Rheinmetall Wins €900M Contract To Replace German Army's KAT-I Tactical Trucks
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles has entered into a framework agreement with the Bundeswehr, the unified armed forces of Germany, to supply over 2,200 state-of-the-art trucks. Awarded by the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) and structured to run seven years, the framework contract covers a total...
Swiss Army Orders 400 New Gen Trucks From Iveco
Iveco Defence Vehicles (DV) has signed a contract to supply 400 trucks between 2017 and 2021 to the Swiss Armed Forces. The agreement was signed at the powertrain R&D center belonging to Iveco Defence Vehicles CNH Industrial sister brand FPT Industrial in Arbon, Switzerland on May 2, 2017
Start Up Offers Driver-less Trucks To Indian Army
A defense technology startup in India, CRON Systems is working to get the prototype of fully functional Driverless truck this year to help Indian army in hostile locations. A 40-member team at CRON Systems, cofounded by Chhabra, Saurav Agarwala and Tommy Katzenellenbogen, also claims that the first prototype would be ready...
US Approves Assault Rifles, Humvee Vehicles Sale To Iraq
The US State department has approved $295.6 million worth military equipment sale including 4,400 assault rifles, 46 machine guns and 36 Humvee vehicles to Iraq
Oshkosh To Recapitalise US Army's Fleet of Heavy Tactical Vehicles For $269
Oshkosh Defence LLC has been awarded multiple contracts worth over $259 million by the US Army to recapitalise the family of heavy tactical vehicles. Under the terms of contracts, the company will upgrade 470 heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks (HEMTT) and palletised load systems (PLS), in addition to self-recovery winces, providing...
Navistar To Supply Defense Trucks To Pakistan
Navistar has bagged a US $35 million contract from US department of defense to supply 40 MaxxPro Dash DXM mine-resistant, armoured trucks to the Pakistan Army. The US Department of Defense issued a USD $35 million contract for supplying 40 MaxxPro Dash DXM mine-resistant, armoured trucks to Pakistan
Rheinmetall Wins €134 Million Tractor-Trailers Contract
Rheinmetall has won a €134 million to supply 110 HX81 tractor-trailers to an international customer. The order has been earmarked for delivery between January 2018 and February 2019
Portuguese To Acquire 47 Tactical Vehicles To Strengthen Army's Communications System
Portuguese ministry of national defense has granted permission to acquire 35 medium armored tactical vehicles and 12 medium unprotected tactical vehicles to strengthen the armys tactical information and communications system. The vehicles to be acquired were identified as essential for the construction of command and ground control capability, providing the Army's tactical information and communications system with a degree of ground tactical mobility and light armored protection, the ministry announced Monday
Russia Deploys Armed Pick-Up Trucks In Syria
Russian Defense Ministry has deployed a group of UAZ Patriot trucks equipped with Kord 12.7 mm heavy machine guns and AGS-17 grenade launchers to Syria
TARDEC, GM Introduces Tactical Hydrogen Vehicle
A new energy-efficient tactical vehicle that operates on hydrogen fuel has been unveiled during the US Army Annual Meeting and Symposium this week. ZH2 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle developed by the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and General Motors, operates on hydrogen fuel instead of traditional diesel and uses a lot less fuel than traditional tactical vehicles
AM General To Supply 710 Humvee Vehicles To Afghanistan, Ukraine, US National
AM General has won a US department of defense contract to supply 710 Humvee vehicles to Afghanistan, Ukraine and the United States National Guard. The $151 million HMMWVs contracts cover new production vehicles, automotive kits, spare parts and training, the company announced Monday
Estonian Milrem Tests Autonomous Ground Vehicle
Milrem has announced that its unmanned ground vehicle passed tests by the Defence Forces Logistics Battalion during Spring Storm (Kevadtorm), a simulated battlefield event. Soldiers tested the Milrem vehicle for three days, using it mainly for transporting equipment and materials; something that is typically done manually or with bigger vehicles, the company said in a statement Wednesday
BAE Systems Selects Hanwha USA to Modernize Building at Redford Ammunition Plant
Iranian Nuclear Facilities Unscathed after Alleged Israeli Strike
Australia Planning A$36B-A$44B Investment into Landing Craft, HIMARS, Helicopters
Argentina to Join NATO as Global Partner
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...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U