Defence`s Feeds

Russia's Military Industrial Company (VPK) has developed an unmanned variant of its VPK-33115 Tigr-M light utility vehicle armed with a 30 mm automatic cannon. The unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) was unveiled at the Army 2016 defence exhibition held outside Moscow. Speaking to IHS Jane's at Army

Russia's Precise Machinebuilding design bureau (TsNIITochMash) demonstrated its concept for the third generation of the Ratnik soldier system at the Army 2016 defence exhibition outside Moscow. "TsNITochMash is conducting Ratnik-3 design work to define [the] requirements for the new generation

Gunmen attacked a petroleum convoy on 9 September in Loa, South Sudan, 36 kilometres from the town of Nimule, close to the Ugandan border, leaving at least six dead, several wounded, and two petroleum tankers destroyed. The tankers were travelling from Nimule to Juba, the capital. Earlier in the

Two future enhancements to the German Army's fleet of Puma armoured infantry fighting vehicles (AIFVs) have been proposed for Australia's infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) requirement, a source told IHS Jane's on 9 September. Speaking at a Land Forces exposition in Adelaide a day earlier, Tobias

The US Navy (USN) is exploring all options for bolstering defences against growing missile threats in the Pacific, including the potential for using an Aegis Ashore site in Hawaii. "The weapons are becoming very energetic these days, so really the idea of doing everything we can to bring

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, headquartered in the Netherlands, announced on 12 September that it had finalised a concession agreement with the government of Curaçao to assume the running of the Curaçao Drydock Company. The agreement will see Damen form a new company named Damen

Hanwha Corporation has revealed a new indigenous all-weather day/night capable guided air-to-surface anti-armour missile system destined for the Republic of Korea Army's future Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) at DX Korea 2016, the country's premier land warfare systems exposition, which was held at the

The Salvadoran and Colombian air forces are finalising negotiations to work together modernising El Salvador's Bell UH-1H helicopter fleet to the Huey 2 standard, a Salvadoran Air Force source told IHS Jane's . The force was among the largest Latin American operators of the Huey, but after El

President Barack Obama on 9 September nominated US Air Force General John Hyten to become the next head of US Strategic Command (STRATCOM), replacing Admiral Cecil Haney. Gen Hyten serves as head of US Air Force Space Command, which is responsible for organising, equipping, training, and

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is looking into the alleged payment of bribes by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer to secure three EMB-145 platforms in 2008 for India's indigenous aircraft early warning and control (AEW&C) programme. On 10 September Indian defence minister Manohar

India's Reliance Defence and Engineering (RDE), formerly Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering, has reported more losses during the first quarter of 2016-17. The company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange on 10 September that its total income in the quarter ending 30 June fell

Key Points India's Zen Technologies experiences volatility but remains on track for major orders, says company's managing director Exports expected to be an area of growth for the Hyderabad-based training and simulation company India's Zen Technologies, a specialist in military training and

The Indonesian armed forces have been asked to find savings equivalent to 7.3% of the 2016 defence budget in the remaining months of the 2016 fiscal year, as part of government attempts to address a widening budget deficit. The changes to the budget - if fully implemented - would see defence

Sener engineering and technology group announced at the UK Farnborough International Airshow the recent award by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of the medium-gain antenna for the JUICE mission.

The US Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maryland (Blue) (SSBN-738) has launched an unarmed Trident II D5 missile in the Eastern Test Range off the coast of Florida, marking the completion of a Demonstration and Shakedown Operation.

The navies of the US, Vietnam and other partner nations have successfully concluded the 11th multilateral, humanitarian and disaster response exercise, Pacific Partnership 2016 (PP16).

General Dynamics has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) at the 2016 Annual Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX), sponsored by the US Navy.

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The HK416 assault rifle of the German company Heckler & Koch was chosen by the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) to replace the FAMAS, as part of the call for tenders for the individual weapon of the future (AIF). The five manufacturers who submitted bids (Heckler & Koch, FN Herstal, Beretta, Sig Sauer and HS Produkt) were recently informed of this choice by François Cojan, head of the purchasing department at DGA says indeed the newspaper, which specifies that the decision was taken after a final series of tests conducted this summer. Normally, the market, which is the delivery of 90,000 assault rifles, will be officially notified by the end of this year. The value of the 10-year contract is estimated to be around €300 million.

The choice of the HK416 is not very surprising since this assault rifle is already used by the French military, especially by the Special Forces and Air Force, the latter having already selected in 2009 to replace the FAMAS. However, and while many politicians from right and left, have recently discovered that the arms factory of Saint-Etienne did not exist, we could think that the contract of AIF would benefit a company installed France, which would have been charged to maintain.

However, this was only possible with at least two bidders: Beretta, which has entrusted this task to the company Humbert, located in the Loire, and FN Herstal, who had accepted a partnership in this direction with Nexter Mechanics, whose workshops from Tulle are understaffed activity.

The FAMAS (French: Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne) designated in the French army as an "assault rifle 5.56mm model F1 MAS" is a French assault rifle 5.56 × 45mm NATO caliber bullpup type originally manufactured the arms factory of Saint Etienne. Ordered and commissioned in the 1970s by the French army, the FAMAS responded to the desire of a powerful tactical weapon, small footprint and that is also easy to use and maintain. Replacing the MAS 1949-1956 FSA rifle caliber 7.5 mm and the submachine gun MAT 49 caliber 9 × 19mm Parabellum, the FAMAS suppressed and the old organization pair.

Le fusil d’assaut HK416 de la firme allemande Heckler & Koch aurait été choisi par la Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) pour remplacer le FAMAS, dans le cadre de l’appel d’offres portant sur l’arme individuelle du future (AIF). Les cinq industriels ayant remis des offres (Heckler&Koch, FN Herstal, Beretta, Sig Sauer et HS Produkt) ont été récemment avertis de ce choix par François Cojan, le chef du service des achats à la DGA, affirme en effet le journal, qui précise que la décision a été prise à l’issue d’une ultime campagne d’essais réalisée cet été. Normalement, le marché, qui porte sur la livraison de 90.000 fusils d’assaut, sera officiellement notifié à la fin de cette année.

Le choix du HK416 n’est pas très surprenant dans la mesure où ce fusil d’assaut est déjà utilisé par les militaires français, en particulier ceux des forces spéciales et de l’armée de l’Air, cette dernière l’ayant déjà sélectionné en 2009 pour remplacer le FAMAS. En revanche, et alors que plusieurs responsables politiques, de droite comme de gauche, ont découvert récemment que la Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne n’existait plus, l’on pouvait penser que le contrat des AIF allait profiter à une entreprise installée en France, laquelle aurait été chargée d’en assurer la maintenance.

Or, cela n’était possible qu’avec au moins deux soumissionnaires : Beretta, qui aurait confié ce soin à l’entreprise Humbert, implantée dans la Loire, et FN Herstal, qui avait accepté un partenariat allant dans ce sens avec Nexter Mechanics, dont les ateliers de Tulle sont en sous-activité.

Le FAMAS (Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne) désigné au sein de l’armée française en tant que « fusil d'assaut de 5,56 mm modèle F1 MAS », est un fusil d'assaut français de calibre 5,56 × 45 mm Otan de type bullpup, initialement fabriqué par la Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne. Commandé et mis en service dans les années 1970 par l'armée française, le FAMAS répondait au désir d'une arme tactique puissante, d'encombrement réduit et qui soit également facile à utiliser et à entretenir. Remplaçant le fusil FSA MAS 1949-56 en calibre 7,5 mm et le pistolet mitrailleur MAT 49 en calibre 9 × 19 mm Parabellum, le FAMAS supprimait ainsi l'ancienne organisation binôme.

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