Tuesday, 16 March 2021 15:33
NP Aerospace, a global armour manufacturer and vehicle integrator, has re-engineered the Ridgback and Mastiff platforms for an Urgent Capability Requirement (UCR) in Mali, Africa, under the UK Ministry of Defence Protected Mobility Engineering &Technical Support (PMETS) contract.
Re-engineered Mastiff (Picture source: NP Arospace)
The off-road mobility upgrade contract, awarded in May 2020, is valued at c. £7m and covers 12 vehicles and associated spares. It has enabled proven, heavy armoured vehicles held within the protected mobility fleet to be used to protect British Army troops in challenging operational terrains. Optimising current platforms has significantly reduced delivery timescales, ensuring the British soldiers are safer, faster.
Thursday, 11 March 2021 16:20
Exercise Eagle Sokol is a bilateral training exercise with the Slovenian Armed Forces focused on the rapid deployment and assembly of forces and team cohesion with weapon systems tactics and procedures.
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the Dog Company,1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage the targets during blank-fire exercise as part of Eagle Sokol 21 at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, March 9 (Picture source: U.S. Army/Paolo Bovo)
Exercises such as this build a foundation of teamwork and readiness between NATO allies. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands‘ areas of responsibility. Forward-based in Italy and Germany, the Brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build interoperability and strengthen the Alliance.
Tuesday, 09 March 2021 14:23
In February, in the formations and military units of the Russian Central Military District (CVD), more than 110 combat training events of various levels were held, commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, announced : “In the system of combat training, 35 exercises of various levels, 26 assembly events and 52 field exits of battalion-tactical groups, formations and units of combat arms were held”.
The main event of the month was a bilateral exercise in Siberia with motorized rifle formations including tanks (Picture source: Russian MoD)
He added that the main event of the month was a bilateral exercise in Siberia with motorized rifle formations including tanks, during which 86 practical tasks and 312 introductory tasks were worked out. When performing practical tasks, the main attention was paid to improving the air defense system, working out methods of combating unmanned aerial vehicles, taking into account
Monday, 08 March 2021 09:51
Russia’s JSC Remdizel is expanding its family of Taifun-K mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles, Designer General of the company Igor Zarakhovich told the TASS news agency. According to him, Remdizel now trials more than ten modifications of the Taifun-K vehicles. “As of October 2020, we produce nine variants of the Taifun-K, including those for export, and more than ten modifications are completing their tests,” said Zarakhovich.
Taifun K-63968 (Picture source : Vitaly Kuzmin)
The enterprise tests four variants (including armed ones) of K-53949 Taifun-K 4×4 vehicles, some modifications of the K-63968 6×6 system, and the K-4386 Taifun-VDV 4×4 protected vehicle with a combat station armed with a 30mm cannon, said Zarakhovich.
Saab has received an order for deliveries of
Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons and ammunition to the Estonian Armed Forces. The order value is approximitly 100 MSEK and deliveries will take place in 2021-2022.
SAAB Carl-Gustaf M4 system is able to fire a wide range of 84mm caliber ammunition including anti-armor, anti-structure, multi-role, anti-personnel and support rounds. (Picture source: Army Recognition)
The order was placed within a joint-framework agreement signed with Estonia, together with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and Latvia. The framework agreement allows the Estonian customer to place orders for
Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons and ammunition during a ten- year period. The Estonian Armed Forces has been a user of the Carl-Gustaf weapon system for more than two decades.