The New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) has officially received 40 new Medium-Heavy Operational Vehicles at a handover ceremony in Auckland today, just seven months after they were purchased. “The new Rheinmetall-MAN military medium and heavy vehicles are a significant step up in capability for the NZDF, replacing the old Unimog and...
Korea will pick an aerial refueling aircraft next year with a goal of deploying it by 2017 with the tender to be announced in January, 2014. The total cost will be about $1 billion (W1 trillion) for four refueling tankers between 2017 and 2019
Japan is planning to overhaul its armor units in order to finalize a new defense plan by next month, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Japan will shrink its battle tank force by more than half and cluster them on its northernmost and southernmost main islands, while fielding lighter, faster new...
DRS Technologies announced today that its On-Board Vehicle Power system, a high-powered DRS/Allison Transmission Integral Generator installed on combat vehicles, will be included in the U.S
MBDA has just completed the integration test of the first Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicle (MPCV) vehicles designed to operate the Mistral surface to air missile. Built for export, these vehicles represent the first production batch, with the delivery to conclude by year end, as announced at the contract signing in February 2011
Rheinmetall will supply tracked armoured vehicles, logistical support and ammunition worth roughly €216 million to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence. Along with 103 thoroughly overhauled and modernized Leopard 2 main battle tanks, the order encompasses 42 upgraded Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles and 11 various armoured recovery and engineering vehicles, plus associated documentation, training equipment and additional logistical support
Thailand takes delivery of first five Oplot main battle tanks produced at Ukraine's state-owned Malyshev Plant (Kharkiv) under a contract signed in 2011. The parties signed a technical acceptance certificate for the tanks based on the completion of a full cycle of running and firing tests in Kharkiv on Tuesday evening, Interfax-Ukraine reported
General Dynamics completed a successful Preliminary Design Review with the U.S
Ricardo has been selected to work on the next phase of its Black Widow Spider 8x8 armoured vehicle programme in support of the Royal Thai Army. The Defence Technology Institute (DTI) – the Thai ministry of defences research and development agency –DTI was set up to develop Thailands defence technology capability and to help build the local defence industry; the Black Widow Spider represents its first major military vehicle programme
Saab and ABB is partnering with BAE System in a competitive bid for the Canada Department of National Defence (DND) $2 billion Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) program. The Canadian Army requires high survival medium weight vehicles for future missions
Polands Defense Ministry has ordered 307 Rosomak armored modular vehicles under $500 million contract being built by state-owned defense manufacturer Wojskowe Zaklady Mechaniczne Siemianowice (WZMS). The delivery is scheduled from 2014 to 2019
Polaris Industries Inc. (PII) has won a contract by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide MRZR Lightweight Tactical All-Terrain Vehicles