Raytheon has proposed an upgrade package for the M60 main battle tank that it says will improve the tank’s firing range and accuracy at one third of the original cost.
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Turkish M60T Sabra tank vs Kornet anti-tank missile
ISIL recently published a video showing an attack using a captured Kornet anti-tank missile against a Turkish M60t Sabra main battle tank near Mount Bashiqah, Iraq. A photo that was alleged to have been taken after the attack showed the tank surviving the missile hit. The post on Twitter has since been deleted.
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Weapons amnesty program saw Israelis surrendering grenades, rifles and missile launcher
The Israeli Defense Force is running a weapons amnesty program from Mar. 20 to Apr. 15 and so far citizens have surrendered more than 160 weapons and hundreds and thousands of ammunition.
U.S. Special Forces were given faulty holographic weapon sights
L-3 Communications’ subsidiary EOTech recently settled a lawsuit with the U.S. government over faulty holographic weapon sights.
By Bill Bradford (originally posted to Flickr as EOTech 512 Reticle) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Civilians will soon be able to ride in a T-90 main battle tank
Russia’s Uralvagonzavod will soon be organizing tours at its T-90 production facility in Nizhny Tagil. One of the highlights of the tour is a joy ride in a T-90 main battle tank.
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Afganit active protection system on Armata-series will be upgrade with UV sensors
At the moment, T-14 Armata battle tanks and T-15 Armata heavy infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) are protected from RPGs and anti-missiles using the Afganit active protection system. However, the enemy can overwhelm the system by a barrage of projectiles or by jamming its radar detectors. Now, Russia has decided to upgrade the Afganit with Ultraviolet (UV) detectors, which has a lower false detection rate.
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://www.vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/604) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Poland to spend up to $21 billion replacing the BMP-1 and 2
Polish Deputy Defense Minister Bartosz Kownacki told local news agency PAP that the government will spend up to $21 billion to replace its aging BWP-1 and BWP-2 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).
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British Ministry of Defence given censure over SAS training deaths
The British Ministry of Defence was censured by the Health and Safety Executive over the deaths of three soldiers who were trying to complete a grueling training exercise for selection into the Special Air Service back in 2013.
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Are airborne jumps still necessary?
A recent study by a military scholar in the inaugural publication of The Army Press has called for the U.S. Army to abandon airborne jumps totally.
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French special forces are operating inside Libya
Two Libyan military officials said French special forces have been operating inside the country to fight against ISIL and other militant groups in Benghazi.
By DoD photo by: SRA ANDY DUNAWAY ([1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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