India’s artillery modernisation woes are legendary, with the army unable to induct new artillery pieces for many years. One solution is the upgrade of existing artillery pieces.
For example, Russian-built M-46 130mm towed howitzers are being upgraded to NATO’s standard 155mm, with 45-calibre barrels fitted. A tender to perform this task was issued in 2014.
Punj Lloyd was one of four companies competing to win this contract to upgrade 300 M-46 guns, a type originally introduced by the Soviet Union in the 1950s, and it recently began price negotiations after being shortlisted.
The other competitors were Kalyani/Bharat Forge, Tata
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The new Bushmasters will be used by the Australian Army’s second long-range fires regiment, to be based at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct in South Australia as part of the 10th Fires Brigade.
The British Army’s Land Mobility Programme (LMP) has struggled to make it to competition but there are hopes progress will be made this year.
The aid stations are designed to be mounted onto trucks, such as the Rheinnetall HX family of vehicles, and will be in ballistic protected and unprotected versions.
The contract is for transmissions for the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio for new tanks and overhaul and repair activities at Anniston Army Depot.
Jerusalem’s air defence capabilities procurement efforts will receive up to $190 million.
In the medium-term Lithuania has committed US$1.3 billion which includes Javelin ant-tank missiles, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), Black Hawk helicopters, missile systems and missiles.
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