Philippines to procure ATMOS gun system from Elbit
in Dept of Defence News by ANZDD 0 Reviews
The Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) is set to conclude its planned procurement of the ATMOS 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled gun system produced by Israeli firm Elbit Systems.
The DND told Jane's on 6 May that Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana issued a "notice to proceed" (NTP) supporting the ATMOS acqu...
Pindad, FNSS sign Indonesian tank production agreement
in Dept of Defence News by ANZDD 0 Reviews
Indonesia's PT Pindad and Turkish company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri - a joint venture between Turkey's Nurol Holding and BAE Systems - have signed an agreement to support the serial production of the Kaplan MT Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT).
A "mass production contract" for the tank, which the two companies have developed since...
P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to boost Australia’s maritime surveillance capabilities
in Dept of Defence News by ANZDD 0 Reviews
The Government has approved the acquisition of eight P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft.
These state-of-the-art aircraft will dramatically boost Australia’s ability to monitor its maritime approaches and patrol over 2.5 million square kilometres of our marine jurisdiction – an area equating to nearly 4 per cent of the world...
