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LAND FORCES NEWS FOR WEEK ENDING 6 DECEMBER 2002
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Swiss warheads for Bulgarian missiles
Upgraded versions of Russian-designed anti-armor and anti-bunker
weapons
are being offered by Swiss company RUAG Munition in conjunction
with Bulgarian
missile producer Vazovski Mashinostroitelni Zavod (VMZ). According
to
a RUAG representative at the SOFEX exhibition held in Jordan in
September,
the two companies began working together on adaptations of the
3,000m-range
Malyutka 9M14 (AT-3 Sagger) and 2,500m-range Faktoria 9M111M
(AT-4B Spigot)
anti-tank missiles in December 2001.
[Jane's International Defense Review - first posted to
http://idr.janes.com
- 17 November 2002]
BAE seeks industry input for UK artillery project
BAE Systems has held an industry day to brief contractors on the
procurement
strategy for the British Army's major Indirect Fire Precision
Attack (IFPA)
programme.
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 17 November 2002]
French Army's 'space bubble' aims to rule the battlefield
A senior official of France's Delegation Generale pour l'Armement
(DGA)
procurement agency has provided more details of the Bulle
Operationnelle
Aeroterrestre (BOA, Air Ground Operational Bubble) concept that is
intended
to determine the future structure and equipment of the French
Army.
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 29 November 2002]
Fennek vehicle goes into production
Production of the Fennek 4 x 4 reconnaissance vehicle is now under
way.
First deliveries will be made to the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA)
in
mid-2003.
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 29 November 2002]
Canada clamps down on stress
Canadian soldiers who served with the 3rd Battalion Princess
Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry battle group in Afghanistan have been
undergoing
a 'decompression period' on the South Pacific island of Guam
before returning
home as a way to combat stress (Jane's Defence Weekly 10 July). It
is
one initiative the Canadian Forces (CF) have taken up since coming
under
fire earlier this year for not doing enough to help soldiers
suffering
from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com - 29 November 2002]
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