Last Thursday the Swedish Ministry of Defense announced its bold plans to purchase 44 new Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks alongside renovation of an additional 66 Stridsvagn 122. Sweden is… Continue reading "Sweden To Obtain New Leopard 2A8s And Modernize Existing MBTs"
The Department of Land Forces (Direzione Armamenti Terrestri—DAT) of the Italian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the Iveco-Oto Melara Consortium (CIO), an equal partnership between Iveco and… Continue reading "Iveco-Oto Melara Supplies 76 New Armored Vehicles to the Italian Army"
The market for the Leopard 2 expands with the latest decision made by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense. Vilnius decided to enhance its armored fist with the newest Leopard 2A8… Continue reading "Lithuania Pursues Leopard 2A8 As Their New Main Battle Tank"
Huta Stalowa Wola will close the year positively, as two new contracts for the Polish Armed Forces have been agreed just before the Christmas holidays. The company will deliver 96… Continue reading "HSW Closes Year With 96 AHS Krab Deal And More"
BAE Systems has been awarded an additional $20 million award for 2025 funding, as well as $48 million for an existing full-rate production contract awarded in August 2022 for production… Continue reading "BAE Systems Awarded $68 Million US Army Contracts For CATVs"
A new training facility has been opened at the Combat Manoeuvre Center (CMC) in Bovington, UK for use by crews of the soon to be operational Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle.… Continue reading "New State-of-the-Art Ajax Training Facility Opens in Bovington"
The Czech Ministry of Defense continues to work to phase out Soviet-era T-72M4CZ tanks and bring the army’s capabilities in line with NATO standards. In line with this, a deal… Continue reading "Czech Army Expands Combat Capabilities With $169 Million Leopard Tank Deal"
The Latvian Ministry of Defense has reached an agreement worth €60 million with the Finnish company Patria Oyj to supply 56 additional Patria 6×6 armored vehicles configured for command and… Continue reading "Latvia Ordered 56 Additional Armored Patria 6×6 Vehicles"
In a world where drones are omni-present, shooting them out of the sky is an ever-present concern. And, with how cheap drones can be compared to many modern air defense… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Takes on Drones"
The Netherlands has ordered six new 155mm DITA self-propelled howitzers and an unspecified amount of related artillery ammunition from the Czech company Excalibur Army as part of its ongoing support… Continue reading "Netherlands Purchasing Six More DITA Self-Propelled Howitzers For Transfer To Ukraine"