The Diplomat: After US Withdrawal From Afghanistan, What Role Will Kazakhstan Play?

 

"After US Withdrawal From Afghanistan, What Role Will Kazakhstan Play"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Crossroads Asia

The Diplomat

25 June, 2021

Originally published: https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/after-us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-what-role-will-kazakhstan-play/

 As the U.S. prepares to leave Afghanistan, is it Kazakhstan’s time to shine?

The greater Central Asia region is preparing for the departure of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September. While Washington’s “forever war” is coming to an end, regional governments are concerned about a potential spillover of the violence that is (once again) brewing in Afghanistan. One of those nations, Kazakhstan, has several initiatives, including promoting the education of Afghan women and defense cooperation with Afghan forces, to help Afghanistan with the rough times ahead.

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Shephard Media: Argentina relies on elderly M113s while it mulls wheeled APC choices

 

 

"Argentina relies on elderly M113s while it mulls wheeled APC choices"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Land Warfare

Shephard Media

18 June 2021

 Originally published: https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/argentina-relies-elderly-m113s-while-it-mulls-whee/

Three options remain on the table as Argentina looks to procure wheeled 6x6 armoured personnel carriers.

The Brazilian 6x6 VBTP-MR Guaraní armoured personnel carrier (APC) is being tested by the Argentinian Army, which is seeking a new capability alongside its decades-old fleet of tracked M113s.

Speaking on 4 June during a ceremony marking the arrival of new vehicles for the army, Argentinian defence minister Agustín Rossi ...

 

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CIMSEC: Made in Latin America: Domestically Manufactured Ecuadorian and Peruvian Ships Meet in the Pacific

 

"Made in Latin America: Domestically Manufactured Ecuadorian and Peruvian Ships Meet in the Pacific"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

The Southern Tide

Center for International Maritime Security

17 June 2021

Originally published: https://cimsec.org/made-in-latin-america-domestically-manufactured-ecuadorian-and-peruvian-ships-meet-in-the-pacific/

 The Ecuadorian coast guard vessel Isla Santa Cruz escorted the Peruvian training vessel BAP Unión while the latter sailed through Ecuadorian waters as part of a training mission in mid-May. While cordial encounters at sea between ships belonging to friendly navies are quite common, a curious fact about this meeting is that both vessels were manufactured domestically by local state-run shipyards.

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Shephard Media: Target acquisition systems show room for improvement

 

"Target acquisition systems show room for improvement"

 Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Land Warfare

Shephard Media

15 June, 2021

Originally published: https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/target-acquisition-systems-show-room-improvement/

User feedback and technological advances have enabled enhancements to target acquisition technology but there is the potential for even more to be done.

User feedback and technological advances have already prompted one manufacturer to improve its target acquisition system. But according to some military personnel, combining target acquisition with infantry unit-operated small UAS (sUAS) would make them more helpful to frontline troops in combat operations.

David Harel, CEO of Israeli manufacturer Asio Technologies ...

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