UK to test Electric Tech on Armoured Vehicles
New hybrid technology is being tested on the Armys Foxhound and Jackal 2 vehicles following a £3 million investment from the UK Ministry of Defence. Offering improved silent mobility, hybrid and electric drive systems will provide sustainability benefits and deliver potential military advantages, reducing noise and increasing stealth capability
Russia’s High-Speed Amphibious Vehicle to Debut at Army-2020
Russias Baltic Machine-Building Company (BMK) will unveil the worlds first all-wheel high-speed amphibious vehicle christened “Drozd” during Army-2020 Forum to be held next week. Drozd is based on a modular platform of the same name
Hungary to Produce Lynx IFVs With Rheinmetall for €2B
Hungary will set up a joint venture with German Rheinmetall to produce
Delivery of M4K Recovery vehicles to Turkish Forces Complete
Turkeys Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) announced Sunday that delivery of M4K Partially Mine-Protected Recovery Vehicles to Turkish military had been completed. “We have delivered all of the Partially Mine-Protected Recovery Vehicles produced locally by Machinery Production Group (MPG),” SSB said in a
Chinese Netizen Claims PLA Deaths in Indo-China Border Clash, Arrested
A Chinese netizen has claimed PLA soldiers died during the June 2020 Indo-China border clash attributing the PLA fatalities to poor quality of the Dongfeng off-road vehicles used by the Chinese military. He was subsequently arrested and made to write an apology letter clearing the Dongfeng Off-road company
S.Korea’s Locally-made 1500-HP Tank Engine Ready for Launch, Eyes Exports
South Koreas locally-made 1500 HP engine for its K2 battle tank is ready for launch and could be exported to the Middle East and Europe. Developed by the governments Agency for Defence Development (ADD), the 1500 horsepower powertrain is the third such product in the world after Germany and the United States, Wang Jung-hong, chief of South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), revealed in an interview with Korea Herald earlier this week
Turkish Army Receives Locally-made Vuran 4x4 Armored Vehicles
Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have received a new batch of domestically produced BMC Vuran 4x4 tactical wheeled multi-purpose armored vehicles (MPAVs). “Our deliveries continue at full speed
Dutch Forces to Get 249 Military Diesel Quads
Dutch Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Defenture company for the supply of 249 military diesel quads (MDQ). Defenture, together with W-Tec company , will develop this special military quad between 2020 and 2024, test prototypes and build them in series
Northrop, Raytheon Laser Weapons to be tested from Stryker Vehicles
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Air-dropped Typhoon Armored Vehicle Delivery to Russian Paratroopers from 2021
The Russian Airborne Forces will begin receiving the air-dropped 4×4 K4386 Typhoon-VDV armored vehicle starting 2021. "This year in order to conduct troop trials the troops are receiving protected Typhoon-VDV special purpose vehicles, which can be parachuted, and from 2021 serial deliveries of the vehicles are planned," said VDV's commander Andrey Serdyukov in the interview to the Red Star, the official newspaper of the Russian Ministry of Defense
Boeing to provide Tactical Edge Server for 211 Australia’s BOXER Armored Vehicles
Boeing has been selected to provide Tactical Edge Server (TES) for inclusion in 211 BOXER Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) to be built in south-east Queensland under LAND 400 Phase 2. The TES forms part of a scalable deployable computer architecture incorporated into man-portable, deployable and vehicle mounted solutions, including the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle and BOXER 8x8 CRV
Seven Missing US Marines Presumed Dead in Amphibious Vehicle Sinking
Seven missing US Marines are presumed dead, the Marine Corps said Sunday calling off a search and rescue operation three days after an amphibious assault vehicle sank off the coast of southern California Thursday Last. Nine soldiers, including the seven missing Marines, one missing sailor and one other Marine earlier rescued died after the assault amphibious vehicle sank during training more than a half-mile from San Clemente Island, the Marines said in a statement
Russia's Geran-3 Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone Ready for Operations
Taiwan Worried over China-Developed Tactics in Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
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...
