קיצור חדשות צו"ב מהעולם-2015.

המידע באשכול מחולק ל-3 קבוצות:

1. ארה"ב ואירופה.

2. רוסיה וסין.

3. ישראל ושכנותיה.

U.S. Army has received the latest upgrade for THAAD air defense missile system

Alpha Battery, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (THAAD), 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade of U.S. Army received the latest THAAD equipment last June and then went through about two months of classroom instruction on it.

Nammo awarded contract to supply M72 Light Assault Weapon variants to the U.S. DoD

Nammo Talley has been awarded a multi-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to supply the M72 Light Assault Weapon (LAW) to the U.S. Department of Defense. The contract specifies M72 LAW variants for anti-armor and anti-structure missions, as well as sub-caliber training systems and other support services

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החוזה מדבר על אספקת מטולי לאו: נגד שריון, נגד מבנים, רקטות תירגול וציוד נוסף. העיסקה הראשונה היא על סך של 25 מיליון דולר. סך כל העיסקה, אם כל האופציות ייושמו, יכול להגיע ל-63 מיליון דולר וזה לאורך 4 שנים.

The M72A4 and M72A5 warheads are optimized for greater armor penetration and are better suited for use against the tanks, while M72A6 and A7 warheads are optimized against targets such as APC / MICW vehicles, with lesser penetration but more significant behind the armor blast / kill effect

U.S. army awards Lockheed Martin $78 million contract for ATACMS guided missile modernization.

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $78 million contract from the U.S. Army for upgrades to the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). The program will take hardware from early-production ATACMS Block 1 missiles and develop an enhanced and affordable weapon system capable of eliminating targets without the risk of unexploded ordnance, which meets the U.S. Army’s long-range precision strike requirement

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החשש של הפנטגון מהמאמץ הסיני לפתח טילים שגא קוליים, הביא את הפנטגון להחלטה להעניק ללוקהייד מרטין חוזה בסך של 78 מיליון דולר, במטרה לפתח את הטיל שנקרא THAAD-ER. לטיל טווח של 300 ק"מ והוא יכול לפעול בתוך האטמוספירה וגם מחוצה לה.Thaad operates both in the Eendoatmosphere and the Exoatmospheric
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השידרוג העיקרי בטיל זה יחסית לדגם הנוכחי, יהיה במאיץ של הטיל שיהיה רחב יותר (21 אינץ במקום 14.5 אינץ בדגם הנוכחי) ויהיו בו 2 שלבים שיביאו את המיירט מהר יותר וקרוב יותר לטיל המטרה, לפני שיגור "רכב ההשמדה" שאמור לפגוע במטרה ולהשמידה ע"י האנרגיה הקינטית מהפגיעה עצמה ולא ע"י חומר נפץ.

הרחבת המאיץ תביא להקטנת כמות המשגרים על רכב השיגור מ-8 טילים ל-5 טילים בלבד. קישורים לנושא זה:

http://aviationweek.com/defense/chi...t-thaad-er-push

http://www.janes.com/article/47765/...ge-thaad-effort

U.S. MEADS air defense missile system candidate for army program 2015 in Germany and Poland

The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program enters 2015 as a candidate for next-generation air and missile defense requirements in both Germany and Poland. MEADS is a primary candidate for the German Taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem (TLVS), a new generation of air and missile defense that requires a flexible architecture based on strong networking capabilities

Patria and Kongsberg to team for major combat vehicle and weapon system program in Middle-East

Patria and Kongsberg have announced today a teaming agreement to pursue together a major combat vehicle and weapon system program in the Middle East region. Patria is the market leader of modern 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles and turreted 120 mm mortar systems with strong sales track-record

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חברת "פטריה" מפינלנד פיתחה צריח נושא קנה מרגמה בקליבר של 120 מ"מ שנקרא NEMO. המרגמה ניטענת מהבריח, היא מותקנת בצריח סובב, ומצויידת במערכת טעינה אוטומטית. למרגמה אורך קנה של 3 מטר, טווח 10-13 ק"מ, וקצב אש מקסימלי של 10 פגזים בדקה.
למרגמה יש יכולת לשגר עד 6 פצמ"רים שיפגעו במטרה בו זמנית, אבל לטווח קצר יותר מהטווח המקסימלי. למרגמה יש מגוון רחב של פצמ"רים בניהם פצמ"רים חכמים שמגיעים לטווח של 13 ק"מ. בנוסף ניתן לירות את הפצמ"רים, גם בכינון ישיר לטווח של 1,500 מטר.
יתרונות הצריח הסגור, שמוגן מרסיסים, ממזג אויר, ממוזג, ומופעל ע"י צוות של 3 אנשים, ברורים.
הצריח עצמו שוקל 1.5 טון וניתן להתקינו על הרבה סוגים של כלי רכב, כולל זלדה מאורכת. בנוסף ניתן להתקין אותו על גבי ספינות קטנות ומהירות. (ראה תמונות למטה)

למרגמת ה-NEMO יש אח גדול שנקרא AMOS, עם 2 קנים וקצב אש כפול. (ראה תמונות למטה)

http://defense-update.com/products/a/amos.htm

מרגמת AMOS על ספינה מהירה.

מרגמת 120 מ"מ AMOS על CV-90

ראשית, ברכות וישר כח על היוזמה, האיסוף והריכוז. תודה.
ממשיך את המסורת שהופסקה, עליה דנו באשכול זה .

שנית, לעצם עניין המרגמה ע"ג הספינות: האם אין בעיה מהותית בירי בכינון עקיף לטווח רחוק
מעל-גבי ספינה? מדובר בפלטפורמה בלתי יציבה, המתנודדת על-גבי הגלים. כל הטייה
קטנטנה של הקנה היורה עשויה להתבטא בשינוי לא קטן כלל במקום הנפילה.

מילא אם מדובר בירי בכינון ישיר, למטרות חוף, או בספינה עצומה ויציבה יותר, אבל
ירי מע"ג סירה קטנה ועוד תלול מסלול (מסלול ירי תלול הינו ארוך יותר מירי בכינון
ישיר ולכן מוסיף יותר שגיאה וחוסר דיוק)?

איך זה מסתדר עם ירי של כמה פגזים לאותה מטרה? האם ישנה פה מערכת
יצוב מתקדמת לקנים, או מערכת ביות בפגזים עצמם?

"Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become your character.
And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
What we think, we become."
מרגרט ת'אצ'ר

כל האמור בפוסט לעיל הינו הבעת דעה בלבד ואין לייחס לדברים משמעות אחרת.

אנא הקפידו על ביטחון מידע והימנעו מכתיבת פוסטים המכילים מידע האסור בפרסום.

בשום אופן אין לראות בפוסט הכתוב לעיל בקשה, המלצה, השראה או עידוד לפרסום מידע האסור בפרסום ו/או לביצוע עבירה על חוקי המדינה, על הנחיות רשות שלטונית או רשות ממונה, על הנחיות גוף ציבורי או פרטי, על הנחיות המייצגים גופים אלה כאמור או על הוראת כל דין.

ציטוט:

במקור נכתב על ידי שבריר שניה ראשית, ברכות וישר כח על היוזמה, האיסוף והריכוז. תודה. ממשיך את המסורת שהופסקה, עליה דנו באשכול זה תודה על הברכות. הנושאים שאני מעלה אינם מחליפים את עבודתו של יעקב צור שקראתי בהם לא מעט. אני מאמין ש"פשוט שריונר" והמנהלים פועלים במטרה להחזיר את האתר לפעילות. שנית, לעצם עניין המרגמה ע"ג הספינות: האם אין בעיה מהותית בירי בכינון עקיף לטווח רחוק מעל-גבי ספינה? מדובר בפלטפורמה בלתי יציבה, המתנודדת על-גבי הגלים. כל הטייה קטנטנה של הקנה היורה עשויה להתבטא בשינוי לא קטן כלל במקום הנפילה. מילא אם מדובר בירי בכינון ישיר, למטרות חוף, או בספינה עצומה ויציבה יותר, אבל ירי מע"ג סירה קטנה ועוד תלול מסלול (מסלול ירי תלול הינו ארוך יותר מירי בכינון ישיר ולכן מוסיף יותר שגיאה וחוסר דיוק)? אני לא מכיר את נושא הייצוב, אבל כמו שמייצבים תותחי נ"מ, כמו הנוקמני וה-25 מ"מ, כך ניתן להערכתי לייצב גם את קנה המרגמה. בנוסף למרגמה יש פגזים חכמים שיכולים לנווט את דרכם בעזרת GPS, ובשלב הסופי להתביית על כתם לייזר. איך זה מסתדר עם ירי של כמה פגזים לאותה מטרה? האם ישנה פה מערכת יצוב מתקדמת לקנים, או מערכת ביות בפגזים עצמם השיטה קיימת כבר הרבה זמן ואני מניח שהיא זהה גם לירי מהיבשה וגם לירי מהים. השיטה נקראת Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact-MRSI והיא נעשית ע"י שינוי הגבהת הקנה, וניתן לראות איך זה מתבצע בתמונה למטה: ?

Czech Defence Ministry plans to buy additional batch of 20 Pandur II infantry fighting vehicles

The Czech Defence Ministry will place an order for the supply of 20 Pandur infantry fighting vehicles in July, Deputy Defence Minister Jiri Borovec told CTK (Czech News Agency) yesterday, adding that the vehicles are needed for the military staff and liaison purposes. The ministry has not disclosed the contract's expected price.

את מערכת הנשק שעל הצריח ייצרה (למעט התותח) חברת אלביט.

The Pandur II 8x8 is an improved modular all-wheel-drive version of the Pandur 6x6 APC wheeled armoured vehicle. It was developed as a private venture by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge and is currently in production for the Portuguese Armed Forces. Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge is part of General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems, which is also the parent company of MOWAG of Switzerland and Santa Bárbara Sistemas of Spain.

בנוסף ל-20 הנגמ"שים שצכיה רכשה כעת, היא מפעילה צי של כ-200 רכבים מסוג זה. הרכב שוקל כ-22 טון ויכול לספק הגנה (בעזרת מיגון נוסף) עד לקליעים בקליבר 14.5 מ"מ וזאת בהתאם לדרישות הלקוח.
על הרכב מותקנת מערכת נשק של רפא"ל שכוללת 2 טילי ספייק, תותח 30 מ"מ, ומקלע 7.62 מ"מ. ההתקן למערכת הנשק יכול לעלות ולרדת ויכול לעזור בתפיסת מחסה מאחורי סוללת עפר, רמפות משטרה, או כל מיגון אחר.
המערכת אינה חודרת לתא הלוחמים, היא נשלטת מהתובה, וניתן לראות את אגז התחמושת לפגזי 30 מ"מ וכדורי 7.62 מ"מ, מותקן מצד ימין של ההתקן. המערכת ניתנת להתקנה גם על הזלדה. תמונה ברורה יותר למטה.

Pandur-2 with Rafael Unit

Polish Air Force deploys four Mig-29 in Lithuania to join Baltic Air Policing Mission

On January 8 four MiG-29 fighters of the Polish Air Force will land at the Lithuanian Air Force Base at Šiauliai to join the Baltic Air Policing Mission, announced today the Lithuanian Defence Ministry. The Polish contribution will reinforce the mission carried out by an Italian air contingent

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Boeing Delivered All P-8As MPA to U.S. Navy on Schedule and on Cost in 2014

Boeing last month delivered the eighth P-8A Poseidon of 2014, completing all planned deliveries to the U.S. Navy for the year on time and on cost. That airplane, the 21st overall for the program, flew from Seattle to Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida on Jan. 8. It joined other P-8As being used to train Navy crews.

Thailand's military confirms interest for the US-made UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter

The Thai military is moving toward making the American-made UH-72A Lakota Thailand’s main light-utility helicopter with the army planning to add on to last year’s order of 15 Airbus Helicopters choppers with more to replace its ageing fleet of Vietnam-era aircraft, reports today the Bangkok Post.

Poland's National Defence Ministry orders 200 Patria AMV 8x8 armored modular vehicles

The Ministry of National Defence Republic of Poland has placed an additional order for AMV 8x8 vehicles from Patria’s Polish partner Rosomak S.A. Patria will deliver components for 200 vehicles for Rosomak S.A., which produces the vehicles under Patria’s license

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Patria AMV 8x8 Armored Modular Vehicle

U.S. Army plans to send 150 tanks and fighting vehicles with 3,000 additional soldiers in Europe.

The U.S. Army plans to send a brigade of tanks and fighting vehicles with 3,000 additional soldiers into Europe by the end of this year, according to the top Army commander in the region. More than 150 tanks and fighting vehicles will go to Germany and other countries in Europe as part of the Army’s plan to bolster its presence on the continent

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U.S. M1 Abrams in the European training camp of Grafenwöhr

מעניין.
רק באפריל שעבר צבא ארה"ב הוציא את אחרוני הטנקים שלו מאירופה השלוה [דאז], והיה דיון ער "האם הטנק מת"

Austal Built Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) Christened


Austal christened USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) on January 10th at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Trenton is the fifth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy as part of an overall 10-ship block-buy contract worth over $1.6 billion

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Swedish Armed Forces Confirms Second Sighting of Suspicious Submarine

Swedish Armed Forces report they have conducted a second submarine search operation in October, just one week after ending a major operation to track and locate a "foreign underwater activity" around the archipelago of Stockholm. In November, the Swedish Armed Forces released images of tracks on the sea bed and an apparent submarine periscope which it said proved that "a mini submarine violated Swedish territory" between October 17 and October 24 and that "at least one vessel" was involved. But the submarine was never located or identified following the search operations
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Raytheon Tests New APG-79(V)X AESA Radar to Lengthen US Navy F/A-18C-D Hornet Relevance

A successful flight test of the Raytheon-built APG-79(V)X AESA radar system has demonstrated the functions needed to extend the relevance of F/A-18C/D Hornet fighter/attack jets, including:
» extended detection ranges
» simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities
» production of high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mapping
industry leading reliability

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General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins shipped 1,200 AN/PRC-155 tactical radios to US Army

General Dynamics Mission Systems and Rockwell Collins shipped more than 1,200 AN/PRC-155 radios to the government as part of a follow-on Low-rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for 1,500 new radios. The remaining radios will ship during the first quarter of 2015


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General Dynamics Mission Systems/Rockwell Collins AN/PRC-155 Networking Manpack Radio System

U.S. Navy Network-Enabled Standoff Weapon JSOW C-1 Completes Developmental Test

The U.S. Navy completed integrated test and evaluation of its first maritime, network-enabled weapon, the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 Jan. 7 at the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California
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Romanian Air Force takes delivery of its 7th Alenia C27J Spartan military airlifter

The Romanian Air Force has taken delivery, on Monday January 12, of the seventh C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft, concluding the EUR 217 million contract with the Italian company Alenia Aermacchi. The contract was signed in 2006

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Romanian Air Force's Alenia C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft

French Navy Carrier Strike Group Deploys, Will Be Joined by Royal Navy ASW Frigate HMS Kent

The French Navy issued a statement to announce that the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) left Toulon naval base (Southern France) this morning for a deployment named "Arromanches". Planned months ago, the CSG deployment in the north of the Indian Ocean is intended to ensure an operational presence mission and pre-positioning in this strategic area for France. It will also develop and maintain the French Navy relationships and interactions with the various allied countries and their armed forces. In particular, it will participate in the Indian-French naval air exercise Varuna, off India

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General Dynamics Awarded Contract for MK46 Gun Systems Production for LCS and DDG 1000

General Dynamics has delivered 38 MK46 systems to the U.S. Navy since 2005. It is the main deck gun for LPD-17 ships and is the secondary gun battery for LCS, and Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) ships. The MK46 Mod 2 GWS incorporates new open architecture, fault isolation software and an embedded trainer

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U.S. forces equipment GATR Ground to Air Transmit and Receive Inflatable Satellite Antennas

Inflatable ground satellite antennas are aiding the expeditionary nature of U.S. and coalition forces, enabling them to achieve high-bandwidth network connectivity anywhere in the world from small deployable packages. The antenna can connect Soldiers in remote locations to the Army's tactical communication WIN-T network backbone, as well as support other services and first responders

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Ground to Air Transmit and Receive Inflatable Satellite Antennas are increasing agility and expeditionary nature of U.S. forces

US Marine Corps orders Harris Corporation's Falcon III® vehicular radio systems and accessories

Harris Corporation announced on Tuesday, January 13, it has received a $15 million order to expand applications for wideband tactical networking for the U.S. Marine Corps. Harris will provide Falcon III® vehicular radio systems and accessories to the U.S. Marine Corps AN/MRC-145 program


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Harris Corporation Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband (VHF/UHF/SATCOM/Wideband) radio systems

Exclusive: New Details on the Kongsberg Vertical Launch Joint Strike Missile (VL JSM)
Navy Recognition was the first to reveal images and (limited) details on the Vertical Launch Joint Strike Missile project when our team stumbled upon a scale model of the anti-ship missile project on the Kongsberg's booth in October last year during the AUSA show. You can read about it here. Kongsberg has since got back to us with some fresh details and an illustration

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U.S. Navy approves Raytheon multi-role SM-6 Missile for use on more ships

The U.S. Navy authorized ships in the Aegis Combat Weapon System baselines 5.3 and 3.A.0 series to carry the Raytheon Company Standard Missile-6 (SM-6). The authorization expands the missile's use from five ships to more than 35 ships

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BAE Systems gave India option for local production of the M777 155mm howitzer

BAE Systems Plc has given India the option of making howitzers locally to help conclude a deal that would equip an army strike force patrolling the Chinese border with the weapons, reports today Bloomberg Business Week

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BAE Systems M777 155mm Light Towed Howitzer

Thursday, 15 January 2015

French Navy Horizon Class Destroyer Chevalier Paul Succeeds in Complex Air Defense Test

The "missile test" division of the French procurement agency (DGA) and the French Navy conducted on 13 January 2015 a complex firing test: The scenario consisted in the launch of an Aster 30 surface-to-air missile from the Horizon class air defense destroyer Chevalier Pau" (D621) against an air target pursuing a friendly aircraft. The objective was to confirm the discrimination and intercept ability of the Aster 30 missile when faced with two very interlinked radar tracks


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US military personnel likely to start training Syrian opposition troops in March

The US Department of Defense plans to send 400 military personnel to train Syrian rebels. The trainers will be accompanied by hundreds of supporting military staff, “so-called enabling forces who will deploy alongside the trainers to provide security and other support at the training sites”, sources said


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US is likely to send up to 400 trainers and hundred of supporting military staff to help Syrian opposition in fight against Islamic State

L-3 ALST delivers first batch of Scarab Ground Laser Target Designator systems to Republic of Korea

L-3 Warrior Systems – Advanced Laser Systems Technology (L-3 ALST) announced on Wednesday, January 14, that it has completed the first of several Scarab Ground Laser Target Designator (GLTD) deliveries to the Republic of Korea under a contract awarded last year


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L-3 Warrior Systems – Advanced Laser Systems Technology's Scarab Ground Laser Target Designator

Slovakia's Defense Ministry seriously considering purchase of nine UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters

Slovakia Defense Minister Martin Glvác has recently unveiled plan for purchasing nine Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk medium transport helicopters in order to replace the country's fleet of Russian-made Mil Mi-17 'Hip' rotorcrafts. The deal is estimated to be worth up to $348 million, reports local newspaper Pravda


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Slovakian Armed Forces currently use 14 Russian-made Mi-17 "Hip" medium multi-purpose helicopters

Aeryon Labs to showcase the SkyRanger small Unmanned Aerial System at UMEX 2015

Aeryon Labs, based in Waterloo, Canada, will showcase the SkyRanger small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) at Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference 2015 (UMEX 2015), which will be held in Abu Dhabi from 22 to 26 February. The Skyranger can be airborne in minutes – easily deployed from a small case or backpack. Its folding design includes battery for powered standby. Its components, including payload, can be replaced in-field, without tools.


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Aeryon Labs SkyRanger small Unmanned Aerial System

U.S. Navy Deploys Guided-Missile Cruiser with Latest Aegis CMS Upgrade to Japan

The U.S. Navy announced that the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) will join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces in Yokosuka, Japan. As part of the U.S. Navy's long-range plan to send the most advanced and capable units to the Asia-Pacific, Chancellorsville will leave her homeport of San Diego and deploy to Yokosuka in the summer of 2015

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Belgium deploys soldiers in the streets of the country to response to the recent terrorist attacks

Belgian government has taken the decision this Saturday, January 17, 2015 to deploy soldiers from the army to response to the recent terror attacks. Armed police patrolled government buildings in Belgium two days after two suspected extremists were killed in anti-terror raids

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A Belgian paratrooper guards outside a Jewish school in the central city of Antw

France could launch a military intervention in Libya within three months

France could launch a military intervention in Libya within three months, according to an Arab diplomat who spoke to Arabic-language newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat. The official, who asked not to be named, told the newspaper on Saturday that the question currently under discussion in Paris is not whether France will launch strikes in crisis-hit Libya, but when

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French soldiers in Mali

Airbus to create centre in Poland for designing and assembling Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Group, the European aerospace and defence corporation, has revealed that it intends to significantly boost its operations in Poland in the near future, reported Radio Poland on January 15. Domingo Urena–Raso, Executive Vice President of Military Aircraft for Airbus Defence and Space, told a conference that Airbus is planning to create a centre in Poland for designing and assembling Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for both military and civilian uses


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BAE Systems unveiled enhanced thermal weapon sight, the Universal Thermal Clip-On version XII

BAE Systems yesterday unveiled its first-to-market 12-micron thermal imaging technology that significantly improves the effectiveness of thermal weapon sights. The company’s Universal Thermal Clip-On version XII (UTC® XII) is the first military-grade thermal weapon sight to include the new 12-micron technology, which greatly reduces lens size, total system weight, and battery use, while delivering improved image quality

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BAE Systems' UTC® XII enhanced thermal weapon sight

BAE Systems awarded contract for engineering, integration & testing for Aegis Combat System

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year contract to provide critical system engineering, integration, and testing expertise for the Aegis Combat System on board surface ships. The initial award is valued at $23 million with the total value of the five-year contract estimated at $120 million

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Successful RBS15 Mk3 Sea Acceptance Test for Polish Navy Orkan Fast Attack Craft

Defence and security company Saab and the Polish Navy have conducted a successful commissioning and sea acceptance test of the RBS15 Mk3 onboard the Orkan-class fast attack craft. The tests were part of Saab’s 2006 contract with Poland for the delivery of RBS15 Mk3 missiles, and their installation on the Orkan-class ships


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BAE Systems wins $170 mn extension contract for in-service support of the RAF's Typhoon fleet

BAE Systems has been awarded a $170 mn contract by the UK's Ministry of Defence (MOD) to extend the Typhoon Availability Service (TAS) for the in-service support of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon fleet by 15 months. The contract extension means BAE Systems will continue to work alongside the RAF in meeting Typhoon’s operational requirements until early 2016


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RAF 6 Squadron Eurofighter Typhoons fighter aircraft on Exercise Bersama Lima 11

U.S. Navy Electromagnetic Railgun Weapon to Debut at Future Force EXPO

The Electromagnetic Railgun—a weapon that will play a significant role in the future of the U.S. Navy—will be on display to the public for the first time on the East Coast Feb. 4-5 at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington, D.C., officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced


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Aselsan and Eurojet to strengthen collaboration on EJ200 engine program

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that outlines the main areas of collaboration to be developed between Aselsan Turkey’s leading defense company and the European engine consortium Eurojet was signed on January 19 by both companies. The purpose of the MoU is to pave the way for further discussions to explore potential opportunities for business collaboration on an Engine Control Unit, a Health and Usage Monitoring System and software development projects relating to the EJ200 engine program


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Turkish Aerospace Industries' preliminary design for TAI TFX next-gen fighter aircraft

US Navy Approves F/A-18 Super Hornet Infrared Search & Track (IRST) System for Production

The F/A-18 Super Hornet infrared search and track (IRST) system, developed and integrated by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, received approval from the U.S. Navy to enter low-rate initial production. The IRST system consists of Lockheed Martin’s IRST21™ sensor, the GE Aviation FPU-13 Fuel Tank Assembly and the Meggitt Defense Industry Environmental Control unit. The system demonstrated its production readiness through a series of extensive assessments and reviews, including flight tests


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United States to give 308 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles to Uzbek armed forces

The United States is donating over 300 armored vehicles to Uzbekistan's military, American officials have announced. According to Eurasianet, the deal, the largest ever transfer of military hardware from the U.S. to an ex-Soviet Central Asian states, comes just three years after Washington lifted a ban on weapons exports to Uzbekistan because of the country's poor record on human rights


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Under the Excess Defense Articles program, United States will give Uzbekistan 308 MRAPs and 20 support vehicles

DRS to Upgrade US Navy and RAAF EA-18 Growler with New JTT-R System

DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced today that it has been awarded access to an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the production and delivery of up to 180 Joint Tactical Terminal-Receivers (JTT-R) for U.S. Navy and Australian EA-18G aircraft. The contract is valued up to $12 million and will include JTT-R production engineering, test set racks, fixtures and tooling


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United States military advisers to start training National Guard of Ukraine's troops in spring

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, head of the United States Army Europe, announced on Wednesday, January 21, that a contingent of US soldiers will be dispatched to Ukraine in the spring to undertake the training of four companies of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU). The exact number of American soldiers who will be stationed at the Yavoriv Training Area outside the western city of Lvov has yet to be determined


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Soldiers of the newly founded Ukrainian National Guard during exercises near Kiev, March 2014

Bulgaria could turn to Poland to maintain its MiG-29 fighter aircraft fleet

Because of the inflated prices being charged, Bulgaria will no longer rely on Russia to maintain its MiG-29 fighters but could reassign the business to Poland, Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev told public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television. Bulgaria, a Nato member since 2004, still uses Soviet-made fighters which for several years it has been paying Russia’s RSK MiG to upgrade and maintain, reported Bulgarian newspaper The Sofia Globe


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Bulgarian Air Force's MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft

Airbus' A321neo LR Could Be A Perfect Platform For A Future European Maritime Patrol Aircraft

Our colleagues from the French strategic and defense newsletter "TTU" published an interesting analysis of a possible military application for Airbus' latest airliner project. During a press conference held in Toulouse on January 13, Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President and CEO, announced the imminent launch of a new "Long Range" version of the A321 airliner

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Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Ukroboronprom of Ukraine has launched production of HAZAR BRDM-2-Di 4x4 armored vehicle

One of «UKROBORONPROM» enterprises has launched the production of the new armored Combat Reconnaissance Patrol Vehicle

BRDM 2-Di Hazar

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New "HAZAR" BRDM-2-Di reconnaissance armoured vehicle

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Morgan Advanced Materials introduces new buoyant lightweight rifle plate insert


Morgan Advanced Materials' Composites and Defence Systems business has introduced a buoyant, lightweight rifle plate insert for military and security personnel which is capable of stopping 7.62mm rifle ammunition yet is still less than 1kg in weight

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Morgan Advanced Materials' new 20mm-thick rifle plate

Boeing wins a $300 mn contract to deliver 8 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Indonesia

Boeing Defense was awarded on January 26 a $295,866,116 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales contract for eight AH64E Apache attack helicopters. The aircraft has been ordered by the Indonesian armed forces. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2018


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Boeing Defense's AH-64E Apache attack helicopters

Czech Ministry of Defence announced tender for the supply of up to 62 MRAP vehicles

The Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic has announced a tender for the supply of up to 62 mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles, said Petr Pavel, chief of staff of the armed forces of the Czech Republic. According to him, the equipment will be procured for the Czech army in two tranches, with the first half of 2015


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Nexter Systems Titus 6x6 Armored Personnel Carrier

Hungarian Defense Ministry plans to purchase 30 new military helicopters in 2015

Major Hungary's defence tasks this year include introducing a career model in the armed forces and continuing the modernisation of military hardware with a special focus on purchasing a new helicopter fleet, the Hungarian defence minister Csaba Hende said. Hende gave an outline of tasks for 2015 and assessed achievements in 2014 at an annual meeting with senior military officers in Budapest, reports today Hungary Today


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Hungarian Air Force's Mil Mi-24 Hind transport and attack helicopter

Harris Corporation to provide vehicule communication systems to US Air National Guard

Harris Corporation has received an order to supply communication systems to the Air National Guard (ANG) for crucial ground-to-air communications during wartime and domestic emergency responses, including natural disasters, the company announced yesterday January 27 in an official statement


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Harris Corporation's Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

New Canadian LAV III APC purchased by Colombia will be deployed on the border with Venezuela

Colombia has announced the purchase of 32 new LAV III 8x8 armored combat vehicles to be deployed on the border with Venezuela. Military authorities have specified that the new tactical units will be used to combat illegal armed groups in the frontier zone, described by Spanish newspaper El País as “one of the seven hells on Earth

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LAV III APC 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier

US Army opens first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Instructional Facility at Fort Sill

The US Army's soldiers destined to operate the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system will now learn their trade from fellow Soldiers. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Instructional Facility, or THAAD, opened at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Already, four classes are underway at the schoolhouse, announced the US Army on January 23


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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile launcher sits in the new THAAD
Instruction Facility at Fort Sill, Oklahoma (Credit: US Army)

UkrOboronProm unveiled T-64-based Infantry Fighting Vehicle prototype

Ukrainian company UkroBoronProm is restarting the development of a heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the T-64 MBT chassis.eNow the firm has resumed development of the heavy IFV in order to ready the design for serial production. According to Ukroboronprom, this work could be completed in time to start mass production before the end of the year


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UkroBoronProm T-64 Infantry Fighting Vehicle prototype

Boeing and US officials start working on AH-64 Apache attack helicopters massive deal

Officials from Boeing Co and the U.S. Army said on Wednesday they had begun discussions about a multiyear agreement to buy about 240 AH-64 Apache helicopters from fiscal 2017 to 2021, a deal that analysts say could be worth around $4 billion, reported Reuters on January 28


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Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter

US Defense Department unveils major procurement and R&D projects for fiscal year 2016

The US Defense Department will ask for $585 billion for the fiscal year 2016. The proposal would boost procurement spending by $14.1 billion to $107.7 billion and research and development funding by $6.3 billion to $69.8 billion, according to the draft documents. The proposal includes funds for four projects likely to boost air capabilities of the US armed forces


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The US DoD asked $1.2 bn to boost development of new long-range strike bomber,
which is supposed to replace, among other, the B-1 Lancer heavy bombers

Lithuania and Ukraine enhance military ties thanks to Bilateral Cooperation Plan 2015

On January 28 Lithuania's Vice Minister of National Defence Marijus Velicka and Lieutenant General Leonid Holopatiuk, Deputy Defence Minister of Ukraine, signed the Bilateral Cooperation Plan 2015 of Lithuania and Ukraine during Lithuanian Defence Vice Minister’s visit in Kyiv


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Ukrainian, Lithuanian and Polish troops ride armored vehicles during joint exercise near Vilnius

US Air Force selects the Boeing 747-8 as next Air Force One presidential aircraft

Secretary of the US Air Force Deborah Lee James, in coordination with the US Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall, has determined the Boeing 747-8 will serve as the next presidential aircraft, commonly known as Air Force One, the US Air Force officially announced on January 28


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United States' future presidential aircraft "Air Force One"
(Artistical picture)

France will deploy main battle tanks Leclerc and VBCI infantry fighting vehicles in Poland.
In a joint statement of Friday January 31, 2015, after a meeting between French President Francois Hollande and Polish Prime Minister Eva Kopacz, France has announced the deployment of main battle tanks Leclerc and wheeled armoured infantry fighting vehicles VBCI in Poland for a period of two months

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Few years ago French main battle tanks Leclerc were deployed in Lebanon for the UN mission.

Ukraine Ministry of Interior to order AutoKrAZ Spartan 4x4 APC to replace old combat vehicles.

Just before the New Year “AutoKrAZ” transferred the KrAZ-Spartan armored vehicle to Forensic Science Research Centre of the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine. The KrAZ Spartan armored personnel carrier is produced in Ukraine under license from the UAE based Company, Streit Group.

איך, הו, איך KRAZ זה רוסיה או סין?!

Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV.
Morty

יש לך "אשכולית" לאירופה ועד כמה שאני זוכר גאוגרפיה, אוקראינה היא די באירופה.

Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV.
Morty

Uralvagonzavod to demonstrate its new ATOM 8x8 armoured infantry fighting vehicle at IDEX 2015.

The 8x8 armoured infantry fighting vehicle “Atom”, developed by the Russian Company Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) research and production corporation, will be shown in operation for the first time at the IDEX-2015 international exhibition of armaments in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) which will be held from the 22 to 26 February, 2015, UVZ General Director Oleg Siyenko told Russian press agency ITAR-TASS

זהו הנגמ"ש עם עוצמת האש הגדולה ביותר בעולם כרגע, (נחכה ל-9.5.15) והייתי שמח לראות צריח דומה מותקן על הנמר שלנו.

New Russian Navy Borei class SSBN arrives at Northern Fleet base in Murmansk

Russia’s new Borei class strategic nuclear-powered submarine (Project 955 SSBN) Vladimir Monomakh completed the first voyage on Monday from Severodvinsk to the main base of the Northern Fleet’s submarine forces at Gadzhiyevo in Northwest Russia in the Murmansk region. Spokesman for the Northern Fleet Vadim Serga told Russian state owned news agency TASS that the voyage passed normally.

China has developed new light tank for operations in mountainous region as the Tibet.

China has designed a new light tank for operations in the high-altitude rugged terrain in Tibet region which borders India. The new tank has a light weight and a powerful diesel engine suitable for oxygen-deficit environments, according to huanqiu.com, a well-informed website which is a chosen platform to reveal advances in China's military modernization and defence technology.

New generation Russian main battle tank Armata will be shown at 2015 parade and tested in 2016

Russia's next-generation Armata main battle tank, which due to be shown to the public at the 2015 Victory Day parade in Moscow, will undergo state testing in 2016, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission said.

בשנים האחרונות ראינו מספר תמונות של מודלים של כלי הרכב בצבא הרוסי המתחדש בניהם גם של הטנק שבחטיבת ה"ארמטא". כזכור "ארמטא" זה לא טנק אלא משפחה של רכבים במשקל של 50 טון ויותר, בניהם יהיו טנקים, נגמ"שים, רכבי לחימה ועוד. המשותף לכול הרכבים היא שילדה זהה שתותאם לדרישות הרכב הספציפי. אחד היתרונות הוא שלמשל נהג של טנק יוכל לנהוג גם את הנגמ"ש, את רכב הלחימה ועוד. לדגמים השונים שראינו יש מספר עקרונות דומים והם:

שלשת אנשי הצוות יושבים בקידמת הטנק במעין קפסולה קטנה ומוגנת היטב גם מבחוץ וגם מבפנים. עיקר המיגון ליחידת שטח יהיה באיזור אנשי הצוות. מאחוריהם יותקן צריח לא מאוייש עם תותח 125 מ"מ משופר, כנראה עם קנה ארוך יותר בדומה לתותח 120/55 הגרמני. הצריח יופעל בשלט רחוק ע"י אנשי הצוות כאשר לכל אחד מהם תהיה האפשרות לנהוג בטנק, לירות ממנו, לתצפת ועוד.

ככלל המחשבה בחטיבות החדשות היא לשמור על חיי הצוות, ולהשתמש ברכיבים זהים ככל האפשר. זה אומר שלרכבים בחטיבה יהיו מנועים דומים, כנראה באיזור ה-1,400 כ"ס עם התאמות ספציפיות לסוג הרכב ומשקלו, מערכות תקשורת זהות, מערכות ראייה זהות ועוד. זה יכול להיות סיפור יקר לרכישה, אבל יתכן שיהיה זול יותר לתחזוקה ויקטין את הזנב הלוגיסטי.

Rostvertol to start export deliveries of the Mi-26T2 heavy transport helicopter in 2015

Russian company Rostvertol, part of the holding “Russian Helicopters”, in 2015 starts export deliveries of deeply modernized heavy transport helicopter in Mi-26T2 modification, a source in the military-industrial complex reported to “Interfax-AVN”.

New Chinese Electronic Warfare Aircraft for PLAAF based on Shaanxi Y-9 Tranport Aircraft

An image appeared on the Chinese internet showing a new type of electronic warfare (EW) or Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) aircraft based on the Shaanxi Y-9 platform. The Shaanxi Y-9 aircraft is a transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China. It was developed as an improved version of the Shaanxi Y-8F with greater payload and range

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First serial-production Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A strategic airlifter made its maiden flight

The first serial-production Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A (Il-476) strategic transport aircraft has made its maiden flight, the Russian Aviastar-SP production facility announced on 30 December. Aircraft 0104 flew for more than two hours at Aviastar-SP’s Ulyanovsk aircraft factory, about 700 km east of Moscow

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The mass delivery of local-made Pterosaur UAV drone to Chinese army will start this year.

The Pterosaur, a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) independently developed by China, has ushered in its maiden test flight in formations in early 2015. The mass delivery of this type of UAV can be expected this year, according to plan.

Two Raptor (Project 03160) High Speed Patrol Boats to Join Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet


Russian shipyard Open Joint Stock Company "Pella" based in Leningrad announced two Project 03160 Raptor high speed patrol boats will join the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy in early 2015. In late December 2014 the boats were delivered to Novorossiysk naval base by trucks from the shipyard. To date, at the Novorossiisk base the vessels completed builder sea trials with success from 2013 to 2014

Three missile regiments of Russian Strategic Missile Forces armed with Yars RS-24 ICBM missile.

Three missile regiments of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces have been rearmed with the Yars RS-24 ICBM Intercontinental Ballistic Missile systems in 2014. This statement was made by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, General Valery Gerasimov

Ukraine's armed forces equipped with 150 new fighting vehicles, aircraft and military equipment

In the course of the working visit to Zhytomyr region, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has conveyed the country's Armed Forces more than 150 fighting vehicles and armament produced or fixed by the enterprises of the defense-industrial complex of Ukraine. At the military airfield in Ozerne, the President has conveyed certificates for the vehicles, armament, small guns and two MiG-29 and two Su-27 fighter aircraft

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אוקראינה זו לא רוסיה.

או"ם שמום.

Chinese army PLA has doubled the size of its Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division AMID

The People's Liberation Army has doubled the size of its Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division (AMID) to boost its combat capabilities in the event of a conflict with Taiwan or in the East or South China seas, reports the newspaper Want Daily.

Pakistan could be interested by China's Z10 attack helicopter

Pakistan seems to be interested in purchasing the Chinese Z10 attack helicopter. According to reports, three Z10 helicopters are expected to be included in Pakistan Army aviation fleet, which will be helpful in fighting terrorism in the country

TSNIITOCHMASH to develop new self-propelled mortar vehicle for Russian airborne troops

According to Russian media, the Russian Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH) is working on a new self-propelled gun, dubbed "Zauralets-D", and specially designed for the Russian Airborne Troops. The first deliveries of the “Zauralets-D” are scheduled for 2016.

Russia's Defense Ministry orders two Il-96-400TZ tanker aircraft from United Aircraft Corporation

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced last week the purchase of two Il-96-400TZ tanker aircraft to supplement and replace the Il-78 "Midas". The Il-96-400 operates as a freighter and is an enlarged and modernized version of the Il-96-300D

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Ilyushin Il-96 airliner

Russia's Strategic Missile Forces to receive 150 RS-24 Yars ICBM training simulators in 2015

Units of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) in 2015 will receive 20% more simulators for training on modern missile systems, the spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defence for the Strategic Missile Forces, Major Dmitry Andreev reported


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Russia's RS-24 Yars Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system mounted on a MZKT-79221 16x16 truck