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 by AFP Staff Writers Bratislava (AFP) Aug 30, 2022
Slovakia said Tuesday it had concluded an agreement to buy 76 AMV-XP armoured vehicles from Finnish firm Patria in a deal worth 447 million euros ($447 million) as the NATO member country which borders Ukraine boosts its defence capabilities. The delivery of the eight-wheeled vehicles that can be adapted to serve various roles, will begin in September 2023 and continue into 2027. The vehicles "will provide basic capacities which the Slovak Republic armed forces have not had until now," Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad told journalists after meeting with his Finnish counterpart Antti Kaikkonen. The total value of the contract includes logistics, infrastructure and ammunition. Finland, which shares Europe's longest border with Russia, abandoned its long policy of non-alignment following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and is in the process of joining NATO.
Northrop Grumman G/ATOR demonstrates advanced radar capability for US Marines Baltimore MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) multifunction sensor successfully detected and tracked multiple cruise missile threats simultaneously during a recent live-fire test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. G/ATOR successfully tracked each target immediately after launch and passed relevant information in real time to intercept numerous cruise missile targets from multiple angles. The tests were part of the U.S. Marine Corps' mid-tier ac ... read more
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