Almost US$2 billon has been placed in orders for the Javelin anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in the past 18 months with the British Army just announcing firing of its Lightweight Command Launch Unit (LWCLU) over an extended range.
Canada did deploy the US M109 155mm/39 cal tracked self-propelled artillery system as its only mobile weapon for many years but these were finally declared surplus in 2005.
Germany is looking to expand its artillery capability and like other countries is looking to improved costal defence.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) is looking for an off-the-shelf platform already in the hands of its military for its Combat General Purpose Vehicle (CGPV) programme. This means a likely showdown between BAE Systems Hägglunds CV90 and FFG (Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft) ACSV G5.
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8th January 2018
The Department of Budget Management in the Philippines has released funds for three separate programmes encompassing communications to benefit the Armed Forces of the Philippines …
8th January 2018
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) will develop and supply advanced, high energy density capacitors for the US military under a contract from the Joint Non-Lethal …
8th January 2018
NATO has awarded ViaSat a contract to upgrade its ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) control stations to comply with the Integrated Waveform (IW) baseline, …
5th January 2018
Saudi Arabia’s air defence capability, centred around the Patriot system, has been working overtime in recent months attempting to intercept a series of missile attacks …
5th January 2018
Representatives from USSOCOM are exploring new tactical capabilities that could be provided by the application of so-called fifth generation (5G) mobile networks. One glimpse at these …
5th January 2018
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has commented on the increasing crossover between conventional and special operations forces that will see future general forces take …
5th January 2018
A series of industry meetings are to be held in cooperation with the USMC to discuss upcoming service clothing requirements. According to an RFI, released …
5th January 2018
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing has partnered with the Nigerian Army to conceptualise, design, modify and produce armoured fighting vehicles and other military hardware, the company announced …
5th January 2018
Ukraine’s arms producer and exporter Ukroboronprom has delivered a small batch of new WAC-47 assault rifles to the Ukrainian armed forces, National Guard and other …
5th January 2018
Elbit Systems’ Mercury Radio System has achieved full operational capability (FOC) and is now in service with the UK's Army Cadet Force (ACF), the company …
4th January 2018
Rosoboronexport has carried out a demonstration of Russian-built small arms weapons to military representatives of the Latin American embassies accredited in Russia. Arranged by the …
4th January 2018
The Indian Air Force is replacing out-of-date L/70 40mm and ZU-23-2B 23mm air defence guns via a limited tender for new-generation short-range air defence systems …
4th January 2018
Ukroboronprom’s Kyiv Armored Plant has delivered more than 50 new BTR-3A 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles to the armed forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and …
3rd January 2018
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking technologies from industry to accelerate the delivery of innovative Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) capabilities to SOF.TALOS …
3rd January 2018
Estonian-based company Milrem Robotics is entering 2018 with a firm focus on the US Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) initiative after losing out on the Squad …
3rd January 2018
BAE Systems has received a contract from the US Army to begin full-rate production of M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and M992A3 ammunition carrier vehicles. The contract …
3rd January 2018
Oshkosh Defense has received an order from the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command to recapitalise vehicles from the US Army Reserves' Family of Heavy …
2nd January 2018
India is to buy 131 surface-to-air missiles from Israel in a $70 million deal, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 2 January ahead …
2nd January 2018
Work is set to begin on a new joint logistics operations centre for the US Special Operations Command Central’s Joint Special Operations Forces Support Detachment …
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