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01:03 Army - Brazil launches a program to acquire new 8x8 armored vehicles with 105mm gun
01:46 Army - The Chinese DF-17 hypersonic missile launchers get a camouflage
02:48 Army - The Indian army will buy 118 local-made Arjun Mk-1A main battle tanks
04:32 Navy - The United States confirms the procurement of three E-2D Hawkeye tactical airborne early warning aircraft by France
05:39 Navy - The delivery of serial production Tsirkon hypersonic missiles to the Russian armed forces will start in 2022
06:44 Navy - The U.S. company SAFE Boats International will deliver two Mk.6 patrol boats to Ukraine
08:01 Air - United Arab Emirates orders two additional SAAB GlobalEye airborne surveillance aircraft
09:03 AIR - Chinese AVIC company delivers 50th Wing Loong II MALE drone
10:14 AIR - Vietnamese L-39 jet trainer performs flight test after upgrade
10:58 OUTRO
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I'm pleased to greet you all with this first weekly review of 2021
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In spite of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the defence world keeps moving with a lot
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of contracts signed and deliveries planned for the forthcoming month. Here is a selection made among many more topics we published on Army, Navy and Recognition.com
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Three news published on ArmyRecognition.com drew your particular attention last week. Brazil launches a programme to acquire new 8x8 armoured vehicles with 105mm guns and
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replace EE-11 6x6 APCs. The Chinese DF-17 hypersonic missile launchers get a camouflage and the Indian Army will
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buy 118 local-made Arjun Mark 1A main battle tanks. The Brazilian Army has announced an ambitious military programme to acquire new wheeled
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armoured vehicles as well as the modernisation of its EE-9 Cascavel. For this new military programme, the Brazilian Army would like to acquire 221 8x8 armoured
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vehicles armed with the 105mm cannon and to replace its EE-11 URUTU 6x6 APCs with
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the new combat vehicle. According to the Military Balance 2020, the Brazilian Army has a total of 408 EE-9 Cascavel
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armoured vehicles armed with the 90mm cannon and 223 EE-11 URUTU 6x6 APCs
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One of China's most advanced weapons, the DF-17 hypersonic missile, was seen in a media
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report to have received an upgrade that can improve the weapon's capability to disguise
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itself from hostile reconnaissance. A previously unknown type of transporter erector launcher of a missile was spotted in a video
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celebrating the fifth founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
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on 31 December 2020. The transporter erector launcher uses an integrated canvas cover and encloses the missile within
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the camouflaged transporter as it runs on desert terrain. Covering the missile can help the system disguise itself
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Reportedly equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle as its warhead, the DF-17 is a short
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to medium range missile which no current missile defence system can intercept
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The first Chinese rocket force missile brigade equipped with this type of missile recently
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conducted the fire exercise. This brigade is now ready for combat. India has launched a process for the procurement of 118 local made Arjun Mk1A main battle tanks
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The Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed by India's Defence Research
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and Development Organisation, DRDO, for the Indian Army. The development of the tank began in 1972 by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development
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Establishment, a laboratory of the RDO. The first batch of 16 production version Arjun tanks was received in 2004 and they were provided
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as a squadron for the 43rd Armoured Regiment. The regiment was later made up of 45 tanks on 25 May 2009, making it the first Arjun
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regiment of the Indian Army. The Arjun Mk1A is fitted with an improved gunner's main sight integrated with automatic
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target tracking which are all connected to a computerised fire control system enhancing
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the first round kill capability, panoramic sight, integrated uncooled thermal imager and night vision camera with binocular sight and a laser rangefinder
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To improve mobility due to an additional increase in weight, an advanced running gear system
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has been developed where the hydro-pneumatic suspension system is completely redesigned. Three news published on Navyrecognition.com drew your particular attention last week
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The United States confirms the procurement of three E-2D Hawkeye tactical airborne early
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warning aircraft by France. The delivery of serial production Zircon hypersonic missiles to the Russian Armed Forces will
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start in 2022 and the US company Safe Boats International will deliver two Mk6 patrol
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boats to Ukraine. On 2 December 2020, France became the second international customer of the E-2D Advanced
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Hawkeye with a letter of offer and acceptance to procure three E-2Ds from the US Navy for
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a maximum value of 2 billion US dollars. The French Navy becomes the second international customer of the E-2D
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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has purchased 13 of these aircraft to date
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The three E-2Ds are scheduled to be delivered by 2028 and will replace the three existing
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E-2C Hawkeyes of the French Navy. The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, produced by Northrop Grumman, represents a two-generation leap
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in technology compared to its predecessor, the E-2C. The centerpiece of this aircraft is the APY-9 radar system, designed specifically to provide
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enhanced surveillance detection and tracking capability against aircraft and cruise missiles in the overland, littoral and open ocean environments
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With the addition of aerial refueling capabilities, the E-2D remains the most advanced command
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and control platform in the world. The delivery of serial production of Tsirkon hypersonic missiles to the Russian Armed Forces
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will begin in 2022. In 2020, the Russian Navy conducted several test fires of this missile from submarines
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and warships. So, in November 2020, frigate Admiral Gorshkov successfully test fired a Tsirkon from the
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White Sea against a target located in the Barents Sea. The Tsirkon hypersonic missile can be fired by warships and submarines of Project 885
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and 885M. Bastion coastal launchers can also carry hypersonic missiles. It is capable of hitting both ground and naval targets up to a distance of 1,000 kilometers
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The missile can fly at a maximum speed of Mach 9 and at an altitude of 30 to 40 kilometers
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where the range and speed increase as air resistance is smaller. According to Russian military sources, the missile has a payload ranging from 300 to
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400 kilos. The missile will have a conventional warhead, but speculation abounds that it could carry
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a nuclear warhead in the future. Safe Boats International has been awarded a some $20 million contract for long lead
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time, material, and associated pre-production and planning support for two Mark VI patrol
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boats to be delivered to the government of Ukraine. Safe Boats International is an American-based company that designs and manufactures aluminum
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boats for armed forces, law enforcement units, and fire professionals. It is headquartered just outside Seattle in the Washington state
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The Mark VI is U.S. Navy's next-generation patrol boat and is part of the Navy Expeditionary
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Combat Commands fleet of Combatant Craft. The Mark VI's mission is to provide operational commanders with capability to patrol shallow
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littoral areas beyond sheltered harbors and bays and into less sheltered open water for
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the purpose of force protection of friendly coalition forces and critical infrastructure
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Three news published on airrecognition.com drew your particular attention last week. Chinese Avik Company delivers 50th Wing Loong II male drone, the United Arab Emirates ordered
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two additional Saab Global Eye airborne surveillance aircraft, and Vietnamese L-39 jet trainer
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performs last tests after upgrade. Saab has received a follow-on contract with the United Arab Emirates regarding the sale
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of two Global Eye systems, Saab Advanced Airborne Surveillance System. The order's value is slightly above US$1 billion and the contract will be completed
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in 2025. Global Eye is a multi-role airborne early warning and control platform developed by
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the Swedish defense and security company Saab. The Global Eye is equipped with a suite of sensors using Saab's AERI-ER for extended
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range, radar, and mission system. The aircraft is based on the Bombardier Global 6000 long-range business jet
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The primary sensor of the Global Eye is the AERI-ER airborne early warning radar
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Weighing approximately 1 ton, it is mounted atop the twin jet's fuselage
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According to Saab, the Global Eye is capable of detecting and tracking a combination of
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airborne and surface targets, the latter on both land and sea, while mission times of
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up to 11 hours in duration are possible. Chengdu-based Avik UAS, a drone branch of the state-owned aviation industry corporation
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of China, Avik, has delivered the 50th Wing Loong 2 drone. No detail about the delivery or the identity of the customer is known
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Compared with the Wing Loong 1, the Wing Loong 2 is aimed at high-end users in the international
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markets as it is equipped with more advanced technologies. By early 2019, Wing Loong series drones operated by different clients had fired more than 3,000
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rounds of live ammunition with an overall accuracy rate higher than 90% on both stationary
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and moving targets. Wing Loong 2 is an improved version of Wing Loong 1 in the medium-altitude, long-endurance category
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Avik unveiled the concept of Wing Loong 2 at the Aviation Expo China held in Beijing
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in September 2015. A prototype of the Wing Loong 2 was presented for the first time to the public during the
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Airshow China exhibition held in Zhuhai in November 2016. It was also presented for the first time in Europe during the Paris Airshow in June 2017
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On 24 December 2020, the A41 factory, the Vietnamese Air Defence Air Force technical
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department, conducted a test flight of an Aero L-39 Albatross trainer aircraft after
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overhaul and upgrade. The A41 factory actively coordinated with the 910th Regiment, the School of Air Force
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Officers, to ensure that the commanders, pilots and technical forces, together with the unit's
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technical staff, did well in flight preparation. The flight test board took place as planned, assessing the quality of the L-39 after major
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repair at the factory to prepare for the commissioning and handover to the 910th Regiment to put
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it into service. Thanks for watching
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