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21 Januari 2019 Anniversary the 70th of the Lao People's Army  (all photos : Houmphet Manisouk,  Lao National Radio) On January 20, in the Phonhong district of Vientiane province, the Lao People's Army held a review ceremony to celebrate its 70th anniversary with the participation of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of modern military equipment. Formerly known as Latxavong which was declared by President Kaysone Phomvihane on January 20, 1949 with only 25 soldiers and rudimentary armament, spent 70 years of building, fighting and maturity, Nowadays, Lao People's Army is gradually developing to be formal, sophisticated and modern. In the photo, the Lao Army representative block with a rifle assaulting a Vietnamese-made Galil ACE, can be seen at first glance as an ACE 32 rifle variant. In particular, the General Secretary and Lao President Bounnhang Vorachith attended and presided over the military ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Lao People's Army at P...

11 Januari 2019 KrAZ-5233 4x4 (photos : BMPD) AvtoKrAZ fulfilled another order for its foreign client for the production of a batch of different models of KrAZ vehicles. Ordered under foreign economic contract, all-wheel drive flatbed cars on the KrAZ-5233 chassis (4x4) and KrAZ-65053 chassis (6x4) in the amount of 923 thousand dollars were sent to Indonesia. All trucks with 380hp motors. At the request of the customer, who is well aware of KrAZ vehicles, the batch was made standard for serial models. KrAZ-65053 6x4 (photos : BMPD) The cars are painted white, as they will be sent to help the UN peacekeeping contingent. The on-board vehicles along with the chassis, on which the partner from abroad will install various special settings - APZ, drinking water tanks, waste collection equipment, etc., will work in the usual extreme road and climate conditions. It is in them that the robust and easy-to-operate KrAZ trucks fully disclose their technical capabilities. UN missions and divisions ...

09 Januari 2019 PN AW-159 Wildcat helicopter (photo : Maxdefense) MANILA -- The Philippine Navy (PN) is expected to receive in March its first two anti-submarine helicopters and four out of eight amphibious assault vehicles it has ordered for the Marine Corps. This was disclosed by PN flag-officer-in-command Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad during a chance interview shortly after the New Year's Call at the AFP Commissioned Officers' Club in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Tuesday. "(Aside from the two anti-submarine) helicopters, 'yung (the) amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) ng (of the) Marines. Eight yun (order) pero four ang darating ngayong (but four of them will arrive in) March. Maganda 'yung capability nun (It has good capability)," he added. Empedrad was referring to the AgustaWestland AW-159 "Wildcat" anti-submarine helicopter, which the PN has contracted for two units worth PHP5.4 billion, including weapons, mission essential equipment and integrat...

07 Januari 2019 PMC LAV-150 Commando (photo : Rhk111) According to confirmation obtained by MaxDefense Philippines, Indian company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Group is the lowest bidder for Department of National Defense (DND)-Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’s Light Armor System Upgrade (LARSU) Acquisition Project for Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force. MaxDefense added that it was informed that the post qualification inspection started late 2018. The acquisition project has an approved budget of PHP711,938,000.00 for the upgrade of Marines’ and Air Force’s Light Armor Vehicles (LAVs). “The Philippine Marine Corps has come up with this project in order to enhance the operational readiness of line units. That LAV vehicle has proven effective in the conduct of armor combat support in amphibious and mechanized operations ashore,” says in the project’s bidding documents. “The importance of light armored assets in urban security operations is clearly manifested in the recent ...

05 Januari 2019 KAAV of the Philippine Marine Corps (photo : Kim Dae Young's) PHL’s ordered amphibious assault vehicle photo surface online A photo of an Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) believed to be one of the eight ordered from South Korean manufacturer Hanwha Techwin for the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) was uploaded by Kim Dae Young's on its social networking page January 4. The Philippine Marines is set to receive a total of 8 brand new AAVs ordered from South Korean manufacturer Hanwha Techwin. Four are expected to be delivered in April 2019, while final four are expected August 2019. In October 2018, the PMC personnel undergone training on AAV operation with their Korean counterparts. “The Philippines is the first export market for new-build KAAVs made by Hanwha Techwin (formerly Samsung Techwin) which is a licensed version of the American BAE Systems AAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicle. 8 units were ordered by the PMC under a Php2.423 billion contract signed in 2015 ...

03 Januari 2019 Armored medical evacuation vehicle Didgori AMEV (MEDEVAC) produced by the State Military Scientific-Technical Center Delta of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia (photo : Delta STC) Georgian web resource scout-thedeaddistrict.blogspot.com reported that Director General of the State Military Science and Technology Center Delta of the Georgian Ministry of Defense Ucha Dzidzuashvili, speaking on December 27, 2018, on the results of this enterprise’s work in 2018, said, in addition to in other words, that a contract has been signed with Indonesia for the supply of the Georgian made-up Didgori armored medical evacuation vehicles produced by the Delta STC. “A contract has been signed, an advance payment has been made and work is underway,” said Ucha Dzidzuashvili. Details of the contract were not disclosed.  Thus, if this information is confirmed, Indonesia became the second customer of the Georgian Didgori AMEV (Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle) armored medical evacua...

31 Desember 2018 KIA KLTV (photo : Steel Bamboo) The Philippine Army now has the three Light Tactical Vehicles (LTVs) reportedly provided by Kia Motors Corporation as “freebie” units for evaluation. The Department of National Defense (DND) made several acquisitions of military truck from Kia for the Philippine Army and Marines. “We received confirmation with evidence (aside from the photos below) on the delivery of 2 new KIA KLTV to the AFP, which is part of the previously reported “freebie” evaluation units sent by KIA in anticipation of possible orders from the Philippine Army and Philippine Marine Corps,” MaxDefense said on December 27. The first KLTV was reportedly received by the Philippine Army early this year. The Army and the Marines are expected to launch acquisition projects for their respective LTVs. ( Mintfo )