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LAND FORCES NEWS FOR WEEK ENDING 22 NOVEMBER 2002
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Greek-led team bids to upgrade Hellenic BMPs
The Greek company NIK Kioleides SA has recently teamed with the
Czech
Republic's VOP 026 overhaul-and-upgrading facility to develop a
comph
rensive upgrade package for the Soviet-designed BMP-1 and BMP-2
infantry
fighting vehicles (IFVs). With a view to upgrading some of the
Hellenic
Army's fleet of 501 former East German BMP-1s, examples of both
upgrades
were shown at the 12th Defendory defence exhibition held in
Pireas, Greece
(1-5 October 2002).
[Jane's Defence Upgrades - first posted to http://jdu.janes.com
- 16 November 2002]
US-UK missile programme changes direction
A co-operative US-UK project to produce a common missile for
aviation
and ground systems has ceased to pursue a ground-based missile
that was
intended to replace the Tube-launched, Optically tracked
Wire-guided (TOW)
anti-tank missile, US officials said.
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 15 November 2002]
Dutch army bears brunt of sweeping cuts
The Netherlands has announced the biggest cutback in its defence
capabilities
since the end of the Cold War.
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 15 November 2002]
Decision delayed on trucks for UK forces
The UK Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) has delayed the potential
Pds1.4
billion ($2.2 billion) contract to supply more than 8,400 new
wheeled
support vehicles (SVs) for the UK armed forces (Jane's Defence
Weekly
7 August).
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 15 November 2002]
Jordan unveils new turret for Al Hussein main battle tank
The King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) of
Jordan,
in an exclusive briefing to Jane's Defence Weekly, has revealed
details
of an indigenously developed turret incorporating a 120mm
smooth-bore
gun. The intended platform for the turret is believed to be the
Jordanian
Armed Forces' Al Hussein (ex-British Army Challenger 1) main
battle tank
(MBT).
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 15 November 2002]
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