Estonia invites tenders for 155 mm ammunition
The Estonian State Defence Investment Centre has invited submissions for tenders by 5 April for the provision of 155 mm artillery rounds for the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) in tranches over the next...
View ArticlePortuguese Army boosts its special ops firepower
The Portuguese Army’s Special Operations Force (FOE) has received an undisclosed quantity of new small arms and accessories. Deliveries mainly comprised Barret M107A1 .50 cal and Accuracy AXMC .338...
View ArticleGerman Army finalises Spike qualification on Puma IFV
The German Army has successfully completed qualification of the in-service Spike LR anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). The final qualification trials of Spike...
View ArticleHaenel Defence debuts CR 308 rifle
Haenel Defence unveiled a prototype of its 7.62x51 mm CR 308 semi-automatic rifle at the Enforce TAC exhibition, held in Nuremberg, Germany, on 7–8 March. The company is expanding its line of 5.56 mm...
View ArticleB&T unveils APC308 rifle and USW-P pistol
Swiss company B&T unveiled its APC308 semi-automatic rifle and a USW-P/SF semi-automatic pistol at the Enforce Tac exhibition in Nuremberg. The APC308 is a short-stroke gas piston 7.62x51 mm rifle...
View ArticleMalaysian Army trials Ingwe missile
The Malaysian Army conducted firing trials of the Denel Dynamics ZT35 Ingwe anti-tank missile system from the anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) variant of its 8×8 Deftech AV8 Gempita armoured fighting...
View ArticleUS delivers ScanEagle UAS to Philippine Air Force
The Philippine Air Force has received an Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) from the United States, according to statement by the US Embassy in Manila. The system, which includes six...
View ArticleUSMC phases out expeditionary mortar system
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has phased out its General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GDOTS) 120 mm Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS), an official revealed at the Omega Conferences &...
View ArticleCzech Republic seeks new 120 mm mortar system
The Czech Republic is seeking a new 120 mm mortar system, an official of the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) has confirmed during the Omega Conferences and Events Mortar Systems conference held in...
View ArticleBrazil receives first four M109A5 howitzers from United States
The first four of 60 M109A5 self-propelled howitzers granted by the United States to the Brazilian Army have arrived at Paranaguá in Brazil. The howitzers arrived earlier than planned after the...
View ArticleUS Army eyes type certification for new pistol by late 2018
The US Army expects to type classify its new 9 mm Modular Handgun System (MHS) in mid- to late 2018, and meanwhile is fielding it to initial units. Type classification, whereby the weapon is no longer...
View ArticleKBP unveils MTs-116M sniper rifle
Russia’s Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Firearms (TsKIB SOO), a subsidiary of the Tula-based Instrument Design Bureau (KBP), has unveiled the MTs-116M bolt-action sniper...
View ArticleARA develops Silent Sabre directed energy weapon
Applied Research Associates Inc (ARA) has developed a 1.5 kw directed energy weapon called Silent Sabre that attaches to a rifle and performs similar to an acetylene torch at a range of 183-274 m....
View ArticleUS Army eyes replacements for SAW, M4 carbine
The US Army’s new Cross-Functional Team for soldier lethality aims in the near-term to replace the service's 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) and perhaps, eventually, the 5.56 M4 carbine. A...
View ArticleNigeria to manufacture Polish assault rifles
The Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) holding company and Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) signed a letter of intent on 26 March covering the production of Beryl M762 assault rifles in...
View ArticleSouth Korea deploys KDX-2 destroyer to Ghana on rescue mission
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has deployed a KDX-2-class guided-missile destroyer to Ghana on a possible hostage rescue mission after three South Korean fishermen were kidnapped while at sea on 26...
View ArticlePoland introduces Grot rifle
The 42nd Light Infantry Battalion of the Territorial Defence Forces (Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej: WOT) 4th Brigade became the Polish forces’ first unit armed with the 5.56 mm MSBS C16 FB-M1 (Grot)...
View ArticleFrench Army prepares to deploy MMP
The French Army is preparing for the first operational deployment of its new 140mm calibre digital Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP) land combat system. Major Jean-Luc Dietler of the Section Technique de...
View ArticleBrazilian Army reveals ASTROS II MK3M final delivery
The Brazilian Army will receive the last batch of ASTROS II MK3M self-propelled multiple rocket launching (MRL) system vehicles in October, the service told Jane’s . This fourth order will be comprised...
View ArticleSaudi M109A6 howitzer request approved
The US State Department has approved the sale of 180 M109A5/A6 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) structures to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 5 April. These...
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