Brazil adds BAE Systems' RG32M to VBMT-LR competition
The Brazilian Army has begun evaluating BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa's RG32M LTV (Light Tactical Vehicle) 4x4. The army's Evaluations Center (CAEx) is studying the vehicle as part of the...
View ArticleAFSOC reveals details of aborted South Sudan rescue mission
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has disclosed details of a rescue mission in South Sudan that saw three of its Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft hit by ground fire more...
View ArticleIran unveils new 12.7 mm Gatling gun
The Iranian military unveiled various new weapons and platforms during and immediately after the annual Army Day Parade on 18 April, including a six-barrelled 12.7 mm gun called the Moharram. Brigadier...
View ArticleExcalibur and Rafael develop modernised BMP-2 to meet Czech requirement
Czech defence manufacturer Excalibur Army has developed a modernised infantry fighting vehicle, together with Israel's Rafael, based on the Russian-designed BMP-2. The development is an effort to meet...
View ArticleUS Fifth Fleet's Cyclone inventory reaches full force
Two more Cyclone-class coastal patrol (PC) ships have arrived in Bahrain to round out the US Navy's (USN's) fleet of 10 forward-based PCs in the Middle East region, officials announced on 13 August....
View ArticleIran unveils new 12.7 mm Gatling gun
The Iranian military unveiled various new weapons and platforms during and immediately after the annual Army Day Parade on 18 April, including a six-barrelled 12.7 mm gun called the Moharram. Brigadier...
View ArticleSyria enhances T-72 protection
Syria has developed a new passive armour package to enhance the survivability of its Russian-supplied T-72M1 main battle tanks (MBT) against RPG-7 rocket propelled grenades. Photographs published on a...
View ArticleSingapore launches new urban live-firing training facility
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has inaugurated a new training complex which enables the army to simulate mounted assault and close-quarter combat simultaneously in an urban environment using live...
View ArticleThales Australia developing new rifle ammunition
Thales Australia has disclosed it is developing a new family of high-lethality small arms ammunition, including a 5.56 mm round that the company says outperforms 7.62 mm ammunition at all ranges. The...
View ArticleRheinmetall wins Greek Leopard ammunition contract
Germany's Rheinmetall announced on 15 August that it had been awarded a contract to supply the Hellenic Armed Forces with 120 mm ammunition for its Leopard 2 tanks. The contract, worth EUR52 million...
View ArticleIDF wants more Namer APCs and Trophy protection systems
Senior army officials hope that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will acquire better-protected armoured vehicles and more active protection systems (APS) such as Rafael's Trophy. Their comments came...
View ArticleCzechs donate ammunition to Iraqi Kurds
The Czech government on 27 August agreed to donate CZK41 million (USD2 million) in surplus Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) small arms ammunition and hand grenades to the government of Iraqi Kurdistan...
View ArticleSOCOM buying more Carl Gustaf weapons under new contract
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has signed a new framework contract with Saab to extend its procurement of the Carl Gustaf man-portable weapon system, according to a 27 August company statement....
View ArticleKazakh coast guard to receive first Aybar patrol boat
Kazakhstan's coast guard shortly is to receive its first-in-class Project 0210 Aybar patrol boat. Lead vessel Karaganda (pennant 308) was launched at the Zenit Uralsk Shipyard on 11 July 2014, and is...
View ArticleIslamic State seeks to link its conquered territories
The US airstrikes to defend Iraqi Kurdistan from Islamic State (IS) militants have attracted considerable attention in recent weeks, but the main IS focus is on unifying its areas of operation in...
View ArticleChina unveils Type 11 sidearm
China's Type 11 (QSZ-11) 5.8 mm self-loading pistol was given its first public showing at Hong Kong Garrison open days at the end of June and beginning of July. Accepted into service in 2011, the Type...
View ArticleGermany to send weapons to Kurdish forces in Iraq
Germany is going ahead with a large shipment of arms to Kurdish forces in Iraq to counter the ongoing threat of the Islamic State (IS). It will ship 16,000 assault rifles with 6 million rounds of...
View ArticleEstonia donates small-arms ammo to Iraqi Kurds
The Estonian government has donated over one million rounds of small-arms ammunition to the Kurdish fighters fighting the Islamic State militant group in northern Iraq, it announced on 29 August. Based...
View ArticleColt Canada to build new Canadian Ranger rifles
The Canadian government on 2 September moved closer to replacing the decades-old .303 Lee Enfield No 4 Mk 1 rifles used by the army's Canadian Rangers, a reserve force responsible for patrolling near...
View ArticleMSPO 2014: KMW unveils new 4x4 special forces vehicle
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) unveiled their new air-transportable, modular 4x4 Special Operation Vehicle (SOV) designed for long-range reconnaissance and special operations at MSPO 2014 in Kielce. The...
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