General Atomics, Boeing Partner on High Energy Laser Weapon System
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing announced today they are partnering to jointly pursue opportunities for a 100 kW-class scalable to 250 kW-class High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon system to support a variety of air and missile defense applications. The partnership combines both companies expertise in directed energy to build...
Belgium Orders 322 Oshkosh Command and Liaison Vehicles
The Belgium Ministry of Defence has awarded Oshkosh Defense a contract for 322 Oshkosh Defense Command and Liaison Vehicles (CLV) for the Belgium Defence Forces. The Belgian CLV is based on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) platform from Oshkosh equipped with Belgian communication systems
Russia's Tigr-based C2 Vehicles Pass Field Tests
Russian Army's mobile Command and Control (C2) posts, based on Tigr (Tiger) light vehicles, passed field tests recently. The Russian Armed Forces have tested for the first time during the field tactical exercises the brand-new command and control (C2) vehicle based on the TIGR 4x4 multipurpose all-terrain armoured vehicle
Estonia Receives S.Korean K9 Howitzers
The Estonian military have taken delivery of South Korea-built K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers on Friday. The country ordered 12 K9s in 2018 and is planning to buy
Elbit Awarded $50M to Provide Helicopter Systems to the US Army
Elbit Systems of America was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a maximum value of approximately $50 million to produce spare parts in support of the Aviators Night Vision Imaging System Head-Up Display system (“ANVIS HUD”) of the U.S
Rheinmetall-BAE JV Awarded UK Fox Vehicle Sustainment Contract
The joint venture company Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has won a UK MoD contract to upgrade and sustain the British Armys fleet of Fuchs/Fox CBRN reconnaissance vehicles and training simulator. The order is worth over £16m/€17
China Developing new Howitzer Based on Type 15 Tank Chassis
China is reportedly developing a new howitzer with a range of at least 40km based on Type 15 tank chassis. Photographs circulating on social media show an armored vehicle armed with long-barrel artillery
Israeli, Estonian Firms Develop Unmanned Vehicles-Mounted Loitering Munition Launcher
UVision Air, an Israeli manufacturer of Loitering Munitions and Estonian Milrem Robotics which makes unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) have joined forces to mount a Loitering Munition Multi-Canister Launcher on the latters UGVs The new operational concept is designed to offer a new independent ability to locate, track and accurately eliminate heavily armored targets from large distances. It provides light forces with ISR capabilities combined with highly accurate long-range heavy fire power that were achieved until now only with complex cooperation between several units and echelons
Australian Army Starts Training on New Boxer 8×8 Vehicles
The Australian Army has commenced training on the new Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) which are being delivered under the Morrison Governments LAND 400 Phase 2 program. The 211 new Boxer 8x8 CRVs will replace Armys Australian Light Armoured Vehicles
US Army Readies UGV Charging Ports for Autonomous Drone Swarms
The U.S Army today said a swarm of hundreds of unmanned air vehicles could soon descend on unmanned ground vehicles to autonomously recharge
Pentagon Awards General Dynamics $1.2 Billion to Produce IM-SHORAD System
General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $1,219,170,958 hybrid contract to produce, test and deliver Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) systems. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept
Netherlands Retires Zr.Ms. Makkum Minehunter after 40 Years of Service
L3Harris Wins $999M U.S. Navy Communications Contract
Russia Prepares Response after Ukrainian ATACMS Strikes
Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Reach Agreement for Two More Lots of F-35 Fighters
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...