US firm Robotic Research has unveiled their Pegasus Mini, a smaller version of their Pegasus unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) family that can also operate as an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV),… Continue reading "Robotic Research Launches Mini Transformable UAV/UGV"
Tunisia’s Interior Ministry have announced a deal with Turkish manufacturer BMC to supply nine 4×4 Multi-Purpose Armoured Vehicles (or MPAVs) after winning the International Armoured Vehicle Tender. In a separate… Continue reading "Tunisia Purchases Turkish Light Vehicles and US drones"
Rheinmetall has been contracted by the Bundeswehr to conduct drivetrain upgrades for the Marder 1A5 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to extend their service life. Valued at 110 million Euro, the… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Wins Service Life Extension Tender for Marder IFV"
The Polish Armament Inspectorate’s ‘technical dialogue’ to acquire tank destroyers in their Ottokar-Brzoza program has been expanded to include both tracked and wheeled contenders following an earlier requirement solely for… Continue reading "Polish Tank Destroyer Requirement Expands To Wheeled and Tracked"
Last month, a collaboration between the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt or FFI) and Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace (KDA) unveiled their Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) based on the… Continue reading "Nammo Radio Controlled 40mm Airburst Unveiled"
India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has delivered over half of an order for 100 Hanwha K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer (SPH) variants to the Indian Army. Known as the Vajra-T, the… Continue reading "More Indian Army Hanwha K9 SPH Variants Delivered"
Two decades ago the US Army began the replacement program for the Bradley IFV (infantry fighting vehicle). This week, the latest attempt, the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) programme was… Continue reading "What Next for the US Army’s Bradley Replacement?"
The Armed Forces of Djibouti have taken receipt of 54 up-armoured HMMWVs (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles) destined for the Army’s RIB or Rapid Intervention Brigade. The HMMWVs are one… Continue reading "Djibouti Receives US HMMWVs"
Whilst all the attention has been focused on the success of QinetiQ’s and Textron’s wins with the RCV-L and RCV-M (Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light and Medium respectively) contracts for the US… Continue reading "General Dynamics SMET Robot MUTT Contract Cancelled"
The troubled acquisition of the Ajax was dealt another blow with the first squadron of vehicles missing their delivery date to the British Army’s Household Cavalry. Jane’s reported that the… Continue reading "British Army Ajax Misses First Delivery Date"