• Land Warfare

  Rheinmetall completes qualification rounds for new kinetic tank ammo

  8th October 2024

  The company was commissioned to provide qualification samples of the new ammunition to the German Defence Forces and the British Army.

• Land Warfare

  Leopard MBT: Alpha beast gets a reboot (updated 2025)

  6th March 2025

  Leopard MBTs are German-made main battle tanks that have been in service since the Cold War and have undergone several upgrades to remain competitive in modern warfare. This article traces the history and development of the Leopard 1 and 2, its variants, its operational service and its future prospects.

• Land Warfare

  New tank, new ammunition – increasing the Challenger 3’s firepower

  9th June 2024

  The main war shot of the Challenger 3 will be a 120mm Enhanced Kinetic Energy (EKE) round which will be developed under a German/UK government-to-government agreement.

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems shows Bofors 40mm naval gun as Tridon Mk2 land air defence system

  13th June 2024

  The Tridon Mk2 has been designed to be vehicle agnostic, building upon the mature Bofors 40mm naval gun with a focus on defeating UAS, aircraft, missiles and rockets.

• Land Warfare

  CV90 upgrade programme helps BAE meet growing demand for IFV

  3rd June 2024

  The CV90 IFV has seen demand rockets leading its manufacturer to increase investments in production facilities. Tarkan Turkcan, CV90 platform director for BAE Systems Hägglunds, outlined the latest CV90 updates for Shephard.

• Land Warfare

  Rheinmetall wins $380 million contract for Puma IFV ammunition

  17th January 2024

  Rheinmetall has been manufacturing 30mm x 173 DM21 service ammunition for German Puma IFV under a framework deal signed in 2022.

• Land Warfare

  No plans to increase British Army tank fleet as Challenger 3 programme hits milestones

  10th August 2023

  The Challenger 3 MBT has hit key milestones at RBSL's Telford facility, with the programme progressing to prototype building.

• Land Warfare

  KMW refines RT60 turret-equipped Boxer 'Dragoon' module

  31st March 2023

  Krauss Maffei-Wegmann (KMW) has refined its Kongsberg RT60-equipped turreted Boxer variant, with a newer version based on the UK's Infantry Carrying Vehicle (ICV) module as a basis but with a strengthened roof.

• Land Warfare

  IDEX 2023: Nexter extends UAE partnership to tank fleet upgrade

  23rd February 2023

  The French company has signed an agreement with International Golden Group to collaborate on modernisation of the UAE Army's Leclerc tank fleet.

• Land Warfare

  Rheinmetall predicts NATO demand for hundreds of Panther KF51 tanks

  13th December 2022

  Germany's Rheinmetall has identified opportunities to sell 500 to 800 KF51 Panther MBTs to NATO members through to the mid-2030s.

• Land Warfare

  General Dynamics lines up for Kuwaiti Abrams ammunition deal

  28th September 2022

  Via the FMS programme, Kuwait would receive armour-piercing and high-explosive 120mm rounds plus 7.62mm machine gun ammunition.

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2022: Aselsan's Korhan weapon station nears development completion

  24th June 2022

  Aselsan's Korhan remote weapon station is nearing development completion and has undergone firing trials of its 35mm main armament.

• Land Warfare

  Challenger 3 upgrade includes three phases but ammo requirements remain unclear

  21st April 2022

  There are three distinct phases to the Challenger 3 MBT upgrade plan for the British Army, but the MoD is still considering its 120mm ammunition options.

• Land Warfare

  Army-2021: Rostec companies showcase new offensive and defensive ammunition

  31st August 2021

  Russian armour-piercing tank ammunition has improved but it still lacks the punch of Western rivals.

• Land Warfare

  DSEI 2021: CTAI 40mm deliveries ramp up

  14th September 2021

  40mm Case Telescoped Armament System finds uses on land and at sea.

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

  XM1170 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Trace (APFSDS-T)

  The XM1170 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Trace (APFSDS-T) is a 30mm round developed by General Dynamics Mission Systems.

• Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

  25mm Tungsten Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot-Tracer

  The 25mm Tungsten Armor Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T) is a 25mm medium calibre round manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems for ...

• Unguided Tank Ammunition

  KE-W A1 Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T)

  The KE-W A1 Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T) is a 120mm tank round jointly manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical systems and Rheinmetall.

• Unguided Tank Ammunition

  KE-W A2 Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T)

  The KE-W A2 Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T) is a 120mm tank round manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. 

• Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

  XM1172 Target Practice Discarding Sabot with Trace (TPDS-T)

  The XM1172 Target Practice Discarding Sabot with Trace (TPDS-T) is a training variant of the XM1170 APFSDS-T developed by General Dynamics Mission Systems for the US Army.

• Unguided Tank Ammunition

  M829A4 Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot – Tracer (APFSDS-T)

  The M829A4 Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot – Tracer (APFSDS-T) is a 120mm tank round manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It is designed for use by ...

• Unguided Tank Ammunition

  KE-W A4 Armor-Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding-Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T)

  The KE-W A4 Armor-Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding-Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T), also known as the DM63A1, is 120mm amour penetrating tank round manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical ...

• Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

  MK258 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot - Tracer (APFSDS-T)

  The MK258 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot - Tracer (APFSDS-T) is a 30mm medium calibre round produced by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems ...

• Self-propelled guns

  RapidFire

  Thales unveiled the RapidFire, intended to protect both mobile forces and key assets/fixed points, at the Eurosatory 2012 exhibition. The system is designed to exploit ...

• Land: manned turrets

  Cockerill LCTS90 MP

  The Cockerill LCTS9 0MP is a light two-person turret equipped with a rifled Cockerill 90mm gun and a bustle-mounted autoloader. Capable of firing six different ...

• Land: Integrated Defensive Systems

  Afghanit

  Afghanit is an active protection system developed for the latest generation of Russian armoured fighting vehicles. It combines soft-kill and hard-kill components with a number ...

• Unguided Tank Ammunition

  M865 Target Practice Cone Stabilized Discarding Sabot-Tracer (TPCSDS-T)

  The M865 Target Practice Cone Stabilized Discarding Sabot-Tracer (TPCSDS-T) is a 120mm tank training round manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. The US Army ...

• Tanks

  ZTL-11

  The ZTL-11 (also sometimes referred to as the ZTL-09) is a wheeled armoured assault vehicle based upon the hull of the ZBD-09 8x8 IFV. Developed ...

• Tanks

  Type 10

  Mitsubishi developed the 120mm-armed Type 10 MBT to meet the requirements of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and publicly revealed a prototype in February 2008. ...

• Tanks

  T-62

  The T-62 tank was developed in the 1950s by the Soviet Union's Uralvagonzavod tank plant to act as a stop-gap solution until the more revolutionary ...