Honeywell's Ballistic Material to Help Protect Australian Troops in Combat
Honeywell announced today its Spectra Shield II ballistic material will be a key component in a new body armor system for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Honeywell's latest shield technology will be used in protective hard body armor plates as part of the new Modular Combat Body Armour System
BAE Systems to debut mine resistant personnel vehicle at the AAD 2008
BAE Systems’ Land Systems OMC, has launched the RG31 Mk6E at the African Aerospace & Defence 2008 show in Cape Town. The RG31 Mk6E is the latest version of the company’s explosive mine resistant personnel carrier RG series of vehicles, which are manufactured in Johannesburg
Lockheed Martin JLTV Team Responds to U.S. Army, Marine Corps Request for...
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Team led by Lockheed Martin has responded to a Request for Information for a lighter, more maneuverable military vehicle that also provides protection comparable to the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicle. "Our solution, the Lockheed Martin Combat Vehicle-Light (CVL), is an extension of Lockheed...
Textron Wins $250M for Armored Security Vehicles
Textron Marine & Land Systems Division of Textron, New Orleans, La., was awarded on Sept
Turkey's National Main Battle Tank Project (ALTAY) Started with the Ceremony Held...
The Undersecretariat for the Defence Industries of Turkey (SSM) has contracted Otokar with the designing of first National Main Battle Tank of Turkey. The signing ceremony for the ALTAY Project was realised at Otokar plant
Force Protection to Develop Lighter Cougar MRAPs
Force Protection, Inc. today announced receipt of a $7
M-16 magazines of US troops made by Pinoys
In this age of advanced technology and nonstop modernization, it may come as a surprise that a local company is a supplier of the world’s most powerful armed forces. Maxistar Enterprises Inc
£2bn MoD contract for BAE Systems
A new £2 billion 15-year partnering agreement between the MoD and BAE Systems Land Systems Munitions guaranteeing the future supply of the Armed Forces' small arms and medium calibre ammunition was signed today. The new agreement with BAE Systems LSM covers around 80 per cent of the munitions used by the Armed Forces on operations and training and includes small arms and medium-calibre ammunition, mortar bombs, tank, artillery and naval gun shells but not complex weapons such as guided missiles
$820M Contract to ManTech for Route Clearance and IED...
FAIRFAX, Va. --- ManTech International Corporation announced today that it has received an up to $820 million, two-year contract from the United States Army TACOM Life-Cycle Management Command, Program Office to support unique and specialized Route Clearance Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) detection, removal, and troop transport vehicles
Key T-90 Tanks Technology for Indian Army
Russia has agreed to transfer key technology for the frontline T-90 tanks enabling Indian armament factories to now go ahead and produce these weapon platforms indigenously. "Russians have finally agreed to supply specifications of the T-90 tank barrels by end of this year," a top Defence ministry official said in New Delhi on Tuesday after the two-day long intensive deliberations between the two countries
Dutch, British Buy Australian Bushmaster Vehicles
Greg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today congratulated Thales Australia on its recent sale of additional Bushmaster vehicles to the Netherlands Army. “The Netherlands has ordered a further 13 Bushmaster vehicles on top of its purchase of 36 Bushmasters
General Dynamics Awarded $24 Million for USMC Light Armored Vehicles
General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $24.2 million contract to produce 10 LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs), three LAV logistics vehicles and vehicle components for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to meet anticipated war-loss requirements
879 People Dead in Lebanon Pager Explosions Targeting Hezbollah?
Argentine Navy Inducts First P-3 Orion Aircraft Procured from Norway
Paramount Land Systems Offers New Long Wheel Base Variant of Maatla Protected...
Israeli Bombers Give Gaza Treatment to Lebanon; 100s of Sites Struck Overnight
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...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...