BAE Systems providing C-UAS prototype to USN for Mk 38 testing
Key Points The capability is not expected to use lasers or rely on signals jamming The USN intends to install the prototypes on ships in September 2019 The US Navy (USN) is expected to issue a sole...
View ArticleFinland orders more NLAWs
The Finnish Defence Forces have ordered more Next generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems, Saab, the company that produces the system, has announced. Saab said Finland was exercising an option...
View ArticleArgentine Army buying more anti-tank weapons
The Argentine Military Attaché in Washington, DC, has announced a direct acquisition contract for 77 Saab Bofors Dynamics Carl Gustaf anti-tank recoilless rifles with 30 sub-calibre adapters. To...
View ArticleIWI launches Tavor AR assault rifle
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) is set to unveil an upgraded variant of its Tavor assault rifle as well as a new family of handguns at the Defense and Security Thailand 2017 exhibition in Bangkok on 6...
View ArticleSouth Korea pursues new 120 mm mortar system
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is developing a new 120 mm self-propelled (SP) rifled mortar system, a senior official revealed at the Defence IQ Future Mortar Systems...
View ArticleRaytheon outlines PERM Block II plan
Raytheon will combine the experience gained from its Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) with seeker technology from artillery round development in its PERM Block II. Speaking at the Defence IQ...
View ArticleT-90MS details emerge
Jane’s has learned details of the mission systems mounted in the Russian T-90MS main battle tank (MBT), including the fire-control system (FCS), sighting and observation equipment, and...
View ArticleCzechs procure new hand grenade
The Czech Ministry of Defence awarded a CZK200 million (USD9 million) order to small arms maker Ceska Zbrojovka to supply hand grenades to the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR), the company announced on...
View ArticleSouth Korea pursues new 120 mm mortar system
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is developing a new 120 mm self-propelled (SP) rifled mortar system, a senior official revealed at the Defence IQ Future Mortar Systems...
View ArticleNovator reveals new Club system, missile and range details
Russia’s Novator Joint Stock Company has revealed details of a new export version of the Club missile system – designated Club-T – and its 3M-14E land attack cruise missile (LACM). Additionally, a...
View ArticleMac Jee set to finalise Armadillo TA-2 70 mm rocket launcher development
Two unnamed countries in the Middle East have issued a request for quotation for the Armadillo TA-2 vehicle-mounted remote-controlled 70mm rocket launch system developed by Brazil’s Mac Jee-Indústria,...
View ArticleRussia donates military equipment to Tajikistan
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 19 December that it had donated defence equipment to Tajikistan as part of an effort to modernise the Central Asia country’s armed forces. The...
View ArticlePolish territorial army takes shape
On 16 December, the last intake of 250 members of the Polish territorial army, the Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej (WOT), were sworn in in Białystok after completing their basic training. It was the second...
View ArticleArgentine Army buying more anti-tank weapons
The Argentine Military Attaché in Washington, DC, has announced a direct acquisition contract for 77 Saab Bofors Dynamics Carl Gustaf anti-tank recoilless rifles with 30 sub-calibre adapters. To...
View ArticleMalaysia lays keel for first helicopter-capable coastguard OPV
Key Points The first of three new 83 m offshore patrol vessel destined for the Malaysia Coast Guard has been laid Service is on track to receive the first platform in class by 2020 A Malaysian...
View ArticleUK MIV programme hits delay
Ambitions by British Army chiefs to have an acquisition strategy for the flagship Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme firmed up by the end of 2017 appear to have been dashed by the UK...
View ArticleRomania procures portable Spike LR
Romania purchased dozens of Rafael Spike LR (long-range) missiles and launchers in the last quarter of 2017, and is evaluating them to decide whether to purchase more, according to industry sources....
View ArticleArgentine Army buying more anti-tank weapons
The Argentine Military Attaché in Washington, DC, has announced a direct acquisition contract for 77 Saab Bofors Dynamics Carl Gustaf anti-tank recoilless rifles with 30 sub-calibre adapters. To...
View ArticleUS agrees Super Tucano sale to Nigeria
The United States has agreed the sale to Nigeria of 12 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)–Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprops, it was reported on 27 December. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF)...
View ArticleNigerian Army Aviation Corps makes headway
The Nigerian Army new aviation wing is beginning to take shape with the commissioning of its first helicopter pilots and the planned acquisition of three light helicopters. The establishment of the...
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