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New ammunition sealant dispensing systems are to be installed at FAMAE’s ammunition manufacturing factory near Santiago, Chile.
Tom Bray, engineering manager for Hernon Manufacturing, an adhesive, sealant and dispensing solutions company, told Shephard that initially the company will provide three dispensing systems that will be retrofitted at the FAMAE facility with more expected.
‘They will customise them for their types of ammunition and they will be installed over the next few months. They will have three systems to start with that will be retrofitted at a cost of $20-30,000 each,’ he said.
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KEYSTONE delivers modular soldier connectivity for NGC2 – customizable with Fischer Connectors’ online configurator.
The Hero-120 loitering munition has a 4.5 kg multi-purpose warhead designed to engage armoured targets. It is manufactured in the US by Mistral in partnership with Israel’s Uvision.
Australia already operates M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) after receiving first units in March and conducting the first firings in August. Canada’s order comes in the face of a commitment from the government to move away from US products.
The former Yugoslavia built a version of the Russian T-72 main battle tank under the local designation of the M-84. Hundreds of these remain in service with Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Kuwait.
Iran’s anti-tank guided weapons (ATGWs) are generally lesser known but systems were put on display at the Partner 2025 exhibition in Serbia late last month, many of which are based on US weapons.
The standard Pasars mobile air defence system has been in service with the Serbian Army for several years and was developed by the Serbian Military Technical Institute.