Category Archives: Land

U.S., Egypt to resume co-production of M1A1

The delivery of a 2011 Egyptian order of 125 M1A1 main battle tanks is set to resume after it was suspended in 2013 due to a coup in the country.

By English: Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army buys seven more AN/TPQ-53s

The U.S. Army has placed an order with Lockheed Martin for seven more AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) counterfire target acquisition radars for $85 million.

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Obama to send special forces into Syria

U.S. President Barack Obama has approved the deployment of special forces into norther Syria next month to advise opposition forces in their fight against ISIL.

By Camera Operator: PH2 JEFFREY LOSHAW [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Raytheon introduces the TOW EagleFire launcher

To deal with obsolescence issues and bridge the capabilities of existing launchers, Raytheon has introduced the TOW EagleFire launcher.

By Sgt. Adrian Borunda (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/988217) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia redeploying special forces from Ukraine to Syria

A Russian Ministry of Defense official said elite special forces units have been transferred from the battlegrounds in Ukraine to Syria.
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Britain to send troops to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced that about 100 British military personnel will be sent to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to take part in a NATO training mission.

Photo: Mike Weston ABIPP/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Head of the Russian parliament’s defense committee said “volunteers” might fight to Syria

Head of the Russian parliament’s defense committee, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, told Interfax-AVN news agency that foot soldiers who had seen combat in eastern Ukraine might travel to Syria to join the fight against ISIL forces.

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Vietnam upgrade the BM-21

Vietnam has upgraded the BM-21 rocket launcher and designate it as the BM-21M-1. It now just takes four people to man the system and the time taken to deploy it has shorten from 14 to 1.5 minutes.

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