Indian Army looking to procure LMGs
A team of Indian Army (IA) officers is evaluating 7.62 mm (7.62×51) light machine guns (LMGs) manufactured by vendors in Bulgaria, Israel, and South Korea to meet the force’s immediate requirement for...
View ArticleUS Army and UK MoD move out with plans to acquire Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist...
Israeli-based Elbit Systems is slated to receive two coveted contracts for its Iron Fist Light Decoupled (IF-LD) active protection system (APS), one from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and another...
View ArticleRoketsan unveils urban combat support weapon developments
Roketsan of Turkey has disclosed company-funded development of two new lightweight guided support weapon systems for combat operations in an urban environment: CIDA and Yatagan. The company classifies...
View ArticleRheinmetall Denel Munition enhances mortar and artillery rounds
Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) is exploring several new enhancements for its mortar and artillery ammunition, including improvements to the range and lethality of its family of 81 mm and 120 mm...
View ArticleSOFIC 2019: L3 Technologies unveils the Fused GPNVG
L3 Technologies launched a new variant of its Ground Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (GPNVGs) at the 2019 SOFIC, which was held in Florida from 20 to 23 May. The Fused GPNVG (F-Pano) solution, which...
View ArticlePalestinian security forces receive more Al-Jawad vehicles
The Palestinian Authority᾿s (PA᾿s) National Security Forces (NSF) have received a second batch of five Al-Jawad armoured vehicles, Palestinian security sources told Jane’s on 22 May. Based on the Ford...
View ArticleIndia to conclude user trials of first locally developed howitzer
The Indian Army (IA) is expected to successfully complete user trials of the 155 mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) within the next two months: a move that would pave the way to...
View ArticleFEINDEF 2019: Navantia, Expal, Elbit presented their Tizona 30 mm unmanned...
Navantia, Expal Systems, and Elbit Systems presented the Tizona 30 mm unmanned turret they are proposing for the Spanish Army’s Dragon 8×8 armoured vehicle at the International Defence and Security...
View ArticleGerman Army completes Spike firing campaign
The German Army completed a firing campaign with the Spike long-range (LR) missile, designated by the Bundeswehr as the Mehrrollenfähige Leichte Lenkflugkörpersystem (Multirole-capable Light Anti-tank...
View ArticleAselsan develops 40 mm air bursting munition system
Turkey’s Aselsan has completed development and testing of its Atom 40 mm high-velocity air bursting munition (HV ABM) and associated Atom 40 mm fire control unit (FCU), the company said on 31 May....
View ArticleSaudi Arabia continues to acquire arms from Eastern Europe
Saudi Arabia has continued to acquire Soviet-type weapons and equipment that are not known to be used by its own armed forces, according to reports released by the UN Register of Conventional Arms...
View ArticleBelgian companies develop new amphibious propulsion kit for M113 APCs
Belgium’s Flanders Technical Supply (FTS) and Syllab International have teamed to propose a new amphibious navigation package for BAE Systems’ M113A2 tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC). The...
View ArticleBelarus unveils upgraded Polonez-M MRL system
The Belarusian Armed Forces have begun receiving the upgraded Polonez-M multiple launch rocket (MRL) system. The modernised V-300RK Polonez-M MRL was shown at the recent MILEX 2019 exhibition in Minsk...
View ArticleUkraine boosts mortar capability with four new systems
Ukraine’s defence industry has developed and begun building several new mortar systems, details of which were briefed at the recent Omega Mortar Systems Conference in Bristol, UK, by Major Petro...
View ArticleEOS delivers first two remote weapon systems for Australia’s Project Land 400...
Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has handed over the first two R400S Mk2 D-HD-3X remote weapon systems (RWSs) for integration onto the Rheinmetall Boxer 8×8 armoured vehicles being...
View ArticleSingapore'snext-generation Hunter armoured fighting vehicle breaks cover
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has revealed fresh details of its latest Hunter tracked armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), its first armoured combat platform equipped with an anti-tank guided missile...
View ArticleSingapore Army commissions Hunter armoured fighting vehicle
Key Points The Singapore Armed Forces have commissioned their next-generation armoured fighting vehicle The Hunter tracked armoured fighting vehicle is the country's first fully digital land combat...
View ArticleRaytheon completes static test of DeepStrike rocket motor
Raytheon disclosed on 23 April that it has successfully completed the first static test of the new solid rocket motor for its DeepStrike hypersonic surface-to-surface missile. The test, conducted at...
View ArticleBelarus develops new surface-to-air missile system
Belarus has developed a new surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, dubbed TRIO, to reinforce its air force’s strike capabilities and to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Belorussian state...
View ArticleIran unveils new SAM system
The Iranian military unveiled on 9 June a new surface-to-air missile (SAM) system named 15 Khordad: the Persian calendar date of an uprising in 1963. The Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces...
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