A Challenger 3 main battle tank equipped with the Trophy Medium Vehicle active protection system is among the headline exhibits at Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land’s booth at the Defence and… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Rheinmetall Shows Off Challenger 3 Trophy-MV Setup"
Rheinmetall debuted an 81mm mortar mission module for their Boxer armored fighting vehicle at Defence and Security Equipment International 2021, with a demonstrator vehicle on display next to their Challenger… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Rheinmetall Debuts Boxer Mortar Module"
Leonardo is putting forward its latest-generation military AW149 helicopter for the British Army’s New Medium Helicopter requirement focused on replacing the Puma. At DSEI 2021 Leonardo highlighted nine UK-based suppliers… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Leonardo Unveil UK Medium Helicopter Bid Team"
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced on Thursday that he had authorized the deployment of 600 troops to Afghanistan to support the evacuation of British citizens and former Afghan interpreters… Continue reading "UK To Deploy Troops For Evacuations Of Citizens, Afghan Staff"
The United Kingdom’s Special Operations Brigade is seeking a new personal weapon. Currently, elements across the UK’s special forces are equipped with a mixture of L119A1/A2 carbines and L85A2 rifles.… Continue reading "UK Seeking New ‘Army Special Operations Brigade Rifle’"
A report by the United Kingdom Parliament’s Defence Sub-Committee on Women in the Armed Forces reveals that 64 percent of women veterans of the UK military and 58 percent of… Continue reading "British Servicewomen Disproportionately Experience “Unacceptable Behaviour”: Report"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence says that it will be reviewing an apparent incident where classified schematics pertaining to the Challenger 2 were uploaded to the forums of a… Continue reading "UK MoD Reviewing Apparent Uploading Of Classified Challenger 2 Documents To Video Game Forum"
Ajax manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems – United Kingdom announced on Tuesday that it will be giving evidence on the Ajax program to the Defence Select Committee on 20 July… Continue reading "GDLS UK “Committed” To Investigating And Remedying AJAX Noise Issues"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday that trials of the British Army’s Ajax scout vehicle family have been suspended, due to continuing noise issues with the vehicle.… Continue reading "“Impacts of Noise” Result In Suspension Of Ajax Vehicle Trials"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announced today that the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has selected its Trophy-MV hard-kill active protection system for the next phase of detailed assessment and… Continue reading "Trophy-MV APS To Be Integrated On Challenger 3 For Trials"