Australian firm EOS Defence Systems have secured the $49 million AUD contract for remote weapons systems (RWS) for the Australian Army under the on-going LAND 400 Phase 2 program acquiring… Continue reading "EOS Wins Australian RWS Contract for LAND 400 Phase 2"
Early on 5 January 2020, jihadist terrorists from the Somalia-based al-Shabaab attacked Camp Simba, a joint Kenyan/US facility at Manda Bay, Kenya. Simba, south-west of the Somali border, is a… Continue reading "US SOF Base in Kenya Attacked by al-Shabaab"
For some time now the Japanese Defense Forces have been moving towards a replacement for some of their key small arms. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is currently equipped with… Continue reading "Japan’s Defense Force Selects Howa 5.56 and HK SFP9 For New Rifle & Pistol"
The Russian Federation’s Foundation for Advanced Studies (Fond Perspektivnykh Issledovaniy – FPI) revealed a new version of the Marker unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). It boasts a different track configuration and… Continue reading "Russia Reveals Updated Marker Unmanned Ground Vehicle"
United States Army spokesman Sam Tricomo went on record saying BAE Systems has met all requirements for full-rate production of the upgraded howitzer and predicts it will be green-lit by… Continue reading "Army to Green-light Full-rate Production for BAE’s Howitzer Contract in January"
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) have launched a research programchallenging industry to develop a handheld sensor that can be employed to ‘see-through’ walls and intervening obstacles. Rather than science-fiction’s X-Ray… Continue reading "USSOCOM Seeks Technology to ‘See-Through’ Walls"
The French Defense Innovation Agency, part of the Directorate General of Armaments, has announced the successful tender for a number of Israeli Roboteam Probot unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). The Israeli… Continue reading "French Army to Purchase Roboteam Probot UGVs"
The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN), part of the fledgling Battle Management Command and Communication program, is looking to industry to develop new ground station platforms. Army noted that… Continue reading "New US Army Ground Station Requirement for TITAN"
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded an initial $86 million USD full-rate production order to L3Harris Technologiesfor their AN/PRC-163 Falcon IV tactical radios under USSOCOM’s Next Generation Tactical Communications… Continue reading "USSOCOM Orders L3Harris AN/PRC-163 Tactical Radios"
Rheinmetall Protection Systems, and its joint venture partner Unified Business Technologies, have been awarded a $11 million USD contract for testing of their StrikeShield active protection system (APS) beginning in… Continue reading "Rheinmetall StrikeShield APS to be Tested by US Army for Stryker"