Airshow China 2018: CASC testing TL-4 ATGW
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is testing its newest TL-4 anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) system, a company representative told Jane’s at the 6–11 November Airshow China...
View ArticleUS Army issues prototype draft for 6.8 mm Next Generation Squad Weapons
On 4 October the US Army Contracting Command – New Jersey, on behalf of Project Manager Soldier Weapons (PM SW), issued a draft prototype opportunity notice (PON) for Next Generation Squad Weapons...
View ArticleSODA-v counter sniper detection system to enter production
South Korea’s Jain Technology has completed development of its SODA-v counter sniper detection system (CSDS), and it is scheduled to enter production in 2019 for an undisclosed customer. For...
View ArticlePindad’s Komodo 4×4 outfitted with 120 mm mortar
The Indonesian Pindad Komodo 4×4 light armoured vehicle has been fitted with a 120 mm smoothbore version of the Brazilian Ares Recoil Mortar System (RMS) for trials purposes. The four-door protected...
View ArticleRaytheon, Saab disclose Guided Carl-Gustaf Munition development
Raytheon Missile Systems and Saab Dynamics have disclosed details about the co-design and development of the first guided round for the 84 mm Carl-Gustaf reloadable weapon system. The munition –...
View ArticleExpal ramps up new 155 mm ammunition production
Spain’s Expal is ramping up production of its latest 155 ER02A1 155 mm high-explosive (HE) projectiles after receiving a contract from the Spanish Army in May. Those projectiles are to be delivered...
View ArticleIndian Army issues RFI for 60 mm mortars and ammunition
The Indian Army (IA) has invited responses from local and foreign vendors by 24 December to its request for information (RFI) regarding the intended acquisition of 100, 60 mm light-weight mortars and...
View ArticleRoketsan discloses Karaok short-range ATGM development
Roketsan has disclosed initial details of a new 125 mm manportable short-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) that is currently in an accelerated phase of development. Designed to equip airborne...
View ArticleAustrian special forces receive sniper rifles
Austrian Defence Minister Mario Kunasek handed over new sniper rifles and a new building with a training hall to the Jagdkommando special unit in Wiener Neustadt on 23 November. The Jagdkommando is the...
View ArticleResponses due soon for major Indian sniper rifle procurement
Key Points Responses to India’s RFP seeking 5,719 sniper rifles are due by 12 December The new weapons would replace India’s Soviet-era Dragonov SVD rifles that were procured in the 1980s India’s...
View ArticleRussia’s Southern Military District receives mechanised, airmobile...
Russia has reportedly reinforced the Southern Military District’s (SMD’s) 150th Motorised Rifle Division with a new motorised rifle regiment and the SMD is set to receive airmobile units in the coming...
View ArticleAlmaz-Antey details new Viking air-defence system
Russian air-defence systems manufacturer Almaz-Antey has disclosed detail of the new export variant of its Buk-M3 (SA-11, NATO: Gadfly) surface-to-air missile (SAM) system: the 9K317E Viking system....
View ArticleAUSA 2018: US Army Extended Range Cannon Artillery programme eyes 130 km range
The US Army aims, via its Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) programme, for howitzers to reach out to 130 km or farther in range, and several technology solutions are now emerging. The army’s...
View ArticleItalian Army receives its first LMV 2s
The Italian Army has received its first examples of the latest-generation Iveco Defence Vehicles Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV) Lince 2 in Networked Enabled Capability (NEC) configuration, with the...
View ArticleBrazilian Army looks to replace its 105 mm towed howitzers
The Brazilian Army is looking to replace its inventory of 105 mm towed howitzers into a single line of BAE Systems M119 Light Gun 105 mm system, it recently told Jane’s . As part of the Field Artillery...
View ArticlePoland orders 20,000 pistols and upgrades Grot rifle
Poland ordered 20,000 semi-automatic Vis 100 pistols in 9 × 19 mm NATO calibre for its armed forces on 4 December. The Polish territorial army, the Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej (WOT), is procuring the...
View ArticleNigerian Air Force to get more AW109 helicopters
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is to receive six Leonardo AW109 helicopters, Nigerian Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar said during a visit to Kano Air Base on 8 December. The delivery...
View ArticleUS Army teams with Lockheed Martin to develop Airborne High-Powered Microwave...
As the US Army continues to look for new technologies to down adversaries’ drones, the service is teaming up with Lockheed Martin on a project to equip unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) with a...
View ArticleUS Army moves IMI Systems’ Iron Fist into next testing phase, prepares for...
The US Army confirmed on 12 December that testing of IMI Systems’ Iron Fist active protection system (APS) on M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles will move forward to the next phase following an...
View ArticleWeaponised Mission Master UGV takes shape
Rheinmetall Canada continues to expand the capabilities of its 8×8 Mission Master unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), which it has been developing using internal research and development funding since 2016....
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