Packing a punch: Finland's navy prepares for today and tomorrow
The Finnish Navy plays a central role in supporting the national interests of a country that occupies a key strategic position in current international security developments. John Pagni discusses how...
View ArticleArmy 2016: TsNIITochMash unveils SR-1MP pistol for special forces
Russia's Precision Machine-building Design Bureau (TsNIITochMash) unveiled a new heavy pistol for the country's special forces at the Army 2016 defence show outside Moscow. "The new pistol is...
View ArticleArmy 2016: Kalashnikov shows three new sniper rifles
The Kalashnikov Group debuted three new sniper rifle developments for the Russian Armed Forces at the Army 2016 defence show held outside Moscow. The company unveiled its SV-98M at the show, a drastic...
View ArticleTaliban increasingly using seized weapons against ANDSF
The Taliban have been increasingly seizing large amounts of military weapons and equipment and using them against the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), officials from Afghanistan's...
View ArticleAAD 2016: OTT Technologies M36 Puma orders build up
OTT Technologies has confirmed that more than 100 of its latest Puma M36 Mk 5 mine-protected vehicles (MPV) have been produced in the armoured personnel carrier (APC) configuration for the export...
View ArticleIraq integrating APKWS on IA-407s
The Iraqi Army is in the process of certifying BAE System Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) on its Bell IA-407 helicopters, Steve Suttles, Bell Helicopter vice-president for Middle East and...
View ArticleAAD 2016: Denel unveils DMG-5 lightweight machine gun
Denel Land Systems (DLS) launched its new 7.62 mm DMG-5 general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) that weighs nearly 2 kg less than its predecessor at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) show in South...
View ArticleAAD 2016: CATIC shows TY-90 SAM variants
Key Points TY-90 SAM system shown on a Dongfeng 4 x 4 light vehicle Mock-up of a tripod-mounted system shown at AAD 2016 China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) has...
View ArticleFrench Army selects HK416 to replace FAMAS
The French Army's new service rifle will be the Heckler & Koch HK416F, the French defence procurement agency (the DGA) announced on 23 September. France has a long history of firearms innovations...
View ArticleSaab shows new 84 mm 'smart munition' for Carl Gustaf M4
Key Points New programmable round will be available from 2018 The munition will be backward compatible with earlier M1, M2, and M3 launchers Seeking to exploit the advances offered by its latest Carl...
View ArticleUSN shows the art of the possible with its concept for an advanced 81 mm mortar
The US Navy is developing an upgrade to the 81 mm mortar that can fly further and is more accurate than the legacy weapon yet launches from the existing mortar tube. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)...
View ArticleFrench Army selects HK416 to replace FAMAS
Key Points The Heckler & Koch HK416F will be the French Army's new service rifle The total contract with Heckler & Koch is worth EUR168 million The French Army's new service rifle will be the...
View ArticleAUSA 2016: Trijicon unveils Machine Gun Reflex Sight
Trijicon has unveiled its Machine Gun Reflex Sight (MGRS) optic to aid personnel operating a machine gun mounted on an armoured vehicle, riverine craft, or similar platform. John Rupp, Trijicon's...
View ArticleAUSA 2016: New Trijicon optic designed for mounted guns
Trijicon has unveiled a new mounted machine gun optic, the Machine Gun Reflex Sight (MGRS), to provide mounted machine gunners with a sight similar to the company's legacy Advanced Combat Optical...
View ArticleAUSA 2016: BAE Systems showcases potential next-gen Bradley
BAE Systems unveiled a next-generation Bradley fighting vehicle demonstrator, built with internal research and development (R&D) funding and intended to showcase technology options as the US Army...
View ArticleAUSA 2016: Raytheon introduces a new digital rifle sight
Key Points DFCS uses a laser range finder, ballistic computation, and disturbed reticle to engage targets DFCS is equipped with a digital micro-display and a ballistic computation engine Raytheon is...
View ArticleLMT to unveil retractable weapon station
Land Mobility Technologies (LMT), a subsidiary of Denel Land Systems, has developed a system that retracts a weapon station so it sits partially inside the vehicle, with the rest of it concealed under...
View ArticleDoD IG: Army should buy or cancel XM25, no more development
The US Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD IG) has recommended the US Army either move forward or cancel the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) weapon programme. Army officials...
View ArticleAUSA 2016: Jenoptik rolls out ANTPack
Germany's Jenoptik has developed a new Universal Carrier Platform called ANTPack. This has a low silhouette and can be fitted with not only a wide range of weapons such as machine guns (MGs), cannons,...
View ArticleMoog showcases new modular weapon station
Moog Space and Defense Group has developed and tested the Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP), designed to be installed on newbuild tracked and wheeled armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs)...
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