The VAMTAC (Vehículo de Alta Movilidad Táctico or High Mobility Tactical Vehicle) 4×4 by Urovesa is in service with or has been ordered by eight countries, the most recent being Spain this month and Romania last month.
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile with the solid rocket motor (SRM) provided by Northrop Grumman. The company is working to boost its SRM production capability.
The CV90 is in service with or ordered by ten countries. The agreement between six of these countries is designed to create commonality to provide economies of scale and a reduced training burden.
Australia has a small but vibrant drone and counter-drone industry ranging from niche dual technology company Grabba Technologies to large multinational like DroneShield. It is these companies and a reshaping of procurement methods to ramp up its drone power.
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19th January 2017
Russia’s Air and Space Forces (RuSAF) has announced plans for introducing more surface to air missile (SAM) systems into its inventory this year. They are …
19th January 2017
An agreement has been reached that will see Serbia receive second hand armoured vehicles from Russia. The deal, which was concluded in a government-to-government agreement …
19th January 2017
Thales has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Swiss Air Force’s Master radars, the company announced on 18 January. The contract is valued at …
18th January 2017
Heckler & Koch is preparing to deliver the first test examples of the 7.62mm Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) to the US Army. A total …
18th January 2017
Colt Canada is using this year's SHOT Show in Las Vegas to showcase its newly-developed Modular Railed Rifle (MRR) family of weapons, which is an …
18th January 2017
Night vision systems have taken another step in enhancing the tactical capabilities of the infantryman with the fielding of the Family of Weapon Sights-Individual (FWS-I) …
18th January 2017
Russia’s Air and Space Forces (RuASF) early warning capabilities were strengthened in 2016 through the commissioning of five Nebo-M long-range multi-band radar systems. It is …
18th January 2017
Azerbaijan is building up its air defence capabilities with a new surface-to-air missile system and has plans to buy further equipment. The MoD has revealed …
17th January 2017
A new Russian armour holding company will be established that combine the country’s largest tank and armoured vehicle manufacturers. It will build on the existing …
17th January 2017
The German army is reactivating 12 PzH 2000 armoured howitzers this year. It is taking this move as one of the measures to improve the …
17th January 2017
China is copying the Russian route of building information warfare capabilities, according to a keynote speaker at the Electronic Warfare Singapore conference and exhibition on …
16th January 2017
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) announced that the first prototype of the Improved Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier (WAPC) was delivered to the Japan …
16th January 2017
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a new research and technology programme aimed at improving member states’ IED detection capabilities. The IED Detection (IEDDET) …
16th January 2017
DynCorp International (DI) has received a $955K contract from the US Army to provide Land Mobile Radio (LMR) support in Kosovo, the company announced on …
16th January 2017
Shephard's editorial team has gazed into the crystal ball to see what the next 12 months might bring for the defence and aerospace community. Geopolitics and …
16th January 2017
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched its Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) programme, which aims to …
16th January 2017
The Czech Republic Ministry of Defence (MoD) took delivery of 26 Tatra T-810 flatbed trucks during the first week of January, the MoD announced on …
16th January 2017
IZT announced the availability of two new digital wideband receivers for 2017: the R5000 and R3302. Launched at the inaugural Electronic Warfare Singapore exhibition, the R5000 …
13th January 2017
The first batch of a new standard assault rifle has been delivered to the Turkish military from domestic manufacturer MKEK on 11 January. About 500 …
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