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According to a press release published on December 30, 2020, General Secretariat of the Italian Defence and of the National Armaments Directorate, the Land Armaments Director Lieutenant General Paolo Giovannini and the Commercial Director of the Iveco - Oto Melara Consortium (CIO) Dr. Eng. Giovanni Luisi, signed a contract for the purchase of 86 Centauro II 120mm anti-tank 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles, plus 10 additional units in option, and integrated logistic support and equipment. Read full Defense News at this link ... Centauro II 8x8 120mm wheeled anti-tank armored vehicle. (Picture source Iveco -Oto Melara Consortium) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/37ZWBLY via IFTTT

According to a statement published by the Australian Department of Defence on December 30, 2020, the Australian MoD (Ministry of Defense) has approved the acquisition of two more P-8A Poseidon surveillance and response aircraft, bringing the total fleet size to 14. Read full Naval News at this link ... Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon supports sea trials for the NUSHIP Hobart in the Gulf St Vincent off the coast of Adelaide. Picture source Australia MoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2LamMX6 via IFTTT

According to news published by the Philippine News Agency on December 30, 2020, the delivery of surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missile weapon systems for the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) and BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy are scheduled for October next year. Read full Naval News at this link ... New BRP Jose Rizal guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. (Picture source Philippine Navy) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2X54kSp via IFTTT

According to information published by the U.S. Navy on December 29, 2020, US Navy sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) have trained the Croatian Navy’s underwater EOD team at Lora Naval Base in Split, Croatia, from 1 to 21 December 2020. Read full Naval News at this link ... The Mine Countermeasure and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Equipment and Members of Croatian Navy and US Army| Photo: HRM (Croatian Navy) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3n1Tw2d via IFTTT

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According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on December 29, 2020, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of a Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) System for Head-of-State Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $104 million. Read full Defense Aviation News at this link ... Anti-missile system of LAIRCM Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System. (Picture source Northrop Grumman) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2L6p49Z via IFTTT

According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on December 29, 2020, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) Munitions and related equipment for an estimated cost of $290 million. Read full Defense Aviation News at this link ... U.S. Airman 1st Class Robert Branham prepares a Bomb Rack Unit-61 for loading onto an F-15E Strike Eagle at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, on Aug. 1. The bomb rack and carrier comes loaded with Guided Bomb Unit-39 small-diameter bombs. (Picture source U.S. Air Force) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3aSNa2J via IFTTT

According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on December 29, 2020, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of System Spares for Patriot air defense missile system Configuration 3+ and related equipment for an estimated cost of $200 million. Read full Defense News at this link ... Launcher unit of Kuwaiti armed forces Patriot air defense missile system. (Picture source Army Recognition) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3rS7VSi via IFTTT

Army Recognition Group, Defense and Security Weekly Web TV channel latest news and breaking news of international land, naval and air defense, security industry, exhibition and army - military issues. The latest most important Defense and Security news of the week in video: From 21 to 27 December 2020. Full video weekly global defense news at this link ... Episode 4/4 Video Weekly December 2020 Defense security news Web TV Television Full Video from World Defence News https://ift.tt/38Kilum via IFTTT

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  India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ India’s first Air Dropped Container from IL 38SD aircraft off the coast of Goa.The trial was conducted by Indian Navy to enhance its operational logistics capabilities and provide critical engineering stores to ships which are deployed more than 2000 km from the coast. It reduces the requirement of ships to come close to the coast to collect spares and stores. Two DRDO laboratories i.e. NSTL, Visakhapatnam and ADRDE, Agra were involved in the development of SAHAYAK-NG container along the industry partner M/s Avantel for GPS integration.SAHAYAK-NG is an advanced version of SAHAYAK Mk I. The newly developed GPS aided air dropped container is having the capability to carry a payload that weighs upto 50 kg and can be dropped from heavy aircraft from Asian Defence News https://ift.tt/3o53yAR via IFTTT

  India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ India’s first Air Dropped Container from IL 38SD aircraft off the coast of Goa.The trial was conducted by Indian Navy to enhance its operational logistics capabilities and provide critical engineering stores to ships which are deployed more than 2000 km from the coast. It reduces the requirement of ships to come close to the coast to collect spares and stores. Two DRDO laboratories i.e. NSTL, Visakhapatnam and ADRDE, Agra were involved in the development of SAHAYAK-NG container along the industry partner M/s Avantel for GPS integration.SAHAYAK-NG is an advanced version of SAHAYAK Mk I. The newly developed GPS aided air dropped container is having the capability to carry a payload that weighs upto 50 kg and can be dropped from heavy aircraft from Asian Defence News https://ift.tt/3hu3oAu via IFTTT

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According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on December 30, 2020, the Russian Navy has successfully completed trials of hypersonic Tsirkon missile shadowed the completion of acceptance tests of the anti-submarine Otvet missile complex. Technical documentation is being finalized for the complex to be officially accepted into service by the Russian Navy. Read full article naval defense technology at this link ... Russian navy Admiral Kasatonov frigate of project 22350 successfully completed acceptance trials of the Otvet missile complex. (Picture source Russian Exercises Twitter) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3n0wlFt via IFTTT

According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on December 30, 2020, the Russian Navy (VMF) has commissioned the Project 20385 corvette ‘Gremyashchiy’ (NATO reporting name: Steregushchiy-class) built by the Northern Shipyard (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), according to the press department of the company. Read full Naval News at this link ... Russian Navy Project 20385 corvette ‘Gremyashchiy’ NATO reporting name: Steregushchiy-class. (Picture source SeaWaves magazine Twitter) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3b0VEVH via IFTTT

The T-15 BMP Armata is the latest generation of AIFV (Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle) developed and manufactured by the Russian Defense Industry. The T-15 BMP Armata was unveiled for the first time to the public during the rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in April 2015. The T-15 vehicle (Object 149) has been designed by Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation in Russia’s Urals region. Read more T-15 BMP IF at this link ... Russian-made T-15 BMP tracked armored IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3aTAUyU via IFTTT

According to information by the Russian press agency TASS on December 30, 2020, Russian Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko has announced the serial production of the T-14 Armata main battle tank and for the T-15 tracked armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle). Read full Defense News at this link ... Russian-made T-14 Armata Main Battle Tank MBT. (Picture source Army Recognition) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3aXxwD8 via IFTTT

According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on December 29, 2020, Boeing is awarded a $198,000,000 not-to-exceed undefinitized fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded contract. This modification provides for the integration of a ground control station that provides command and control capability in support of the MQ-25 aerial refueling drone for the U.S. Navy. Read full Naval News at this link ... Boeing MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling drone for U.S. Navy.  (Picture source Boeing) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/38NldXf via IFTTT

According to information published by the U.S. Navy on December 28, 2020, The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has been providing operational and close air support to Joint Task Force – Quartz and Operation Octave Quartz (JTF-Q). Read full Naval News at this link ... U.S. Navy USS Nimitz CVN-68 aircraft carrier provides operational and close air support to Joint Task Force – Quartz and Operation Octave Quartz (JTF-Q).  (Picture source U.S. Navy) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3rHGudw via IFTTT

According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense on December 29, 2020, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a $37,707,325 firm-fixed-price contract for the Japan RQ-4 Global Hawk drone Program. The contract provides for the procurement of initial spare parts to include modifications to the system engineering and program management tasks required to execute, manage, control, and report on all program activities. Read full Defense Aviation News at this link ... An RQ-4 Global Hawk, assigned to the 319th Operations Group, Detachment 1, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May, 30, 2020, for a rotational deployment. (Picture source U.S. DoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2L7c2sw via IFTTT

According to information published by the Chinese MoD (Ministry of Defense) on December 28, 2020, the Chinese army has conducted a military exercise under the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Command using new-generation individual combat systems (ICS) in a plateau area more than 4,500 meters above sea level. Read full article defense technology at this link ... A Chinese soldier assigned to a combined arms brigade under the PLA Tibet Military Command wears the ICS equipment, with a helmet equipped with multifunctional night-vision goggles. (Picture source China MoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/37WYbhq via IFTTT

According to information published by the Russian press agency Tass on December 28, 2020, the first serial fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet was shipped to the 929th flight test center (GLITs) in Akhtubinsk. It had to be supplied yet in 2019 but crashed. PAK FA program is the most difficult and ambitious project for Russian aircraft makers, the Izvestia daily writes. Read full Defense Aviation News at this link ... Sukhoi Su-57 / T-50 PAK FA fighter aircraft at Maks AirShow near Moscow, July 2015. (Picture source Vitaly Kuzmin) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3o0u9iA via IFTTT

According to information published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on December 29, 2020, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $65.6 million. Read full Defense Aviation News at this link ... Sniper ATP pod mounted on Canadian CF-188. (Picture source Wikimedia) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2M8EuL9 via IFTTT

According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on December 29, 2020, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $4.0 billion. Read full Defense Aviation News at this link ... AH-64D attack helicopter of Kuwait armed forces. (Picture source Air Recognition) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3mZC9Pw via IFTTT

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  Japan Wants to Sell the Frigates to Indonesia, the Italian Offer also Appears Among the priorities of the Tokyo government is the export of military equipment with particular attention to the area of ​​Japanese influence.Japan is allegedly pushing the sale of military ships to Indonesia in order to fuel the vision of a "free Indo-Pacific".The units in question would be the "30FFM" classified as destroyers by Japan but frigates in all respects.Tokyo has in fact chosen to launch this new class of ships to support the larger units and carry out the "minor" tasks.A way to increase the operational capacity and the number of ships available to the Chief of Staff to face China more widely. The numbers are in fact very important: 8 units for the first batch and 22 for the second.The price, including four units, should be 300 billion yen for the Indonesian tax payer . Taking into account the exchange rate (1 yen = 0.0082 euros as of November 6, 2020), the e

 Lieutenant Elena Gutiérrez has become the first woman to fly a Eurofighter fighter for the Spanish Air Force alone , and she already operates with this aircraft from the base of Morón de la Frontera (Seville). As sources from the base have informed Efe, the first flight took place last week during the so-called "releases" of the 20-02 course. In military jargon, the "loose" are the first flights carried out by pilots alone, after training to take command of the two models of combat aircraft in service in the Air Force, the F-18 and the Eurofighter. , which begins at the General Air Academy (AGA) of San Javier in Murcia. The hunting and attack school is located in Wing 23 of the Talavera la Real air base (Badajoz), where Elena Gutiérrez was the only woman in her class . After passing this stage, the new lieutenants arrive at the destination units where the last step takes place, the operational conversion courses to F-18s or Eurofighters.The Spanish Air Force oper

The Swiss Air Force will start having fighters on standby 24 hours a day starting from Dec. 31.   from Asian Defence News https://ift.tt/38IWXpn via IFTTT

 Earlier this year, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems supplied the Royal Thai Army (RTA) a supply of SPIKE MR - medium range - missiles for its 6th Infantry Division. SPIKE MR is an electro-optical Fire & Forget missile, and is part of the wider SPIKE missile family, consisting of the SR, MR, LR2, ER2, NLOS variants of electro-optical, multi-purpose, multi-platform missiles, with ranges of up to 32km and fire-and-update capabilities. To date, SPIKE has been sold to 35 countries, including 19 NATO nations, with over 33,000 missiles already supplied and more than 6,000 fired in tests and in combat. SPIKE missiles have been integrated onto 45 different vehicular, helicopter and naval platforms. from Asian Defence News https://ift.tt/3nYrTbG via IFTTT

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On December 18, 2020, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has released a Request for Information to acquire Maritime Heavy Lift UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) for the British Navy. Read full Naval News at this link ... British Navy and DARE (Discover, Analysis and Rapid Exploitation) have been working with UK drone firm Malloy Aeronautics and Planck Aerosystems in the development of unmanned air vehicles for the purpose of moving supplies onto ships. (Picture source UK Defence Journal) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2WUWwmo via IFTTT

According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on December 28, 2020, Russia’s Yantar Shipyard (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) has launched the Project 02670 oceanographic vessel 'Evgeniy Gorigledzhan', according to the press department of the shipyard. Read full Naval News at this link ... Russian Navy Project 02670 Evgeny Gorigledzhan. (Picture source Russian MoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3mS8vM0 via IFTTT

According to information published by the United Coast Guard, on December 16, 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of its ninth HC-144B Ocean Sentry medium range surveillance aircraft outfitted with both the Ocean Sentry Refresh (OSR) modifications and the Minotaur mission system. Read full Naval News at this link ... U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft. (Picture source U.S. DoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3pyIPpr via IFTTT

According to a Tweet published by the Australian Minister of Defense Linda Reynolds on December 28, 2020, Australia will invest $23.7 million to upgrade the sonar systems of the Collins-class submarines of the Australian Navy. Thales Australia and the Commonwealth of Australia (CoA) have signed a contract to deliver these next-generation systems on the Collins-class submarines. Read full Naval News at this link ... Australian Navy Collins-class diesel-electric powered submarine. (Picture source Australian Navy) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3rEOUCL via IFTTT

According to information published by the China MoD (Ministry of Defense) on December 27, 2020, the new Chinese Navy Zhangjiakou Type 056A Jiangdao- class corvette has conducted live firing exercises in the Yellow Sea. Read full Naval News at this link ... Chinese Navy Zhangjiakou Type 056A Jiangdao-class corvette has conducted live-firing exercises with its 76 mm naval gun. (Picture source China MoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3mXfuDt via IFTTT

According to information published by the Daily Sabah website on December 24, 2020, the Turkish defense industry has exported $150 million of military equipment to Tunisia, including Vuran, Kirpi, and Edjer Yalcin wheeled armored vehicles as well as Anka UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Read full Defense News at this link ... Kirpi MRAP vehicles of Tunisian army. (Picture source Twitter account The Dead District) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2KMCb07 via IFTTT

Russian Strategic Missile Force engineer units continued to receive special hardware in 2020, including new KDM road-building vehicles, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said. This year, missile large units based on the territory stretching from the Tver Region in central Russia to the Irkutsk Region in East Siberia got KDM road-building vehicles, the Russian press office added. Read full article at this link ... Russian army KDM road-building vehicle at Army defense exhibition near Moscow, Russia. (Picture source Army Recognition) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3pv5fI1 via IFTTT

According to information published on the Facebook account of Magyar Honvédség Referenciafotók, the Hungarian army has taken delivery of 10 Gidran 4x4 wheeled armored vehicles, an advanced version of the Ejder Yalcin produced by the Turkish company Nurol Makina. Read full Defense News at this link ... Hungarian Army Gidran 4x4 armored vehicle. (Picture source facebook account of Magyar Honvédség Referenciafotó) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3mSGMuN via IFTTT

  Army Preparation a 120-mm self-propelled mortar launcher mounted on a 4-wheel truck at the third stage. Which is a mortar launcher developed in the country itself. The self-propelled mortar launcher M361 ATMM is the work of the development of  Weapons Creation Center, Center for Defense Industry and Military Energy, Ministry of Defense or NESDB, receiving technology from the Spear mortar launcher from Elbit System, Israel, and installed on a truck TATA 715c 4 × 4 -okf 2.5 tonnes of TATA Motor, India. With the control system and automatic fire control system at the company level Control and command system Target search system for the front surveillance group and a laser thermal camera.The Army has already procured in two phases, namely Phase One in 2019, procuring 10 vehicles to serve at # 1 Infantry Center and nine designated heavy mortar launcher companies in the Regiment, the second phase is to supply 12 systems, and the third phase in FY2021 provides another 12 and contain

 The Indian Air Force’s solitary Rafale squadron will add more muscle with the arrival of at least three more fighter jets in January, a shot in the arm for the IAF that is grappling with a shortage of combat planes, people familiar with developments said on Saturday on the condition of anonymity. This batch of Rafale fighters will be the third set of deliveries of the French-origin aircraft to the air force, which has ordered a total of 36 warplanes (equivalent of two squadrons) at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore. “At least three Rafale jets will arrive in India next month. The dates are still being worked out. The planes will be flown to Jamnagar from France without a stopover on the way. Refuelling support will be provided by Indian and French tankers,” the people said. The jets were ordered from France in September 2016 under a government-to-government deal. The delivery of the three jets in January will take the number of Rafales in the IAF’s inventory to 11.The second batch of the

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Today's top coronavirus headlines: 🇺🇸 Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill 🇨🇳 Piecemeal data releases threaten to undermine Sinovac's vaccine 🇷🇺 Russia ships only first part of vaccine to Argentina https://t.co/AIkIfb2qKQ pic.twitter.com/6xW7yFNWtD — Reuters (@Reuters) December 28, 2020 #UPDATE #Russia on Monday said that more than 186,000 people had died from the #coronavirus in the country between January and November this year, a much heavier toll than it has previously reported that puts it among the world's worst-hit https://t.co/3J5LY3ZUj2 pic.twitter.com/nlJgyuibeb — AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 28, 2020 "Wall-to-wall COVID": British hospitals are facing alarming numbers of coronavirus patients, despite tough lockdown measures. More areas in England may be placed under the tightest restrictions. https://t.co/NhCUiBx2lD — AP Europe (@AP_Europe) December 28, 2020 Donald Trump, after caving to pressure and signing a $900 bil

Senior Airman Amber Barkley lays a wreath on a grave at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Del., Dec. 19, 2020. (Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer/Air Force)   WNU Editor: The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... Best pics of the week: Dec. 27, 2020 (Military Times). from War News Updates https://ift.tt/3nWS4zh via IFTTT

A man rides a motorbike past a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, near Sidon. (Photo credit: ALI HASHISHO/REUTERS)  Middle East Monito r: Hezbollah warns of possible war with Israel Lebanese Hezbollah warned on Friday that the possibility of war with Israel still exists, confirming that the probability: "Stems from a sense of responsibility, not to provoke terror and panic among people."  This came in statements issued by Head of Hezbollah's executive council Hashem Safi Al-Din, reported by the Lebanese El-Nashra news agency.  Safi Al-Din affirmed that: "The existing equation with the Israeli enemy is to target and respond to aggressions, which keeps the enemy in a state of constant alert, and if we are able to keep them in a state of fear and anticipation, then we will be relieved of their heinous crimes."  Read more ....  WNU Editor: And the Hezbollah leader wonders why Israel wants to assassinate him .... Hezboll