UK gun manufacturer Manroy has agreed to purchase two engineering companies with a view to consolidating its supply chain.
The machine-gun specialist said on 1 March that it will pay a total of GBP800,000 (USD1.2 million) for Base Enamellers Ltd and
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Machine gun maker Manroy buys subcontractors to shorten supply chains
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Uruguay to produce Glock pistols
The Uruguayan National Army has selected the 9 mm Glock 17 pistol, to be assembled locally, as a replacement for its legacy Browning Hi-Power and Colt 1911 side arms.
An initial contract has been signed for the assembly at army workshops of a first batch
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Insurgent ATGM attacks increase in Syria
There has been a surge in the number of videos being posted on the internet by insurgent groups showing attacks on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) using anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs).
Although some ATGMs have been captured from the SAA over the past 18 months, videos showing them being used in
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First NASAMS High Mobility Launcher delivered to Norway
Raytheon has delivered the first High Mobility Launcher (HML) for Norway's National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), the company announced on 25 June.
The HML is designed to significantly reduce the time required to transport and deploy NASAMS units. Deliveries of the systems to
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'Long-term' Iskander production contract announced
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 24 June it has concluded a "long-term" contract to procure Iskander (NATO designation: SS-26 'Stone') tactical ballistic missiles in complete "brigade sets", according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
The contract runs through to
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France to receive last PVPs
The French procurement agency (DGA) is scheduled to receive the last batch of 200 4x4 Petits Véhicules Protégés (PVPs) Mk 3 light tactical multipurpose protected vehicles by late December or early 2013, the DGA told IHS Jane's
These 200 PVPs were ordered in September 2011 from
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FKP GkNIPAS completes development of anti-bunker round for RPG-7V2 grenade launcher
Development of the GSh-7VT anti-bunker munition for RPG-7V2 rocket-propelled grenade launchers has been completed, Russia's FKP GkNIPAS institute - the state governmental scientific proving ground for aircraft systems - announced at the Paris Air Show.
According to institute representatives, two
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Oto Melara conducts SAL 155 mm Vulcano firings
Italy and Germany have conducted the first firings of the 155 mm Vulcano semi-active laser (SAL) guided artillery round at ranges of 33 km, during a week of firing tests at the Alkantpan firing range in South Africa, concluding on 12 July.
Being developed by Oto Melara under the sponsorship of
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EDePro develops new rocket propellant for SA-3 missile
The Serbian rocket engine company EDePro has developed a new propellant filling for the main rocket motor of the 5V27 family of surface-to-air missiles used by the Soviet-era S-125M Neva-M (SA-3 'Goa') missile system.
The missile is fitted with a tandem-mounted booster, and the new composite grain
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Bumbar antitank missile to finish acceptance tests in 2013
Serbia's indigenously developed PORS (Protivoklopni Raketni Sistem) Bumbar short-range antitank missile system is expected to complete its service-acceptance tests by the end of 2013.
Working under a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract, the Krusik Holding Corporation from Valjevo built an
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Ukraine to complete Korsar ATGW development in 2013
Ukraine expects to complete the development of its new Korsar (Corsair) anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) later this year, Ukroboronprom announced on 26 July, after completing further firing tests.
The new multi-purpose missile is shoulder-fired, guided by a semi-active laser seeker, and can be used
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Rocket-powered target developed for MANPADS training
A new low-cost target system for the training of man-portable air-defence missile system (MANPADS) crews has entered service with the Serbian Armed Forces. Designated bIVC 128 mm (brzi imitator vazdushnog cilja kalibar 128 mm), it consists of a launcher and a rocket-powered target. The latter exists
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Production commences at new Azeri ammunition plant
Operations have commenced at a new munitions production and demilitarisation plant in Azerbaijan, the national Defence Industry Ministry announced on 31 July.
The mortar shell production facility, which covers 4,000 m 2 , is based at the existing Araz factory complex in Shirvan. The new facility
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Peru receives, displays new anti-tank weapons
The Peruvian Army (EP) has displayed for the first time its new Dynamit Nobel Defence Panzerfaust 3 and Instalaza ALCOTAN-100 rocket launchers.
As previously reported by IHS Jane's , the Peruvian Army is buying about 1,700 Panzerfaust 3 rockets and 181 launchers that are being distributed among
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India to put assault rifle contenders through winter trials
The Indian Army is expected to begin long-delayed high-altitude winter trials of five 5.56x45 mm assault rifles in northern Kashmir's Leh region.
The army is choosing from Italy's Beretta ARX160; the Czech Republic's Czeca CZ 805 BREN; Israel Weapon Industries' ACE 1 - a variant of its ACE rifle;
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Serbia working on course-corrected 128 mm rocket
Details of a 128 mm course-corrected artillery rocket were released by the Military-technical Institute VTI (Voyno-Tehnicski Institut) of the Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD) during the recent Partner 2013 defence exhibition in Belgrade. The rocket is based on the earlier 128 mm M77 Oganj, and will
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Indian Navy issues RfPs for medium patrol aircraft, sniper rifles
The Indian Navy (IN) dispatched two global requests for proposals (RfPs) on 2 August: one for nine aircraft to fulfil its Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance (MRMR) requirement and the other to around 10 overseas manufacturers for 177 sniper rifles for the Marine Commandos special forces unit.
The
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DSCA re-releases notification on Indian M777 buy
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) re-released a notification to Congress on 7 August for India's potential purchase of 145 BAE Systems M777 towed 155 mm/39-calibre lightweight howitzers (LWHs).
The DSCA notification is almost identical to one published on 26 January 2010 that put
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UPDATE: Iraq requests integrated air defence system
Key Points Iraq has requested a package of US air defence assets that includes a long-range surveillance radar capability, HAWK missiles and vehicle-mounted Stingers Together with a surplus package approved by Congress earlier this year, the latest announcement suggests Iraq plans to deploy six HAWK
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Taiwan unveils mobile launcher for Hsiung Feng 3
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence unveiled a land-based mobile launcher for the indigenously produced Hsiung Feng 3 (HF-3, Brave Wind) supersonic anti-ship missile on 15 August.
The first public showing of the system took place at the opening of the biennial Taipei Aerospace and Defense
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