Italy’s Directorate of Land Armaments signed a contract with IDV on 22 December 2022 for 36 VBA amphibious armoured vehicles for the Italian Navy. (IDV)
Italy will procure Veicoli Blindati Anfibi (VBA) 8×8 amphibious armoured vehicles for the Italian Army at the end of the decade, Janes learnt at Defence iQ’s International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2023 conference, which was held in London from 23 to 26 January.
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Julia Mueller, The Hill
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services committee, said U.S.
N. Slayton, Task & Purpose
The Department of Defense sees a “dramatic, expanded vision” for automated weapons.
Justin Katz, BrDef
The Navy says the facilities are not in any immediate risk, but 100 experts will evaluate the dry docks for necessary mitigation measures moving forward.
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Itai Shapira, RCD
Turkey-based defence technology company Savunma Teknolojileri ve Mühendislik (STM) has been awarded two separate contracts to perform technological transformation work on Nato’s intelligence infrastructure.
Awarded by the Nato Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), the contracts will support two separate projects, named Intelligence Functional Services (INTEL-FS 2) – Spiral 2, and BMD functions in INTEL-FS backend services and user applications.
The Super Sukhoi program was to have started almost two years ago. In 2022, Russian troops invaded Ukraine and this delayed the plans of the Indian Air Command. However, the time has come for change, and, seeing the threat from China, India is ready to invest in the backbone of its Air Force.
The modernization will mainly affect the replacement of electronics, sensors and weapons. If the program is completed on time, India will have a better Su-30 than the original manufacturer: USSR/Russia.
The US provides Egypt with $1.3bn of military assistance annually to facilitate the transition from the outdated Soviet era equipment to advanced equipment made in the US and other western nations. Against this backdrop, Egypt’s defence expenditure spending, inclusive of the US military funding, is forecast to register a compound annual growth rate of 3.9% from $9.4bn in 2024 to $11bn in 2028.
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract modification to deliver 20 additional combat vehicle (CV)-90 Mjölner mortar systems for the Swedish Armed Forces.
Valued at approximately $30m, the contract has been awarded by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).
The new order will be executed by the company’s Swedish subsidiary joint venture HB Utveckling. It combines BAE Systems’ Bofors and Hägglunds manufacturing capabilities.
Work under this contract will be carried out at the company’s Hägglunds facility in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.