Israel has unveiled the Namer armored personnel carrier that is equipped with the Trophy active protection system.
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Syrian Army modifies its T-72 fleet with additional protection
The Syrian Army has upgraded its T-72 main battle tanks with slat armor and other unknown modifications. The contraptions are clearly designed to urban warfare against Syrian rebel groups.
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Vietnam People’s Navy frigate in Singapore for port visit
Vietnam People’s Navy’s first Gepard-class frigate HQ-011 Dinh Tien Hoang will depart from Changi naval base, Singapore today after a five-day port visit.
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Indonesian Navy wants two more hospital ships
The Indonesian Navy wants to buy two more hospital ships from local shipyard PT PAL, Jakarta Post reports.
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Israel’s M270 getting new surface-to-surface rockets
Israel will soon equip its M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System with the indigenous GPS-guided Romach rockets.
By http://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03 [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japanese warships in Guam for exercise
A group of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force warships are in Guam for GuamEX. The six destroyers and a command ship will not be joined by the U.S. Navy for the war games.
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Nag tested new IIR seeker
India’s indigenous Nag anti-tank missile was fitted with a new Imaging-Infrared seeker and it successfully hit the target 4 km away during a night trial in the Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan, last week.
By Ajai Shukla [CC BY 2.5 in], via Wikimedia Commons
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6th Fleet returning to Cold War practice of emissions control
Adm. Mark Ferguson, head of Naval Forces Europe, was invited to speak at the 2016 Surface Navy Association symposium and he told attendees that the four U.S. destroyers based in Rota, Spain have turning off radars and reducing communications while underway to better mask their location and profile.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Master at Arms Chief Anthony J. Sganga [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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SEWIP 1B3 production contract won by General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems was awarded the production contract of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 1B3 by the U.S. Navy.
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan unveils CM-32 IFV armed with Mk44 Bushmaster II to President Ma
RoC President Ma Ying-jeou toured the Armaments Bureau’s Materiel Production and Manufacturing Center in Taipei on Jan. 11 and he was shown the new variant of the CM-32 Infantry Fighting Vehicle armed with a Mk44 Bushmaster II 30 mm chain gun.
Photo: CNA
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