Archive for Category: "Army & Land Forces News"
US Marines may leave Japan before base closure
Thousands of US Marines could leave Japan’s Okinawa island before a controversial American base is closed, Washington and Tokyo announced Wednesday, in the latest twist in a long-running saga. In a densely-worded joint statement, the two sides said they were talking about “delinking” the redeployment of 8,000 Marines from a 2006 agreement to close the [...]
Russia, India Prepare for INDRA-2012 Military Drills
Russia and India started on Monday the preparation for joint INDRA-2012 military exercises scheduled to be held in Russia this summer, a spokesman for Russia’s Eastern Military District said. “An Indian military delegation arrived on Monday in Ulan Ude [in Russia’s Far East] to discuss the preparation for INDRA-2012 military drills to be held this [...]
Network modernization business practices allow Army to trim costs
Facing an environment of emerging fiscal constraints, the Army is using its Network Integration Evaluation efforts, part of the Agile Acquisition Process, to force a shift from Research, Developmental, Technical and Engineering efforts to the procurement of mature network capability that will be fielded starting in 2013. This effort has resulted in significant cost savings [...]
The world’s first precision 81mm guided mortar round
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and BAE Systems have teamed to develop, demonstrate and produce the 81mm Roll Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM), an affordable 81mm precision mortar round. The companies have been maturing the guided mortar technology over the last 12 months and will be conducting tactical demonstrations early in 2012. The teaming arrangement [...]
Sandia Tests Self-Guided Bullet with One-Mile Range
Take two Sandia National Laboratories engineers who are hunters, get them talking about the sport and it shouldn’t be surprising when the conversation leads to a patented design for a self-guided bullet that could help war fighters. Sandia researchers Red Jones and Brian Kast and their colleagues have invented a dart-like, self-guided bullet for small-caliber, [...]
Russia to Sell 60 Armored Vehicles to Indonesia
Russia is set to sell up to 60 infantry fighting vehicles to Indonesia in a deal worth more than $100 million, the Izvestia newspaper cited an unnamed military source as saying on Tuesday. The deal will be finalized on February 10, the source said, adding that 20 BMP-3 vehicles will be delivered before the end [...]
Australia Takes Delivery of Two CH-47D Chinook Helicopters
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) fleet of Chinooks has increased to seven following the arrival of two additional CH-47D Chinook helicopters in Townsville. In November last year, the Government approved the purchase of the two ex-United States Army Chinooks following the loss of one ADF Chinook on [...]
Abrams Market Share in World Tank Market Continues to Diminish
In its annual analysis, “The Market for Tanks,” the Forecast International Weapons Group expects the international market will produce more than 5,500 main battle tanks, worth in excess of $24.25 billion, through 2021. “While increased modernization and retrofit remains transparent to our analysis of new-production tanks, this factor has become a significant force in the [...]
North Korea planning big military parade: reports
North Korea plans a massive military parade including missiles and other weaponry to mark major anniversaries early this year after its leader’s death, according to South Korean media reports. A large number of army, naval and air force troops have been practising for months at Mirim air base near the capital Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency [...]
