Navistar Defense Fined $50M for Submitting False Invoices to Bag MRAP Contract...
Navistar Defense LLC (Navistar), an Illinois-based subsidiary of Navistar International LLC, has been asked to pay $50 million for fraudulently inducing the U.S
Field Trials of Turkey’s Combat-Reconnaissance UGV in July
The first field trials of the Barkan unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) built by Turkish firm Havelsan, will start in July 2021
Ukrainian Army Receives Modernized T-64 Tanks
Ukraines Kharkiv Armored Plant said it shipped a consignment of deeply modernized T-64 tanks to the armed forces recently. The tank modernization project was launched in 2017
U.S. Army Contracting Command buys Heavy Duty Trucks from Ukrainian AutoKrAZ
Ukrainian AutoKrAZ has signed a three-year contract with American firm US21 Inc., for the supply of KrAZ heavy-duty vehicles and spares for the needs of the United States Army Contracting Command (ACC)
Is Morocco the new Customer for Turkish Armored Vehicles?
A recently released video by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (RMAF) revealed personnel operating an Aselsan remote weapon station from inside a mystery armoured vehicle. The video was published on the 65th anniversary of the RMAF on May 14
Texelis, QinetiQ Collaborate to Develop in-wheel Electric Hub Drive Tech for Armoured...
Texelis and QinetiQ have agreed to jointly deliver in-wheel Electric Hub Drive technology to military armoured vehicles. Under the Strategic Partnership, Texelis will manufacture the Hub Drive technology at scale to meet market demands; while QinetiQ will bring the core electrification technology and expertise
Hungary Orders Rheinmetall Active Protection System for Lynx IFVs
The 209 new Lynx infantry fighting vehicles recently ordered by Hungary will be equipped with Rheinmetalls StrikeShield hard-kill active protection system (APS) under a new €140 million contract signed. StrikeShield is the third and latest generation of Rheinmetall's Active Defence System (ADS) technology, a specific variant of hard-kill APS
Chinese Army Inducts New Armored Vehicles, Howitzers & Rocket Launchers
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)s Xinjiang Military Command has taken delivery of three new advanced weapon systems – armored vehicles, howitzers and self-propelled rocket launchers – over the past week. The unit deployed in a snowy plateau region at an elevation of more than 4,500m inducted dozens of Type 08 eight-wheeled armored vehicles of different variants with some of them equipped with large caliber rifled guns, auto cannons, machine guns and howitzer systems, js7tv
Turkey Tests Armored Vehicle Integrated with New Multiple Launch Rocket System
Turkeys Vuran tactical wheeled armored vehicle integrated with a new multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) hit its target in a test firing. Ismail Demir, the head of Defense Industries Presidency, said in a
MBDA's MMP Missile fired from Nexter's Jaguar Armored Vehicle
An MBDA-manufactured MMP medium-range missile was test fired from Nexters Jaguar armoured reconnaissance and combat vehicle for the first time in mid-April. The French defence procurement agency (DGA) carried out the firing at their Land Techniques Test Centre as part of the JAGUAR qualification
German Bundeswehr Orders Rheinmetall’s Kodiak Combat Engineer Vehicles
The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall an order worth €295 million for new combat engineer systems. On 14 April 2021, the Budget Committee of the German Parliament approved the project
Latvia to Receive Additional Patria 6x6 Armored Command and Control Vehicles
China Opens $3.5B Port in Peru, Expanding Maritime Silk Road to South...
South Korean K2 Tanks Deployed Near Poland's Border with Russia
Rostec Develops Car-mounted FPV Drone Suppression Device
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...