Machine gun maker Manroy buys subcontractors to shorten supply chains
UK gun manufacturer Manroy has agreed to purchase two engineering companies with a view to consolidating its supply chain. The machine-gun specialist said on 1 March that it will pay a total of...
View ArticleUruguay to produce Glock pistols
The Uruguayan National Army has selected the 9 mm Glock 17 pistol, to be assembled locally, as a replacement for its legacy Browning Hi-Power and Colt 1911 side arms. An initial contract has been...
View ArticleInsurgent ATGM attacks increase in Syria
There has been a surge in the number of videos being posted on the internet by insurgent groups showing attacks on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) using anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). Although some...
View ArticleFirst NASAMS High Mobility Launcher delivered to Norway
Raytheon has delivered the first High Mobility Launcher (HML) for Norway's National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), the company announced on 25 June. The HML is designed to...
View Article'Long-term' Iskander production contract announced
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 24 June it has concluded a "long-term" contract to procure Iskander (NATO designation: SS-26 'Stone') tactical ballistic missiles in complete "brigade...
View ArticleFrance to receive last PVPs
The French procurement agency (DGA) is scheduled to receive the last batch of 200 4x4 Petits Véhicules Protégés (PVPs) Mk 3 light tactical multipurpose protected vehicles by late December or early...
View ArticleFKP GkNIPAS completes development of anti-bunker round for RPG-7V2 grenade...
Development of the GSh-7VT anti-bunker munition for RPG-7V2 rocket-propelled grenade launchers has been completed, Russia's FKP GkNIPAS institute - the state governmental scientific proving ground for...
View ArticleOto Melara conducts SAL 155 mm Vulcano firings
Italy and Germany have conducted the first firings of the 155 mm Vulcano semi-active laser (SAL) guided artillery round at ranges of 33 km, during a week of firing tests at the Alkantpan firing range...
View ArticleEDePro develops new rocket propellant for SA-3 missile
The Serbian rocket engine company EDePro has developed a new propellant filling for the main rocket motor of the 5V27 family of surface-to-air missiles used by the Soviet-era S-125M Neva-M (SA-3 'Goa')...
View ArticleBumbar antitank missile to finish acceptance tests in 2013
Serbia's indigenously developed PORS (Protivoklopni Raketni Sistem) Bumbar short-range antitank missile system is expected to complete its service-acceptance tests by the end of 2013. Working under a...
View ArticleUkraine to complete Korsar ATGW development in 2013
Ukraine expects to complete the development of its new Korsar (Corsair) anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) later this year, Ukroboronprom announced on 26 July, after completing further firing tests. The...
View ArticleRocket-powered target developed for MANPADS training
A new low-cost target system for the training of man-portable air-defence missile system (MANPADS) crews has entered service with the Serbian Armed Forces. Designated bIVC 128 mm (brzi imitator...
View ArticleProduction commences at new Azeri ammunition plant
Operations have commenced at a new munitions production and demilitarisation plant in Azerbaijan, the national Defence Industry Ministry announced on 31 July. The mortar shell production facility,...
View ArticlePeru receives, displays new anti-tank weapons
The Peruvian Army (EP) has displayed for the first time its new Dynamit Nobel Defence Panzerfaust 3 and Instalaza ALCOTAN-100 rocket launchers. As previously reported by IHS Jane's , the Peruvian Army...
View ArticleIndia to put assault rifle contenders through winter trials
The Indian Army is expected to begin long-delayed high-altitude winter trials of five 5.56x45 mm assault rifles in northern Kashmir's Leh region. The army is choosing from Italy's Beretta ARX160; the...
View ArticleSerbia working on course-corrected 128 mm rocket
Details of a 128 mm course-corrected artillery rocket were released by the Military-technical Institute VTI (Voyno-Tehnicski Institut) of the Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD) during the recent Partner...
View ArticleIndian Navy issues RfPs for medium patrol aircraft, sniper rifles
The Indian Navy (IN) dispatched two global requests for proposals (RfPs) on 2 August: one for nine aircraft to fulfil its Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance (MRMR) requirement and the other to around...
View ArticleDSCA re-releases notification on Indian M777 buy
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) re-released a notification to Congress on 7 August for India's potential purchase of 145 BAE Systems M777 towed 155 mm/39-calibre lightweight howitzers...
View ArticleUPDATE: Iraq requests integrated air defence system
Key Points Iraq has requested a package of US air defence assets that includes a long-range surveillance radar capability, HAWK missiles and vehicle-mounted Stingers Together with a surplus package...
View ArticleTaiwan unveils mobile launcher for Hsiung Feng 3
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence unveiled a land-based mobile launcher for the indigenously produced Hsiung Feng 3 (HF-3, Brave Wind) supersonic anti-ship missile on 15 August. The first public...
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