The testing of the new Skif anti-tank guided missile system has been successfully carried out at a Ukrainian military test site.
Developed by UkrOboronProm's Luch State Kyiv Design Bureau, Skif is an export variant of the Ukrainian Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile. The new variant has been adapted so that it can be used in soft soil and sand, as requested by the customer.
UkrOboronProm will integrate a powerful thermal imager to improve targeting capabilities in all weather and lighting conditions.
Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Colonel General Serhiy Popko, said: 'Equipping a regular [anti-tank] guided missile launcher with a powerful thermal imagery guarantees hitting the enemy’s armoured equipment in conditions of poor visibility at night, which once again confirms that our country has an extremely high scientific potential that allows to produce armament and military equipment samples at par with the leading countries.'
The system is designed to target movable and immovable targets with combined, spaced or monolithic armour, including active armour.
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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