Under a new joint venture, Textron Systems and Raytheon Technologies are joining forces with Rheinmetall Defense subsidiary American Rheinmetall Vehicles to offer the KF41 Lynx for the US Army’s long… Continue reading "Rheinmetall KF41 Lynx (Re)Joins Competition for US Army OMFV"
The Nave Andromeda, a Greek owned, Liberian-flagged, oil tanker under sail from Lagos, Nigeria, was last night the subject of a dramatic UK Special Boat Service (SBS) opposed boarding operation… Continue reading "Special Boat Service Seize ‘Hijacked’ Tanker in UK Waters"
With the Inspector General of the Australian Defense Force’s (IGADF) much anticipated report still to be completed and issued to government, further allegations have emerged in the press regarding potential… Continue reading "More Allegations Emerge Of Australian SOF War Crimes in Afghanistan"
In an increasingly fractured world where grey-zone warfare has become part of Great Power Competition (GPC), the US Army has decided to disband the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG), the Army’s… Continue reading "The Untimely End of the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG)"
The UK Parliament has concluded the oral evidence phase of their snappily titled “Progress in delivering the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability” inquiry by the Parliamentary Select Committee for Defence.… Continue reading "UK Parliamentary Inquiry into AFV Procurement Highlights Serious Issues"
Rumours within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) indicate that the MRH-90 Taipan multi-role helicopter will be replaced with a new airframe under a programme known as Plan Corella. The MRH-90… Continue reading "ADF MRH-90 Taipan To Be Retired, MH-60 To Be Adopted?"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) have this month successfully conducted captive carry flight tests of their Sparrowhawk Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS). In a press release from the company,… Continue reading "General Atomics Sparrowhawk “Baby Drone” Takes Flight"
A joint orderbetween Estonia and Holland will see seven Estonian Milrem Robotics THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in service with the two nations’ armies in a deal brokered by the… Continue reading "Dutch and Estonians Order Milrem THeMIS UGV"
The Belgian Army are set to acquire some 322 US Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) platforms under their Commando en Liaison Voertuigen (“Command and Liaison Vehicle” or CLV) procurement… Continue reading "Belgian Oshkosh JLTV Order Confirmed"
Australia’s Sky News has reported that, according to sources with the Defence Department, Australia will adopt the AH-64E Guardian Apache to fulfil its LAND 4503 requirement for a new armed… Continue reading "Media Leak Suggests ADF Apache Adoption"