Infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from Rheinmetall and Hanwha have been down-selected for the Australian Army’s Land 400 Phase 3 for the procurement of new IFVs to replace the Army’s ageing… Continue reading "Rheinmetall’s Lynx and Hanwha’s Redback Through to Next Stage of Australia’s Land 400 Phase 3"
A pair of M113AS4 tracked armoured personnel carriers (APCs) will be modified for remote control as part of the Australian Army’s Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Strategy with the stated… Continue reading "Australian Army Orders Autonomous M113AS4s from BAE Systems as Tech Test Beds"
The new Jankel Light Tactical Transport Vehicle (LTTV) is based on the Mercedes Unimog platform and is designed for modularity, allowing a range of mission modules to be fitted to… Continue reading "Jankel Launch SOF Light Tactical Transport Vehicle (LTTV) at DSEI 2019"
Airbus Helicopters has proposed an upgraded Tiger for the Australian Army’s LAND 4503 requirement for a new armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH). LAND 4503 calls for platforms that can “deliver armed… Continue reading "Airbus Tiger Still a Contender for Australia’s Reconnaissance Helicopter Requirement"
As Overt Defense reported last week, UK light vehicles firm Supacat debuted several additions to their family of HMT 400 and 600 based platforms at London’s DSEI. Along with their… Continue reading "Supacat, Radars and Mortars at DSEI 2019"
At DSEI 2019 the Estonian UGV THeMIS, produced by Milrem, is being shown off in 4 different configurations. The most radical of these is the installation of a 6 round… Continue reading "DSEI 2019: THeMIS equipped with Brimstone"
Poland is seeking to replace its Soviet-era Osa missile systems through the Narew short-range air defense program. This calls for the procurement of 19 batteries with 7 to be delivered… Continue reading "Raytheon and MBDA Compete for Polish Narew SHORAD Missile Contract"
Ever since Henry Shrapnel invented the Shrapnel shell in the early 1800s, gunners have been looking for ways to control when and how their projectiles detonate downrange. For most of… Continue reading "Programmable Munitions: Projectiles ‘Evolved’ For The Modern Era"
Lithuania has been cleared by the DSCA for the purchase of up to 500 JLTVs and associated equipment. This includes armor kits, remote weapon stations (CROWS), and Boomerang III acoustic… Continue reading "JLTV Cleared for Export to Lithuania"
The US Army Contracting Command this week released a requirement for the integration of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) with the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV). According to the published requirement;… Continue reading "US Army Assault Breacher Vehicle to Launch Drones"