South Korean defense contractor Hanwha has reportedly been selected to build the Australian Army’s new infantry fighting vehicle, winning a multi-billion Australian dollar deal to build 129 Redback infantry fighting… Continue reading "South Korea’s Redback Selected As Australia’s New Infantry Fighting Vehicle"
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Germany ahead of his visit to the NATO Summit in Vilnius saw some significant developments. First and foremost, announced on Monday, 10 July,… Continue reading "$1 Billion AUD Defense Deal Reached in Berlin"
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Challenger 3 main battle tank program is set to advance to the prototype stage with its Critical Design Review completed ahead… Continue reading "UK’s Challenger 3 Advances to Prototype Stage"
At this year’s International Armored Vehicle conference in London, Elbit Systems UK revealed their Crossbow 120mm turreted mortar system mounted on a Boxer chassis. The system offers single-crew operation with… Continue reading "Elbit Systems UK Reveals Crossbow Turreted Mortar System with Iron Fist APS"
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"
The Bundeswehr’s search for a next-generation body armor system to replace almost all varieties in service is finally coming to an end. On 27 April, 2021, Soldat und Technik reported… Continue reading "Bundeswehr Body Armor and Soldier Systems: Past, Present, and Future"
The third week of March brought us more interesting defense news. Sadly, its seen several air incidents, the situation in Western Tigray raises many concerns as updated of satellite imagery… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (22-26 March)"
A report published by the UK House of Commons’ Defence Committee on the British Army’s armored fighting vehicle capability describes its recent history as “deplorable”. The Committee says that its… Continue reading "UK Defence Committee Report Condemns ‘Deplorable’ British Army Armored Vehicle Procurement"
Queensland’s Premier and Minister for Trade Annastacia Palaszczuk MP has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rheinmetall Defence Australia, saying that the company had the full support of the Queensland… Continue reading "Queensland Government Reaffirms Backing of Rheinmetall Land 400 Phrase 3 Bid"
Hanwha Defense Australia has officially launched its AS21 Redback infantry fighting vehicle, ahead of the delivery of three Redback prototypes for evaluation in Australia’s LAND 400 Phase 3 program. As… Continue reading "Hanwha Defense Launches AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle"