Israel Weapon Industries to begin assault rifle production in Vietnam
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has established in Vietnam a production facility to support its supply of Galil 31/32 ACE assault rifles to the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), state-run news agencies in...
View ArticleDefexpo 2014: Kalashnikov seeks Indian manufacturing partner
Kalashnikov Concern, Russia's nascent light weapons holding, is negotiating with prospective partners in India to product small arms for that market, said its exports director Andrei Baryshnikov....
View ArticleDefexpo 2014: Indian Army poised to conduct assault rifle trials
The Indian Army is expected to begin long-delayed trials involving four competing multi-calibre 5.56 x 45 mm assault rifles in May in support of its requirement for 66,000 rifles, estimated to cost...
View ArticleTurkey and Indonesia to develop medium tank
An agreement to jointly develop a new medium tank was signed between the Indonesian and Turkish governments in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 6 February. Turkish company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri will work with...
View ArticlePoland seeks new squad grenade launchers
The Polish Armament Inspectorate has launched a technical dialogue to buy 200 lightweight 40 mm revolver-type grenade launchers for the Polish Armed Forces. An initial 75 examples of the...
View ArticlePoland seeks new squad grenade launchers
The Polish Armament Inspectorate has launched a technical dialogue to buy 200 lightweight 40 mm revolver-type grenade launchers for the Polish Armed Forces. An initial 75 examples of the...
View ArticleCZ to update pistol range with P-09
Ceská zbrojovka (CZ) plans to launch its new 9 mm P-09 pistol onto the export market at the IWA arms fair in early March 2014. The P-09's roots can be traced back to the widely fielded CZ 75 and, in...
View ArticleNew sight for 60 mm mortar to be tested in Afghanistan
Combat instructors at US Marine Corps (USMC) Base Quantico, Virginia, successfully conducted a live-fire demonstration of a new mortar sight in early November. The mortar promises to increase the...
View ArticleANA takes new artillery fire-control system into service
Afghan National Army (ANA) artillery units are operating with a new computerised fire-control system that has been developed by Ukranian Defense Consulting (UDC). The Universal Battery Level Fire...
View ArticleKorean IFV adopts Belgian firepower
Key Points Partnership offers a new light tank that could be armed with a 105 mm rifled or 120 mm smoothbore gun The larger calibre system offers the firepower of a Leopard 2A4/A5, but with greater...
View ArticleSaab displays new TOW system trainer
Saab showcased its new trainer for the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank weapon system at the 2013 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference...
View ArticleSaab reveals confined spaces capability for Carl Gustaf
Saab Dynamics has delivered its first high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round that can be fired by the 84 mm Carl Gustaf recoilless weapon from within small enclosures, according to a mid-December...
View ArticleMexico's 2014 plans include new assault rifles and more DN-XI trucks
The Mexican Army announced several new projects as part of its 2013-2018 National Defence Programme (PSDN 2013-2018) that was published in mid-December. PSDN 2013-2018 outlines the need for the Mexican...
View ArticlePeruvian Army to get new artillery in 2014
Peruvian president Ollanta Humala in mid-December signed a decree authorising defence minister Pedro Cateriano to engage in a government-to-government contract to procure a new artillery system. IHS...
View ArticleIreland orders Protector RWS for Piranha III APCs
The Irish Defence Forces have signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence Systems to equip Ireland's General Dynamics European Land Systems - MOWAG Piranha III armoured personnel carriers (APCs) with the...
View ArticlePhilippines to add Scorpion turrets to M113s
The Philippine Army is to fit 14 of its BAE Systems M113 tracked armoured personnel carriers (APC) with the turrets of decommissioned Alvis Scorpion armoured reconnaissance vehicles. The two-person...
View ArticlePhilippines acquires RPG-7 (USA) for anti-armour operations
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has acquired 400 US-made RPG-7 (USA) 40 mm recoilless rifles that will be delivered to the Philippine Army by the end of 2014. Speaking to IHS Jane's on 13...
View ArticleSHOT Show 2014: Steiner launches new riflescope
Steiner has launched a new variant of its MX59 military riflescope at SHOT Show in Las Vegas. The MX5i 1-5x24 provides a smaller, more compact version of its previous MX5i sniper scopes, suitable for...
View ArticleSHOT Show 2014: SIG Sauer unveils new P320 service pistol family
SIG Sauer has unveiled its new P320 family of double-action striker fired service pistols at SHOT Show 2014 in Las Vegas. The P320 pistol is available in two sizes and three different calibres, and is...
View ArticleSHOT Show 2014: Meprolight Meslas fire-controlled riflescope now in IDF service
Meprolight's Meslas sniper scope/automatic ballistic computer has entered service with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), a spokesperson confirmed to IHS Jane's on 14 January at SHOT Show in Las Vegas....
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