The Modular Turreted Mortar System (MTMS) trials are underway at the Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. The new, cutting-edge piece of equipment has been installed on the prototype of the newest… Continue reading "AMPV Turreted Mortar Trials Conducted At Yuma Proving Ground"
The British Army is set to procure the Boxer-based RCH 155 self-propelled howitzer for its its Mobile Fires Platform requirement to replace the venerable AS-90. The announcement came during Prime… Continue reading "British Army Selects Rheinmetall RCH 155 for Mobile Fires Platform Requirement"
The UK’s Challenger 3 main battle tank program is progressing as another prototype tank has been delivered by RBSL. At least eight prototype Challenger 3s have been delivered. The UK… Continue reading "UK Now Has 8 Challenger 3 Prototypes"
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the US State Department has decided to approve a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bahrain for M1A2 Abrams Main… Continue reading "US Greenlights Sale of Abrams Tanks Worth $2.2 Billion to Bahrain"
FNSS Defense Systems, a joint venture of Turkish Nurol Holding and British-American company BAE Systems Inc., unveiled the PARS ALPHA 8×8 New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle at the 2024 World… Continue reading "FNSS Unveils The PARS ALPHA 8×8 New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle At The World Defense Show 2024"
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract worth $418 million for the delivery of M109A7 self-propelled artillery systems along with M992A3 ammunition carriers. It is a prolongation of the initial… Continue reading "US Army Continues Modernization of Artillery Systems"
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) recently ordered 200 COBRA II armored vehicles from Turkey’s leading ground system manufacturer, Otokar. According to the manufacturer, the order, worth approximately $136 million,… Continue reading "Morocco Orders 200 Cobra II Armored Vehicles From Otokar"
BAE Systems and Defence Equipment and Support announced January 17 that the first prototype European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mark 2 radar has been installed in a United Kingdom-owned test… Continue reading "Prototype ECRS Mk.2 Typhoon Radar Installed For Testing"
South Korean marines stationed on islands near its maritime border with North Korea conducted live fire drills on Friday, after North Korean artillery shelled a nearby maritime buffer zone earlier… Continue reading "South Korean Marines Conduct Exercise After North Korea Shells Maritime Buffer Zone"
The UK’s Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that a Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group is to visit Japan in 2025 as part of the flagship 2025 Indo-Pacific deployment. The… Continue reading "British Carrier Strike Group To Visit Japan in 2025"