Israel’s IWI adds polymer Masada side arm, updates legacy Jericho
IWI’s new 9X19 mm Masada pistol adds a striker-fired weapon to complement IWI’s legacy Jericho pistol, which is also being upgraded. Jericho is manufactured in polymer and steel variants, but IWI had...
View ArticleIsrael’s IWI eyes new markets, expands assault weapons offerings
Israel Weapons Industry (IWI) is working towards an expanded portfolio of automatic rifles to address a wider export market outside of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). For example, IWI US was...
View ArticleRussian MoD speeds up acquisition of Tor SAM systems
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a long-term contract on 19 September with Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol, a subsidiary of the Almaz-Antey concern, for the acquisition of Tor-M2...
View ArticlePortuguese Navy reveals existence of ‘tech guerrilla’ unit
The Portuguese Navy revealed the existence of the Unmanned Vehicle Experimentation Cell (Célula Experimentação Operacional de Veículos Não Tripulados: CEOV), dubbed Q-branch, during the ‘Recognised...
View ArticleMeprolight adds new capabilities to M5 optic, explores connected apps for...
Meprolight has added a capability to aim with a .300 Blackout round to its Mepro M5 electro-optical red dot sight. The M5 replaced the M21 in the Israeli army in about 2014, Ilan Abramovich,...
View ArticleCold advance: New vehicle developments indicate increase in Russia’s Arctic...
Key Points Russia is boosting its interdiction capabilities in the Arctic as a key area of national defence and economic interest Russia is deploying mature technologies to make its Arctic forces more...
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 ArticlePoland orders more rifles and pistols
Poland ordered more 5.56 mm Grot C16 assault rifles and 9 mm Vis 100 semi-automatic pistols from manufacturer Fabryka Broni-Lucznik Radom on 30 September. “By 2022, every third soldier of the Polish...
View ArticleIran displays guidance upgrade for artillery rockets
The Iranian Army unveiled what appeared to be a new guidance upgrade called the Labeik that converts existing artillery rockets into surface-to-surface missiles on 3 October. Several Labeik units were...
View ArticleTurkish laser weapon passes acceptance tests
The Vehicle-Mounted Laser System (ARMOL) designed and developed by the Informatics and Information Security Research Centre (BILGEM) of Turkey’s Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBITAK)...
View ArticlePakistan’s MoDP reveals orders for MANPADSs and other weapon systems in 2017–18
Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) revealed in its recently released yearbook for 2017–18 that the country ordered 52 9K129 Kornet-E anti-tank guided missile weapon systems and 295 FN-16...
View ArticlePossible Algerian-assembled Boxer spotted
Photographs of what appeared to be a Boxer wheeled armoured vehicle at a production facility in Algeria have added credence to claims that the type is being assembled in the North African country. The...
View ArticleArms and Security 2019: Infocom displays new Scorpion combat UGV
Ukrainian company Infocom unveiled its new Scorpion combat unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the Arms and Security exhibition held in Kiev on 8–11 October. The tracked UGV has been designed for combat...
View ArticleRheinmetall expands 120 mm mortar capability
Rheinmetall Norway has developed to the prototype stage its MWS 120 Ragnarok 120 mm turntable mounted mortar system. According to Gunnar Andersson, director of sales and business development at...
View ArticleAUSA 2019: Soldier Lethality CFT moving forward with next-gen technologies
The US Army’s Soldier Lethality Cross-Function Team (CFT) is showcasing several items of equipment designed to assist the close-combat force at this year’s annual Association of the US Army’s...
View ArticleAUSA 2019: Kongsberg on track to deliver wireless fire control to US forces
Kongsberg is expecting to deliver wireless fire-control capability to US forces – starting with the US Marine Corps (USMC) – by the end of 2020 under an existing 18-month contract. Kongsberg is working...
View ArticleAUSA 2019: Bids for US Army’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon break cover
Key Points The US Army hopes to replace its M4 carbine and M249 squad weapon by 2023 Textron Systems, GD-OTS, and SIG Sauer are competing for the Next-Generation Squad Weapon The US Army plans to...
View ArticleADEX 2019: Hanwha Defense, Hyundai Rotem display prototype UGVs
South Korea’s Hanwha Defense and Hyundai Rotem each displayed a prototype unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2019 (ADEX 2019) taking place from...
View ArticleUkraine’s Vilkha-M multiple launch rocket system completes tests
The Vilkha-M, a Ukrainian upgrade for the BM-30 Smerch 300 mm multiple launch rocket system, has completed another series of tests, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 30 August. In...
View ArticleSerbia shows new helicopters and indigenous defence developments
The Serbian Armed Forces (SAF) showed their military capabilities during the ‘Sloboda 2019’ (‘Freedom 2019’) demonstration held on 19 October at Batajnica Air Base, Belgrade. These included three...
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