Rostec Starts Production of High-grade Assault Body Armor
Oktava plant, a subsidiary of state-owned Rostec State has launched the production of the Obereg assault vests. The equipment provides reliable protection against fragmentation shells and bullets, does not hinder movement
Nigeria Commissions 700 Ashok LeyLand Troops Carrying Trucks
The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari commissioned 700 Ashok LeyLand troop carrying trucks for the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in Lagos Friday.The trucks are imported from India and assembled by Stallion Motors, a multi-brand deaership of cars and trucks
Rheinmetall Delivers Military Clothing, New Combat Helmets to Bundeswehr
German defence minister Christine Lambrecht took official delivery of the first items of military clothing, combat helmets and personal equipment ordered by the Bundeswehr on December 6. The equipment were ordered “in response to the abruptly changed security situation in Europe,” Rheinmetall said
Thales Announces Team-up with Epic Games to Develop Simulators
Thales has entered into a long-term agreement with Epic Games, creator of Unreal Engine advanced 3D creation tool, to develop simulators. In the simulation and training market, a major trend is the increasing crossover of immersive gaming technologies to the professional environment, including progress in graphics and reduction in the development...
U.S. Army Orders Elbit Night Vision Systems for $107M
Elbit Systems of America has won nearly $107 million to supply Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B) systems, spare parts, logistics support, and test equipment, to the U.S
U.S.A.F. Security Forces to Get NextGen 2.0 Helmets
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) security forces are set to don the Security Forces NextGen Helmet 2.0 later this year
Indian Start-up Begins Local Production of Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System for...
AROO has produced the Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS) for the first time in India for the Indian Army. Munish Hinduja, Co-founder, AROO says, “The manufacturing lines at our OEMs facility combined with our quality standards and rigorous raw material testing conducted at our OEM's in-house testing facility, provide us with real-time product performance, with an eye on the CLO value (warmth level) and waterproofness of the garment our production supply outperform foreign specifications by 20% to 75% on key performance parameters
Stating with F-15E, New Helmet for U.S.A.F. Fixed-Wing Aircraft Crew from 2024...
LIFT Airborne Technologies has been chosen by the U.S
Argentina Orders 54 Mercedes Benz Atego 4x4 Militarized Trucks
Argentina has placed an order for 54 Mercedes Benz Atego 1726 4×4 heavy-duty trucks worth 1,073 million pesos for its Army. Ministry of Defense, headed by Jorge Taiana, said that the Argentine Army Stockpile Directorate today received 10 4x4 trucks, purchased with contributions from the National Defense Fund (FONDEF)
Thales Unveils Geolocalisation System for Soldiers Engaged in High-Intensity Combat
Thales announced today it is introducing VisioLoc, a system designed to enable land forces to generate precise geolocation coordinates in any environment, even when no satellite signal is available. The new function is used with the Sophie Optima and Sophie Ultima hand-held thermal imagers to provide tactical and special forces units with a unique combat capability in hostile environments while optimising the size of the equipment used and reducing the weight burden on the soldier
U.S. Marine Corps Order Elbit Night Vision Systems
Elbit Systems of America LLC won $49 million to supply Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle (SBNVG) systems to the U.S
Asian Country Buys Rafael BNET Ground Communication Radios
Rafael has reported that an Asian country has selected the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems BNET SDR ground communication for installation on the vehicular platforms their army. The contract was signed on January 29th with the deliveries commencing this year
Turkey, Iraq Sign MOU on Defense Industry Cooperation
10 killed as Naval Helicopters Collide in Malaysia
U.S. Army Conducts Final Airdrop Test for Oshkosh Defense FMTV A2 Cargo...
Lockheed’s Long Range Discrimination Radar Completes Transition to Missile Defense Agency Control...
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...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...