Croatia's navy set to receive new patrol vessels from 2017, as part of naval...
Key Points Croatia is scheduled to receive five inshore patrol vessels from 2017 The vessels are part of modernisation plan that includes upgrades of existing platforms As part of Croatia's ongoing...
View ArticleIndia completes price negotiations for 100 modified K-9 self-propelled howitzers
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has completed price negotiations with the Indian private-sector company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the supply of 100 modified South Korean K-9 self-propelled...
View ArticleRheinmetall unveils new lightweight missile launcher
Key Points All-carbon launcher base weighs 19 kg Final development expected in 18-24 months Rheinmetall is developing a new lightweight remote-controlled missile launcher designed to equip a range of 4...
View ArticleMilitant video reveals Niger's Chinese arms
A video released by Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyyah (the current name of the group popularly known as Boko Haram) on 5 July revealed that Niger's military is operating Norinco WZ551 armoured personnel...
View ArticleMilitary parade reveals Djibouti's new Cougar MRAPs
The Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) revealed during the country's independence day parade on 27 June that it is now operating at least seven General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Cougar 4x4...
View ArticleIAI to offer broad UGV portfolio
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) intends to continue with a twin-track approach to developing unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) following the dissolution of its partnership with Elbit Systems. Through...
View ArticleFarnborough 2016: Lockheed Martin unveils new armed Black Hawk
Lockheed Martin has leveraged its Missiles and Fire Control division to develop, with its Sikorsky subsidiary, an armed version of the S-70 Black Hawk utility helicopter, which it launched at the...
View ArticleNigeria broadens defence procurement corruption investigation
Having previously focused on the Nigerian Air Force, the investigation into defence procurement corruption during the tenure of the previous government has broadened to include numerous retired and...
View ArticleSouth African Army lines up Denel T5-45 howitzers
The South African Army is discussing with Denel Land Systems the possible acquisition of six 155 mm T5-45 self-propelled howitzers, a source in the Denel group has revealed. The T5-45 is comprised of a...
View ArticleIndia's DRDO successfully tests its advanced 155 mm howitzer
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired its indigenously designed 155 mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) to a range of 40 km at its...
View ArticleChina completes development of 155 mm AH4 howitzer
China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) has confirmed that development of their AH4 155 mm/39 calibre lightweight gun-howitzer (LGH) has been completed and the company is ready to begin production...
View ArticleDenel making progress on fully automatic 20x42mm support weapon
Denel PMP is well advanced in the development of its new 20x42 mm belt-fed iNkunzi Strike support weapon, IHS Jane's has been told. The iNkunzi Strike uses the same ammunition as the semi-automatic...
View ArticleJordan receives final Cheetah SPAAGs
A final instalment of 25 Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAGs) has now arrived in Jordan. Decommissioned by the Armed Forces of the Netherlands in 2006, the Cheetah (Gepard in German...
View ArticleBolivian Armed Forces to receive new armoured personnel carriers
The Bolivian Armed Forces are to receive newly built armored personnel carriers (APCs), the Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Company's China Tiger 4x4 light armoured vehicle, marking the first such...
View ArticleIndian Navy special forces to get 177 sniper rifles
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has concluded negotiations with Italian arms manufacturer Beretta for the import of 177 sniper rifles for its Marine Commandos (MARCOS), the special forces unit of the...
View ArticleBrazilian Navy now fully equipped with MLRS
The Brazilian Navy's Marines Corps (CFN) has received the last vehicles to complete its battery of ASTROS CFN 2020 (Artillery SaTuration ROcket System) self-propelled multiple launch rocket system...
View ArticleValhalla Weapon Systems develops new turrets
Key Points Valhalla Weapon Systems has unveiled the ASGARD series of manned and remote controlled weapons turrets The turrets can be equipped with a range of Russian and Western weapons Slovenia's...
View ArticlePortugal plans small arms replacement project
The Portuguese Army is currently working on plans to entirely replace the bulk of its small arms, the Portuguese Ministry of National Defence (MoND) told IHS Jane's on 29 July. The plans will see the...
View ArticleBAE Systems develops improved small-calibre ammunition for UK military
The UK armed forces have begun the process of acquiring new types of 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm calibre ammunition to improve the effectiveness of their rifles and machine guns, after decades of employing...
View ArticleBolivian Armed Forces demonstrate new tactics in joint exercise
A long-awaited military exercise was conducted by the Bolivian Armed Forces in central Bolivia, 129 km from the city of Cochabamba, and displayed a new training concept implemented last year. Operation...
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