Bangladesh to acquire 155 mm howitzers
Bangladesh’s military procurement agency, the Directorate General Defence Purchases (DGDP), has issued a notice to foreign vendors to submit bids in support of a programme to procure artillery for the...
View ArticleItaly to gift rifles to Albania
By the end of the year, Italy will donate to Albania 5,000 Berreta AR70/90 5.56x45 mm rifles and two Iveco VTLM Lince 4x4 light multirole vehicles in the basic version. With Albania’s strategic...
View ArticleUS Army to begin fielding new Sig Sauer M17 handguns next month
The US Army in November expects to field its first M17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) sidearms to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, which is to receive about 2,000 of the pistols....
View ArticleGerman special forces receive RGW 90
Dynamit Nobel Dynamics (DND) officially handed the Recoilles Grenade Weapon (RGW) 90 to the Bundeswehr in September. The 90 mm shoulder-fired weapon, with a range of 20-1,200 m, was developed on the...
View ArticleArnold Defense details Fletcher 2.75-inch laser-guided weapon system
Arnold Defense has unveiled a developmental 2.75-inch/70mm laser-guided weapon system designed to meet the demands of land-based, vehicle-mounted and dismounted warfare for special and conventional...
View ArticleLobaev unveils DVL-10M1 Saboteur silenced sniper rifle
Russia's Lobaev Arms small arms manufacturer has unveiled the DVL-10M1 Saboteur (‘Diversant’) bolt-action silenced sniper rifle intended for military and police special forces. The DVL-10M1 Saboteur is...
View ArticlePoland seeks short-range ATGM
Poland’s Armament Inspectorate has initiated a technical dialogue for a short-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system, labelled ‘Pustelnik’. Poland is seeking information about lightweight...
View ArticleNexter advances T40 turret development
Nexter has continued development of their private venture T40 two-person manned turret and has already carried out firing trials, Jane’s has learnt. Previously called the T40M, the T40 turret is armed...
View ArticleAUSA 2017: New Profense guns add punch to fast-craft missions
Profense has developed an advanced single barrel .50 calibre gun, called the PF 50, and a swivel-mounted six barrel 7.62 mm Gatling gun, called the PF M134, which company officials say could be ideal...
View ArticleArms and Security 2017: Ukroboronservice displays Mobile Mortar Complex
At the 2017 Arms and Security Exhibition in Kiev, Serhii Prolubschykov, the Deputy Chief of the Commercial Department at Ukroboronservice, provided details of a new mobile mortar system geared towards...
View ArticleRobotics Design Bureau launches RSVK-M2 UGV
Ukraine’s Robotics Design Bureau unveiled its second generation RSVK unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the Arms and Security Exhibition 2017 in Kiev. The RSVK-M2 is a 6x6 multirole platform that was...
View ArticlePractika, TechImpex detail latest vehicle upgrade efforts
Ukraine’s Practika displayed a newly configured version of its Otaman 8x8 armoured vehicle at the Arms and Security Exhibition 2017 in Kiev. Otaman is based on the chassis and suspension of either a...
View ArticleGermany selects G95 carbine for special forces
On 10 October, the Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support,...
View ArticleEDA details Mission Abort System for guided projectiles
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has released details of a Mission Abort System (MAS) developed for guided projectiles. The MAS project commenced in late 2013 under the EDA’s Capability Technology...
View ArticleChezara develops new ROWS
Ukraine’s JSC Chezara unveiled a new remotely operated weapon station (ROWS) at the Arms and Security Exhibition 2017, in Kiev. The company’s IVA ROWS was shown integrated on board a Varta 4x4 vehicle...
View ArticleKAC develops medium MG prototype
Knight’s Armament Company (KAC) unveiled its prototype 7.62 mm NATO calibre Stoner Medium Machine Gun (MMG) at AUSA 2017 in Washington, DC. The MMG is designed from the ground up, to be a compact,...
View ArticleOrbital ATK progresses new medium-calibre munition development
Orbital ATK is developing a range of new advanced medium-calibre ammunition variants for use with its 30/40 mm calibre MK44 XM813 and 30 mm calibre lightweight XM914 Bushmaster Chain Guns. The new...
View ArticleNZDF procuring Barrett M107A1 anti-materiel weapons, MRAD sniper rifles
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced on 18 October that it is entering an agreement to buy two new weapons: the Barrett M107A1 anti-materiel weapon and the Barrett Multi-Role Adaptive Design...
View ArticleGDOTS develops new 155 mm practice projectile
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GDOTS) representatives have revealed to Jane’s that the company is working on a new 155 mm artillery projectile in association with the US Army. The...
View ArticleKalashnikov Group upgrades AK-103 assault rifle
The Kalashnikov Group, a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation, has modernised the AK-103 assault rifle chambered for the 7.62×39/M43 round. The updated firearm, designated AK-103M, has a...
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