New protoype submachine guns were displayed at the Taipei Aersospace & Defence Technology Exhibition (TADTE) last week.
The state-owned 205th Arsenal of the Material Production Centre (MPC) showed its most advanced development was the 9mm XT104 submachine gun, which officials expect to be ready for production next year.
This weapon is based on the Multi-utilisation Special Rifle (MSR).
A spokesman told Shephard that XT104 tests are ongoing and that 90% of targets have been met to date. The submachine gun is undergoing reliability tests. The 2.83kg XT104 is expected to be fielded by the National Security Bureau in the future, though the arsenal hopes
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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.
Romania received its first Cobra MkII 4×4 light tactical armoured vehicles, ordered Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) and VAMTAC light vehicles, and is set to invest billions-of-dollars in infantry fighting vehicles.
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