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RCV “Type-X” Introduced by Estonia’s Milrem Robotics

Estonian's Milrem Robotics has been working on developing a Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), named Type-X. The new RCV has new manned and unmanned capablities that could be deployed in modern combat. “Milrem planned to unveil the mockup of Type-X at the Eurosatory 2020 event,” Kuldar Väärsi, Milrem CEO told Defense Update, “We plan to complete…
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Finland to Aquire Pre-series Patria 6×6

The Finnish Defence Forces has signed the agreement with Patria to acquire  Patria 6x6 vehicles as a pre-series related to the joint 6x6 vehicle programme between Latvia, Finland, Estonia and Patria. The agreement was announced today by Patria's press service. According to the statement, the pre-series vehicles will be in test use of the Finnish…
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Latvia Presents its First Patria 6×6 APCs

On the 3rd of November, Latvia showed off its first four new Patria armoured vehicles at Ādaži base. These vehicles present the first of over 200 that Latvia has ordered from the Finnish manufacturer at a cost of 200 million Euros. According to a statement by the Latvian ministry of defence, the first four of…
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IDC 2021 Opens in Abu Dhabi

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, the International Defence Conference 2021, started today, Saturday 20 February. The conference was held for the first time in a hybrid format, with attendees being welcomed virtually and in-person. The conference, held at the ADNOC Business Center, brought together…
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Type-X RCV Launched by Milrem Robotics

The Estonian robotic vehicle manufacturer, Milrem Robotics, has rolled out its new Type-X RCV (robotic combat vehicle). The new vehicle passed its initial mobility tests, said the European leading robotics and autonomous systems developer. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. “The Type-X will provide equal or overmatching firepower and tactical usage to a unit equipped…
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Iskander Missile System ‘Scares NATO’

The Russian missile arsenal has no analogues in the world in terms of the number of products, writes The National Interest. “Moscow inherited an extensive collection of missiles from the Soviet Union, and despite the fact that the Russian missile arsenal is somewhat outdated, it forms the basis for Moscow’s strategic actions,” American journalists note. According to…
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Summary of the NATO Summit 2018 held in July in Brussels

By Andrei Frolov  The regular NATO Summit held on July 11–12 in Brussels raised a keen interest not only in Western countries, but also in Russia. This event was specific one as for the first time it was held in a new building of the NATO's political structure. Also, the summit was attended by Donald…
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Key Unresolved Issues in the WMD Sphere

By Vladimir P. Kozin In terms of the qualitatively new buildup of weapons of mass destruction, each century has its own specific brand name. While the last century was labeled “the nuclear arms age,” the current century could be characterized as “the missile defense age” and “the space-based weapons age.” These three interlinked factors unfortunately…
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NATO and Global Policy in Rambo Style

By Gabriela Ionita. When viewed from a world-wide perspective America is what in the language of Hollywood producers is called an overplay. This means a play-actor, not very bright and talented, but possessing with very distinctive physical features who exaggerates all the techniques he knows, from gestures to his speech, trying to be noticeable or…
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