
Russia
will be able to produce advanced unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) able to compete with those produced abroad by
2013, the head of a major UAV production company said
on Friday. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir
Popovkin said in April that Russia had spent about 5
billion rubles ($172 million) on the development of
indigenous drones, which eventually failed their tests.
Russian Air Force head Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said
last November that Russian UAVs do not satisfy the requirements
for speed, altitude and other specifications. "In
the next two or three years, there will be a breakthrough
in the Russian UAV market," Vladimir Verba, the
director general of the Vega company, pledged during
an international exhibition on hydro-aviation in Russia's
Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik. Following a request
by Russia's governmental military-industrial commission,
Vega has drawn up a complex program intended to improve
the country's UAV production starting from 2025, he
added. The Russian military stressed the need to provide
the Armed Forces with advanced reconnaissance systems
in the wake of a brief military conflict with Georgia
in August 2008, when the effectiveness of Russian military
operations was severely hampered by the lack of reliable
intelligence. According to various estimates, the Russian
military needs up to 100 UAVs and at least 10 guidance
and control systems to ensure effective battlefield
reconnaissance. Russia has reportedly signed two UAV
contracts with Israel. Under the first contract, signed
in April 2009, Israel delivered two Bird Eye 400 systems
(worth $4 million), eight I View MK150 tactical UAVs
($37 million) and two Searcher Mk II multi-mission UAVs
($12 million). The second contract was for the purchase
of 36 UAVs, worth a total of $100 million, to be delivered
later this year. Russia and Israel are currently negotiating
the establishment of a joint $300-million venture to
produce UAVs. Russian Defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov
has said that alongside Israel, France could become
one of Russia's partners in making UAVs.
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Kazakhstan
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Shanghai
Cooperation Organization will begin a joint ani-terrorist exercises,
Peace Mission-2010.
The
six member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO) will begin the Peace Mission-2010 joint anti-terror
exercises on Thursday at the Matybulak training ground
in Kazakhstan. Established in 2001 as a non-military
alliance, the regional mutual security group SCO initially
aimed to deal with Islamic extremism and other security
threats in Central Asia, but has since expanded its
scope to include cooperation in disaster relief and
trade. In all, 5,000 troops from SCO member states (Russia,
China , Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan)
will take part. Each of the member states will contribute
at least one operational-tactical group. Russia will
send over 1,000 troops, some 130 armored vehicles (tanks,
self-propelled artillery systems and infantry fighting
vehicles), more than 100 trucks, and over 10 aircraft
(including Su-24 Fencer tactical bombers, Su-25 Frogfoot
close-support aircraft and Mi-8 transport helicopters).
The drills will test the interoperability of the SCO
armed forces in rendering assistance to a member state
involved in an internal armed conflict or subjected
to a mass terrorist attack. The active phase of the
17-day exercises will be held on September 24.
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Iran
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Iran plans
to unveil the upgraded version of Zolfaqar battle tanks in the near
future.
A
senior Iranian Army commander announced here on Monday
that Iran plans to unveil the upgraded version of Zolfaqar
battle tanks in the near future. "The upgraded
version of Zolfaqar tanks are currently passing field
tests and have, thus far, been successful (in these
tests) in general, and they will be unveiled in the
near future," Commander of the Iranian Army Ground
Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan told FNA
on Monday. Commenting on the details of the tank's upgrading
process, Pourdastan stated, "Zolfaqar had problems
in some parts of its fire control system, and these
problems have been resolved in the upgraded version."
In addition to updating the fire control system, laser
systems have also been mounted on the tank in the new
version, he added. Pourdastan further stated that the
new systems have promoted the operational capabilities
of the tank. Zolfaqar is a second generation of Iran's
main battle tank (MBT). The test prototypes of the tank
were evaluated in 1993. Six semi-industrial prototypes
of the tank were produced and tested in 1997. The tank
has a distinctive box-shaped, steel-welded turret of
local design. Zolfaqar combat weight is reported to
be 36 tons and has a 780 hp diesel engine; the tank
has a 21.7 hp per ton ratio. The Zolfaqar is operated
by a crew of three personnel. The automatic loader is
believed to be the same one from the T-72 tank. The
tank is armed with a 125 mm smoothbore gun 2A46, which
is fitted with a fume extractor. Its secondary armament
consists of a 7.62 mm coaxial and a 12.7 mm machine
gun. For the Zolfaqar fleet, the Ammunition Group of
the Iranian Defense Industries Organization mass produces
a standard high explosive 23 kilograms (51 lb) propellant
charge which fires the 3 kg warhead at a muzzle velocity
of 850 meters per second (2,800 ft/s). The Zolfaqar-1
uses a fire control system which enjoys a 'fire-on-the-move'
technology. The Zolfaqar mounts a laser-warning pod
on the turret. Its design enables the tank to use an
Iranian-made package of reactive armor. Zolfaqar-2 is
a prototype tank used as a test bed. The Zolfaqar-3
also features considerable upgrades to the fire control
system, chassis, engine and main gun, with a 125mm autoloader.
The Zolfaqar-3 is believed to be available for export
by 2010.
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Russia
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Real shootings
of Russian ground-to-air missiles S-300 in Barents Sea.
Real
shootings of Russian ground-to-air missiles S-300 will
be proceeded at Barents Sea on 07 September 2010 within
the framework of exercises of ballistic missile troops
of Kopla , announced this 06 September 2010 in Moscow,
the spokesperson of the Russian ministry of Defence
Vladimir Drik. “On September 7th, our units will
firing from S-300 missiles from their base on the Kildin
island (Barents Sea) against various air targets launched
by ships of the North fleet”, announced lieutenant-colonel
Drik. The exercises will be held under the command of
Colonel Andreï Demin, chief of the Kola grouping,
specified the spokesperson.
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Iran
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Iran to produce
long-range air defense missile systems soon.
A
senior Iranian military commander announced on Sunday
that the country has taken wide strides in developing
long-range air defense systems and will start production
of this kind of missile shields in the near future.
"God willing, we will produce such systems in the
near future," Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air
Defense Base Brigadier General Ahmad Miqani told FNA.
Miqani reiterated that Iranian experts have adopted
"good measures in developing long, mid and short-range
missile defense systems", adding that different
plans are being implemented in this regard. Referring
to Iran's capabilities and potentials in technical and
scientific fields and the country's progresses in different
arenas, he said, "We are now able to design and
manufacture our defensive needs at home." Miqani
underlined Iran's capabilities and potentials in developing
and producing all types of military tools, weapons and
equipment, and reiterated that Tehran will no more wait
for the delivery of military products from abroad. His
remarks alluded to a contract on the delivery of Russia's
sophisticated anti-aircraft S-300 missile system to
Iran. Moscow has long delayed implementation of the
contract terms under different pretexts and it is yet
to deliver the system to Tehran.
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Mongolia
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Russia /
Mongolia military exercises begin in South Siberia
Joint
Russian-Mongolian antiterrorism exercises have begun
in the southern Siberian Republic of Buryatia, the Siberian
Military District's press service said on Friday. "About
200 Mongolian servicemen arrived to the camp. Slightly
more than 60 people, mostly drivers, are still on their
way," the press service said in a statement. The
drills, called Darkhan-3, will involve up to 1,000 Russian
and Mongolian servicemen and 200 items of hardware.
They will be held in three stages, with the active stage
to begin on Sunday.
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BAE Systems
Receives $629 Million Contract to Upgrade Caiman MRAP armoured vehicle.
HOUSTON,
Texas-BAE Systems has been awarded a $629 million contract
from the U.S. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)
Joint Program Office (JPO) to upgrade 1,700 Caiman MRAP
vehicles. This award demonstrates how BAE Systems' Readiness
and Sustainment capabilities are supporting the customer's
current and future requirements by rapidly improving
product performance to protect troops during combat
missions. The upgraded vehicle, called the Caiman Multi-Terrain
Vehicle (MTV), integrates a refurbished and improved
armored capsule from an existing Caiman with a new high-power
automotive power train, chassis and independent suspension.
These enhancements will provide greater levels of mobility
and survivability necessary for challenging and varied
environments and enemy threats. "The Caiman MTV
meets the urgent and enduring needs of our troops for
greater mobility and survivability," said Dennis
Morris, president, BAE Systems Global Tactical Systems.
"The Caiman MTV is a very adaptable configuration
that can be customized to meet a variety of missions,
and we look forward to getting these to the field."
BAE Systems introduced the Caiman MTV earlier this year
following a rapid design and development program to
respond to user needs. Caiman MTV provides an effective
combination of interior capacity, tactical mobility,
operator comfort and survivability.
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Finland
(Patria)
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Patria’s
Nemo Mortar System Selected for LAV II Vehicles.
Patria
Nemo 120 mm mortar system has been selected as weaponry
for LAV II vehicles delivered by General Dynamics Land
Systems - Canada as an FMS project by the US Government.
Patria and Mecar S.A. from Belgium have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding for an undisclosed number of Patria
Nemo systems. Patria is the global market leader in
turreted mortar systems. Patria Nemo is a 120 mm remote
controlled mortar turret, offering excellent signature
management and ballistic protection as well as providing
both direct and indirect fire support. Patria Nemo system
has been earlier selected by the Slovenian Armed Forces
and the United Arab Emirates Navy. Patria is a defence,
security and aerospace group with international operations
delivering its customers competitive solutions based
on own specialist know-how and partnerships. Patria
is owned by the State of Finland and the European Aeronautic
Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.
02 September 2010 |
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Israel
(Elbit Systems)
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Elbit Systems
Signs Agreement to Acquire Mikal's Holdings in Soltam, Saymar and ITL
Elbit
Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems")
announced today, further to its announcements of June
15, 2009 and September 14, 2009, that it signed an agreement
to acquire all the shares of Soltam Systems Ltd. ("Soltam"),
Saymar Ltd. ("Saymar") and ITL Optronics Ltd.
("ITL"), that are currently held by Mikal
Ltd. ("Mikal") and its subsidiaries. The signed
agreement provides for the acquisition of Mikal's interests
in the above mentioned Mikal subsidiaries, which are
synergetic to Elbit Systems, rather than the acquistion
of Mikal itself, as was contemplated in Elbit Systems'
prior announcements. Upon completion of the acquisition,
Elbit Systems will hold, a 100% interest in Soltam and
Saymar, and a 87.85% interest in ITL. The balance of
ITL's shares, which are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange, is held by the public. Simultaneously, Elbit
Systems willl sell its existing holdings in Mikal (approximately
19%) to the other Mikal shareholders. The consideration
to be paid by Elbit Systems for the acquisition will
be approximately $87 million. The consideration to be
paid to Elbit Systems for its 19% holding in of Mikal's
shares will be $18 million. In addition, the agreement
contains a provision for possible future payments to
Mikal subject to the acquired subsidiaries achieving
certain business goals. The closing of the transaction
is subject to certain approvals that the parties expect
to obtain in the near future.
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Azerbaijan
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Five soldiers
killed during clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The
Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense indicated this September
1st, 2010, Armenia to have attacked its positions close
to Nagorny Karabakh, separatist territory supported
by Erevan, a clash which cost the life of three Armenian
soldiers and two Azerbaijani soldiers. “The Azerbaijani
soldiers pushed back the attack. Three Armenian soldiers
and two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed”, it
added. The ministry for the Defense of this area for
its part showed Azerbaïdjan to have launched the
attack, indicating that one of its soldiers had been
wounded and seven Azerbaijani soldiers either wounded
or had been killed.
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