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Airbus to sign for Spanish C295

MPA in early 2023, also pitches

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30 DECEMBER 2022

by Gareth Jennings

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The C295 MPA that will replace the P-3M in Spanish service is seen leading a C295 MSA that Airbus is

pitching as a CN235 MSA replacement. (Airbus)

Airbus is close to finalising a C295 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) development

contract with Spain, at the same time as pitching a maritime surveillance
aircraft (MSA) variant to the country.

Speaking at Airbus' annual Trade Media Briefing, held in Madrid in mid-

December, Jean-Brice Dumont, head of Military Air Systems, said that, with the
C295 MPA scheduled to replace the Lockheed P-3 Orion that is being retired
by the Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) at the end of 2022,
a contract is anticipated in the first quarter of 2023. Separately, he said Airbus
is proposing a C295 MSA to replace the service's CN235 MSA platform.

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Philippine Army receives Sabrah

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03 JANUARY 2023

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The Philippine Army's Armor Division said that it has received Elbit's Sabrah ASCOD II light tank (pictured

above). The tank is equipped with a 105 mm main armament cannon, a 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun,

and a fully electric turret drive. (Elbit Systems)

The Philippine Army has received a Sabrah ASCOD II light tank from Israelʼs
Elbit Systems.

In a social media post, the Philippine Army's Armor Division (AD) said that it
has received one Sabrah light tank based on the ASCOD platform and the tank
will be used by the 1st Tank Battalion of the AD.

The tank is equipped with a 105 mm main armament cannon, a 7.62 mm co-
axial machine gun, and a fully electric turret drive, the AD said. The tank
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“The Sabrah light tank further improved the AD's capabilities in providing lethal
firepower for both internal and external security operations,” the AD added.

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South Korea announces full-

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03 JANUARY 2023

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DAPA said that it has signed a contract with Hanwha Aerospace to mass-produce 120 mm SPMs and fire

command vehicles. Pictured above is an example of a 120 mm SPM integrated into an M113-type tracked

armoured personnel carrier. (Hanwha Defense)

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has

announced the full-scale deployment of120 mm self-propelled mortars (SPMs)
in the Republic of Korea (RoK) Army by 2025.

DAPA said in a recent press release that it has signed a “follow-up mass
production” contract worth KRW584 billion (USD458 million) with Hanwha
Aerospace to mass-produce 120 mm SPMs and fire command vehicles.
“Compared to the existing 4.2-inch mortar, the 120 mm SPM has a [strike]
range 2.3 times greater and firepower 1.9 times longer. The mortar itself can
rotate 360° without rotating the vehicle to respond to target changes,” DAPA
added.

In addition, the fire command vehicles can automatically calculate the shooting
data, which has increased the accuracy and fire support of the vehicle. The
new systems also reduced the system-operating troops requirement from 32 to
24, making the vehicles future battlefield-ready, DAPA said.

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South Korea to improve

response to small-UAV
incursions
02 JANUARY 2023

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Soldiers from South Korea's V Corps operate a Chun Ma surface-to-air missile during training to counter

and destroy enemy small UAVs. (Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea)

South Korea has conducted a drill with manned and unmanned aircraft to
improve its response to incursions by small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on 29 December that the
training was “to respond to and destroy enemy small drones”. During the
exercise, about “20 manned and unmanned assets [including KAI KA-1
Woong-Bae aircraft, Boeing AH-64E Apache, and Bell AH-1 Cobra attack
helicopters] were put into operation”, the JCS added.

The drills occurred three days after an incursion by at least five North Korean
UAVs into South Korean airspace on 26 December.

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