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Arquus displayed the Drailer uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) integrating the Akeron LP long-range missile at the Techterre technology demonstrator event ahead of trials in September.
The Czech Republic ordered 52 CAmion Equipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie (CAESAR) self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) in 2021 and added another 10 a year later. A cancellation of the programme would impact both the army’s capabilities and local industry which is involved in the manufacture.
Demand for ammunition continues to increase with manufacturing capability growing to match. Sweden have turned to the two supply lines of Rheinmetall and Nammo as part of a Nordic effort to meet demand. The Polish Government has also announced a US$700 million investment to boost manufacture of munitions.
Several US Army vehicle programmes were axed by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s plans to transform the US Army, as outlined in the Letter to the Force: Army Transformation Initiative document. However, the new generation Abrams M1E3 main battle tank (MBT) was singled out for survival. But what will it look like?
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17th July 2014
BAE Systems continues to advance its Broadsword electronic soldier system which aims to reduce the quantity of batteries carried by soldiers in the field. The …
17th July 2014
Locally based company Microdata Systems and Management, in partnership with Cisco Tactical Operations, is exhibiting its WebEOC crisis information and management software, Motorola IP radio …
16th July 2014
Raytheon will provide Radar Digital Processor (RDP) kits to upgrade the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for the US and two partner nations under …
16th July 2014
The Philippine Army is to receive upgraded M113 APCs under a contract signed with Israeli manufacturer Elbit Systems. The company announced the contract – its …
15th July 2014
Raytheon talks to Shephard Media about its Boomerang shoot detection system. Boomerang pinpoints the shooter location of incoming small arms fire. Boomerang uses passive acoustic …
15th July 2014
Lockheed Martin will provide maintenance and surveillance services to US and international customers of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) under a new $212 million contract …
14th July 2014
Raytheon has used the Farnborough International Airshow to showcase its new Patriot Modern Man Station. Jozef Laski, Raytheon’s senior systems engineer for Patriot, outlined the …
14th July 2014
BAE Systems is moving into the second phase of integration testing allowing the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter to operate alongside the Eurofighter Typhoon, …
14th July 2014
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a £1.1 billion investment injection to counter emerging threats to national security such as cyber terrorism. Addressing the …
14th July 2014
MBDA has revealed a command and control (C2) concept as part of its future development effort stretching out to 2035. At the Farnborough Airshow, the …
13th July 2014
Boeing will present a white paper this month to the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) outlining proposals to develop ‘immersive analytics’ for the processing and …
11th July 2014
The US Navy’s third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite has moved closer to launch, having recently successfully completed environmental testing and clearing thermal vacuum …
10th July 2014
The Djibouti Army used the occasion of the country’s independence day celebration on 27 June to show off several new armoured vehicle types that have …
9th July 2014
Oshkosh Defense’s Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) has completed Net-Ready testing as part of assessments for the US Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Joint Light …
9th July 2014
The German BWB has contracted CAE to provide upgrades to Eurofighter simulators at four main operating bases (MOBs) in Germany. Under the contract, signed in …
8th July 2014
Saab has signed a multi-annual framework agreement to provide Carl-Gustaf ammunition to the European Defence Agency (EDA) for its member states. The five-year agreement, announced …
8th July 2014
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has selected Britannica Knowledge Systems’ Fox system as its backbone training management solution under a $9 million contract announced on …
7th July 2014
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) will supply three Leguan bridge layers to the Swedish defence force under a €34 million contract announced on 7 July. The contract …
4th July 2014
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group will provide support for a range of containerised deployable systems for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) under a new …