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New Grom air-to-surface missile undergoes flight tests

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 04:00
Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) new Grom tactical air-to-ground missile is undergoing flight tests in readiness for commencing series production in November, according to a company presentation). Flight tests of the Grom, carried out on an Su-34 fighter-bomber, began at the end
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Norway cancels tank upgrade

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 04:00
Plans to upgrade the Norwegian Army’s Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) have been abandoned following the publication of the government’s revised budget in May, the Norwegian MoD has confirmed. “Through the examination of the Land Power Proposition in the autumn of 2017, it was
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China threatening US DoD’s technological, industrial base, say Pentagon officials

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 03:00
China is posing an unprecedented threat to the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) technological and industrial base, Pentagon officials said during a 21 June hearing of the US House Armed Services Committee. “China has made it a national goal to acquire foreign technologies to not only
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DoD contracts two G550s for FMS customer, likely Australia

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 03:00
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted two ‘green’ Gulfstream G550 business-jet aircraft to be converted into special mission platforms for a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer, most likely Australia. A USD83 million contract was awarded to L-3 Communications on 21 June to
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Elbit Systems unveils May gunshot detection system

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 03:00
Elbit Systems’ Elisra subsidiary has developed a new wide-area acoustic sensing device called May. The system works with an autonomous network of static sensors that provides detection, classification, and geo-location of acoustic events such as gunshots, artillery fire, or explosions. It
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Indonesia's PTDI delivers two NC212i transports to PAF

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 03:00
State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has delivered the two NC212i light utility transport aircraft ordered by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in January 2014. The twin-turboprop transports were photographed on 14 June after arriving at an airport near the Philippine
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Armed robbery risks rising in northern Bolivia following Brazilian criminal raid on military weapons stores

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
Event On 18 June, Bolivia’s Defence Minister Javier Zabaleta confirmed that one of Brazil’s leading drug trafficking organisations, the Comando Vermelho (CV), had perpetrated a cross-border assault on a military outpost near Porvenir, Pando department. The armed raid left seven people
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Civmec completes listing on Australian stock exchange

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
Civmec Construction and Engineering, which is partnered with German shipbuilder Lürssen to build offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), completed its listing on the Australian stock exchange (ASX) on 22 June, the company has announced. Western Australia-based
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Colombian Navy commissions new hydrographic multipurpose vessel

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
The Colombian Navy commissioned a new hydrographic multipurpose vessel into service on 14 June. Originally built as an offshore supply vessel (OSV) by Chinese shipyard Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, ARC Caribe was procured by Colombia in December 2017 and modified to meet navy requirements. While the
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Colombian Navy launches latest amphibious ship

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
The Colombian Navy launched its fifth amphibious landing vessel (BDA), ARC Bahia Colombia , in Cartagena on 15 June. ARC Bahia Colombia is the sixth BDA and built by Colombia’s state-owned shipbuilding company COTECMAR and the fifth of the MK II series . Honduras received another version of
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Court jails militant in the US's Alabama

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
AT A FEDERAL court in Huntsville in the state of Alabama in the United States on 20 June, a judge sentenced a militant - identified as 23-year-old Aziz Sayyed - to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervision following the granting of a plea deal, Rocket City Now reported. Sayyed pleaded guilty
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Germany shortlists R&S for VJTF communications

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) has been selected as the preferred partner to supply its SDxR and SVFuA communications systems to the German Army when it supports NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) in 2023, industry sources have revealed. Jane’s understands that the company
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Joint Strike Missile enters final development phase

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
The Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Joint Strike Missile (JSM) has entered its final phase of development following the successful conclusion of its last qualification flight test (FTM-5) in March this year. Pending a Final Design Review in June, development of the missile is scheduled for
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Russian Navy commissions first Ivan Gren-class landing ship

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
The Russian Navy’s first Ivan Gren-class (Project 11711E) large landing ship was commissioned at the service’s Baltiysk naval base in Kaliningrad on 20 June. Ivan Gren will be based with the the Northern Fleet. It is the first of two vessels in the class being built by Yantar Shipyard in
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Suspected militant pleads guilty to terrorism charge in US's Alabama

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
AT A FEDERAL court in Huntsville in the state of Alabama in the United States on 8 March, 23-year-old Aziz Sayyed pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, Rocket City Now reported. Sayyed planned to detonate an
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Syrian troops launch southwest offensive despite US warnings

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
The United States has criticised a new offensive by pro-government forces in southwest Syria that appears to involve Russian forces. US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters on 21 June that the de-escalation agreement announced in July 2017 had saved lives and facilitated
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Unidentified militants kill publisher in the Philippines' Davao del Norte

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
A PUBLISHER of the weekly Trends and Times newspaper was shot dead and his driver wounded by unidentified militants while he was travelling in his vehicle in Panabo City in the Philippines' Davao del Norte province on 7 June, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported. The vehicle was passing by Panabo
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USAF looks to quadruple B-52 external weapons load

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
The US Air Force (USAF) is looking to quadruple the weight of bombs that the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress is able to carry externally. According to a request for information (RFI) issued on 21 June, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is seeking a new external weapons pylon that will take the
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USN conducts first 3D printing test aboard MPF ship

Jane's Defense News - ven, 22/06/2018 - 02:00
The US Navy (USN) is aiming to expand at-sea demonstrations of three-dimensional (3D) printing of spare parts in 2019 to determine if it should install such systems on its vessels. The USN will identify which ships will be appropriate candidates for testing this technology, Nathan Desloover, Naval
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Caterpillar 130G

Military-Today.com - ven, 22/06/2018 - 01:55

American Caterpillar 130G Motor Grader
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