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
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
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
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
French Army Awards Nexter 7-year Support Contract for CAESER SP Guns
Frances SIMMT has notified Nexter Group of a second in-service support (ISS) contract for the CAESAR self-propelled howitzers. This contract award, by the Armys integrated structure for maintaining land equipment in operational condition (SIMMT), follows on from the first contract, which for the past seven years has provided full support for the army's 77 CAESAR artillery systems
India’s DRDO Tests Laser-Guided ATGM from Arjun Tank
Indias state-run Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) test-fired a laser-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from MBT tank. “Congratulations to DRDO for successfully conducting test firing of Laser Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile from MBT Arjun at KK Ranges (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar,” Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted September 23
Pakistan Inducts Chinese-made VT-4 Main Battle Tank
Pakistan Army has inducted Chinese made VT-4 Main Battle Tank considered one of the latest tanks in the world. According to Pakistani militarys Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Field Firing Ranges near Jhelum today and witnessed a demonstration of the new tank
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Czech Republic to Modernize 30 T-72M4CZ Tanks
The Czech Ministry of Defense has decided to axe plans of procuring western tanks and will be modernizing the T-72M4CZ tanks already in service. In 2017, The Czech MoD had announced plans to replace the T-72M4CZ at the expense of the EU defense fund which never was allocated
T-90 Tank Accidentally Hit by Missile During Russian Exercise
A Russian T-90 tank was accidentally hit by an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) during exercises held in the Astrakhan region on September 15. Pictures of the damaged T-90 tank appeared in various social media but there is no official confirmation of this incident from the Russian military
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