The United States’ State Department has approved the potential sale of an unspecified number of Basler BT-67 turboprop transports to Argentina, where they will be used to resupply Argentine research… Continue reading "Argentina Receives U.S. Approval For Basler Turboprop Transport Purchase"
On 16 Decemberh, BAE Systems confirmed that Britain, Germany and Sweden have reached a joint agreement to purchase 436 BsV10 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) from the company for a total of… Continue reading "Britain, Germany and Sweden Agree to Purchase 436 BvS10 ATVs from BAE Systems"
GM Defense have delivered the first Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISV) to the US Army this week. The first production line vehicles will reportedly be heading to the Army’s 1st Infantry… Continue reading "First Deliveries of New Infantry Squad Vehicle for US Army"
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 United States Marine Corps (USMC) is about to undertake the biggest organisational and doctrinal change in its history. With peer threats the ever more likely future conflict scenario, the… Continue reading "US Marine Corps Historic Restructure for 2030 China Pivot"
After being cut from the budget following the US Department of Defense FY2021 appropriations, the US Army has announced the Infantry Squad Vehicle/Ground Mobility Vehicle program is back on the… Continue reading "Budget for US Army Infantry Squad Vehicle Search Returned"
The procurement of the Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) for the US Army is in troubled waters with the Army looking for a new manufacturer to provide competition and… Continue reading "Trouble for the JLTV?"
Early on 5 January 2020, jihadist terrorists from the Somalia-based al-Shabaab attacked Camp Simba, a joint Kenyan/US facility at Manda Bay, Kenya. Simba, south-west of the Somali border, is a… Continue reading "US SOF Base in Kenya Attacked by al-Shabaab"
In another first for the 2019 AUSA (Association of the United States Army) trade show, Textron Systems have displayed their M5 Ripsaw Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV). The diminutive 10-ton ‘robot… Continue reading "M5 Ripsaw Robot Tank Debuted"
Amidst the controversy of this recent events in Syria, a piece of footage recorded by a journalist for Germany’s Der Spiegel, Alexandra Rojkov, emerged on Twitter. It showed in excellent… Continue reading "Secretive Delta Force Pandur APCs Seen in Syria"