Dump truck collided with tractor-trailer carrying UAE’s new anti-tank carrier in Russia
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A dump truck hit a tractor-trailer carrying new Nimr Ajban anti-tank carrier on August in Tula Oblast, Russia. According to the myslo.ru, the accident, which happened on 24 August, damaged anti-tank missile system owned by the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces that was carried on the tractor-trailer. Nobody was injured in the accident. The new anti-tank missile system is based on the Nimr Abjan […]
UAE seeks to buy F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been seeking to buy an unknown number of F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets, said in the report by i24NEWS. According to the Israeli news portal, the UAE seeks to purchase its own fleet of the advanced F-35 fighter jets, built by US defense giant Lockheed Martin, and amid reports of a burgeoning […]
South Korean troops in UAE to wear modern combat gear
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South Korean military contingent in the United Arab Emirates under a program to help train UAE troops will receive the advanced infantry combat system designed to improve the connectivity and combat effectiveness of combat personnel. According to the bemil.chosun.com, South Korea’s Army will provide 125 troops, who will depart for the UAE on Thursday, with the “warrior platform,” consisting […]
Jane’s: UAE expect to receive first Rabdan IFVs in 2018
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The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces expect in 2018 to receive first Rabdan infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) purchased from the Al-Jasoor (a joint venture with Tawazun Holdings and Otokar), that was reported by IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly. According to the Jane’s, UAE Armed Forces is set to receive and field its first Rabdan 8×8 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) […]
Germany to ban arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Turkey
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Social-democratic opposition party Die Linke in Germany parliament urge to arms embargo over Yemen campaign to Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to The Independent, the draft bill, proposed by the opposition social democratic party Die Linke, aims to ban weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and […]
NIMR offers it’s highly mobile protected vehicles to Baltic forces
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UAE-based armoured vehicle manufacturer NIMR Automotive has demonstrated its Ajban 440A highly mobile protected vehicle in Lithuania fitted with a Kongsberg Protector RWS and Metravib PILAR acoustic gunshot detector. The NIMR Automotive has demonstrate the 440A’s capabilities equipped with the Kongsberg Protector 12.7mm RWS (Remotely Weapon Station) and Metravib PILAR acoustic gunshot detection & localization system to Estonian, […]
Mezcal Armor’s Tygra LAPV successfully completes trial testing
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Mezcal Armor successfully conducted the trial and range test of its new Tygra LAPV light armored personnel carrier with B6 armoring protection level. According to company’s officials, Tygra LAPV B6 4.5 Diesel Manual has undergone an extreme off-road drive test in sub-Saharan Africa. The vehicle has been tested at a 1100km range on full fuel capacity and has successfully passed all […]
Serbia displays Strsljen unmanned combat helicopter at UMEX 2018
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Belgrade-based company EDePro publicly displayed its new combat variant of Strsljen unmanned helicopter at the UMEX 2018 exhibition in UAE. The Strsljen (Hornet) is an autonomous rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle that can provide reconnaissance, surveillance, situational awareness, electronic warfare, aerial fire support and precision targeting support for ground, air and sea forces. EDePro has revealed at the UMEX 2018 exhibition […]
UMS Skeldar unveils medium sized unmanned helicopters at UMEX 2018
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UMS Skeldar, the joint venture (JV) between Saab and UMS Aero, has unveiled medium sized unmanned helicopters at UMEX 2018 exhibition in UAE. UMS Skeldar is now marketing a new SKELDAR V-200 and R-350 unmanned aerial vehicles in the Gulf region. The Gulf region is a challenging environment ideally suited to UMS SKELDAR’s twin portfolio of medium sized […]
Matrix-UA unveils light unmanned combat aerial vehicles at UMEX 2018
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Ukrainian research and development company Matrix-UA revealed at the International Unmanned Systems Exhibition in Abu Dhabi (UAE), light unmanned aerial vehicles designed to perform reconnaissance and combat missions. During the UMEX 2018 exhibition in UAE, Ukrainian company unveiled two models of its strike-capable, reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles. The multi-rotor Chimera-H and Comandor are unique unmanned aerial vehicles can carry missiles, bombs […]