Rheinmetall unveiled its new KF51 Panther main battle tank at Eurosatory 2022, after teasing the concept prior to the French defense exhibition. Rheinmetall describes the Panther as a “first of… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Debuts KF51 Panther Main Battle Tank"
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that the German government has yet to receive a formal request from Spain to approve the export of surplus Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and… Continue reading "Scholz: No Request From Spain To Deliver Leopard 2 Tanks To Ukraine Yet"
In mid-April an estimated number of 230 main battle tanks (MBT), an equivalent to 4 tank battalions, were donated to Ukraine as a part of the Polish contribution to aid… Continue reading "What Will Replace Poland’s T-72s?"
In a historic move, after almost 80 years the Armor Division of the Philippine Army is reactivating its Tank Battalion. A ceremony was held on April 21, 2022, where soldiers… Continue reading "Philippine Army Reactivates its Tank Battalion"
The mass production of the first batch of Kaplan MT Modern Medium Weight Tanks (MMWT), developed jointly by FNSS, one of Turkey’s armored ground vehicle manufacturers, and Indonesian weapons industry… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Tank Export: Kaplan MT Delivered To The Indonesian Army"
The expansion of Hyundai-Rotem into the foreign markets is significant. The Korean company is particularly interested in selling its K2 Main Battle Tank to two European nations – Poland and… Continue reading "South Korea’s K2NO MBT Undertakes Tests In Norway"
Concerning the ALTAY Tank’s engine, a declaration of intent was signed by South Korea and Turkey. As part of the declaration of intent turning into a contract, South Korea will… Continue reading "Turkey and South Korea Sign a Declaration of Intent for Altay Tank Engine"
A Challenger 3 main battle tank equipped with the Trophy Medium Vehicle active protection system is among the headline exhibits at Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land’s booth at the Defence and… Continue reading "DSEI 2021: Rheinmetall Shows Off Challenger 3 Trophy-MV Setup"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announced today that the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has selected its Trophy-MV hard-kill active protection system for the next phase of detailed assessment and… Continue reading "Trophy-MV APS To Be Integrated On Challenger 3 For Trials"
French defense firm Nexter has revealed its next generation tank gun concept: a 140mm gun firing telescoped ammunition. Nexter calls the system ASCALON, which nominally stands for “Autoloaded and SCALable… Continue reading "Nexter Reveals Concept for Next-Generation Tank Armament"