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Defence Insight: Land year in review (video)
The land domain market has witnessed a hive of activity throughout 2019, including an array of new contracts and platform debuts, whilst the armoured vehicle ...
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Poland receives first high-mobility vehicles
Poland’s air cavalry and airborne brigades will soon be operating new high-mobility vehicles, after the country’s MoD took delivery of the first batch of the ...
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France orders Griffon MEPAC variant vehicles
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded the Nexter, Arquus and Thales consortium a contract amendment on the SCORPION programme, Thales announced on 23 ...
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Russian Ground Forces in Siberia to receive Typhoon-K armoured vehicles
The Russian MoD plans to add a batch of eight Typhoon-K armoured vehicles, armed with a remote-controlled weapon station, to the fleet of combat vehicles ...
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Polaris MRZR 4 | Specifications | Defence Insight
Watch the video to discover the specifications and in-service data of the Polaris MRZR 4. As part of our AUSA Annual coverage this year, we have produced ...
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Defence Insight: Year in review (Land)
18th December 2019
The past 12 months have proven to be a particularly eventful year for the armoured vehicle market, with several major contracts finalised, decisions announced and ...
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AM General receives HMMWV reset work
17th December 2019
The US Army has awarded AM General a contract to upgrade M998 vehicles for Jordan, the US Department of Defense announced on 13 December. Under ...
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Land Warfare
Defence Insight: Land year in review (video)
17th December 2019
The land domain market has witnessed a hive of activity throughout 2019, including an array of new contracts and platform debuts, whilst the armoured vehicle ...
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Howitzer contract modification for BAE Systems
16th December 2019
BAE Systems Land & Armaments has received a modification to its Self-Propelled Howitzer contract from the US Army, the Department of Defense announced on 13 ...
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The JGSDF selects a new rifle and pistol
12th December 2019
The Japanese MoD announced the selection results from separate competitions for a new rifle and pistol for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) on 6 ...
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China deploys its longest-range rocket launcher
11th December 2019
During China’s 70th anniversary parade through Tiananmen Square in Beijing on 1 October, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) exhibited a new type of multiple-launch rocket ...
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Lockheed Martin missile in successful first flight test
11th December 2019
Lockheed Martin’s next-generation long-range missile has undergone a successful first flight test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the company announced on 10 December. ...
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Danish Army orders Protector RWS
10th December 2019
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace will deliver Protector Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) to the Danish Army under a contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition ...
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First batch of VN1 8x8s arrive in Thailand
10th December 2019
Norinco has delivered 34 VN1 8x8 armoured vehicles to the Royal Thai Army (RTA), these reaching Thailand on 2 December. Afterwards, they will undergo performance ...
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DARPA OpFires programme makes progress
9th December 2019
Aerojet Rocketdyne has carried out a series of subscale propulsion-system test firings for the DARPA Operational Fires (OpFires) programme.Under OpFires, DARPA is working to develop ...
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Switzerland to buy Eagle V 6x6
6th December 2019
General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag (GDELS-Mowag) announced on 5 December that it has signed a contract with the Swiss army on 18 November for the ...
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Indonesian army presents its shopping list
5th December 2019
The Indonesian military operates on five-year procurement cycles, and Phase 3 of its modernisation programme will occur from 2020-24. As the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) looks ...
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Latvia orders more AT4s
4th December 2019
The Latvian armed forces have ordered more Saab shoulder-launched disposable AT4 weapon systems, the company announced on 3 December.This is the third order placed by ...
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More Protector RWS for Switzerland
3rd December 2019
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace will deliver the Protector Remote Weapon Station (RWS) to the Swiss Army under a contract with Armasuisse announced on 3 December. ...
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US Army to test StrikeShield APS
3rd December 2019
The US Army is to test the StrikeShield Active Protection System under an $11 million contract awarded to Rheinmetall Protection Systems and Unified Business Technologies ...
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NATO shakes off infighting amid public rifts
3rd December 2019
NATO has insisted it is continuing to deliver on its defence commitments despite public comments from partner nations that suggest a number of high-profile disagreements ...
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Kazakhstan receives new Arlan vehicles
3rd December 2019
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense and Special Services division has received new 4x4 Arlan mine-protected armoured vehicles from Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE).KPE, a joint venture between ...
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MBDA's CAMM-ER in new tests
2nd December 2019
MBDA has announced the completion of a new series of trials of the CAMM-ER air defence missile.The company said that the trials validate the performance ...
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Portuguese Army receives first VAMTAC vehicles
2nd December 2019
The Portuguese Army has received its first two VAMTAC 4x4 high-mobility tactical vehicles being acquired under its Viatura Tactica Ligeira Blindada (VTLB) project. The programme ...
