Saturday, 13 February 2021 18:16
According to a statement published by the British MoD (Ministry of Defense) on February 12, 2021, The United Kingdom has donated 100 Armoured Patrol Vehicles Land Rover RWMIK (Revised Weapons Mounted Installation Kit) to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to tackle the threat from terrorism on its border with Syria, which is frequently used by violent extremists and smugglers.
The United Kingdom donates 100 Revised Weapons Mounted Installation Kit (RWMIK) Land Rovers to Lebanon. (Picture source British MoD)
The Revised Weapons Mounted Installation Kit (RWMIK) Land Rovers, which are capable of tackling the rugged Syrian border terrain and can be mounted with heavy weapons, have been given to the LAF’s Land Border Regiments (LBRs) that patrol the area. This allows them to keep closer watch over their borders and stop extremists trying to enter Lebanon, who could otherwise then attempt to travel on to Europe.
Thursday, 04 February 2021 12:49
There is a search for new methods to fight air targets triggered by a rapid development of drones, which pose a major danger to the warring parties and numerous economic, infrastructure objects and mass events in peacetime, Colonel PhD Military Science V. Tikshaev and Retired Lieutenant-General PhD Military Science V. Barvinenko write in the Military Thought magazine.
Pishchal-PRO anti-drone system (Picture source: Rostec)
The Syrian experience of fighting mini and micro drones demanded to upgrade radars and Pantsir missile-gun systems, as well as EW, which detects and jams drone control radio networks and makes them fall. Some drones can be intercepted and landed. It was confirmed in Syria.
Tuesday, 02 February 2021 12:20
ECA Group brings its aerial drone, the IT180 UAV, to a new level with enhanced capabilities: agnostic and scalable payloads, enhanced vision, displayed data collection, real-time and georeferenced situational awareness.
ECA Group s IT180 UAV (Picture source: Army Recognition)
Robust, reliable, resilient and performant, ECA Group s IT180 is a mini long-endurance electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – UAV. The IT180 carries multiple payloads and performs various missions discreetly, with live and enhanced vision, superior tracking for Defence and Security missions. Its low radiated noise and radar cross section allow to perform covert operations, making it the ideal solution for numerous missions that require seeing without being seen: intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, reconnaissance, integration of more and heavier payloads.
Tuesday, 02 February 2021 11:33
There is a search for new methods to fight air targets triggered by a rapid development of drones, which pose a major danger to the warring parties and numerous economic, infrastructure objects and mass events in peacetime, Colonel PhD Military Science V. Tikshaev and Retired Lieutenant-General PhD Military Science V. Barvinenko write in the Military Thought magazine.
Current large UAS platforms like this General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle provide important capabilities but need a runway to take off. These systems also have lower airspeeds and depend on data links and GPS signals. Future systems will need to be more independent to operate in a complex battlespace (Picture source: courtesy of AMRDEC)
Friday, 29 January 2021 10:42
Downer Defence Systems (DDS) has been awarded a $3 million contract through the Defence Innovation Hub to partner with several Australian companies to deliver the Muskito capability as the Prime Systems Integrator for the project.
Muskito is an integrated Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) concept that will use autonomous systems and machine learning to detect threats above the ground and below the surface, and then flag them to an operator via a visual interface (Picture source: Downer Defence Systems)
“Muskito is an integrated Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) concept that will use autonomous systems and machine learning to detect threats above the ground and below the surface, and then flag them to an operator via a visual interface,” said Downer Defence Systems’ Executive General Manager, Andrew Foster. “It is part of the capability requirements for Army’s LAND 154 Phase 4 – the Joint Counter Improvised Explosive De