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News - Dynamit Nobel Defence

  • Land Warfare

    Poland’s Borsuk IFV awaits production contract

    25th June 2024

    Poland showcased its latest Borsuk infantry fighting vehicle at Eurosatory in Paris, highlighting its domestically funded development, advanced weaponry and planned production of 1,400 units to replace Soviet-era models.

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    Air Warfare

    Hanwha Aerospace to reveal new KF-21 engine prototype at Farnborough

    19th July 2024

    South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace will launch its new engine at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 as it aims to sell it to international customers.

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    Air Warfare

    GCAP model put on show at Farnborough as plans solidify

    22nd July 2024

    What Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) will be and how it will work is expected to be fleshed out over the next few years. For the moment, however, a concept model along with a lightshow has been drawing visitors and new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Farnborough International Airshow.

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    Land Warfare

    Brazil orders 420 Iveco Light Multirole Vehicles

    10th July 2024

    Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) introduced the 4x4 Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV) in 2001 and more than 4,000 LMV1s have been sold to 15 different countries, including Italy, which ordered more than 2,000 under the local designation Lince.

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    Land Warfare

    Production ramps up for Swiss Piranha 120mm mortar

    7th December 2023

    The Swiss Army has ordered 48 Piranha 3+ vehicles equipped with RUAG Cobra 120mm mortars, which can fire up to 10 rounds per minute and have a range of 9,000m. The vehicles have a Scania diesel engine, a Kongsberg RWS with a 12.7mm MG and an applique passive armour package.

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    Naval Warfare

    Tomahawk missiles and optronics axed from Royal Australian Navy Collins submarine upgrade

    5th June 2024

    Australia’s Collins-class consists of six submarines commissioned between 1996 and 2003 based on the Type 471 design from Swedish shipbuilder Kockums. New nuclear-powered submarines will replace the Collins-class in the 2030s.

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    Land Warfare

    Rheinmetall to manufacture ammunition in Lithuania

    4th June 2024

    Rheinmetall has contracts or framework agreements worth billions to make munitions and has been building a new ammunition factory in Lower Saxony in Germany. It has also begun the production of artillery shells in Queensland, Australia and has establishing a vehicle joint venture in Ukraine. The new Lithuanian factory has marked another expansion for the company.

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    Air Warfare

    Shield AI to provide V-BAT UAS to US Coast Guard

    3rd July 2024

    The V-BAT series aircraft is a single-engine ducted fan platform that can launch and recover from a hover and fly on wing in horizontal flight. It can operate as a flexible platform capable of performing Group 2 to Group 5 UAS missions and beyond.

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    Land Warfare

    Challenger 3 programme promises capability upgrade as first delivery milestone approaches

    23rd August 2024

    The British Army’s Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) will replace existing Challenger 2s with a smaller but more capable fleet of vehicles with improved protection and notably a 120mm L55A1 smoothbore gun firing an Enhanced Kinetic Energy round. The programme is advancing rapidly with several hurdles cleared in the past year.

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    Naval Warfare

    Second Gowind corvette delivered to UAE

    1st July 2024

    The Gowind 2500 corvettes, designed and built by France’s Naval Group, combine stealth features, resilience and high availability with anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare capabilities.

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    Defence Notes

    Ireland’s government plots way forward for defence strategy

    29th May 2024

    Ireland finds itself outside of the norm when it comes to European security as an EU nation surrounded mostly by water and whose only land border is with a non-EU country. The Irish Government has been working to overcome the challenges the neutral country faces from having the smallest budget per capita and per GDP of all EU member states.

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    Land Warfare

    Laser Precision: The Key to Countering the Rising UAS Threat (Studio)

    12th June 2024

    The rise of drones in warfare is revolutionising the battlefield, introducing new threats that require innovative countermeasures. Lasers, with their advantages of precision and efficiency, are at the forefront of this technological defence.

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    Land Warfare

    Europe’s Defence Future: The Strategic Importance of the MGCS Project (Opinion)

    28th May 2024

    The Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project, initiated by Germany and France in 2018, symbolises a transformative step forward in European defence capabilities.

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    Land Warfare

    Deal signed for Norway to make tanks for the first time

    12th June 2024

    The new tanks will replace the in-service fleet of Leopard 2A4NO which was acquired in 2001. The delivery of the first MBTs has been scheduled for 2026, with the last being handed over in 2031.

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    Defence Notes

    Sweden commits another $1.3 billion to Ukraine

    29th May 2024

    Sweden’s 16th military support package to Ukraine will include new capabilities to strengthen Ukraine’s air defence and armoured tracked vehicles.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

    RGW 60

    Dynamit Nobel developed the Recoilless Grenade Weapon 60mm (RGW 60) for special operations, airborne and other light forces which require a compact, lightweight assault weapon. ...

  • Land: RWS

    FeWaS 80

    The FeWaS 80 (Fernbedienbare Waffen Station 80kg – Remotely Controlled Weapon Station 80kg) was originally developed alongside the heavier FeWaS 120 to meet a requirement from ...

  • Land: RWS

    Dual FeWaS

    The Dual FeWaS is an RWS designed to be installed on medium and heavy AFVs. It is armed with two weapons consisting of either a ...

  • Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

    Enforcer

    MBDA has been developing the Enforcer since 2014 to provide a shoulder-launched precision missile system  that is able to defeat lightly armoured and soft-skinned targets ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    ACSV G5

    The Armoured Combat Support Vehicle G5 (ACSV), formerly the PMMC G5, is a tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC) intended to replace vehicles such as the M113 ...

  • Land: RWS

    FeWAS 120

    The FeWaS 120 (Fernbedienbare Waffen Station 120kg – Remotely Controlled Weapon Station 120kg) was originally developed alongside the lighter FeWaS 80 to meet a requirement from ...

  • Land: RWS

    Samson Mini

    The Samson Mini is one of the lightest members of the Samson RWS family. It is a dual-axis, gyrostabilised RWS designed for use on vehicles, ...

  • Major networking projects

    Missile Defence

    In 2010, NATO rolled out an initial capability to protect alliance forces against missile threats and is now examining options for protecting territory and populations. ...

  • Naval: RF/IR/acoustic decoys

    Krait Defence System

    Krait Defence System is a flexible, scalable and modular anti-submarine warfare solution by the British SEA. It includes a family of products from stand-alone KraitArray ...

  • Major networking projects

    Defence Architecture Framework

    BAE Systems is developing a broad base of systems architecture expertise to execute network-centric warfare projects on behalf of the Australian Defence Force. This is ...

  • Major networking projects

    Ballistic Missile Defence

    In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

  • Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

    NOMADS Air Defence

    Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace developed the National Manoeuvre Air Defence System (NOMADS) to address the increasing need for mobile, adaptable air defence systems capable of ...

  • Land: air defence simulators

    Rapier Air Defence PTT

    In service with the British Army, the Rapier Air Defence Field Standard A and B part task trainer (PTT) gives students target alerting, identification, tracking ...

  • Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

    Falcon Air Defence System

    Unveiled at IDEX 2019, Falcon is a medium range ground-based air defence system, including C-RAM and C-UAS capabilities. The Falcon consists of Lockheed Martin's Skykeeper ...

  • Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

    Patriot Air Defence System

    The MIM-104 Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) is an American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system designed for air-defence duties. The original Standard MIM-104A  ...

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