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The new amphibious artillery platform, as part of the Amfbat 2030 plan, will provide indirect fire support for marine regiments. (FMV)
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded Swede Ship Marine AB a contract to deliver a new class of amphibious artillery platform (artilleriplattformar) for use by the navy’s Amphibious Battalion.
Announced on 17 May, the order covers eight vessels designed to provide indirect fire support to coastal units in the ground and naval forces. No contract value has been announced.
General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. of Sterling Heights, Michigan has been awarded a $10m contract to fund a modification to the low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract of the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) system by the US Department of Defense.
The MPF platform is intended bolster the firepower of infantry brigade combat teams. It is a mobile, direct-fire combat vehicle with a four-person crew, employed against ground threats.
Iceland committed to cybersecurity as it becomes a formal member of the NATO Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, Estonia.
The CCDCOE, established in 2008, is dedicated to bolstering its member states’ cyber defence and cybersecurity capabilities through education, publication, research, and analysis.
During a ceremony held at the CCDCOE, Iceland’s flag was raised to mark its membership, and Harald Aspelund, Iceland’s Ambassador to Estonia, delivered a speech underscoring Iceland’s commitment to cyber defence.
As Ukraine’s military continues its preparation of a long-awaited counter offensive, Russian own forces will similarly be marshalling their strength, although, potentially, little in the way of reserves, to defend the push when it happens.
Around 200,000 Russian military personnel are currently in Ukraine, positioned along a more than 1000km frontline that has seen little movement since the end of 2022 and the onset of winter. Defences have become static and literally entrenched, like warfare from a bygone era.
A graphic put out by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on 19 May to mark the announcement by US President Joe Biden that F-16s will be sent to Ukraine. (Crown Copyright)
The United States is to allow the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced on 19 May.
The announcement, which reversed the president’s earlier stated position that Ukraine did not need such jets, was made at the Group of Seven (G7) summit of world leaders in Hiroshima, Japan.