Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Exhibits New GTK Boxer Variant At IDEX 2015
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) will be exhibiting the latest generation vehicle systems at IDEX 2015. KMW is presenting the GTK Boxer as a wheeled armoured personnel carrier variant with a Puma turret for the first time
Oshkosh Defense Unveils M-ATV Tactical Ambulance at IDEX 2015
Oshkosh has introduced its MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Extended Wheel Base Medical (EXM) variant at the IDEX 2015. Oshkosh designed the M-ATV EXM to provide off-road mobility and MRAP-level protection to military medics on ambulatory missions in high-threat environments
Russia, UAE in Artillery Equipment Manufacturing Cooperation
Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov disclosed about the joint development of a 57-mm artillery system with the UAE, on the occasion of the IDEX defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi. “As for defense cooperation, the matter does not only regard the supplies of our armaments to the UAE, but...
Saft Li-ion Batteries To Power Hawkei Military Tactical Vehicles
Saft has won order from Thales Australia to deliver Li-ion battery systems which can power up to 1,300 Hawkei military tactical vehicles. Saft will begin deliveries of advanced Li-ion batteries for use in prototype vehicles in the first quarter of 2015 and, upon success, will extend to a follow-on contract for...
General Dynamics To Upgrade M1A1 Abrams Tanks
General Dynamics Land Systems will upgrade the US Armys M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 Systems Enhancement Package (SEP) V2 configuration, the company yesterday. The $49
Oshkosh Wins $77 Million Contract to Reset M-ATVs
Oshkosh Defense has won a contract from the US Army to reset 800 Oshkosh-produced Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs). This M-ATV Reset program will help the US Army achieve its goal of standardizing the M-ATV fleet configuration and ensuring that its primary MRAP platform is 100% mission ready following years of operation in theater, according to the company press release on Feb 5
Argentina To Buy Chinese APC, Warships
Argentina is expected to buy the Chinese Norinco VN1 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) and sign a deal to co-produce the P18 export corvette during a February 3-5 visit of Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to Beijing. According to various media reports, an agreement to be signed in Beijing could include co-production in Argentina of the Norinco VN1 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) and co-operation in building a new ice-breaker, naval tugboats, mobile hospitals, and new warships for the Argentine Navy
Czech Arms Co To Sell T-72 Tanks to Nigeria
Czech arms company Excalibur Group will sell weapons to Nigeria's government forces in its fight with the militant group Boko Haram, local media reported on Friday. Excalibur Group's spokesman Andrej Cirtek confirmed to the Prague Post that weapons include modernised Soviet-origin T-72 M1 tanks, armoured infantry fighting vehicles and rocket launchers and that the destination for those weapons is an “African country”
US Approves 6 M88A2 Hercules Heavy Vehicles To Australia
The US has approved sale of six BAE Systems M88A2 Hercules heavy recovery vehicles to Australia for $47 million on Wednesday. The vehicles are expected to enhance Australia's capability to conduct heavy-ground operations and support the country's deterrent capabilities against regional threats
China’s NORINCO Posts $64.4 Billion Revenue, $1.7 Billion Profits In 2014
North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO group), China's largest arms manufacturer reported 400.2 billion Yuan (US$64
Swiss Army Orders 12 Leguan Bridge Layers From KMW
The Swiss Defense Procurement Agency and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) signed a contract for the purchase of twelve Leguan bridge layers on a Leopard 2 chassis together with the associated peripherals and training equipment in Berne on 15 December 2014. This brings to 16 the number of countries now using the Leguan system
Poland Orders Additional 200 Rosomak Armored Vehicles
The Ministry of National Defence Republic of Poland has placed an additional order for 200 AMV 8x8 vehicles from Patrias Polish partner Rosomak S.A
BAE Systems Begins Construction of New M777 Howitzer Production Facility
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
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...