The German government has withdrawn their order for 120,000 Haenel MK556 rifles. Last month C.G. Haenel were awarded a major contract to replace the Bundeswehr’s G36 service rifle. The Haenel… Continue reading "BREAKING: Bundeswehr Withdraw Order for Haenel MK556"
On 14th September it emerged that C.G. Haenel’s MK556 had been selected by the German Bundeswehr, beating the entries from Heckler & Koch to replace the G36 as the Bundeswehr’s service… Continue reading "Leaked Document Shows Haenel MK556 Won on Price"
BAE Systems Bofors has been contracted to produce and deliver Bofors 40mm Mk4 and Bofors 57mm Mk3 naval guns for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general purpose frigate… Continue reading "Royal Navy Selects BAE Bofors 57mm Gun For New Type 31 Frigates"
A joint orderbetween Estonia and Holland will see seven Estonian Milrem Robotics THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in service with the two nations’ armies in a deal brokered by the… Continue reading "Dutch and Estonians Order Milrem THeMIS UGV"
Northrop Grumman’s Alliant Techsystems Operations has been awarded a contract for the Lethality Upgrade by the US Army Contracting Command. The contract for an unspecified XM813 30mm Stryker Medium Caliber… Continue reading "Stryker Dragoon Cannon Contract Awarded"
On 17 September, the Romanian Army formally took delivery of its first Patriot surface-to-air missile battery. A ceremony was held at the Capu Midia Training Area on Romania’s Black Sea… Continue reading "Romania Takes Delivery of First Patriot Battery"
The US State Department announced on Monday that it was imposing new sanctions on Iran, even as British, French and German foreign ministries questioned US authority to reimpose UN sanctions… Continue reading "US Goes It Alone Imposing New Sanctions on Iran"
Rheinmetall confirmed in a press release on 18th August that they had signed a joint venture agreement with the Hungarian government for the establishment of an armored vehicle factory in… Continue reading "Hungary signs €2B deal with Rheinmetall for the production of 218 Lynx IFVs"
Last month Overt Defense reported on the Polish Army’s effort to replace their Soviet-era ZSU-23-4 self propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAG). Known as the Sona program the objective is a vehicle… Continue reading "SPAAG Based on K9 Chassis Proposed to Polish Army"
The first examples of the Australian Direct Fire High Survivability Lift (DFHSL) Block One Mission Module for the Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) have arrived in Australia according to DTR… Continue reading "First Boxer Mission Modules with Lance Turrets Arrive in Australia"