The United Kingdom-based 4GD, a close-combat immersive training company, has completed installation of its Level 2 SmartFacility, a close-quarters training system, at the base of the British Army's 16 Air Assault Brigade in Colchester, accor.
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) reported on 17 February that it had identified a 51U6 Kasta-2E1 target acquisition radar at a non-government-controlled training ground in Ukraine, which violates the 2015 Minsk.
IDEX 2021: Nimr launches second-generation Ajban and Hafeet
23 February 2021
by Samuel Cranny-Evans
The United Arba Emirates’ (UAE’s) Nimr has launched a second-generation of Ajban 4×4 and Hafeet 6×6 protected-mobility vehicles at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2021 trade show in Abu Dhabi on 21–25 February.
A computer-generated image of the Ajban Mk 2. (Edge)
Despite using the same names, the Ajban and Hafeet Mk 2 vehicles mark a complete design departure, Khaled Ahmed Al Zaabi, Nimr’s chief commercial officer, told
Janes before the show.
“We realised exactly a year ago that our product portfolio was due an evolution and we realised that we could not simply upgrade the existing designs. We had to start from scratch,” Al Zaabi said.
Ukraine's state-owned defence conglomerate UkrOboronProm (UOP) has signed a USD85.6 million contract with Pakistan for the repair of the country's T-80UD main battle tank (MBT) fleet, according to a UOP statement released on 22 February, dur.
IAV 2021: RBSL unveils ‘Telford Enhanced armour solutions
08 February 2021
by Samuel Cranny-Evans
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) revealed details of two new armour solutions, called the Telford Enhanced Spaced Armour (TESA) and the Telford Enhanced Ceramic Armour (TECA), during a 3 February presentation at the 2021 International Armoured Vehicles online conference.
TESA is a perforated armour, which utilises a novel geometry within the structure of the armour, to cause a projectile to interact with the armour plate at an oblique angle, Tony Wilkes, head of export sales for RBSL, explained during the presentation. It is currently in the final stages of development and the armour packs are being taken through validation trials, and a full product launch is anticipated later in 2021, Wilkes said.