IDEX 2019: Al Jasoor Heavy Vehicle ARMA 8x8 armored for UAE Army

During IDEX 2019, the International Defense Exhibition in abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates has announced a contract with the Company Al Jasoor Heavy Vehicle, a joint venture between Heavy Vehicles industries (HVI) and Otokar Land systems UAE, for the purchase of ARMA 8x8 armored vehicles for an amount of US $661 million. Read full news about IDEX 2019 at this link ...

OTOKAR ARMA 8x8 armored vehicle at IDEF defense exhibition in Turkey. May 2017. (Picture source Army Recognition)

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RPK-16 Kalashnikov light machine gun ready for test operations

Experts of the Moscow Higher Combined-Arms Command School have begun test operations of the Kalashnikov RPK-16 light machine gun, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "The servicemen will undergo firearms and tactical training to assess the technical state and precision characteristics as well as convenience in operation and servicing of these weapons," it said. Upon completion of the test operations, the experts will submit recommendations to the manufacturing plant, which will put the finishing touches on the light machinegun.

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Kalashnikov RPK-16 5.45 mm light machine gun (Picture source: Army Recognition)

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The Russian Navy will receive new guided missile corvettes

On February 27, the Project 22800 (NATO reporting name: Karakurt-class) ‘Tucha’ (Cloud) guided missile corvette was laid down at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after M Gorky (a subsidiary of Ak Bars). During the official ceremony, the head of the Navy`s shipbuilding department Rear Admiral Vladimir Tryapichnikov said the service would get no fewer than 18 Project 22800 corvettes with a possible option for several more ships of the type. "These surface combatants will be constructed at the shipyards that are located in the Far East, the Republic of Tatarstan, and the Northwestern Region," said Tryapichnikov, adding that the Navy had already begun training crews for the Project 22800 guided missile corvettes at the service`s Joint Training Center. Read full news at this link...

Project 22800 Karakurt-class guided missile corvette, the Uragan. First ship of the class (Picture source : Russianarms)

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Vietnamese troops to master T-90S main battle tanks

The People`s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) has started to master the T-90S main battle tanks (MBTs) that were delivered from Russia in late December, a source from the PAVN told TASS.

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T-90S MBT (Picture source: Army Recognition)

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Avalon 2019: Boeing unveils its new unmanned aircraft

Boeing has unveiled its new unmanned platform, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System at the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (Avalon 2019).

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Boeing introduced its Airpower Teaming System at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon 2019
(Picture source: Boeing)

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Fincantieri began work on the first offshore patrol vessel for Qatar

On February 27 took place at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard, the steel cutting ceremony of the first patrol vessel (OPV - Offshore Patrol Vessel) ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition programme. Read full news at this link...

The future OPV of the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (Picture source : Fincantieri)

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Russia, Saudi Arabia negotiate S-400 supplies

Russia and Saudi Arabia are holding additional consultations on a contract to supply Russia’s S-400 Triumf missile systems, CEO of Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheyev said at IDEX-2019 international defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi. "As for S-400, we are holding additional consultations on this project, now this contract [with Saudi Arabia - TASS] is being considered," Mikheyev said. Earlier reports said the two countries had agreed on the supplies of the S-400 air defense missile systems.

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5P85T2 TEL for S-400 missile system (Picture source: Vitaly Kuzmin)

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