LAND FORCES NEWS - 24 MARCH 2006
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Special ops weapons upgrade kit in sight
Under the SOPMOD programme, the sighting systems for the M4A1 weapon used by US special forces (SF) are being replaced with smaller, lighter systems * One particular 'holographic weapon sight' made by EOTech has proved so popular that SF operators are buying them with their own money
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 17 March 2006]
Australian Army seeks new long-range mortar
A request for tender (RfT) has been released to weapon manufacturers to supply the Australian Army with a new long-range 81 mm mortar. This will replace the UK-made F2 81 mm mortar introduced in the 1960s, which has reached the limit of its life of type.
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 17 March 2006]
UK firms up AFV strategy
The British Army's FV432 and CVR(T) fleets will be further upgraded * FRES will probably have three baseline chassis
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 17 March 2006]
South African Army receives Vulture UAV
The Vulture system will provide target acquisition, fall-of-shot detection and fire correction for South Africa's 155 mm G-5 and G-6 gun systems
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 17 March 2006]
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