GDELS-Hanwha Team to Deliver 110 Amphibious Bridging Vehicles to the S.Korean Army
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) and its partner, Hanwha Defense Corporation (HDC), have been selected by Republic of Koreas Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to jointly produce 110 amphibious bridging vehicles for the Republic of Korea Army. Under the Korean Amphibious Bridging Vehicle (KABV) program, the GDELS M3 Amphibious Bridge...
U.S. Marine Corps Awards Remote Weapons Systems Contract to Kongsberg
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Rostec to Develop Wheeled Variant of ‘Sprut’ Light Tank for Export
Russias state-owned Rostec announced that it plans to create a wheeled variant of Sprut SDM1 light amphibious tank specifically for export. High-Precision Weapons Holding, a subsidiary of Rostec, is currently researching a design for wheeled amphibious armored fighting vehicle (AFV) with 125-mm cannon based on Sprut
Czech Republic Signs Contract to Acquire 52 CAESAR Artillery Guns from Nexter
Czech Defense Minister Lubomír Metnar signed a contract for the acquisition of 52 CAESAR self-propelled artillery guns in an eight-wheel drive (8x8) version, in the presence of French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and Nicolas Chamussy, CEO of Nexter Group on September 30 in Prague. With this major order,...
Latvia Orders Telerob Unmanned Ground Vehicles
The Latvian Ministry of Defense has placed an order for telemax EVO HYBRID and tEODor EVO unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) manufactured by Telerob, an Aerovironment company. The order was received on July 8, 2021
DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge Aims to Find Breakthrough Technologies for Underground Ops
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Maiden Flight Test of DRDO’s New Akash Missile Variant
A new version of the Akash Missile – ‘Akash Prime developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been flight tested from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha on 27 September 2021 at around 4:30 pm. The missile intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking enemy aircrafts, in its maiden flight test after improvements
Russian Company Develops New Binoculars for the Navy
Shvabe Holding, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned Rostec, presented prototypes of binoculars being developed for the Navy. The Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant (ZOMZ) of the Shvabe holding unveiled two new products - high magnification binoculars with image stabilization BSF 20x50 and small-sized binoculars BPF 8x20, Rostec said in a release
Rostec Starts Mass Production of Systems Designed to Protect TOS-2 Flamethrower, PRP-5...
Russian company Rostec-owned Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TsNIITOCHMASH) has begun mass production of unified systems designed to protect latest military equipment against high-precision weapons. The product is designed to protect the TOS-2 heavy flamethrower system, the PRP-5 reconnaissance vehicle, as well as the Zavet-D automated artillery control systems, the state-owned company said in a statement
Russian Military to Move 30 T72B3M Tanks to its Base in Tajikistan...
The Russian military base in Tajikistan will receive 30 modern tanks by the end of 2021 against the background of the Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan. They are reported to be T72B3M tanks, the latest modernized version of the legendary T72 and will replace older generation combat vehicles at the base, the press service of the Central Military District said, according to Interfax
U.S. Army Orders Elbit Systems’ Enhanced Night Vision Goggles
Elbit Systems of America won a second production order valued $54 million to supply Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B) systems to the U.S
U.S. to Support Australia’s Abrams Tanks, MQ-4C Triton UAV Tests...
Australias fleet of Abrams tanks and MQ-4C Triton drones will be supported by U.S
Rheinmetall Unveils 40 mm MV Magazine-Fed Grenade Launcher in First Live Fire
France Wants 80 Percent Share in Franco-German FCAS Fighter Project
Dutch F-35s to Safeguard Ukraine-Bound Military Aid
Trump "Unfreezes" Weapons Supplies to Ukraine
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
