The Turkish defense industry has been in the process of increasing its product variety and production capacity for a decade. One sector especially, the development of unmanned combat aerial vehicles.… Continue reading "Turkey Developing Unmanned Ground Vehicles"
BAE Systems has selected the Kongsberg MCT-30 remotely operated turret for the Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle ACV-30 variant. The ACV is the long-awaited replacement for the AAV (Amphibious Assault… Continue reading "Kongsberg MCT-30 Turret Selected for USMC ACV"
The Canadian government awarded a $50 million contract to Norway-based multinational Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace and General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada for the delivery of the former’s Protector Remote… Continue reading "Konsberg Contracted to Provide Remote Weapon Stations to the Canadian Army"
The American arm of Australian firm EOS have successfully test-fired 30mm cannon and Javelin ATGMs (anti-tank guided missiles) from their R400S remote weapon station (RWS) mounted on a HMMWV (High… Continue reading "EOS Test Fire Cannon and Javelin from RWS"
The US State Department has cleared the potential sale of some 4,569 MRAP (mine resistant, ambush protected) platforms to the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Defense Security… Continue reading "UAE Cleared To Purchase Over 4,500 US MRAPs"
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) appear to have finally begun negotiations to upgrade the Warrior infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) under the long delayed Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP). The… Continue reading "Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme One Step Closer"
ST Engineering announced on 20 April, that it had secured a Phrase 2 Contract for the production and supply of its Hunter Armored Fighting Vehicle from the Singapore Ministry of… Continue reading "Phrase 2 Production Contract for Singaporean Hunter Armored Fighting Vehicle"
The Armata platform was battle-tested in Syria recently and serial production of the finalized vehicles is set to begin in 2021. The statement comes from Russian Minister of Industry and… Continue reading "Serial Production of T-14 Armata Tanks to Begin in 2021"
Rheinmetall has announced that the British Armed Forces has ordered four Mission Master unmanned ground vehicles. The four Mission Masters are of the Mission Master – Cargo variant, and are… Continue reading "Britain Orders Cargo Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicles"
The Canadian Department of National Defence are finally forging ahead with their Next Generation Fighting Vehicle (NGFV) program to replace their fleet of ageing HMMWVs (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles)… Continue reading "Canadian Special Operations Forces Still Looking For New Wheels"