Oshkosh Wins $170M Contract to Overhaul US Army’s Heavy Tactical Vehicles
Oshkosh Defense won two contracts totalling more than $170 million to refurbish Heavy Tactical Vehicles including trucks, tractors and missile transporters. The first contract awarded by the US Army is worth $90 million for recapitalizing 211 Palletized Load System (PLS), the Department of Defense said in a press release Thursday
Oshkosh Submits Proposal For US Army's FMTV A2 Tactical Vehicles Production Effort
Oshkosh Defense has submitted a proposal in response to the US Request for Proposal (RFP) for Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) A2 production effort. “As the missions change, so should the vehicles built to support those missions,” said Pat Williams, vice president and general manager of Army and Marine Corps...
India To Finalize Strategic Partnership Policy By Month End
Indian defense ministry likely to finalize Strategic Partnership policy (SP) by this month end to create capacity for arms production in the private sector in segments, including aircraft, helicopters, submarines, warships and armoured vehicles. The defence ministry is now looking to finalize the long-delayed SP policy for private sector participation in...
Saudi Arabia Could Insist on Locally-made Spares For Imported Military Hardware
Saudi Arabia could insist that spares for imported military hardware should be made within the country marking a major policy shift for one of the biggest arms importers in the world. No contract for the supply of weapons would be concluded if production of spare parts took place in any other...
AM General To Procure 206 Humvee Vehicles For Iraqi Forces
AM General LLC has been awarded a foreign military sales contract worth $41 million to procure 206 Humvee vehicles for the Iraqi forces. “AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $41,571,288 modification (P00027) to foreign military sales (Iraq) contract W56HZV-15-C-0155 to procure 134 M1151A1B1 and 72 M1152...
Kazakhstan Eyeing To Sell Armoured Vehicles To Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), a joint-venture between state-owned Kazakhstan Engineering and South Africas private defence supplier Paramount Group, is keen to commence exporting its Marauder armoured vehicles to Azerbaijan. The Paramount Marauder vehicle known “Arlans” is the first vehicle rolled out of KPEs production line in August 2016,
US Approves Assault Rifles, Humvee Vehicles Sale To Iraq
The US State department has approved $295.6 million worth military equipment sale including 4,400 assault rifles, 46 machine guns and 36 Humvee vehicles to Iraq
Thailand To Buy 34 Armored Personnel Carriers From China
The Thai Army signed with the NORINCO Group (China) a contract to purchase 34 armored personnel carriers 8x8 ZBL09 (export named VN1) armed with 30mm turret. It is expected that the ZBL09 will be delivered by 2020
Thai Army To Bolster Armour With Tanks, Armored Vehicles Worth US$ 116M
Thai Army has ordered 34 armored personnel carriers 8x8 ZBL-09 (VN-1) armed with 30mm turret from Chinas North Industries Corporation (NORINCO). Each VN-1 will cost U
South Korean Military Tests HUMVEE-Inspired Tactical Vehicle
South Korean military units are testing newly developed tactical vehicles reportedly based on Humvee armored vehicles. Five types of indigenous multipurpose wheeled vehicles have been delivered to such forward-deployed units as the Army's 12th Division and the Marine Corps' 2nd Division since January for a four-month test run before mass production, Yonhap reports citing a statement by the nation's arms procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration
BAE Systems Awarded $112 Million For M88 Armored Recovery Vehicles’ Sustainment
BAE Systems has received $112 million contract from the U.S
Jordan Testing New 8x8 Armored Fighting Vehicle
Jordan is currently testing its first 8x8 armored fighting vehicle (AFV), Almared. The Jordan's King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) is testing Almared
French DGA Orders 70 New Generation Fuel Tank Trucks
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements
Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction
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...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...