IDEF 2017: Nurol Makina unveils new 4x4
Turkey's Nurol Makina unveiled a new 4x4 armoured vehicle at the 2017 International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF 2017) exhibition in Istanbul. Designed as a private venture, the vehicle is being...
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 ArticleIDEF 2017: Aselsan develops new 120 mm mortar system
Aselsan has unveiled a new 120 mm rifled mortar system called the AHS-120 at the IDEF 2017 exhibition in Istanbul. The first example is fitted with a 120 mm rifled barrel with an overall length of 1.9...
View ArticleIDEF 2017: Boran lightweight towed howitzer nears qualification
The Turkish company of Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu (MKEK) has completed two prototypes of its 105 mm Boran Air Transportable Light Towed Howitzer (ATLTH), which it is developing to meet the...
View ArticleIDEF 2017: Turkey's TAI signs deal for serial production of Hürkus-C light...
Turkey's Defence Industries Undersecretariat has signed an agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for the development and serial production of the Hürkus-C light attack aircraft, according...
View ArticleIMI to unveil C-Lynx lightweight multiple rocket launcher
Israel Military Industries (IMI) Systems will officially unveil a new vehicle-based light rocket launching system called the C-Lynx on 15 May. The system has eight launch tubes and advanced navigation...
View ArticleIDEF 2017: Turkey develops wheeled 155 mm self-propelled artillery system
Aselsan and the Army GeneraláDirectorateáof Military Factory - or Askeri Fabrikalar Genel Mudurlugu (AFGM) - have developed a self-propelled (SP) artillery system called the Kamyona Monteli Obius (KMO)...
View ArticleIDEF 2017: MKEK unveils new rifles at IDEF
Turkey's state-own Machines and Chemical Industries Board (MKEK) presented a number of new small arms system at the IDEF 2017 defence exhibition in Istanbul this month. The company extended the line of...
View ArticleTeber-30 turret readies for trials
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri has completed the first example of the latest version of the Teber-30 medium calibre two-person turret. Teber-30 - Battle Axe 30 mm - has been developed using internal research...
View ArticleOmani Army selects Beretta 92FS pistol
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) has ordered the 9x19 mm Beretta 92FS as its future handgun, a Beretta source has told Jane's . The RAO began looking for a replacement for its current pistols, which are...
View ArticleNCSIST develops 20 mm close-defence system
Taiwan's National Chung - Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has released details of its Short-Range Automated Defense Weapon System (SADWS). Officials of the NCSIST declined to say...
View ArticleElbit announces new version of Spear lightweight mortar system
Elbit Systems announced a new version of its 120 mm Spear mortar system on 15 May, a day before it was displayed at the International Land Warfare and Logistics Conference in Latrun, Israel. Elbit...
View ArticleIndian Army receives first two of 145 M777 howitzers from US
The Indian Army (IA) has received the first two of the 145 BAE Systems M777 155 mm/39-calibre lightweight howitzers (LWHs) it acquired from the United States in November 2016 for USD737 million....
View ArticleSudan MIC fleshes out Sarsar APC family
Sudan's Military Industrial Corporation (MIC) has released further details of its expanded Sarsar family of 4x4 armoured personnel carriers (APCs). MIC has not released details of the Sarsar's chassis,...
View ArticleKaiman recon vehicle enters Belarusian service
The Kaiman (Cayman) armoured reconnaissance vehicle has entered service with Belarusian armed forces, a source in the company told Jane's at the MILEX 2017 defence show, held in Minsk from 20-22 May....
View ArticleOmani Army selects Beretta 92FS pistol
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) has ordered the 9x19 mm Beretta 92FS as its future handgun, a Beretta source has told Jane's . The RAO began looking for a replacement for its current pistols, which are...
View ArticleVenezuela stockpiling Igla-S MANPADS
Venezuela is stockpiling some 5,000 9K338 Igla-S (NATO reporting name SA-24) infrared man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), Reuters reported on 24 May. The cache of weapons, specified in a...
View ArticleBelarus develops new lightweight rocket launcher
Belarusian company BSVT-VV is developing a new multipurpose rocket launcher called the MM-60, a representative of the company told Jane's at the MILEX 2017 exhibition in Minsk. "Having analysed recent...
View ArticleNammo working on ramjet-powered 155 mm artillery round
Nordic munitions house Nammo is developing a new 155 mm artillery projectile that is expected to have a maximum range of 90 km. Brief details of the new 155 mm round, which is being funded internally,...
View ArticleUkraine develops rocket grenade system
Ukraine's State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch has developed a new manportable rocket grenade system. While the system does not yet have an official designation, details of its capabilities have emerged....
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