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One of the keys to success in war is learning from experience and adapting as a result. That is just what happened when a team from the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) visited British tank units in Estonia. The British army reports on its website. Read full news at this link... The Multi-Coloured Camouflage Scheme (MCDCS) project was launched as a result of our troops’ experience in Estonia, lessons gleaned from the Royal Tank Regiment’s ‘Streetfighter’ experiment (Picture source: UK MoD) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/36fKedg via IFTTT

Engineers of the MiG Corporation of the United Aircraft Corporation have patented a complex system for limiting the maximum flight modes of a maneuverable aircraft. The first of its component parts allows the pilot to remain within the permissible angles of attack with any action of the control stick, excluding the aircraft getting into a spin. The purpose of creating the second is to preserve the maximum permissible overload of the combat vehicle when maneuvering in all planes. The improved systems have already been installed on the MiG-35 and MiG-29M/M2. Read full news at this link... The improved systems for limiting the maximum flight modes have already been installed on the MiG-35 and MiG-29M/M2   (Picture source: Rostec) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3t0IXk7 via IFTTT

According to open-source export-import records, the Chinese defence contractor Aerospace Long-March International (ALIT) delivered five CASC CH-4 unmanned aerial vehicles to the Pakistanese Army. Read full news at this link... Chinese-made CASC CH-4 medium altitude long-endurance (MALE) tactical UAV unveiled at AirShow China 2012 (Picture source: Army Recognition) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/39n8M6d via IFTTT

On January 22, the 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino" (82 ° Reggimento Fanteria "Torino") of the mechanized brigade "Pinerolo" (Brigata meccanizzata "Pinerolo") of the Italian army, stationed in Barletta, received the first 12 light tactical armored vehicles LMV 2 (Italian military designation : VTLM 2 NEC, or Lince 2) manufactured by Iveco Defense Vehicles, BMPD Live Journal reports. Read full news at this link... Iveco LMV 2 NEC, or Lince 2 (Picture source : Army Recognition) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/39rtthv via IFTTT

MBDA has fired an MMP missile from a remotely operated turret mounted on a 4×4 land-vehicle for the first time. This demonstration was the third scenario of the MMP firing campaign carried out at the Canjuers military camp in the south of France, and took place with the support of the French army and of the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA, French Procurement Agency). Read full news at this link... MBDA has fired an MMP missile from a remotely operated turret mounted on a 4×4 vehicle for the first time (Picture source: MBDA) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3iP69x9 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 18 to 24 January 2021. Full video at this link ... Weekly Video Land Navy Air Defense and Security news of the week in video: From 18 to 24 January 2021. Full video at this link ... Full Video from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3sYt79z via IFTTT

Ultra Sonar Systems (Ultra) has joined forces with Kraken Robotic Systems (Kraken) to support the supply of their SeaScout system to the Royal Danish Navy. Read full news at this link... Complete SeaScout system in stowed position (Picture source: Ultra Sonar Systems) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3okGz45 via IFTTT

  The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China’s law giving its coast guard more freedom to fire on foreign vessels, the Southeast Asian nation’s foreign affairs minister said. “While enacting law is a sovereign prerogative, this one — given the area involved or for that matter the open South China Sea — is a verbal threat of war to any country that defies the law,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said on his Twitter on Wednesday.China Adopts Law Letting Coast Guard Fire on Foreign Vessels Locsin said he filed the protest as inaction means the Philippines is submitting to the new law, which also allows Chinese coast guard to board and inspect foreign ships operating in China’s “jurisdictional waters.” He said on Monday that the law was “none of our business.”Both countries have overlapping claims in the resource rich South China Sea. Last year, Manila filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing over the Chinese Coast Guard’s alleged confiscation of Fili...

Sikorsky and the members of the German CH-53K industry team have reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation through a new teaming agreement. Read full news at this link... German Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion and U.S  Marine Corps CH-53G (Picture source : Rheinmetall) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2KQV7L6 via IFTTT

In collaboration with the U.S. Army and under previous fielding’s, Thales provided the IMBITR to multiple operationally deployed units to generate important Soldier feedback for testing and risk reduction prior to the U.S. Army’s formal Operational Test and Evaluation in January 2021. Read full news at this link... Thales receives a third U.S. Army Leader Radio delivery order for simultaneous 2-channel IMBITR radios (Picture source: Thales) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3cnq0SC via IFTTT

The Naval Ordnance Department of the Royal Thai Navy announced to acquire 5 of Mobile Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile on 4x4 vehicles for RTN Naval Air and Coastal Defense Command, Asian Defence News reports. Read full news at this link... The Dzhigit support launching unit (SLU) is designed for a single operator to mount, aim and launch 2 Igla or Igla-S MANPADS missiles in salvo or successively at one target (Picture source: KBM via Asian Defence News) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/39lCsQW via IFTTT

Combined forces from the United Arab Emirates and United States recently completed a week-long defense-focused training engagement in the UAE. Capt. Joshua Hays, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Central Command, reports. Read full news at this link... U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, assigned to Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response - Central Command, board an MV-22 Osprey during a crisis response exercise in Kuwait, Jan. 13, 2021 (Picture source: U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Jacob Yost) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3ott4zm via IFTTT

In June 2017, Liebherr received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to deliver a total of 71 armoured mobile and recovery cranes worth around 150 million euros. The final two of the total of 33 type G-BKF armoured recovery cranes left the Liebherr plant in Ehingen on 10 December. The majority of the total of 38 type G-LTM armoured mobile cranes have also been delivered. The final six machines are scheduled for delivery in 2021. Read full news at this link... The Liebherr G-BKF recovery crane is designed for recovering and towing a wide range of different vehicles (Picture source: Liebherr) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3a2noHe via IFTTT

i-Provide’s heavy-duty window regulator features impressive performance, user-friendly installation and easily adjustable windowpane end positions. But one of its most striking characteristics is a highly compact footprint. That gives vehicle engineers the space they need to fit armor panels into the cramped interiors of doors. Read full news at this link... i-Provide’s heavy-duty window regulator features impressive performance, user-friendly installation and easily adjustable windowpane end positions (Picture source: i-Provide) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3pzyc60 via IFTTT

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 Elbit Systems has won a contract valued nearly $172 million to supply light tanks to the Army of a country in Asia-Pacific. The contract will be performed over a three-year period. As the prime contractor, Elbit Systems will supply the Sabrah light tank solution based on the tracked ASCOD platform that is manufactured by General Dynamics European Land Systems Santa Bárbara from Spain, and on the wheeled Pandur II 8X8 platform manufactured by Excalibur Army from the Czech Republic.The 30-ton Sabrah light-tank solution provides a unique combination of powerful fire capacity and high maneuverability. Both platforms will be equipped with a 105mm turret and a range of the Company’s subsystems, including electro-optical sights, fire control systems, TORCH-XTM battle management systems, E-LynXTM software defined radio systems and life support systems.  from Asian Defence News https://ift.tt/2YhxkqP via IFTTT

  The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $3.6 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for continued Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) operations, sustainment and support.The BACN system is a high-altitude, airborne communications gateway that translates and distributes imagery, voice and tactical data from disparate elements—enhancing situational awareness communications and coordination for joint warfighters operating across space, air, land and sea. This system is hosted on high-altitude aircraft to provide persistent connectivity and operational support 24 hours a day, seven days a week as part of the BACN program. The contract awarded today provides for research, development, test, and evaluation, integration and operations and sustainment for existing and future payloads contained in or connected to the BACN system. It also includes associated ground stations or controls, ancillary equipment, support equipm...

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  Greece has signed the contract to buy 18 Rafale fighters. Theodoros Lagios, General Director of Armament and Investments of the Greek Ministry of Defense, and Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation signed the paperwork on Jan. 25. from Asian Defence News https://ift.tt/36fRiXA via IFTTT

 The Dzhigit support launching unit (SLU) is designed for a single operator to mount, aim and launch two Igla or Igla-S MANPADS missiles in salvo or successively at one target (photo : KBM) Naval Ordnance Department, Royal Thai Navy announced to acquire 5 of Mobile Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile on 4x4 vehicles for RTN Naval Air and Coastal Defense Command.Naval Ordnance Department it intends to purchase a mobile short-range anti-aircraft missile to enhance the capability of the anti-aircraft command and maintain the coast. The air defense to cover 5 sets of military key areas, using operation  budget of 246 million baht period 1 year (fiscal year 2021). It is understood that Thai Datagate will be the distributor for the Igla-S ground-to-air missile, the shoulder-mounted anti-air missile system in use by the Thai Army or maybe it was Russia's newest Verba ground-to-air missile. The Datagate is likely to equip with a Dzhigit-style launcher that can accommodate two Igla-S...

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According to information published by the French Website Zone Militaire Opex360 on January 25, 2021, the French defense industry could propose a modified version of its Belh@rra FTI (Frégates de taille intermédiaire - Intermediate Size Frigate) to Hellenic Navy armed with naval cruise missiles (MdCn) in addition to the 8 Exocet MM40B3C anti-ship missile, 16 Aster 15/30 surface-to-air missiles, MU 90 torpedoes, one 76mm naval gun and the two remotely-operated weapon station armed with 25mm automatic cannon. Read full Naval News at this link ... Artist rendering Belh@rra FTI Frégates de taille intermédiaire - Intermediate Size Frigate. (Picture source Naval Group) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3ojrTCj via IFTTT

According to a press release published on January 25, 2021, Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for the United States Marine Corps. Read full Naval News at this link ... A rendering of the autonomous vessel being developed by shipbuilder Metal Shark as part of the US Marine Corps' new LRUSV system. (Picture source Metal Shark) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2MtBjxH via IFTTT

According to a Tweet published on January 25, 2021, the Turkish navy has successfully test-launched the new local-made AKYA torpedo from the TCG Gür S-357 submarine, Type 209 T2.1400 diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany. Read full Naval News at this link ... Turkish Navy TCG Gur S357 diesel-electric attack submarine. (Picture source www.shipspotting.com) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2Mvy3SQ via IFTTT

According to a contract published by the U.S. Department of Defense on January 25, 201, Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Alabama, is awarded a $19,679,483 firm-fixed-price contract for a 76-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul/dry docking on USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1). Read full Naval News at this link ... US Navy USNS Lewis and Clark dry cargo/ammunition ship. (Picture source Wikipedia) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/39Yvrog via IFTTT

Greece signed a EUR 2.3 billion ($2.8 billion) deal with France on January 25 to purchase 18 Dassault Rafale fighter jets. Florence Parly, the French Defense minister, signed the agreement in Athens to obtain 12 used and six new  to be delivered over two years, starting in July 2021. A second contract was signed for the logistical support of the aircraft during four and a half years. Read full news at this link... Greece has bought 18 Rafale fighters: 12 used and 6 new (Picture source: C. Cosmao / Dassault Aviation) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3qTZS61 via IFTTT

Kenya’s Department of Defense has cleared the procurement of 118 Hizir armored personnel carriers from Turkey at a price of nearly $70 million, Andrew Wasike reports on AA.com. Read full news at this link... Katmerciler Hizir 4x4 armored vehicle (Picture source: Army Recognition) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3pkSiRn via IFTTT

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During a live demonstration of combat vehicles that was held at the Turkish company BMC factory on January 23, 2021, Turkey has unveiled a new modernized version of Leopard 2A4 German-made main battle tank (MBT) fitted with an Altay MBT turret. Read full Defense News at this link ... The new Turkish-made modernized version of Leopard 2A4 main battle tank fitted an Altay turret. (Picture source Twitter) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3olnvCI via IFTTT

NATO has selected Thales to provide the first certified defence cloud solution that can be deployed in the theatre of operations in less than 24 hours. Thales was selected after a worldwide competitive tendering process on the basis of its defence systems integration know-how. With this contract, the Group enters a new market sector and demonstrating its capacity to integrate the best civil and commercial technologies available and to adapt them to the needs of the armed forces. Read full news at this link... The defence cloud developed by Thales enables the forces to analyse and share data in real time from the command centre to the theatre of operations, pursue their digital transformation in complete security, and accelerate the decision cycle to gain and maintain an operational advantage. (Picture source: Thales) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/36edFMM via IFTTT

GDELS announced on January 26 that the Austrian Ministry of Defense awarded a contract on October 30, 2020 to General Dynamics European Land Systems-Steyr for the delivery of 30 Pandur 6x6 Evolution (Evo) wheeled armored vehicles. Read full news at this link... Pandur Evolution in APC version (Picture source: GDELS) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3a0kyCy via IFTTT

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Elbit Systems announced on January 26 that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $172 million to supply light tanks to the army of an undisclosed country in Asia-Pacific. The contract will be performed over a three-year period. Read full news at this link... Sabrah Light Tank ASCOD (Picture source: Elbit Systems/GDELS) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3ojcvG7 via IFTTT

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Lieutenant General Theodoros Lagios, General Director for Defence Investments and Armaments of the Greek Ministry of Defence, and Eric Béranger, CEO of MBDA, on 25 January signed a contract to provide the armaments for 18 Rafale combat aircraft intended for Greece’s air force. Read full news at this link... Storm Shadow/SCALP is an air-launched long-range, conventionally-armed, deep strike weapon (Picture source: MBDA) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3olwYdn via IFTTT

To determine the operational effectiveness and suitability of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B) — the U.S. Army’s next generation of night vision system — and the Small Tactical Optical Rifle Mounted Micro-Laser Range Finder (STORM II), Soldiers conducted multiple jumps, despite a few setbacks with weather and COVID-19. Mike Shelton, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command, reports. Read full news at this link... A Special Operations Soldier supporting the military free-fall test, exits an Air Force C-27 aircraft and achieves stability over Laurinburg-Maxton Airfield, North Carolina with his Small Tactical Optical Rifle Mounted Micro-Laser Range Finder II (STORM II)-equipped M-4 carbine in the front-mount rigging configuration. (Picture source: Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Copley, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/36aOP0w via IFTTT

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Vard Group A/S has selected iXblue technology to provide navigation capabilities to the Norwegian Coast Guard’s new P6615 Jan Mayen class vessels. The company’s Marins Series Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), Quadrans Gyrocompasses and Netans Navigation Data Distribution & Computation Systems (NDDCS) will thus equip the new series of vessels expected to be delivered in 2022 -2024. Read full news at this link... Norway's Coast Guard Jan Mayen-class vessel (Picture source: Vard) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3pomv28 via IFTTT

The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) entered the South China Sea January 23 to conduct routine operations. The TRCSG is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet to ensure freedom of the seas, build partnerships that foster maritime security, and conduct a wide range of operations. Read full news at this link... USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Pacific Ocean Jan. 15, 2021 (Picture source: U.S. Navy/Petty Officer 2nd Class Casey S) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/2YpEaLb via IFTTT

More than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received in 2021 by the units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions. Deliveries will be completed by the end of the year. Read full news at this link... BMP-2M IFV (Picture source: Russian MoD) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3pgLmoH via IFTTT

According to a press release published on January 25, 2021, Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, (FMV), have signed two agreements concerning the next generation of surface ships and corvettes. A Product Definition Phase for the Mid-Life Upgrades (MLU) of five Visby-class corvettes, as well as a Product Definition Phase for the next generation; Visby Generation 2 corvettes. Read full Naval News at this link ... K31 HSwMS Visby, a Visby-class Corvette of the Swedish Navy. (Picture source Wikimedia) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3pj7n65 via IFTTT

On January 23, 2021, the Turkish defense industry has unveiled the latest version of its local-made Firtina 155mm self-propelled howitzer based on tracked armored chassis. In May 2019, during the IDEF defense exhibition in Turkey,  the Turkish Ministry had already presented a modernized version of the Firtina 155mm howitzer. Read full article Firtina 2 155mm howitzer at this link ... The New Firtina 2 Turkish-made 155mm self-propelled howitzer mounted on tracked armored chassis. (Picture source Turkey MoD) Read More from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3qSP3B0 via IFTTT

Hensoldt and Fraunhofer IOSB in Ettlingen, Germany, have entered into a cooperation agreement with the aim of developing future-proof, robust and powerful lasers for laser-based countermeasures for self-protection systems and reconnaissance purposes. Read full news at this link... The cooperation between Hensoldt and the Fraunhofer Institute includes the transfer of laser technology to Oberkochen (Picture source: Hensoldt) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/366RJDi via IFTTT

The Royal Air Force on its Twitter account announced on January 25 that UK’s first fleet of unmanned fighter aircraft a step closer with £30 million contract awarded to SpiritAero to design and manufacture a prototype capable of providing a battle-winning advantage to the RAF. Read full news at this link... Loyal Wingman unmanned combat drone flyng alongside an RAF F-35 Lightning II fighter (Picture source: RAF Twitter account) Read more... from World Defence News https://ift.tt/3odMU1m via IFTTT