Russia begins deliveries of upgraded T-72B1 MBTs to Laos
Russia has begun deliveries of upgraded T-72B1 main battle tanks (MBTs) to the Lao People’s Armed Forces (LPAF), an LPAF source told Jane’s on 19 December. “A large batch of T-72B1 ‘White Eagle’ [Belyi...
View ArticleCzech MoD to order more CZ BREN 2 rifles
Czech Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar informed the cabinet of ministers on 17 December about plans by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to sign a CZK2.1 billion (USD92.6 million) framework agreement with...
View ArticleHungarian Defence Forces receive CZ BREN 2 rifles
The first CZ BREN 2 assault rifles, Scorpion EVO3 submachine guns, and P-07 and P-09 semi-automatic pistols were handed over to Hungarian Defence Forces at Petőfi barracks in Budapest on 11 December in...
View ArticleRussian Navy commissions first Project 22800, Project 22160 ships
The Russian Navy commissioned the first of two new classes of ships during ceremonies held in late December. The first Karakurt-class Project 22800 guided-missile corvette, Mytishchi , formally entered...
View ArticleAUSA 2018: SIG Sauer unveils .338 Norma Magnum-chambered MMG
SIG Sauer unveiled a new medium machine gun (MMG) chambered for the .338 Norma Magnum cartridge at this year’s Association of the US Army symposium (AUSA), held in Washington, DC, from 8 to 10 October....
View ArticleUS Army boosting artillery launcher numbers
At a time when the Pentagon is looking for ways to beef up their current military capabilities to counter potential Russian aggressions, the US Army is moving along with plans to expand its fleet of...
View ArticleSerbian Army receives first Lazar III 8×8 MRCVs
The Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported on 20 December that the indigenously developed Lazar III (8x8) Multi-Role Armoured Combat Vehicle (MRACV) has entered service with the Serbian Armed...
View ArticleUS Army seeking contractor to build 155 mm smoke projectiles
The US Army is asking contractors to step forward with their proposals to build 155 mm M116A1 and M825A1 smoke projectiles to obscure opponents’ vision. In a recent solicitation posted on the Federal...
View ArticleUS military buys additional Trophy APS, Rafael pushes light version for...
In the US military’s bid to protect troops inside its M1 Abrams main battle tanks from incoming threats such as anti-tank guided missiles and rocket-propelled grenades, the army and US Marine Corps...
View ArticleNammo completes purchase of majority share in MAC
Nammo has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a majority share in US ammunition firm MAC. The Norwegian/Finnish company completed the acquisition of the majority stake of MAC on 3...
View ArticleBrazilian Army eyes acquisition of 155 mm towed howitzers
The Brazilian Army is considering the purchase of 155 mm towed howitzers to progressively replace its 42 M114 and 33 M114A1 155 mm guns. To move forward with this effort it has recently approved...
View ArticlePakistan Army inducts locally developed artillery rocket
The Pakistan Army’s (PA’s) artillery corps has inducted a locally developed rocket for use with its multiple rocket launchers (MRLs). “With [a range of] over 100 km the rocket is a highly effective and...
View ArticleRussian MoD completes testing of Udav pistol
Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency quoted a representative of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 5 January as saying that military “state tests of the Udav [boa constrictor] pistol have been...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia’s Border Guard displays 120 mm Alakran mortar
Saudi Arabia’s Border Guard has revealed itself as an operator of the 120 mm Alakran rapid-deployment mortar when it displayed the system during the Al-Janadriyah Festival, an annual cultural event in...
View ArticleSerbia unveils indigenously developed pods for H145M helicopters
During a visit by Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin on 11 January, the Serbian Ministry of Defence’s Military Technical Institute displayed the newest weapons and military systems it is assessing...
View ArticleIndia’s MoD reissues RFI for carbines and LMGs
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has invited responses by 4 February to its supplementary request for information (RFI) regarding the planned acquisition of 360,000 5.56×45 mm close quarter battle...
View ArticleNorway orders M2A2N machine guns and more HK416N rifles
US Ordnance has been selected to supply 1,300 M2A2N heavy machine guns (HMGs) with quick change barrels, Forsvarsmateriell, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, announced on 10 January. The...
View ArticleAselsan signs for serial production of OMTAS IR seeker
Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan signed a contract on 10 January with local defence electronics house Aselsan for the serial production of an imaging infrared (IR) seeker to equip the new OMTAS...
View ArticleIndia’s OFB hands over indigenous assault rifles to paramilitary BSF
India’s state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) handed over its indigenously developed Tiruchi Assault Rifle (TAR) to the country’s paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) on 20 January. Officials...
View ArticleGermany upgrades G22 sniper rifles
The Bundeswehr awarded Accuracy International (AI) a contract through its German agent POL-TEC to refurbish and modernise the German Army’s G22 and G22A1 sniper rifles to the G22A2 standard, the...
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