KONGSBERG to Provide Remote Weapon Stations for British Boxer Vehicles
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has won a contract worth $117.9 million (1030 MNOK) to provide PROTECTOR RS4 Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) for British BOXER 8x8 vehicles
French MoD to Order 20,000 Additional Heckler & Koch HK-416 F Rifles
The French Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) has decided to place an order for 12000 HK-416 F assault rifles in 2021 and will receive an equal number of rifles under an earlier order next year. Another 12,000 HK-416 rifles were delivered in 2020, bringing to 45,340 the number of units currently...
DARPA Awards Contracts to Launch Atmospheric Water Extraction Project
The U.S
Bundeswehr Orders Heavy Tractor Trailers from Rheinmetall
The German Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with additional heavy tractor trailers with a 70-tonne payload. Delivery of a further 24 unprotected heavy tractor trailers – dubbed the SaZgM 70t mil in German military parlance – is to take place in 2021, with a further 24 to follow
Netline Delivers C-Guard RJ Vehicular Counter-IED Systems to Spain
Netline Communications Technologies has completed delivery of 51 C-Guard RJ Vehicular Counter-IED Systems to the Spanish Ministry of Defense (MoD). In a statement Monday, the company said it completed testing and evaluation of the system on 12 types of Spanish MoD vehicles
Russian Army Tests Artificial Intelligence Equipped Target Robots
Artificial intelligence (AI) based mobile target robots that dodge shooters bullets have been tested for the first time in Patriot Park shooting range near Moscow. The AI-based robots are dressed as soldiers and carry dummy guns
Elbit Systems to Provide Additional Digital Soldier Systems to the Royal Netherlands...
The Dutch Ministry of Defence awarded Elbit Systems $50 million to supply the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) with additional digital soldier and vehicular systems. Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply digital soldier systems and vehicular integration of improved combat network capabilities including TORCH-X Dismounted Command and Control systems and E-LynX Software Defines Radio systems
Dutch Army Procures Elbit XACT nv32 micro Night Vision Systems
Elbit Systems has won $15 million from the Dutch Ministry of Defense to supply XACT nv32 micro night vision monocular systems for the Armed Forces of the Netherlands. The initial contract will be performed over a period of two-years, with the potential for additional follow-on orders over a period of seven-years, the company said in a statement this week
General Dynamics Delivers Mobile Protected Firepower Vehicles for U.S. Army Contest
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) this month has delivered two Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) preproduction vehicles to the U.S
France Working on “National Takeover Solution” for Photonis after Blocking Sale to...
Paris has commenced working with French industrial and financial players on a “national takeover solution” for night vision products manufacturer Photonics after blocking its sale to US strategic electronics major Teledyne. Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, announced today that the move was necessary to preserve the sovereignty of Photonis, a company essential to French military operations
Philippines to Buy 5 Japanese Patrol Boats Via $415M Loan
Russia Claims it Shot Down 12 Scalp-EG Missiles, Ukraine Says One Russian...
Poland Receives Final Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drone
Iranian President, Foreign Minister Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...