BAE Systems Hägglunds has been awarded a contract this week to fit Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist active protection system (APS) to Dutch Army CV9035NL infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) as one… Continue reading "Dutch Select Iron Fist APS for CV90"
General Dynamics UK released a press statement on 19 September announcing its participation in the British Army Warfighting Experiment 2019 (AWE’19), following the acceptance of its proposal for Manned-Unmanned Teaming… Continue reading "General Dynamics Selected for British Army Warfighting Experiment 2019"
Turkish armoured vehicle firm FNSS, a joint venture between Nurol Holding Inc. and BAE Systems probably best known for the ACV 19 and the ACV 15 family of infantry combat… Continue reading "30 years of Turkey’s FNSS at DSEI 2019"
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"
After recently winning the Australian Army Land 400 Phase 2 requirement for a new Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle, Rheinmetall showcased its core Boxer 8×8 offerings whilst German company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft… Continue reading "The Rheinmetall Boxer at DSEI 2019"
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"
Rheinmetall displayed the latest iteration of its Mission Master eight-wheeled unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at DSEI 2019. Amongst the innovations on offer were a new cargo trailer for the standard… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Mission Master UGV Developments at DSEI 2019"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced, on September 10th, the down-selection of three contenders for the Next Armored Wheeled Vehicle project. This project aims to replace the Komatsu Type 96… Continue reading "Japanese MoD Downselects GDLS, Patria and Mitsubishi offerings for Type 96 APC Replacement"
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"
As previously reported by Overt Defense, British light vehicle manufacturer Supacat debuted a range of special operations forces (SOF) vehicles at DSEI. Along with the Extenda Mk2 and the Light… Continue reading "Optionally Manned Supacat ATMP Debuted at DSEI 2019"