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Romania:
Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded a framework contract with a maximum value of approximately $410 million (approximately 1.89 billion Lei) to supply up to seven “Watchkeeper X” tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Romanian Ministry of National Defense, with a validity of five years. No specific purchase order under the contract was awarded yet.

The Watchkeeper X UAS is the UK export variant of the British army made by UAV Tactical Systems Limited (“U-TacS”), Elbit Systems’ UK subsidiary, and is a derivative of the Hermes UAS family. The Watchkeeper X’ compatibility with NATO standards enables essential interoperability with NATO and other allied forces.

https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elb...th a Maximum Value,, 2022 – Elbit Systems Ltd.

 

[Redav]

Poland Orders 116 M-1A1 Abrams Tanks in $1.4 Billion Deal

WARSAW --- On January 4, at the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade base in Wesoła, Mariusz Błaszczak, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National...

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[Redav]

Turkey and Greece Running A Very Unequal Procurement Race

PARIS --- On the same day, Greece and Turkey have taken opposite ways: in Athens, the National Security Council (KYSEA) decided to postpone major...

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[Redav]

Raytheon to supply NSM Coastal Defense System to Romania - Naval News

Raytheon Technologies will supply NSM coastal missile system to the Romanian government as part of a possible $217.1 million U.S. Navy contract.

www.navalnews.com

 

[Rumcajs]

Czechoslovak Group (CSG) acquired a 70% stake in Fiocchi Munizioni, so brands Fiocchi, Baschieri & Pellagri and Lyalvale Express are the parts of the Czech CSG holding since November 2022.

Czechoslovak Group acquired a majority share in Fiocchi Munizioni, the world's leading manufacturer of small caliber ammunition

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[TheKiwi]

Fiocchi's small arms ammunition is very nice high-quality stuff.

 

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on 17 January, the Minister of Defence held his annual review at the Bálna in Budapest. "In an era of threats, the security of the Hungarian people is the most important priority for the Hungarian Government. In parallel with the acquisition of modern military technology, the organisational restructuring of the armed forces is also taking place. In this work we have now reached a crossroads. The personnel of the armed forces must also be renewed", said Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.

Even the generals and senior officers listening to him had no idea that the renewal would begin there. With them.

After the public part of the annual review, they were ordered to the Bálna floor, where the minister - in the presence of Lieutenant General Romulus Ruszin-Szendi, Chief of the Defence Staff - read out those who would be discharged, referring to the government decree 8/2023, published that day, which states that the service of anyone over 45 years of age and with at least 25 years of service may be terminated. In the time since the annual review, our sources who are familiar with what has happened have been able to confirm the discharge of the following out of a total of more than 110 people affected:

Lieutenant General Zsolt Sándor and Major General János Attila Simon, deputy chiefs of the Honvéd Vezérkar (the latter was promoted three months earlier);
Major General Tibor Bozó, Chief of Staff of the Defence Staff (retired);
Brigadier-General Péter Lippai, Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces on Land (continues as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Military Science and Military Officer Training of the National University of the Hungarian Armed Forces);
Major General Tamás Sándor, Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Special Operations Command;
Major General Nándor Kilián, former Air Force Force observer;
Brigadier General Csaba Ugrik, Commander of the 101st TFW the Hungarian Army,
Brigadier General László Kovács, cyber defence force observer.
In addition, several others have been called home from important NATO posts, such as Brigadier General Joseph Spisak, Chief of Staff of the Alliance's largest mission, KFOR. It is also understood that most of the heads of department in the Ministry of Defence were replaced at the same time as the dismissals


full article

Exkluzív: főtisztek és tábornokok a honvédség kirúgási listáján – mutatjuk a neveket | Válasz Online

www.valaszonline.hu

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

 

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[BravoZulu]

The Ambassador of the United States of America, Bijan Sabet, informed today that the United States, as part of foreign military cooperation, will provide the Czech Republic with an additional 200 million dollars as partial compensation for the equipment that the Czech Republic provided to Ukraine.

"We greatly appreciate this help, which we perceive as an expression of appreciation for how the Czech Republic has been helping Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict. We will use the funds to further modernize our army," said Defence Minister Jana Černochová, adding that negotiations on specific projects will still be held.

The newly announced 200 million dollars (converted to approx. 4.4 billion crowns) will come from the Foreign Military Financing program. This is another donation in addition to the previously announced $100 million, which is also intended for the further modernization of the Army of the Czech Republic and for partial compensation of our supplies of material to Ukraine, and another already mentioned six million dollars from the Fund for Countering Russian Influence intended for building so-called deployable cyber protection teams that will be created within the Czech Army.
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/u...o-compensate-for-weapons-supplied-to-ukraine/

 

[BravoZulu]

Romania:
Major General Teodor Incicas, Chief of the General Directorate for Armaments within Romanian Ministry of National Defense, announced that Bucharest pans to buy a battalion of Abrams tanks from Washington, reports RIA Novosti.

According to Incicas, the Romanian parliament, however, must first approve the purchase of tracked howitzers, tracked infantry fighting vehicles, short- and ultra-short-range air defense systems, as well as missiles for F-16 fighter jets.

"At the same time, our request for the purchase of a battalion of Abrams tanks is on the way to the preliminary approval of the parliament," Incicas added.
https://news.am/eng/news/748532.html

 

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The Ambassador of the United States of America, Bijan Sabet, informed today that the United States, as part of foreign military cooperation, will provide the Czech Republic with an additional 200 million dollars as partial compensation for the equipment that the Czech Republic provided to Ukraine.

"We greatly appreciate this help, which we perceive as an expression of appreciation for how the Czech Republic has been helping Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict. We will use the funds to further modernize our army," said Defence Minister Jana Černochová, adding that negotiations on specific projects will still be held.

The newly announced 200 million dollars (converted to approx. 4.4 billion crowns) will come from the Foreign Military Financing program. This is another donation in addition to the previously announced $100 million, which is also intended for the further modernization of the Army of the Czech Republic and for partial compensation of our supplies of material to Ukraine, and another already mentioned six million dollars from the Fund for Countering Russian Influence intended for building so-called deployable cyber protection teams that will be created within the Czech Army.
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/u...o-compensate-for-weapons-supplied-to-ukraine/

Czech government will spend the money for modernisation and ovehauling of the 6 the AH-1Z and 2 UH-1Y donated by US government

 

[Redav]

Romania Submits €10 Billion Military Upgrade Plan to Parliament

PARIS --- The Romanian Ministry of National Defense earlier this month requested Parliament's approval for the procurement of several weapons systems ...

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[BravoZulu]

Greece:
Aeronautics Ltd. – a world leader in designing, developing and manufacturing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for global defense and HLS markets – announces a contract to supply dozens of its Orbiter 3 systems to the Greek Ministry of Defense. The agreement is part of the large contract between the Israeli and Greek Ministry of Defense, worth approximately 370 million euros, for the procurement of Rafael’s Spike missiles.

As part of the contract, Rafael will provide an advanced solution enabling significant operational advantage to the modern battlefield; While the Orbiter 3 systems detect, recognize and identify (DRI) the target, the Spike missiles, launched from the air, sea, or land can rapidly close the sensor-to-shooter loop, using the “Fire Weaver” C4I system. The rapid Sensor to Shooter process implementing advanced technologies, enables mission success.

The Orbiter 3 is a small tactical unmanned aerial system and considered to be one of the leading systems in its class worldwide providing superior performance for both defense and HLS applications. Highlights of the Orbiter 3 operational performance includes advanced ISTAR capabilities, runway-independent, long endurance, the capability of carrying various types of payloads, advanced image processing, a small logistical footprint, navigation including in a GPS-denied environment and the ability to withstand harsh weather conditions.

https://www.suasnews.com/2023/04/ae...-the-spike-missile-deal/?utm_content=cmp-true

 

[Soldier35]

Sarissa SRS-1 combat drones of Greece, Hydra-70 rocket launch. The Greek company SAYS Technology showed the launch of the Hydra 70 rocket, from the Sarissa SRS-1X UAS drone it developed. This is the first launch of American unguided missiles from drones. The Hydra-70 aviation missile has a flight range of up to 8 kilometers and is in service with many NATO countries. The missile has been produced for the US Air Force for over 60 years. Greek drones of the Sarisa SRS-1 series are the basis for the drone combat platform, they can carry different weapons. Drones have a payload capacity of up to 25 kilograms, flight time, depending on the load, is up to 20 minutes. Greek drones from SAS Technology will be officially presented at the upcoming DEFEAT international exhibition from May 9 to 11.

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[BravoZulu]

Romania has retired its MiG-21 fighter fleet during ceremonies at the 71st and 86th Air Bases.

The MiG-21 LanceR jets embarked on their final flights at a ceremony on Monday.

During the communist regime, Romania had around 400 MiG-21s. The current number is confidential, but unofficial estimates say it now stands at around 25.

 

[TIGREDELAIRE]

Sarissa SRS-1 combat drones of Greece, Hydra-70 rocket launch. The Greek company SAYS Technology showed the launch of the Hydra 70 rocket, from the Sarissa SRS-1X UAS drone it developed. This is the first launch of American unguided missiles from drones. The Hydra-70 aviation missile has a flight range of up to 8 kilometers and is in service with many NATO countries. The missile has been produced for the US Air Force for over 60 years. Greek drones of the Sarisa SRS-1 series are the basis for the drone combat platform, they can carry different weapons. Drones have a payload capacity of up to 25 kilograms, flight time, depending on the load, is up to 20 minutes. Greek drones from SAS Technology will be officially presented at the upcoming DEFEAT international exhibition from May 9 to 11.

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I am not completely convinced by the effect of the slipstream and recoil when launching the rocket from the drone, as it is the first test, is it possible that this situation will improve over time?

 

[BravoZulu]

The Czech Republic has finalized negotiations to procure CV90 infantry fighting vehicles from BAE Systems Hägglunds in Örnsköldsvik.

The decision builds on a memorandum inked in 2022 to purchase tracked combat vehicles from the government of Sweden. The agreement its valued $2.2 billion and will deliver 246 CV90 MkIVs in seven different variants.

 

[Rumcajs]

Česká zbrojovka (CZ), a Czech producer of small arms, acquired 100% share in SwissAA Holding (swissAA), a Swiss producer of ammunition for small arms, today.