Reports from late last month, and unofficially confirmed by Army sources, indicate that Australia’s LAND 400 Phase 3 (P3) – Land Combat Vehicle System (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) programme will face… Continue reading "New Australian Army IFV to Face Cuts but Reaper May be Back on the Table?"
Two high profile programs to equip the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have been scaled back or cut to help pay for a massive investment into Defence’s cyber capabilities known as… Continue reading "Australia Slashes Landmark Defense Projects, Including SkyGuardian, to Pay for Cyber Investment"
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced that a cargo ship delivered a batch of T-72 tanks, BMP-1 IFVs, and various munitions ordered under a $245 million contract signed in June… Continue reading "Iraq Receives T-72 Main Battle Tanks and BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles From Bulgaria"
The first prototype of Huta Stalowa Wola’s new tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle Borsuk has been presented. During the Dragon 21 exercise at Nowa Dęba, Borsuk accompanied the Polish Armed… Continue reading "Polish Company HSW Unveils Poland’s New Amphibious IFV Named Borsuk"
L3Harris Technologies has signed a teaming agreement with American Rheinmetall Vehicles to jointly develop Rheinmetall’s Lynx infantry fighting vehicle for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, which intends to select… Continue reading "L3Harris To Supply Modular Open Systems Approach For OMFV Lynx"
BAE Systems has signed an extensive mid-life upgrade contract worth more than $500 million to make major improvements to the Royal Netherlands Army’s fleet of 122 CV9035NLs. The contract will… Continue reading "BAE Systems Win Contract to Upgrade Dutch CV90s With New Turrets"
In 2013, the Polish Ministry of Defense began a new project to develop a new remote turret system for the Wolverine/Rosomak armoured personnel carrier (APC). The new remote turret, ZSSW-30,… Continue reading "ZSSW-30 Remote Turret System for Polish IFVs"
Since the 1970s the Polish Armed Forces have been using a single Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) model. Throughout all those years new generations of conscripts had the questionable pleasure of… Continue reading "Badger IFV For The Polish Army – a Major Change?"
Rheinmetall has been contracted by the Bundeswehr to conduct drivetrain upgrades for the Marder 1A5 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to extend their service life. Valued at 110 million Euro, the… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Wins Service Life Extension Tender for Marder IFV"
After significant delays and upwards of 400 million GBP estimated to have been sunk into the troubled programme to-date, the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) has attracted all manner of… Continue reading "“There is no Plan-B” Warrior IFV Upgrade Still Alive at DSEI"