IDEF 2019: Aselsan’s iHTAR counter-UAV system breaks cover
Aselsan unveiled a modular iHTAR counter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system at the International Defence Industry Fair 2019 (IDEF 2019) exhibition held in Istanbul from 30 April to 3 May. iHTAR is a...
View ArticleIDEX 2019: Finland, Sweden interested in NEMO Container
Finland’s Patria has provided Jane’s with an update on the NEMO Container 120 mm mortar system, following on from extensive testing in the Baltic Sea last year. According to Kari Reunamäki, Patria’s...
View ArticleIDEX 2019: Yugoimport unveils RALAS missile
Serbia’s Yugoimport unveiled the RALAS non-line-of-sight missile at the IDEX show held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 17 to 21 February, prominently displaying an eight-round launcher mounted on the company’s...
View ArticleIDEX 2018: Singapore’s ST Engineering launches SRAMS 120 mm Mk II
Singapore’s ST Engineering Land Systems has completed the development and testing of new version of its 120 mm Super Rapid Advanced Mortar System (SRAMS), called the Mk II, and new ammunition for it....
View ArticleIDEF 2019: Turkey’s MKEK reveals new 120 mm mortar system
Turkey’s Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu (MKEK) has developed to the prototype stage a new 120 mm smoothbore mortar system that is expected to be formally named in the future. The first example was...
View ArticleDutch Korps Mariniers receive final Anaconda light vehicles
Dutch armed forces received the final 11 of 46 Anaconda light tactical vehicles on 7 April. The first 35 were delivered to troops in the Dutch Antilles on 31 January, about six months after the...
View ArticleIDEF 2019: Turkey’s MKEK enters remote weapon station market
Turkey’s Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu (MKEK) is internally developing a family of four remote weapon stations (RWSs) that it expects to send through company trials soon. The smallest of these is a...
View ArticleNavy League 2019: USMC pushes ahead with AI experimentation, integration
The US Marine Corp (USMC) is taking steps to better understand artificial intelligence (AI) technology and how it could be integrated into the service’s weapon systems, with numerous experiments...
View ArticleIDEF 2019: Turkish Army rolls out new Firtina howitzer
The Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) has for several years developed the Firtina 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled howitzer (SPH), which is a further development of the South Korean K9 Thunder SPH....
View ArticleIDEF 2019: Koluman rolls out LSA4 4×4 LSV
Turkey’s Koluman Otomotiv Endustri AS revealed a LSA4 4×4 light strike vehicle (LSV) that is being marketed in several different configurations. The first model has a crew of four and is fitted with an...
View ArticleEOS Defence to commence T2000 turret firing trials in fourth quarter 2019
EOS Defence Systems of Australia is set to conduct initial live-fire trials of its prototype T2000 modular medium calibre turret in the fourth quarter of 2019. Launched in February 2019, the T2000 is a...
View ArticleIDEF 2019: MKEK’s Boran 105 mm howitzer heads for qualification
Turkey’s MKEK said it has completed company design and verification tests of its Boran 105 mm Air Transportable Light Towed Howitzer (ATLTH), which was developed to meet requirements for the Turkish...
View ArticleNorway seeks 12.7 mm rapid-fire heavy machine guns
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) published a request for information on 13 May for a 12.7 mm rapid-fire weapon system. The agency is seeking a heavy machine gun (HMG) in 12.7×99 mm calibre...
View ArticleIndian Army expresses concern over ‘faulty’ OFB-supplied ammunition
The Indian Army (IA) has expressed concern to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over what it described as “faulty and poor quality” assorted ammunition supplied by the state-owned Ordnance Factory Board...
View ArticleIMDEX 2019: Yunzhou Tech unveils L80 USV development
China’s Yunzhou Intelligence Technology (Yunzhou Tech), a Zhuhai-based company specialising in the design and manufacture of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), has debuted a new armed USV development at...
View ArticleBoeing to offer AH-6i for Australian SOF role
Boeing has confirmed it is to bid its AH-6i Little Bird light-attack and observation helicopter for Australia’s special forces requirement. Speaking at Boeing’s rotorcraft production facility in...
View ArticlePLA set to adopt new tactical missile system
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is expected to adopt a land-based, mobile missile system capable of firing Poly Defence’s CM-501GA precision-guided missile and CM-501XA loitering munition, a...
View ArticleRussia’s 6V7M anti-materiel rifle cleared for export
Russia’s newest 6V7M 12.7 mm anti-materiel rifle (AMR), a part of the Ratnik soldier modernisation suite, has been cleared for export sales, a source from Rostec’s High-Precision Weapons (HPW) business...
View ArticleMILEX 2019: Belarus begins to export Konkurs-RB ATGM launcher
Belarus has begun exporting the 9P135M1(RB) anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launcher, a source from the country’s defence industry told Jane’s at the MILEX 2019 exhibition being held in Minsk on 15–18...
View ArticleMecar’s M929 APFSDS-T ammunition undergoes trials in Slovakia
Belgium’s Mecar and Slovakia’s ZTS-Special conducted validation trials in late April in Slovakia with new M929 armor piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot-tracer (APFSDS-T) ammunition developed...
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