Brazilian Army seeks additional remote weapon stations
The Brazilian Army is to procure additional REMAX (REparo de Metralhadora Automatizado X) and UT30BR lightweight remote-controlled weapon stations from Elbit Systems' ARES, the service's Projects...
View ArticleArgentina to acquire recoilless rifles, ground surveillance radar
Argentina's Army Attaché in Washington, DC, has opened a direct acquisition bid process to procure 27 recoilless short-range anti-tank weapons, 27 subcalibre adapters, 5,000 rounds of 7.62 mm tracer...
View ArticleBelgium to buy Minimi 7.62 Mk3 light machine guns
The Belgian government has approved a plan "to replace and modernise the [country's] stock of armed forces weapons" with the purchase of 242 Minimi 7.62 Mk3 light machine guns manufactured by FN...
View ArticleTaiwan suspends CM11 live-fire operations following gun barrel failure
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) suspended live-fire operations on its M48H CM11 main battle tanks (MBTs) on 31 August after a gun barrel broke off a vehicle during an exercise at the Hukou...
View ArticleLithuania orders H&K rifles and grenade launchers
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence signed a EUR12.5 million (USD14 million) contract on 29 August for the delivery of a large quantity of G36KA4M1 rifles and HK269 grenade launchers from Germany's...
View ArticleGerman court rules in favour of Heckler & Koch in G36 case
The German regional court in Koblenz ruled in favour of Heckler & Koch (H&K) on 2 September in an action initiated by the company to challenge the assertion by the German Ministry of Defence...
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 ArticleUK MoD land sale heralds new round of reorganisation
A new land sale drive by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 6 September is set to herald a further round of unit and basing reorganisations across the UK armed forces. UK defence secretary...
View ArticleNew Russian combat UGV breaks cover, Uran-9 readies for service
A new Russian unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) has been unveiled at the Army 2016 military technical forum. Designated as an unmanned combat ground vehicle (UCGV), the Vikhr (Whirlwind) is based on the...
View ArticleChilean Air Force selects Black Hawk for medium-lift helicopter
The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile: FACh) has selected the Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk to fulfil its dual-use medium-lift requirement, a company spokesperson confirmed to IHS Jane's on 7...
View ArticleArmy 2016: Kalashnikov upgrades PL-14 pistol
The Kalashnikov Group (a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation) has updated its Lebedev PL-14 pistol. The modified firearm was unveiled at the Army 2016 military-technical forum, held outside...
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 ArticleKalashnikov unveils UGV
Russia's Kalashnikov Group has developed an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), unveiling the system at the Army 2016 defence exhibition in Moscow. The BAS-01G BM Soratnik (Companion-in-Arms) has been...
View ArticleCzech designed pistols to be manufactured by FAME in Peru
Czech small arms manufacturer Ceska Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod has signed a contract with Peruvian military-owned small arms producer FAME to assemble and maintain semi-automatic pistols at the latter's...
View ArticleArmy 2016: Kalashnikov shows AK-15 assault rifle, MA PDW
Russia's Kalashnikov Group unveiled its AK-15 assault rifle and Malogabaritny Avtomat (MA - Compact Assault Rifle) at the Army 2016 defence exhibition held outside Moscow. The firearms are intended to...
View ArticleArmy 2016: Kalashnikov unveils RPK-16 LMG
Russia's Kalashnikov Group (a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation) unveiled its new RPK-16 light machine gun (LMG) at the Army 2016 defence show held outside Moscow from 6-11 September. Intended...
View ArticleDX Korea 2016: S&T Motiv details updated RoKA 5.56 mm service assault rifle
S&T Motiv, the successor to the South Korean defence manufacturer Daewoo Precision Industries, has showcased the modified variant of the Republic of Korea Army's (RoKA's) 5.56 mm calibre K2 service...
View ArticleDX Korea 2016: Poongsan debuts 155 mm ramjet propelled artillery shell concept
South Korean ordnance manufacturer Poongsan has unveiled a 155 mm solid-fuel ramjet (SFRJ) propelled artillery shell concept at the 2016 DX Korea land warfare exhibition, which is aimed at the...
View ArticleArmy 2016: Russia's military to get new 6G27 Balkan AGL in 2016
Russia's TekhMash Concern (a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation) will complete state trials of the newest 40 mm 6G27 Balkan automatic grenade launcher (AGL) before the year's end, according to...
View ArticleDX Korea 2016: S&T Motiv unveils second-generation Korea Special Purpose Weapon
South Korean firearms developer S&T Motiv, formerly Daewoo Precision Industries, unveiled the second generation prototype of its Korea Special-Purpose Weapon (KSPW) system at the DX Korea 2016 land...
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