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• Russian Paratroopers to receive BMD-series airborne anti-tank system
• Russia continues troop escalation at Ukraine border
• UK, France confirms future cruise/anti-ship weapon project
• Boeing secures $104M contract for AH-6 light attack helicopters for Thailand
• Dutch military orders innovative fire control system for small arms
• Ukraine tests potentially game-changing intelligence-gathering drone

Russian Paratroopers to receive BMD-series airborne anti-tank system Posted: 21 Feb 2022 04:47 AM PST The Russia’s Airborne Forces, commonly referred to by the acronym VDV, plans to receive new BMD-series airborne anti-tank system, according to TASS. Citing a report from Russia’s largest state-owned defense industry holding Rostec, TASS reported that the latest Kornet-D1 air-droppable self-propelled anti-tank missile system based on the chassis of the BMD-4M airborne infantry fighting vehicle intended […] The post Russian Paratroopers to receive BMD-series airborne anti-tank system first appeared on Defence Blog.

Russia continues troop escalation at Ukraine border Posted: 21 Feb 2022 04:00 AM PST Russia is continuing its military buildup close to Ukraine’s borders despite the assurances of the country’s highest authorities. In the last week, Russia has made statements saying that they are withdrawing troops, but satellite imagery and intelligence data appears to show a build up of troops on the border. A series of videos and photos […] The post Russia continues troop escalation at Ukraine border first appeared on Defence Blog.

UK, France confirms future cruise/anti-ship weapon project Posted: 21 Feb 2022 03:35 AM PST European missile maker MBDA has annunced that the United Kingdom and France confirmed the launch of the preparation works for the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program, after the signature on 18 February of a government agreement and associated contracts by the French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) and the British Defence Equipment & […] The post UK, France confirms future cruise/anti-ship weapon project first appeared on Defence Blog.

Boeing secures $104M contract for AH-6 light attack helicopters for Thailand Posted: 21 Feb 2022 03:12 AM PST Aerospace giant Boeing has been awarded a $103,7 million contract to provide AH-6 light attack helicopter for Thailand, which is part of agreement the U.S. government made for Foreign Military Sales. The U.S. Department of Defense contracted Boeing to supply the AH-6 light attack helicopter Thailand on last week. Work will be performed in Mesa, […] The post Boeing secures $104M contract for AH-6 light attack helicopters for Thailand first appeared on Defence Blog.

Dutch military orders innovative fire control system for small arms Posted: 21 Feb 2022 02:44 AM PST Israeli-based Smart Shooter announced on Monday a new contrat for the supply of its SMASH AD Fire Control Systems to the Dutch military. As noted by the company, the Dutch military has tested the system during the recent year, and decided to purchase it and use the systems immediately, mainly for C-UAS purposes.  SMASH is […] The post Dutch military orders innovative fire control system for small arms first appeared on Defence Blog.

Ukraine tests potentially game-changing intelligence-gathering drone Posted: 19 Feb 2022 12:44 AM PST Ukraine’s military electronics specialist Infozahyst LLC conducted a new flight test of its potentially revolutionary unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with an electronic intelligence complex. The company announced on Friday a second test flight of a new electronic intelligence (ELINT) gathering unmanned aircraft, called the Gekata. “On February 18, the second flight test of the complex […] The post Ukraine tests potentially game-changing intelligence-gathering drone first appeared on Defence Blog.

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