Author: Michael

The FY 2023 omnibus appropriations bill includes funding for a host of weapon systems, including the F-35 Lightning II. (US Air Force)
US congressional negotiators have reached agreement on a fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations bill that would provide USD816.7 billion for the US Department of Defense (DoD), an increase of USD73.4 billion or about 10% from FY 2022, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees announced on 20 December.
The DoD funding includes USD162.2 billion for procurement, or USD17.3 billion above the FY 2022 enacted level; USD136.

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The SAF presented 38 JLTVs equipped with CROWS and 40 Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles’ HX 8×8 tactical trucks at Edvard Peperko Barracks in Ljubljana on 13 December. (Slovenian MoD)
The US Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal awarded Oshkosh a USD543 million order for 1,681 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), including for a Foreign Military Sale to Slovenia, the company announced on 16 December.

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A mock-up of the modular twin-tube launcher of Cheongeom missile, which is a standard configuration for the Light Armed Helicopters developed by Korea Aerospace Industries. (Janes/Kelvin Wong)

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) announced that the development of the

Cheongeom air-launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) has been completed.

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India’s state-run Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited unveiled the Dhanush 155 mm/52 calibre towed howitzer (pictured above) at Defexpo 2022, held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. This is one of the gun options available to the Indian Army. (Janes/Kapil Kajal)
The Indian Army has outlined detailed requirements supporting its acquisition of 155 mm/52 calibre towed gun systems.
In a request for information (RFI) document issued by the army, the service confirmed that the guns would be procured from local industry.

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SMT Motiv showcased K15 5.56 mm light machine gun at the DX Korea 2022 exhibition, which was held in Seoul from 21 to 25 September 2022. (Janes/Jon Grevatt)
South Korean firearms manufacturer SNT Motiv has delivered the first batch of K15 light machine guns (LMGs) to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Army.
According to a press release by SNT Motiv, the 5.56 mm K15 LMGs will replace the ageing fleet of K3 LMGs with the RoK Army.
SNT Motiv said that the new K15 guns are integrated with day and night sighting devices, which were not available in the K3s.

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