BAE Systems, DRS Technologies to develop crew-served weapon sights
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems and DRS Technologies separate seven-year contracts for developing and providing new crew-served weapon sights. The Family of Weapon Sights - Crew Served (FWS-CS) is...
View ArticleUpdate: Ukraine commissions two new Gurza-M patrol craft as it rebuilds naval...
Key Points Ukraine set to commission first two of nine planned Gurza-M patrol craft Navy is seeking to re-constitute its force in the wake of the 2014 Crimea crisis The Ukrainian Navy commissioned two...
View ArticleEIMOS mortar system trialled in new vehicle configuration
Spain's Expal has demonstrated its EIMOS mortar system integrated on a four-seat URO VAMTAC ST5 light utility vehicle. During the live-fire exercise EIMOS operated alongside Expal's wider battle...
View ArticleCameroon Special Forces receive new equipment from France
The French government has donated 15 new vehicles, along with weapons, communication, and ballistic equipment to Cameroon for use by the country's Special Forces. The handover to the Cameroonian...
View ArticleNORINCO develops new RWS
China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) has expanded its range of remote weapon stations (RWS) with the development of the UW4A, IHS Jane's has learned. At this stage it has not been confirmed if...
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 ArticleIndustry unveils live ground training developments
A number of technology developments in live ground training were in evidence at the 2016 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) exhibition in Orlando, Florida,...
View ArticlePatria develops containerised mortar system
Patria has developed a containerised system for its 120 mm Nemo mortar turret, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy to be the launch customer. The Nemo Container system sees a 120 mm Nemo mortar...
View ArticleIndian Army seeks new sniper rifle
The Indian Army's Infantry Directorate has published a request for information (RFI) for a new sniper rifle. The service plans to acquire 5,000 bolt-action sniper rifles chambered for the.338 Lapua...
View ArticleIndian Army seeks new sniper rifle
The Indian Army's Infantry Directorate has published a request for information (RFI) for a new sniper rifle. The service plans to acquire 5,000 bolt-action sniper rifles chambered for the .338 Lapua...
View ArticleElbit Systems advances micro laser designator
Development of Elbit Systems' palm-sized micro designator marker (MDM), first unveiled in 2014 as a prospective add-on to the company's hand-launched Skylark small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS), has...
View ArticleBritish Army to form first strike brigade, cut MBT numbers
The British Army is to create an experimental group to trial the concepts of operation for its new 'strike brigades' and bring the new General Dynamics Ajax family of armoured vehicles into service....
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: 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 ArticleBahrain identified as EIMOS mortar user
The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) is the previously unidentified country that acquired the EXPAL EIMOS 81 mm integrated mortar system, a photograph released by the Egyptian military on 19 December has...
View ArticleIA issues RFI for 36,000 night sights for general purpose machine guns
The Indian Army (IA) is looking to procure night sights to equip its 36,000-odd FN MAG 58-based 7.62x51 mm calibre 2A1 general purpose machine guns (GPMGs). A request for information (RFI) issued on 9...
View ArticleUPDATE: IA issues RFI for 36,000 night sights for general purpose machine guns
The Indian Army (IA) is looking to procure night sights to equip its 36,000-odd FN MAG 58-based 7.62x51 mm calibre 2A1 general purpose machine guns (GPMGs). A request for information (RFI) issued on 9...
View ArticleThai Navy conducts first vertical replenishment exercises with H145M helicopter
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has conducted a series of vertical replenishment (VERTREP) trials with its new H145M helicopter. The trials, conducted throughout December 2016 with the service's lead T...
View ArticleIndonesia reconsiders further acquisition of BTR-4 APCs after early trials
Key Points Indonesia has concluded a series of initial training activities on the BTR-4 amphibious vehicle from Ukraine Plans to acquire further vehicles is now being reviewed after encountering a...
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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