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The US State Department has approved a possible FMS of 200 FGM-148E Javelin crew-served ATGMs and related equipment to Australia, for an estimated $46 million.
These missiles will be provided from US Army stocks.
‘The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is seeking to fill a short-term shortfall in its Javelin missile inventory in order to maintain the appropriate level of readiness,’ the US Defense and Security Cooperation Agency noted on 30 October.
According to Shephard Defence Insight, Australia ordered 676 Javelin missiles for $100 million in 2003, followed by another FMS for ten more missiles in 2018.
Javelin is produced by a JV between Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed Martin.
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Hybrid-electric drive technology may address the growing energy demands of land warfare in future.
The Common Armoured Vehicle System is continuing to rack up orders as the British Army looks likely to become an operator of the vehicle, while Italy and Ireland are also contenders.
As the US Department of Defense looks to counter the growing threat of uncrewed aerial systems to improve homeland security, the DroneHunter acquisition could point to future commercial innovation.
The selection of Hanwha’s K239 Chunmoo long-range precision fires system, with a contract expected to be signed on 30 January, makes Norway the second European country to choose the system. It is expected an operational system will be in service within four years.
This year has begun with main battle tanks taking the lead while orders for large logistics and support vehicles continued from last year. Additionally, two of the British Army’s most significant contracted vehicle programmes, Ajax reconnaissance vehicle and Challenger 3 tank, continued to make news in January.
Canada is improving its Leopard main battle tank fleet but before this is fully completed, it is expected to begin looking for new vehicles.