Lockheed Martin conducts second PrSM test
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control conducted the second consecutive flight test of its candidate next-generation surface-to-surface missile solution for the US Army's Precision Strike Missile...
View ArticleUkraine evolves thermobaric rockets, grenades
Based on lessons learned from fighting in the Donbass region, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking new thermobaric rockets and has introduced new grenades. Domestic development of...
View ArticleMBDA leverages Complex Weapons portfolio in support of British Army CF(L)35...
MBDA Missile Systems is positioning a developmental surface-to-surface effector concept, along with exploiting derivatives of the Complex Weapons portfolio, to support prospective near- and longer-term...
View ArticleRoyal Danish Army buys Weibel muzzle velocity radar for mortars
The Royal Danish Army is now installing Weibel Scientific’s MVR-700 – a muzzle velocity radar (MVR) – on its recently acquired Elbit Systems/ESL Cardom 10 120 mm muzzle-loaded smoothbore mortars, which...
View ArticleIndia signs USD117.8 million deal with IWI for LMGs
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed an INR8.8 billion (USD117.8 million) contract with Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) on 19 March for 16,749 Negev NG-7 7.62×51 mm light machine guns (LMGs) for the...
View ArticleUSMC says goodbye to tanks and hello to long-range fires
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is preparing to make a host of sweeping changes to its operating concept with plans to bid adieu to tanks while also expanding its long-range fires capabilities. It’s been...
View ArticleBAE Systems receives USD339 million order for new US Army howitzers
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems with a USD339 million contract to produce an additional 48 self-propelled howitzer and ammunition carrier vehicle sets. In a 23 March contract announcement, the...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman moves to LW30 PROX qualification, M-ACE CUAS testing
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems has completed US government testing of its programmable Light Weight 30 mm Proximity Sensing Ammunition (LW30 PROX) round, and is moving towards qualification and...
View ArticleUVZ upgrades STANAG-compatible 2S19M1-155 155 mm howitzer
Russia’s Uralvagonzavod (UVZ: a subsidiary of state corporation Rostec) has upgraded its STANAG-compatible 2S19M1-155 Msta-S 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH), a spokesperson for Rostec told Jane’s...
View ArticleChina’s Norinco announces first export of HJ-12E ATGW system
The China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) announced on 25 March that it has completed deliveries of its Red Arrow 12E (‘Hongjian-12E’, or HJ-12E) man-portable anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW)...
View ArticleLockheed Martin set to receive new PrSM development contract
The US Army is set to award Lockheed Martin with an enhanced technology maturation risk reduction (E-TMRR) contract for its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) prototyping effort after Raytheon exited the...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s Poniard guided rocket system passes Pentagon’s Foreign...
South Korea’s Poniard (known locally as Bigung) multiple launch guided rocket system has passed the US Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Foreign Comparative Testing: a move that paves the way for the...
View ArticleNew arena: Pacific Islands gain traction as unlikely backdrop for great power...
The Pacific Islands are a group of small nations spread across a distant corner of the Pacific Ocean, but despite their remoteness recent developments have raised concerns that the region may emerge as...
View ArticleBoxer to be demonstrated with John Cockerill Defense’s C3105 turret
Belgium’s John Cockerill Defense is supplying its latest-generation C3105 turret armed with their 105 mm High Pressure (HP) rifled gun to Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for installation on the rear mission...
View ArticleKazakhstan orders more Aselsan SARP RCWSs
Turkish defence company Aselsan announced on 20 April that it has been awarded a contract to provide its Stabilised Advanced Remote Weapon Platform (SARP)-Dual remote-controlled weapon station (RCWS)...
View ArticleHeckler & Koch begins delivery of M110A1 rifles to US Army
Heckler & Koch (H&K) have begun delivering new 7.62 mm chambered rifles to the US Army. The service received its first batch of new M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifles (SDMRs) at the...
View ArticleUS Army selects L3Harris Technologies and Vortex Optics to build NGSW-Fire...
L3Harris Technologies and Vortex Optics will produce fire control prototypes for the US Army’s new 6.8 mm Next Generation Squad Weapon-Rifles (NGSW-Rs) and Automatic Rifles (NGSW-ARs). The service...
View ArticleCzech Army procures small arms from CZUB
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a framework agreement on 21 April with Ceská Zbrojovka (CZUB) for up to 39,000 small arms worth CZK2.8 billion (USD112 million). “We need to standardise the...
View ArticlePoland develops new 120 mm mortar ammunition
Poland is developing new 120 mm ammunition for use with its Rak 120 mm self-propelled mortar (SPM) systems that are now deployed by the Polish Army. Lt Col Piotr Kobylecki, senior specialist, field...
View ArticleSouth Korea to develop new submachine gun to replace K1A
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 31 March that it has begun seeking offers from local weapon manufacturers to develop a submachine gun to replace the S&T...
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