Brazil postpones decisions again for its new corvettes
The Brazilian Navy has postponed by about two months the short list and best and final offer (BAFO) decisions for its ambitious Tamandaré-class corvette project, the second leading priority within the...
View ArticleAustralian Army acquires DJI Phantom 4 UAVs
The Australian Army (AA) has acquired the DJI Phantom 4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as the service seeks to broaden its reconnaissance and situational awareness capabilities. The Department of...
View ArticleFrance issues tender for sharpshooter rifles
The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French defence procurement agency, issued a tender on 18 August for around 2,600 7.62×51 NATO chambered Fusil de Précision Semi-Automatique...
View ArticleArmy 2018: Russian Helicopters unveils upgraded Mi-28NE helicopter
Rostec’s Russian Helicopters holding has unveiled an upgraded variant of the Mi-28NE Night Hunter combat helicopter at the Army 2018 defence show being held in Kubinka near Moscow on 21–26 August. New...
View ArticleIndian MoD issues RFI for 30,000 light machine guns
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has invited responses from local manufacturers by 17 September to a request for information (RFI) regarding the supply of 30,000 7.62 × 51 (7.62 mm NATO) light machine...
View ArticleArmy 2018: UVZ expands mortar portfolio with 120 mm and 82 mm offerings
The Burevestnik Institute, a subsidiary of Rostec’s UralVagonZavod (UVZ) research and manufacturing corporation, has unveiled new self-propelled mortars (SPMs) at the Army 2018 defence show near...
View ArticleRussia unveils T-15 HIFV armed with 57 mm cannon
Russia has unveiled a variant of the T-15 heavy infantry fighting vehicle (HIFV) fitted with a 57 mm auto-cannon set in a remote turret at the Army 2018 exhibition being held in Kubinka, near Moscow,...
View ArticleArmy 2018: TsNIITochMash details exoskeleton development
The TsNIITochMash design bureau, a Rostec subsidiary, unveiled its new exoskeleton during the Army 2018 show held near Moscow on 21–26 August, saying it has been tested in a combat environment. The...
View ArticleBrazil’s new helicopter carrier set to arrive
The Brazilian Navy’s newest ship, the multipurpose helicopter carrier PHM Atlantico (A140), is slated to arrive in Rio de Janeiro on 25 August. Brazil bought the former UK Royal Navy 21,578-tonne, 203...
View ArticleArmy 2018: Kalashnikov unveils latest AK assault rifle
On 21 August, the first day of the Army 2018 defence show being held in Kubinka near Moscow until 26 August, a new Kalashnikov assault rifle chambered for the 7.62×51 mm NATO round was unveiled to the...
View ArticleArmy 2018: China Aerospace showcases mini fire-and-forget weapon
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) unveiled a new lightweight shoulder-launched 60 mm guided weapon system during the Army 2018, held in Kubinka, near Moscow, from 21 to 26...
View ArticleRoketsan begins serial production of OMTAS ATGM
Roketsan has finalised development of a new 160mm-calibre manportable/vehicle-mounted medium-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) weapon system for the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF). The new missile –...
View ArticleArmy 2018: Russian MoD receives new 2B25 82 mm silenced mortars
The Russian armed forces are receiving the new 2B25 82 mm silenced mortars developed by the Burevestnik institute of Rostec`s Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) corporation, a military source told Jane’s at the Army...
View ArticleIDF to get more surface-to-surface missiles
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) has signed a contract worth hundreds of millions of shekels with Israel Military Industries (IMI) for surface-to-surface missiles, it was announced on 27 August....
View ArticleRetractable gun gives French special forces’ Caracal greater punch
The French special forces’ 1/67 Pyrénées Helicopter Squadron has been training with the Nexter SH20 system, which uses the M621 cannon firing NATO-standard 20 x 102 mm ammunition. The new cannon, which...
View ArticleUS destroyer seizes arms shipment in Gulf of Aden
The destroyer USS Jason Dunham seized a large arms shipment from a skiff in the Gulf of Aden on 28 August, the US 5th Fleet announced two days later. Jason Dunham located a dhow transferring covered...
View ArticleIndian MoD issues RFI for 650,000 assault rifles
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has invited responses from local manufacturers by 20 September to a request for information (RFI) regarding the supply of 650,000 7.62×39 mm assault rifles for the...
View ArticleLand Forces 2018: Australian company launches lightweight RWS
Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has officially launched an entry-level remote weapon station (RWS), which it says is half the weight of any other RWS mounting a 7.62 mm-calibre machine...
View ArticleBumerang IFV to finish preliminary trials in 2018
The K-17 Bumerang infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which is being developed by Russia’s Military-Industrial Company (VPK), will finish its preliminary trials before year’s end, a source from VPK told...
View ArticleAustralia orders Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon systems
Canberra has awarded a contract to Saab for the supply of an undisclosed number of Carl-Gustaf M4 84 mm multi-purpose weapon systems for the Australian Army (AA). “With the introduction of the M4...
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