Australia: 30 Bushmasters más a Ucrania

Australia proporcionará 30 Bushmaster más a Ucrania

 

Vehículos de movilidad protegida Bushmaster (foto: RAAF)

Apoyo adicional para Ucrania

Australia continúa apoyando al pueblo de Ucrania y brindará medidas de apoyo adicionales en respuesta a la continua violación del derecho internacional por parte de Rusia.

Australia proporcionará 30 vehículos de movilidad protegidos Bushmaster adicionales a Ucrania, elevando el número total de Bushmasters dotados a 90.

Australia también se unirá a otros socios que brindan capacitación crítica a las tropas ucranianas. Un contingente de hasta 70 miembros del ADF se desplegará en el Reino Unido en enero de 2023 como parte de la Operación INTERFLEX del Reino Unido. Ningún personal de las ADF ingresará a Ucrania.

El contingente australiano ayudará a generar capacidad adicional dentro de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania.

Australia ha brindado a Ucrania un total de aproximadamente $ 655 millones en apoyo, incluidos $ 475 millones en asistencia militar. Este compromiso demuestra el continuo apoyo de Australia a la soberanía e integridad territorial de Ucrania.

  Ministerio de Defensa de Australia

 

Malasia prueba su muy interesante Mildef HMAV 4x4

MILDEF Malaysia HMAV Successfully Completes First Round of Malaysian Army Evaluation Testing

Mildef HMAV 4x4 (all photos : Paultan)


After its public unveiling in February, the MILDEF 4×4 High Mobility Armoured Vehicle (HMAV) has successfully a first round of evaluation testing. Conducted across nine days, the MILDEF HMAV was subjected to 700 km of road testing and 300 km off-road, as well as being put through the paces on an obstacle course.



Testing was conducted by teams from the Malaysian Army and Defence Science and Technology Research Institute (STRIDE) as well as MILDEF, with driving duties performed by army personnel. The HMAV was subjected to testing such as highway endurance, fuel efficiency, load, winching, slope, mounting and dismounting, climbing and braking, including a one metre fording test.

“MILDEF is satisfied at the performance of the HMAV during this very important first round of testing. We are now planning to conduct testing at several other locations,” said Datuk Sri Mohd Nizam bin Kasa, chief executive officer of MILDEF.



Costing RM16 million to develop, the HMAV is a Malaysian product intended for both the domestic and international defence market. Designed to withstand munitions such as 7.62 mm armour piercing rounds and mines, the HMAV is built to Stanag 4569 Level 2 military standard.

Weighing 13.2 tonnes, the HMAV is powered by a Caterpillar Diesel engine displacing 7,200 cc and producing 330 hp. This gives the HMAV a power to weight ratio of 25 hp per tonne and during testing, the vehicle reached a test speed of 110 km/h.

Paultan

España repara sus MRAPs

The Spanish Army Is Having Its MRAPs Repaired

Monitoring the 21st Century Asian Arms Race




SDLE won a contract worth EU 260,000 for repairs and maintenance of RG31/RG-31 Mk5 MRAPs belonging to the Spanish Army.

The military-industrial enterprise Star Defense Logistics & Engineering (SDLE) announced it was chosen by Spain’s defense ministry for providing repair and maintenance services needed by the army’s fleet of MRAPs. The contract worth EU 260,000 stipulates that SDLE should work on the vehicles at its main facility in Madrid and a secondary site in Cordoba where the army has its vehicle maintenance center. The work is expected to be completed by November 2019. A press release shared by SDLE revealed 60 of the Spanish Army’s 100 RG-31 MRAPs purchased from South Africa were sent to Afghanistan.

SDLE’s track record for supplying spare parts and other services for military vehicles has given it an enviable reputation. Last year it won successive contracts to provide maintenance for the army’s tanks and APCs.

The Spanish Army’s Lince or Lynx 4×4’s and its Iveco trucks are undergoing repairs from SDLE as well. According to the company, it has been tasked with supplying spare parts for the Lynx 4×4, which is manufactured by the Italian truckmaker Iveco, in the next three years as part of a contract worth EU 4.5 million. As a result of its thriving business, SDLE boasts its employee numbers have swelled and it’s now entering the unmanned systems market with its own drone catalog for geomapping and surveillance.

With its head office in Madrid, SDLE is a manufacturer of vehicular parts for military inventories. Depending on the size of a particular contract, SDLE can maintain and repair second and third-generation MBTs such as the Leopard 1/2, the US Patton-series, and the French AMX-30. The same applies to armored personnel carriers like the prolific M113 and its derivatives as well as self-propelled howitzers. In 2018 SDLE won a contract to upgrade the army’s Leopardo 2E MBTs for their deployment in the Baltics as part of a NATO task force. The life cycle needs of wheeled platforms, light trucks, and other heavy vehicles are within SDLE’s capabilities as well.

SDLE is the sole remaining manufacturer of the Dragoon armored 4×4. Originally a US design from the 1980s meant to serve as a reconnaissance vehicle with modular weapons, the Dragoon had limited exports and was quickly forgotten after the Cold War. The vehicle lives on in SDLE’s catalog, however, and is offered as a new build with bespoke options. The Dragoon tactical vehicle has a gross weight of 13 tons and runs on a 300 horsepower engine giving it a 105 kilometer per hour top speed. Depending on the customer’s requirements, the SDLE Dragoon supports a variety of armaments, from a mortar to a 90mm gun.

Australia vende MRAPs a Japón

Australia Confirms Additional Bushmaster Sales to Japan

JGSDF's MRAP 'Bushmaster' 

Australia and Japan have outlined an intention to expand defence equipment collaboration, building on Canberra’s newly confirmed deal to sell additional Bushmaster multirole protected vehicles to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).

The pledge to increase bilateral co-operation in military equipment, science, and technologies was made during meetings in Tokyo on 18 January between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull.

Turnbull used the visit to promote Australian defence exports, and he highlighted Thales Australia’s sales of the Bushmaster as an example of expanding opportunities.

Thales Australia built and supplied four Bushmaster vehicles to the JGSDF in 2014 at a cost of around AUD3.6 million (USD2.8 million) and Turnbull said that the company is scheduled to “ship another tranche of four Bushmasters” during the next few months.

Jane's

MRAPs para Malasia

9 Armoured Security Vehicles For Malbatt

IAG Guardian 

BEIRUT (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Peacekeeping Mission (Malbatt) in Lebanon will receive a reinforcement of nine units of Guardian armoured security vehicles (ASV) in mid December.

Defence Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Johari Baharum said the assets which would be mobilised in January reflected the Malaysian government's commitment in the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.

"Malbatt's assets have been upgraded to suit current needs and circumstances," he told Bernama and RTM on Thursday.

According to him, Malbatt presently has 46 RPZ Condor 4x4 armoured personnel carriers at its operation centre at Marakah Camp, located about 100km from Beirut.

He said members of the peacekeeping team had also been provided with digital camouflage uniform made of good textile, bullet proof and although thick, is light and therefore comfortable to wear.

"The government is concerned for the problems and welfare of our team in Malbatt. My last visit to Lebanon was three years ago and since then there had been many changes including relations between Malbatt and the local community," he said.

Mohd Johari said Malaysia was in the process of completing the 'Malaysian bazaar' which would provide a site and opportunity for local traders here to earn their livelihood.

"Malaysia's endeavour to help improve the economy of the local community has gained the attention and support of the people in Lebanon," he added.

Bernama

USA manda equipos pesados para luchar con ISIS en Irak

EE.UU. enviará armamento pesado y munición a Irak para la lucha contra el Estado Islámico
El vicepresidente Joseph Biden telefoneó hoy al primer ministro de Irak, Haidar al Abadi, para "reafirmarle" el apoyo continuado a su país en la lucha contra el grupo terrorista.
La Tercera



Estados Unidos enviará armamento pesado, munición y otros suministros militares al Gobierno de Irak para su lucha contra el grupo terrorista Estado Islámico (EI), informó hoy la Casa Blanca en un comunicado.

El vicepresidente de EE.UU., Joseph Biden, telefoneó hoy al primer ministro de Irak, Haidar al Abadi, para "reafirmarle" el apoyo continuado de EE.UU. con su país en la lucha contra los terroristas.

Biden agradeció a al Abadi su "firme liderazgo en Irak" y que este "promueva la unidad nacional en un momento de grandes retos en la seguridad", al tiempo que le anunció el envío de armamento pesado, munición y otros suministros militares.

El Estado Islámico asesinó hoy a al menos 50 personas, en su mayoría policías y civiles armados, después de hacerse con el control de la mayoría de los barrios del centro de la ciudad de Ramadi, capital de la provincia occidental iraquí de Al Anbar.

Fuentes de seguridad de la localidad informaron a Efe de que los integrantes del EI mataron a esas personas a disparos e hicieron explotar la sede de la Policía y de la Gobernación de Al Anbar.

Señalaron que los yihadistas controlan también el complejo gubernamental e izaron la bandera del EI en los edificios oficiales de la ciudad.

Las fuerzas de seguridad empezaron a congregarse en el barrio de Al Malaab, en el este de la localidad, para prepararse para un contraataque con el fin de recuperar los barrios controlados por el EI.

Excelente MRAP colombiano

Armor International ofrece dos nuevos Hunter TR-12 MRAP 




La empresa colombiana Armor International ha finalizado la construcción y entregado dos nuevos vehículos Hunter TR-12 MRAP. Este es el principal vehículo táctico fabricado en el país y utilizado por el Ejército Nacional de Colombia (Foto: Armor International), ha sido probado en combate. En comparación con los modelos anteriores, los coches nuevos han mejorado blindaje, para aumentar la resistencia a las minas terrestres y artefactos explosivos improvisados​​. La brazos consta de dos armas de fuego, uno Browning M2HB 12,7 mm y M60, 7,62 mm, ambos colocados en la torre. (Juan Carlos Agustín Cicalesi y Puetz)

Segurança e Defesa

Ris para el Ejército ruso

Rusia dotará de nuevos blindados Ris a sus tropas de la Región Militar del Sur 
 
Vehículo blindado Ris. Archivo 
© RIA Novosti. Pavel Lisitsyn 
20:59 23/05/2012 
Moscú, 23 de mayo, RIA Novosti. 

Rusia dotará a sus tropas de la Región Militar del Sur de más de 50 nuevos blindados Ris, declaró hoy el portavoz de esta región militar, coronel Ígor Gorbul. 
"Las unidades de reconocimiento de la Región Militar del Sur recibirán más de 50 nuevos blindados Ris y cerca de una decena de vehículos blindados Tigr-M en lo que resta de año ", dijo Gorbul. 
Rusia fabrica los vehículos blindados Ris (versión del blindado italiano Iveco LMV M65) en la empresa mixta creada conjuntamente con Italia en la ciudad rusa de Vorónezh, y planea construir este año unos 150 blindados de este tipo. 
Además, las unidades blindadas y motorizadas de la Región Militar del Sur recibirán más de 40 tanques modernizados T-72BM y más de un centenar de vehículos blindados sobre ruedas BTR-82A. 
"De manera que será modernizado el 80% del parque de vehículos blindados de la Región Militar del Sura", agregó el portavoz.