• Land Warfare

  Philippines selects new tracked and wheeled armour

  27th October 2020

  An Israeli company enjoys continued success in the Philippines after being selected to provide three different classes of AFV

• Land Warfare

  Egypt seeks 120mm tank rounds

  30th November 2018

  The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of M831A1 and M865 rounds and Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilised Discarding Sabot with …

• Naval Warfare

  AUSA 2018: 30mm ‘Swimmer’ round set for more UK trials

  16th October 2018

  The Royal Navy is expected to carry out more trials of a 30 x 173mm round that can ‘swim’ underwater and is capable of neutralising sub-surface …

• Land Warfare

  Egypt requests 120mm tank rounds

  20th September 2018

  The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of M831A1 rounds, M865 rounds and Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilised Discarding Sabot with …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2018: Nexter moves forward on guided 155mm shells

  11th June 2018

  Following in the footsteps of ammunition manufacturers such as Orbital ATK and Raytheon, French armaments company Nexter Munitions is pressing forward with the development of …

• Military Logistics

  Indian Army needs money for tank ammo

  15th March 2018

  Deficiencies and obsolescence of weapons and ammunition do not auger well for the Indian Army, according to a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence report submitted …

• Land Warfare

  Deliveries conclude for Stryker 30mm guns

  15th March 2018

  Orbital ATK has completed deliveries of 30mm XM813 cannons to the US Army, concluding its initial production contract for the service’s Stryker lethality upgrade programme. …

• Land Warfare

  Thailand shows off VT4s for the first time

  2nd February 2018

  Last week the Royal Thai Army (RTA) demonstrated the performance and firepower of its new Norinco VT4 tanks for the first time in an effort …

• Land Warfare

  Upgunning vehicles drives armaments market

  20th October 2017

  The ongoing trend for armies to increase vehicle lethality through the addition of larger calibre weaponry, as well as the growing utilisation of ‘smart’ programmable …

• Land Warfare

  Japan shows new Type 16 MCV

  4th September 2017

  A single Type 16 Manoeuvre Combat Vehicle (16MCV) appeared at the Fuji Firepower demonstration in Japan on 27 August. However, instead of the expected production …

• Defence Notes

  India clears military projects worth billions

  10th November 2016

  The Indian defence ministry has cleared projects worth $12.4 billion (Rs 82,117 crore) to buy fighter aircraft, tanks, rocket systems, helicopters and UAVs, as the …

• Land Warfare

  Zhuhai 2016: China shows off brawn

  9th November 2016

  The variety of armoured vehicles on display at the 11th Zhuhai Air Show in southern China was dazzling, as China South Industries Group Corporation and …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory: New Centauro II rides in

  16th June 2016

  The new Centauro II 8x8 mobile gun system (MGS), armed with a 120 mm main gun, was unveiled by CIO (the Iveco–Oto Melara Consortium) at …

• Land Warfare

  PLA expands Type 09 family

  7th September 2015

  China boasted that 84% of the equipment participating in its military parade in Tiananmen Square on 3 September had never been publicly seen before. Among …

• Land Warfare

  MCV to deploy on Honshu

  8th July 2015

  The Japan Ground Self-Defence Force has revealed that its Manoeuvre Combat Vehicle (MCV), which will enter service next year, will replace some of its existing main …

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 ...