Elbit Systems UK Ltd. has been awarded a £100 million ($137 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide the British Armed Forces with their future target acquisition… Continue reading "Elbit Win £100 Million Contract to Supply Target Acquisition System to British Armed Forces"
The United Kingdom Parliament’s Select Committee for Defence has announced it’s opening an inquiry into the British Army’s approach to delivering its armoured vehicle capability. There is clearly frustration with… Continue reading "Is the British Army’s Approach to Armour Right?"
The defence suppliers’ body ADS Group put a call out in June on behalf of General Dynamics (GDUK) for ‘capability growth experiments’ for the AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle. Clearly always… Continue reading "General Dynamics Makes Innovation Call for AJAX AFV"
In mid-July the American Secretary of the Army and the British Armed Forces Minister signed an agreement to allow the UK’s participation in the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift program.… Continue reading "FLRAA for the British Armed Forces: Rolls-Royce and the V-280"
A House of Commons Defence Committee hearing on 7 July revealed that the British Army is looking into a gun launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) as part of the Challenger… Continue reading "Gun Launched ATGM for Challenger 2 LEP?"
With the rise of COVID-19, it wasn’t long before there were calls for the military to get involved in supporting the health services. The National Health Service, in the United… Continue reading "Defence Provides More Than Just Manpower in the COVID-19 Stuggle"
Followers of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment on social media may have recently noticed a post about the use of the Land Rover Defender WMIK as opposed to the Supacat… Continue reading "PARAs Lobbying for Land Rover?"
The US Army has issued a new RFP (request for proposal) for the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) requirement after General Dynamics’ Land Systems’ (GLDS) contract to supply their MUTT… Continue reading "US Army Restarts SMET Unmanned Ground Vehicle Competition"
The troubled acquisition of the Ajax was dealt another blow with the first squadron of vehicles missing their delivery date to the British Army’s Household Cavalry. Jane’s reported that the… Continue reading "British Army Ajax Misses First Delivery Date"
On 5 November, the British Ministry of Defence announced that it had signed a contract for the delivery of over 500 Boxer 8×8 Mechanized Infantry Vehicles (MIV) worth £2.8 billion… Continue reading "Britain Confirms Boxer Order and Signs £2.8bn Contract"