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FFG wins upgrade work for German Wiesel 1 weapon carriers
A Wiesel 1 reconnaissance vehicle fitted with the E6-II-A1 turret armed with a Rheinmetall 20 mm MK 20 Rh 202 dual-feed cannon. This is one of the three versions to be upgraded by FFG for the German Army. Source: RheinmetallFirst LRIP Hawkei vehicles delivered to Australian motorised infantry battalion
The 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment released an image on its Facebook page on 24 March showing five recently delivered Hawkei vehicles. Source: 1st Battalion Royal Australian RegimentNetherlands receives first latest-standard CH-47F Chinook helo
The first of 14 new-build CH-47F Chinooks for the Netherlands seen at Boeing’s Philadelphia production plant prior to delivery. With six upgraded CH-47Fs already in service, the RNLAF will have a fleet of 20 commonly configured helicopters by the time deliveries are complete before the end of 2021. Source: BoeingCovid-19: Malaysia enlists UASs to enforce countermeasures
Malaysian Chief of Defence Force General Affendi Buang and Inspector General of Police Hamid Bador with the unmanned systems that have been deployed for enforcing the Movement Control Order in Malaysia. Source: Malaysian Armed Forces
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Covid-19: Kazakh military ramps up efforts to stem spread of coronavirus
Kazakhstan is ramping up the involvement of its military in the fight against the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Central Asian country. In a 31 March statement the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Nur-Sultan said the Kazakh military is now “intensively involved in the maintenance of
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India set to deliver Myanmar’s first submarine
New Delhi is preparing to deliver a Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine that was in service with the Indian Navy as INS Sindhuvir to the Myanmar Navy. The transfer will also include operational and maintenance training to the Myanmar Navy, which will be operating a submarine for the first time.
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NAVSEA surveys industry for Special Mission ships
The US Navy has begun talks with shipbuilders over plans to replace its 36-year-old cable laying and repair ship USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7). Officials at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) have also started discussing possible options for the construction of a new class of oceanographic survey vessel. An
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South Korea deploys PAC-3 missile battery to Cheongju Air Base
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has deployed a battery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor missiles to Cheongju Air Base, which hosts the service’s fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and is believed to be within range of North Korea’s newly developed
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UkrOboronProm presents BM-21UM Berest 122 mm MRL
Ukraine’s state-owned Shepetivka Repair Plant (ShRP) has completed factory testing of and is ready to accept domestic and foreign orders for its new BM-21UM Berest 122 mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL), the UkrOboronProm defence conglomerate to which ShRP belongs announced on its website on 1
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Hold the line: Border security technology developments aim to stretch resources
Maintaining security at a country's border remains a challenge for military and security forces. Grant Turnbull assesses some of the latest technologies used and how they are evolving to address new threats -
Big spender: Qatar continues extensive military modernisation
Bucking the norm of cautious, incremental upgrades and replacements, Qatar is planning a complete overhaul of its armed forces largely unseen outside of wartime. Jeremy Binnie reports -
Development of Russian PRS-1M missile continues
Russia's next generation Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) system has finished a series of test launches and is believed to have been successful in both its performance and capabilities. Malcolm Claus assesses the information presented on this missile, the reasons for its development, and its potential role in Russia's air and space defence
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FFG wins upgrade work for German Wiesel 1 weapon carriers
The German Ministry of Defence (MoD) in December 2019 awarded Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) a contract to upgrade 181 deployed Wiesel 1 Armoured Weapon Carrier (AWC) vehicles to extend their operational life to at least 2025. The company declined to disclose the value of the contract
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DoD contracts 790 JASSM-ER missiles for US and FMS customers
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to deliver 790 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM) systems to US Department of Defense (DoD) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. The award, announced on 1 April, is valued at USD818.2 million and covers Lots 17 and 18 of production. As
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GeoSpectrum launches scaled down TRAPS sonar for USVs
Canadian marine acoustics house GeoSpectrum Technologies has launched a compact version of its Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) designed specifically for unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and other small craft. The scaled down system, known as TRAPS-USV, retains the low frequency active
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DSEI Japan 2019: IHI unveils autonomous underwater mine-detection system
Japanese company IHI unveiled an autonomous underwater mine-detection system at the 18–20 November DSEI Japan 2019 defence exhibition in Chiba. The system, which comprises two different unmanned vehicles, is designed to acquire, process, classify, and relay information about “mine-like
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Covid-19: Boeing shuts down rotorcraft sites in Philadelphia
Boeing has temporarily closed its helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturing sites in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of wider company and national efforts to help contain the coronavirus pandemic. The shutdown of the Ridley Township facility affects the CH/MH-47 Chinook, V-22 Osprey, and MH-139A
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FFG wins upgrade work for German Wiesel 1 weapon carriers
The German Ministry of Defence (MoD) in December 2019 awarded Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) a contract to upgrade 181 deployed Wiesel 1 Armoured Weapon Carrier (AWC) vehicles to extend their operational life to at least 2025. The company declined to disclose the value of the contract
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Fassmer MPV70 MK II selected for Ecuador
German shipbuilder and design house Fassmer has confirmed the selection of its MPV70 MKII design to meet the needs of the Ecuadorian Navy's (Armada del Ecuador) new Multipurpose Combat Vessel programme. Local shipyard Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (ASTINAVE EP) will build the vessel at its
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Type Naval Fire-Control System (FCS). Development In 2005, following a competitive procurement process, Kollmorgen Electro-Optical (acquired by L-3 Communications in February 2012 and now operating as L-3 KEO) was chosen to provide the US Navy (USN) with an EOSS as part of the CG-47
