Ovod-R brings precision engagement to RPG-7
Minsk, Belarus-based Scientific Research and Production Centre has developed a new grenade launcher that is based on the RPG-7. The Ovod-R has a design that sees the original PGO-7V3 optical sight...
View ArticleUSCG seeks to accelerate timeline for heavy ice breakers
Key Points The USCG emphasised that plans to replace its only ageing heavy icebreaker, Polar Star , should be accelerated The USCG expressed concerns that the United States has no self-rescue...
View ArticleStops pulled out for NATO's first Baltic exercise post-EFP
From 17 to 30 April Latvia's Adazi national training range is hosting more than 1,200 personnel from Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, the United...
View ArticleUS Army scouts urgent MAAWS acquisition
The US Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ), acting on behalf of the Project Manager Soldier Weapons (PM SW), has issued a Sources Sought solicitation for the immediate procurement of a...
View ArticleRussia working on new medium-calibre ammo
Russia has confirmed that it is working on what it calls "special shrapnel" ammunition for use by 30 mm and 57 mm cannons, with the latter likely developed with a view to engaging unmanned aerial...
View ArticleGermany opens tender for G36 rifle replacement
Germany's defence procurement office (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr: BAAINBw) has announced a tender to replace the German Army's G36 assault rifles. Under...
View ArticleBrazil set to launch vehicle weapon stations tender
The Brazilian Army is aiming to launch a competition next month to supply a number of manually-operated protected weapon stations for its new wheeled armoured vehicles. A request for quotation is...
View ArticleDiehl advances fire-on-the-move capability for IRIS-T-SLS
Diehl Defence is evolving a fire-on-the-move capability for the IRIS-T-SLS (Surface Launched Short Range) mobile air defence interceptor system. IRIS-T-SLS uses an unaltered IRIS-T (Infra Red Imaging...
View ArticleAzerbaijan receives upgraded Buk systems equipped with Russian interceptors
Azerbaijan continues to receive Russian-made surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) for its upgraded Buk-MB SAM systems, according to a representative of Belarussia's OKB TSP company, which is upgrading the...
View ArticleBrazilian Army eyes new mobile mortar system
The Brazilian Army is expected to launch a competition to buy a 120 mm vehicle-mounted mortar system for its Iveco VBTP-MR Guarani 6x6 mortar carrier variant, officials told Jane's . The army's...
View ArticleUSAF to equip CV-22s with ballistic protection
The US Air Force (USAF) is to fit ballistic protection to its fleet of Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, it was disclosed on 4 May. The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will on...
View ArticleFrance receives first HK416F rifles
The French Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 3 May that the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the first batch of 400 HK416F assault rifles. The 5.56 mm HK416F rifle was selected...
View ArticleAgni 2 trial fails - again
A user-trial of India's nuclear-capable two-stage Agni 2 medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha on 4 May was unsuccessful, according to official Indian defence...
View ArticleRosgvardiya buys EUR1 million worth of SMGs, grenade launchers
Russia's National Guard Troops (Rosgvardiya), created in April 2016, signed agreements on 4 May valued at EUR1 million (USD1.1 million) with JSC Kalashnikov for more than 1,000 Vityaz-SN 9x19 mm...
View ArticleIDEF 2017: Aselsan unveils new unmanned turret
Turkey's Aselsan has unveiled a new unmanned turret at the IDEF'17 defence exhibition in Istanbul. Developed as a private venture, the company is marketing the turret, known as the Nefer, as an upgrade...
View ArticleIDEF 2017: Roketsan highlights weapon integration efforts
Turkey's Roketsan has integrated the company's OMTAS anti-tank missile system onto Otokar's Arma 6x6 armoured combat vehicle, building on the news that OMTAS will be an option to equip Turkey's new...
View ArticleRussia develops advanced air-bursting ammunition
Details have emerged of advanced ammunition natures under development for the Russian military's in-service 30 mm and future 57 mm medium calibre cannon. The types include high explosive air-bursting...
View ArticleFirst Portuguese Super Lynx to begin modernisation
The first of five AgustaWestland Super Lynx Mk 95 helicopters operated by the Portuguese Navy will be delivered to Leonardo Helicopters' Yeovil facility in the United Kingdom in June to begin its...
View ArticlePantsir-SA firing tests to start in June
Firing trials of Russia's new Arctic Pantsir-SA surface-to-air missile (SAM) system will begin in June, a source in the Russian defence industry has told Jane's . "Two [Pantsir-SA] systems will be...
View ArticleIDEF 2017: Details of anti-tank SARP variant emerge
Aselsan has developed a new variant of its Stabilised Remote Weapon Station (SARP), detailing the system at the IDEF 2017 defence exhibition in Istanbul. Incorporating an anti-tank guided weapon...
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