October 2015 Defence & Security Industry - Military - Army News
 
 
 
 

Iran successfully test-fires its new Emad home-made precision-guided ballistic missile
 
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Iran successfully test-fires its new home-made precision-guided ballistic missile Emad, Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan was quoted as saying on Sunday, October 11, 2015, signaling an apparent advance in Tehran's attempts to improve the accuracy of its missile battery.
 

Large military parade in North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party
 
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Large military parade in North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party, hundreds of troops marched in elaborate formations across Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. Foreign dignitaries, media and tourists gathered in Pyongyang for the parade, which saw fighter jets flying in a "70" formation.
 

Orbital ATK to develop a new 120mm tank ammo
 
Orbital ATK to develop a new 120mm tank ammo 

Orbital ATK has been awarded a contract for the first phase of development for a next generation 120mm tank ammo. The new ammunition will provide M1 Abrams crews with an Advanced Multi-Purpose, XM1147 High Explosive Multi-Purpose with Tracer cartridge. Thus, they will have a multi-purpose round that will replace four existing ones, giving greater flexibility with a smaller logistical burden.

 

Lithuania and Ukraine strengthen their military ties
 
Lithuania and Ukraine strengthen their military relations

Lithuania and Ukraine will strengthen their military relations and defence cooperation plans. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence has had approved by the Government its plan to send two depute defence attachés in the diplomatic mission in Ukraine. In total, three deputy defence attachés will work at the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine.

 

USA ends Syrian rebels training programme
 
USA ends Syrian rebels training programme

The United States will bring to end the Syrian rebels training programme. The Obama Administration’s decision acknowledges the projects deficiencies to organize combat-ready units that would be able to confront the Islamic State in Syria. Therefore, the ongoing training programmes in Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar would be cancelled.

 

Russian army Arctic brigade could be equipped with 150 fire support armoured vehicles for 2017
 
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Russia’s Machine-Building Enterprise Muromteplovoz is ready to deliver 150 fire support and escort fighting vehicles to Arctic brigades within a year and a half, Enterprise CEO Yevgeny Tretyakov said at the ‘Innovation Day of the Russian Defense Ministry 2015’ exhibition.
 

Raytheon awarded Increment 3 of Jordan’s Border Security Programme
 
Raytheon awarded Increment 3 of Jordan’s Border Security Programme  Raytheon will expand Jordan’s Border Security Project after the award of Increment 3, which will cost USD18.6 million. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is assisted by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency who is the main source of the award. The programme is designed to protect the Jordanian borders on the Syrian side.
 

US and Poland sign agreement defining equipment staging locations
 
US and Poland sign agreement defining equipment staging locations

The United States and Poland have signed an agreement defining the locations where the US hardware will be staged in the near future. The agreement comes in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine. The agreement comes on top of the one related to the status of the US forces in Poland, signed in 2010.

 

UK plans to deploy troops on long-term basis in the Baltic states
 
UK plans to deplo troops on long term basis in the Baltic states 640 001 Britain plans to join Germany and the US in the long-term deployment of its troops in the Baltic states to allegedly contain a threat they claimed emanates from Russia. London is due to deploy its troops in the Baltic region on a long-term basis, mirroring US and German plans; the goal is to strengthen NATO's eastern borders and "deter Russian aggression," according to British newspaper The Financial Times.
 

Textron to provide advanced training to Afghan National Army for its Mobile Strike Force Vehicles
 
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Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems, a Textron Inc. business, announced on Oct. 5 it has been awarded a $17.4 million Interim Contractor Training Support (ICTS) contract from the United States (U.S.) Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to provide next-level training to the Afghan National Army for its four-wheeled Mobile Strike Force Vehicles (MSFVs). The contract has a 12 month period of performance.
 

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