Flottille 36F to become French Navy UAV parent squadron
The French Navy will make Flottille 36F, based at Hyères, near Toulon, its first shipborne unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron. The move will see Flottille 36F operate the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter...
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 ArticleSerbia’s Srboauto developing Kurjak 6x6 APC
Serbia’s Srboauto and South Africa’s ADG Mobility are developing a new 6x6 armoured personnel carrier (APC) called Kurjak (Black Wolf), which will initially be aimed at the export market with the first...
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 ArticleBAE Systems teaming up with US Army on ERCA
In the US Army’s bid to develop a Strategic Long-Range Cannon programme, BAE Systems has been officially tapped to help the service build an Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) prototype. The...
View Article6,000 Obves upgraded AK-74s delivered to Russian Central Military District...
The commanding officer of the rocket and artillery armament service of Russia’s Central Military District, Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Kuzin, said on 8 July that the combined arms and reconnaissance...
View ArticleRussia’s Central Military District receives AK-12 assault rifles
Russia’s Central Military District (CMD) has begun receiving Kalashnikov AK-12 5.45 mm assault rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 17 July. “The first 8,000 [AK-12] assault rifles have...
View ArticleIndia’s Nag ATGM ready for series production, says MoD
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 19 July that the locally developed Nag (Snake) anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is ready to enter series production after the Indian Army (IA) successfully...
View ArticleBelarus to develop new MLRS rocket
Belarus’ Precision Electromechanical Plant (ZTEM), together with BelVneshPromServis (BVPS), is scheduled to complete a research and development (R&D) programme later this year relating to the...
View ArticleZastava Arms develops new modular assault rifle
Serbia’s Zastava Arms has developed a new gas-operated modular assault rifle (AR), that has been designated as the M17, that the company said is currently at Technology Readiness Level 6. Zoran M...
View ArticleDroneShield boosts C-UAS portfolio with DroneGun MKIII
DroneShield’s new DroneGun MKIII was developed in response to military requests for a smaller and lighter counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capability that can complement a primary weapon, the...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman to demonstrate new programmable 30 mm proximity sensing round
Northrop Grumman Armament Systems is expected, in early 2020, to conduct the first demonstration firings to the US Army of an all-up Programmable Light Weight 30 mm Proximity Sensing Ammunition (LW30...
View ArticleSerbia presents BRDM-2Ms gifted by Russia
Serbia presented 10 BRDM-2M armoured reconnaissance vehicles gifted by Russia at ‘Mija Stanimirović’ barracks in Niš on 29 July, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website. The presentation...
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 ArticleVBMR-L Serval 4×4 prototypes undergo trials
The first roadworthy prototypes of the French Army’s new 4×4 Vehicule Blinde Multi-Role - Light (VBMR-L) Serval armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) are now undergoing performance trials and more prototypes...
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 ArticleUzbekistan receives first Ejder Yalçin protected mobility vehicles
Uzbekistan has received 24 Ejder Yalçin 4 × 4 protected mobility combat vehicles from Turkish company Nurol Makina, Engin Aykol, the company’s general manager, confirmed to Jane’s on 6 August. Turkey’s...
View ArticleRheinmetall offers new 60 mm for infantry, special forces
Rheinmetall announced in a press release on 13 August that it has developed the new RSG60 60 mm mortar for infantry and special forces. Rheinmetall Waffe Munition began development of the mortar in...
View ArticleIran unveils new Raad MRAP
Iran has unveiled what appears to be its first indigenously developed mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle (MRAP) on 13 August. The Raad was unveiled in a ceremony held at the Defense Industries...
View ArticleIndian MoD tries to avert month-long OFB strike
Officials from the Indian Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Department of Defence Production met with union leaders representing the workforce of the state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) on 14 August...
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