Northrop Grumman recently completed the critical design review of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) prototype for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The review establishes the company’s technical approach for precise, timely sensor coverage to defeat ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

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U.S. Army continues to upgrade Stryker 8x8 armored vehicles with the latest generation of weapon stations to increase firepower. The American company Oshkosh Defense was recently selected by the U.S. Army to integrate the 30 mm MCWS (Medium Caliber Weapon System) onto the Stryker Double V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICVVA1).

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Today’s defence scenarios require absolute dominance of the airspace, irrespective of the threats and the operational complexity. The need for Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) solutions is even more significant since they allow a synergistic approach and real-time coordination of all available sensors and weapons, making it possible to counter any kind of threats.

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The Pribor enterprise of Tecmash is the sole Russian designer and a major producer of small-caliber shells for automatic air guns, ground forces and the navy, as well as projectiles for grenade launchers. The enterprise is creating modern shells for small-caliber artillery and a new Balkan grenade launcher, Rostec said.

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The Republic of Korea Armed Forces Facebook account publishes new pictures about the K2NO Black Panther Main Battle Tank being offered for the Norwegian Army by the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem. The K2NO was promoted by the South Korean Company Hyundai Rotem during the ADEX 2021 defense exhibition in South Korea.

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According to a video published on Youtube, the French army defense procurement agency (DGA) has conducted live-fire testing with the GRIFFON MEPAC (Mortier Embarqué Pour l’Appui au Contact - Mounted Mortar for Fire Support). The Griffon MEPAC is equipped with Thales 120-mm Rifled Recoiled Mounted Mortar (2R2M) system.

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Russia transforms the organizational structure of Arctic forces, implements large-scale infrastructure projects, and designs new arms and hardware adapted to the Arctic climate. The Almaz-Antey company has designed the Arctic option of Tor-M2 antiaircraft missile gun — Tor-M2DT, the Military-Industrial Courier writes.

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The Military Technical Institute of the Serbian Ministry of Defense has developed the MTU-4, a quadruple launcher for Igla SA-18 or Strela-2MA a local version of the Soviet-made SA-7B Grail MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Missile System) produced by the Serbian State defense company Yugoimport

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The Boxer 8x8 armored vehicle in Bridge Layer configuration will offer the same capabilities as the Leopard 2 Leguan Bridge Layer which is based on tank tracked chassis. Both can carry and deploy a 22 meter MLC50 bridge and also a 14-meter MLC100 bridge.

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The overhaul and evacuation concept up to 2025 calls to create in the Arctic a maintenance and overhaul workshop in containers carried by cold-weather automobiles. Besides, R&D is nearing completion to create an overhaul and evacuation tracked two-section REM-GT vehicle on the undercarriage of DT-30PM prime mover and technical reconnaissance MTR-G vehicle on the undercarriage of two-section tracked GAS-3344-20 transporter.

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The Northern fleet held a large-scale exercise in the Barents, Kara, and Laptev Seas near Novosibirsk Islands and Franz-Joseph Land Archipelago. Besides aircraft, warships and supply vessels, it engaged close to 800 hardware units, including 460 combat armored vehicles. The Defense Ministry demonstrated the hardware fit for Arctic operations, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper writes.

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On October 8, 2021, the U.S. Army released the Army Unified Network Plan, which is the critical enabler to establishing the Army’s Multi-Domain Operations capable force by 2028. The Unified Network enables Army formations, as part of the Joint Force, to operate in highly contested and congested operational environments with the speed and global range to achieve decision dominance and maintain overmatch. The plan shapes, synchronizes, integrates and governs Unified Network efforts and aligns the personnel, organizational structure and capabilities required to enable MDO at all echelons. The Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, explains.

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Russian specialists are also designing a new 3-7 parachute to replace the 3-5 in 2023. It is characterized by a slower vertical speed of 6 m/sec (3-5 has 7.5-8.5 m/sec) and can carry a paratrooper of 160 kg.

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Technodinamika Holding demonstrated the latest parachute designs of its enterprises at MAKS-2021 airshow. The companies include the Universal Design and Production Complex in Moscow, the Mechanical Plant in Solnechnogorsk, and the Research Institute of Parachute Manufacturing. They design new parachutes for the Aerospace, Airborne forces, commandos and rescuers, the Military-Industrial Courier writes.

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Nexter Group is presenting part of its product catalogue at the IDET 2021 exhibition in Brno, Czech Republic, from 6 to 8 October 2021. A week after the Czech Ministry of Defence signed a contract for the purchase of 52 CAESAR 8x8 self-propelled howitzers, Nexter is exhibiting a sample of the CAESAR and an overview of its artillery ammunition range.

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