The Hong Kong Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) displayed two new pieces of equipment at open days in the territory on 1-2 July.
These include a new 4x4 special forces vehicle and an 82mm mortar.
The Dongfeng EQ2050 Mengshi (Brave Warrior) is a copy of the American HMMWV, which has been in use by the PLA in Hong Kong since 2010. However, a fast attack variant of the 1.5t 4x4 utility vehicle appeared in the territory for the first time in July.
The fast attack vehicle features a four-door cab containing four seats and covered by a hardtop roof. At
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The One-Way Effector (OWE) is a ground-launched missile or drome designed to act as a swarm to overwhelm air defence systems. It was displayed for the first time in Paris this week.
The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.
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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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