Arquus and Milrem push their UGVs fitted with long-range missiles
Arquus displayed the Drailer uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) integrating the Akeron LP long-range missile at the Techterre technology demonstrator event ahead of trials in September.
MilDef has won an order to deliver newly developed hardware to an unnamed European NATO nation. (Photo: MilDef)
MilDef will provide tactical IT equipment, such as computers, monitors, network infrastructure and software, to an unnamed European NATO country under a SEK30 million (US$2.75 million) contract announced on 8 November.
The deal will include MilDef's deployment software OneCIS, which will be used on both static and deployable infrastructure. OneCis was one of three new products unveiled by MilDef earlier in the year.
The company said the order was a call-off on a current 20-year SEK2.8 billion framework agreement signed in 2022 and formed part of an effort by Sweden to build up its forces.
OneCIS battle station was launched at DSEI
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Arquus displayed the Drailer uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) integrating the Akeron LP long-range missile at the Techterre technology demonstrator event ahead of trials in September.
The Czech Republic ordered 52 CAmion Equipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie (CAESAR) self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) in 2021 and added another 10 a year later. A cancellation of the programme would impact both the army’s capabilities and local industry which is involved in the manufacture.
Demand for ammunition continues to increase with manufacturing capability growing to match. Sweden have turned to the two supply lines of Rheinmetall and Nammo as part of a Nordic effort to meet demand. The Polish Government has also announced a US$700 million investment to boost manufacture of munitions.
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The order is in addition to two systems ordered in 2023. It forms part of a family of systems which is becoming widely used and part of a growing demand for the capability, both in deliveries and requirements.
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile system and is a planned replanned replacement for MGM-140 Army Tactical Missiles System (ATACMS). It is to be fired from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers.