The first of a trio of Rheinmetall KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) has been delivered to Australia for the next stage of the LAND 400 Phase 3 competitive tender.… Continue reading "First KF41 Lynx in Australian Colours"
A number of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) were displayed during a recent ceremony at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms for the redesignation of Company D, 3rd Assault… Continue reading "USMC Fields First Amphibious Combat Vehicles"
A deal worth just under $30 million has been green-lit by the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for an FMS (foreign military sales) contract with Northrop Grumman to supply… Continue reading "JCREW Counter-IED System for Australia"
US technology firm RE2 Robotics have been granted $1.1 million USD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) from the US Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) to develop remote… Continue reading "RE2 Robotics to Develop Autonomous Casualty Extraction UGV Manipulator Arms for US Army"
US Army Contracting Command-Redstone have issued a request for information (RFI) pertaining to a replacement system for the current in-service Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger short-range air-defence (SHORAD) surface-to-air missile (SAM). The… Continue reading "US Army Issues RFI Seeking Stinger Replacement"
“It is alleged that some patrols took the law into their own hands, rules were broken, stories concocted, lies told and prisoners killed.” The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF)… Continue reading "Australian Special Operations Forces War Crimes in Afghanistan Confirmed"
Sikorsky Helicopters, working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), aim to fly autonomous Black Hawk series helicopters next year as part of DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System… Continue reading "DARPA Autonomous Black Hawks to Fly Next Year"
On the fifth anniversary of the Paris terrorist attacks in 2015, the French military announced a successful operation against Bah ag Moussa, a veteran Tuareg leader from the RVIM (Jama’at… Continue reading "French SOF Kill Senior Jihadist in Mali"
GM Defense have delivered the first Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISV) to the US Army this week. The first production line vehicles will reportedly be heading to the Army’s 1st Infantry… Continue reading "First Deliveries of New Infantry Squad Vehicle for US Army"
The Australian government has signed an agreement with Boeing Australia to have the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Loyal Wingman unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) built in Queensland. This means… Continue reading "Australia’s RAAF Loyal Wingman UCAV Update"