The past 12 months has seen billions-of-dollars in logistics, support and supply trucks ordered and delivered. The deals range from a US Army $1.5 billion contract with Oshkosh, Italy for $784 million from IDV and Canada’s $1.8 billion order for Mercedes-Benz Zetros trucks to a German order worth $3.5 billion with Rheinmetall.
The weapon will have a range of more than 2,000km, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.
Rival bids are expected for Spain’s 6x6 cavalry scout vehicle requirement, with an international consortium facing competition from major players including GDELS, Rheinmetall and the UAE’s Edge Group.
The procurement announcements emphasise the Dutch Ministry of Defence’s response to NATO’s call for heavier combat capabilities for land operations.
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7th January 2019
Russian land forces will receive more than 1,850 vehicles in 2019 along with special equipment, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 3 January. The …
7th January 2019
The US Army’s Product Manager for Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PdM SCIE) is exploring domestic products, suppliers and manufacturers of a potential Cold Weather …
4th January 2019
The US Air Force launched the first GPS III satellite, Vespucci, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on 23 December. The Lockheed Martin-built …
4th January 2019
Missile units of the Russian land forces will be equipped with the Iskander-M short range ballistic missile system in 2019, the Russian Ministry of Defence …
4th January 2019
Turkey kicks off 2019 facing a geopolitically defining issue with the choice between two air defence systems, one from Russia and one from the USA. …
4th January 2019
Raytheon received a contract from the US Army in December to produce Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense Systems for Sweden. The $692.9 million …
4th January 2019
Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he was open to discussing his country hosting a US military base ‘in the future,’ underlining his …
3rd January 2019
SCT Technology received a contract from NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) in December for the provision and integration of RFID equipment and services. Under …
3rd January 2019
Lockheed Martin has received a $1.8 billion contract in December for the production and delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement …
3rd January 2019
Issues over cost have prompted the US Army to cancel a programme to develop prototype vehicle sensor suites for its Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) …
3rd January 2019
The Singapore Army has quietly introduced an artillery C2 system that digitises target acquisition and the calling of artillery fires. The Defence Science and Technology …
2nd January 2019
Harris Corporation received a $218 million follow-on contract from the US Army in December to continue providing mission-essential wideband satellite communications support. Under the Wideband …
2nd January 2019
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has received a contract from Hungary to supply 44 new Leopard 2A7+ main battle tanks (MBT) and 24 new PzH 2000 howitzers. …
2nd January 2019
The US Army Requirements Oversight Council has decided to proceed with IMI Systems’ Iron Fist Light (IFL) active protection system (APS) for its Bradley Fighting …
2nd January 2019
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is believed to have selected Rafael’s Surface-to-air PYthon and DERby (SPYDER) system for its ground-based air defence requirement under Horizon …
31st December 2018
Moog has received a research, development and evaluation contract led by the US Navy to build and deploy its Tarsier automatic runway foreign object debris …
31st December 2018
Saab received a $54.28 million order in December from an unnamed customer for its Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon system. The Carl-Gustaf M4 is the latest …
28th December 2018
Armoured vehicles, tanks and artillery pieces are creeping back to the front of modern warfare and near peer threats now dominate the security landscape many …
26th December 2018
The Russian MoD has unveiled a plan to launch a large-scale upgrade of the BMD-2 lightweight IFV inventory of the Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) branch, …
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