The Russian MoD will purchase over 71,000 sets of new advanced soldier equipment by the end of 2015.
Dmitry Semizorov, chief of the Klimovsk-based Science-Research Institute of Precision Machine-Building, the main contractor for the Ratnik announced it is providing its Ratnik system as part of a wider modernisation effort.
The sets are currently being inducted in experimental field service with the first production-standard deliveries taking place this spring. The first unit taking Ratnik is the 24th Special Forces Brigade stationed in Novosibirsk in Russia's Central Military Distract.
The Russian military plans to introduce between 50,000 and 70,000 Ratnik sets
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DZYNE Technologies, the maker of Dronebuster counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) devices, has announced plans to expand production and released details on a new version of the system. This follows the release of an all-in-one kit system earlier this year.
The Irish Government has previously outlined ambitious plans, the furthest reach of these being the possible purchase of fighter aircraft to provide a capability the country’s defence force currently doesn’t have. A more advanced procurement effort for a primary radar is being fast tracked.
LTAMDS was approved in multiple flight trials and assessments.
Technology transfer is trumpeted by many companies as a way to tap into new markets, win contracts and expand supply and manufacturing capability. It is often used in the area of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) and these requirements are a way to see how – and if – they work.
Faking aircraft, yanks and vehicles has a storied history through the previous century but there are others uses for inflatable systems such as more detailed and classified military equipment and training structures.
New agreement between Singapore’s DSTA and Sweden’s FMV signals deepening cooperation on land systems, with potential focus on counter-UAS and mobile air defence solutions.
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