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Orders roll in for VAMTAC tactical vehicles as first is delivered to New Zealand
The VAMTAC (Vehículo de Alta Movilidad Táctico or High Mobility Tactical Vehicle) 4×4 by Urovesa is in service with or has been ordered by eight countries, the most recent being Spain this month and Romania last month.
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Precision Strike Missile engine successfully tested from M270A2 launcher
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile with the solid rocket motor (SRM) provided by Northrop Grumman. The company is working to boost its SRM production capability.
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CV90 user group signs agreement to improve procurement and commonality
The CV90 is in service with or ordered by ten countries. The agreement between six of these countries is designed to create commonality to provide economies of scale and a reduced training burden.
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Australia bets big on new systems and local industry in the face of drone wars
Australia has a small but vibrant drone and counter-drone industry ranging from niche dual technology company Grabba Technologies to large multinational like DroneShield. It is these companies and a reshaping of procurement methods to ramp up its drone power.
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India needs to close counterterrorism gaps
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EW Europe: US explores high-power electromagnetics
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Airbus selects new Skynet 5 channel partner
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EW Europe: SMART-L MM radar family expanded
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EW Europe: Russia develops on-the-move SATCOM
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A new-generation military satellite-on-the-move (SOTM) system for seamless communications, dubbed Loshtina-GUS, was revealed by Ruselectronics holding, a Rostec company. The terminal has already passed its state …
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EW Europe: Cyber and EW attacks converge
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Northrop Grumman demos HAMMR
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Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated its Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) during the US Army’s counter-rocket, artillery and mortar test at Yuma Proving Ground earlier this …
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Indonesia inducts BTR-4M… but looking elsewhere
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Spets Techno Export announced that the Indonesian Marine Corps has officially started using an initial batch of five Ukrainian-built BTR-4M 8x8 APCs that were delivered …
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Orbital ATK receives new ammo orders
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Colombian Army activates new Special Forces Battalion
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New gear for Singapore special forces
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US Army explores 3D-printing
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Taiwan determined to defend itself
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TACMS completes sixth flight test
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The modernised Tactical Missile System (TACMS) has completed its sixth test flight at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Lockheed Martin announced on 22 May. …
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FNSS expands tracked vehicle range (video)
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Orders roll in for VAMTAC tactical vehicles as first is delivered to New Zealand
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CV90 user group signs agreement to improve procurement and commonality
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Precision Strike Missile engine successfully tested from M270A2 launcher
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![Precision Strike Missile engine successfully tested from M270A2 launcher]()
Precision Strike Missile engine successfully tested from M270A2 launcher
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CV90 user group signs agreement to improve procurement and commonality
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Orders roll in for VAMTAC tactical vehicles as first is delivered to New Zealand
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Australia bets big on new systems and local industry in the face of drone wars
