Rheinmetall-BAE JV Awards Contracts to TT Electronics, Renvale Ltd under UK’s Mechanised...
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has awarded contracts totally valued £15 million to TT Electronics and Renvale Ltd to support the British Armys new Boxer vehicles under the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme. TT Electronics has won £5 million to lead the design, production and delivery of two primary power assemblies...
Britain’s Challenger 3 Upgrade Programme: First Smoothbore Weapons Enter Production
Two Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore L55A1 weapons for testing and trialling have now entered production at Unterluess facility, which would later be integrated onto the British Armys modernized Challenger tanks. As announced in May 2021, RBSL will be transforming 148 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) into the new Challenger 3 configuration...
Hanwha Defense to Display K9A1 Howitzer at DSEI 2021
South Koreas Hanwha Defense plans to offer the latest variant of the K9 Thunder Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH), dubbed K9A2, for the British Armys Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) program. The 155mm/52-calibre K9A1 Thunder will be showcased as part of Hanwha Defenses display at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event in...
Serbia, Poland Likely to Buy Spike LR2 Missiles from Israel
Israels Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is likely to bag contracts from Serbia and Poland for Spike LR2 fifth generation missiles. "We are acting in Serbia together with state-owned defense products manufacturer Jugoimport-SDPR and we are working on the promotion of Spike LR2 rockets," Al Zaher, regional director for Rafael, told Serbian...
Chinese Military Inducts New Tank Repair Vehicle based on Type 15 Light
In recent exercises conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Region, a new tank repair vehicle based on the Type 15 light tank was spotted, confirming its induction into active service. Compared with its predecessor, the new repair vehicle is lighter and faster in plateau regions and can...
Finland’s Patria to Deliver 200 6 ×6 Armored Vehicles to Latvia
Finnish firm Patria won an order to deliver 200 6×6 armoured vehicles to Latvia. The contract also covers provision of support and training systems
Rheinmetall Signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with U.S. Army DEVCOM AC...
American Rheinmetall Vehicles has signed a Master Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with U.S
Saudi Arabia Receives Ukrainian-made Kozak-5 Armored Vehicles
Ukrainian firm Practika has reportedly delivered a batch of Kozak-5 lightweight armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia this year. “Practika has implemented two export contracts this year, including with them (Saudi Arabia),” the companys CEO Oleg Vysotsky, was quoted as saying by Ukrainian media on August 12
Turkish FNSS to Deliver PARS IV 6x6 Special Operations Vehicle to Turkish...
Turkeys FNSS is completing qualification tests of its PARS IV 6x6 Special Operations Vehicle and expects to deliver them to the Turkish Armed Forces Special Operations this year. The newest generation combat vehicle in the 6x6 class will be in service with the Turkish Armed Forces for the first time, a company
Rheinmetall to Deliver Fuchs/Fox 2 Armored Vehicles to International Customer
Rheinmetall has won a contract valued €250 million to deliver Fuchs/Fox 2 wheeled armored vehicles to an international customer. The contract encompasses an initial supply of spare parts
Turkish Nurol Makina, General Dynamics, Patria & Mitsubishi in Japan’s Armored Vehicles...
The Japan Ministry of Defense has reportedly shortlisted Turkish company Nurol Makina, Finnish Patria, Canadas General Dynamics Land Systems and local company Mitsubishi Heavy under its project to buy new wheeled armored vehicles. Japans chosen vehicle will replace the older Type 96 maneuver combat vehicles (MCV) in service with the military
India, Pakistan Agree To Immediate Ceasefire After U.S.-Brokered Talks
Leonardo Sets Up New Division for Aerostructures
Pakistan Launches “Operation Bunyan Marsoos” after Alleged Indian Missile Raids on Military...
Indra Unveils 'Valero' Air-Ground Launched Weapon
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...
