Land Warfare

SIG Sauer sweeps up next-gen US infantry weapon deals

20th April 2022

After 27 months of tests and evaluations, the US Army has chosen the XM250 light machine gun and XM5 rifle as two of its Next Generation Squad Weapons.

Digital Battlespace

US Army 10th Mountain Division receives enhanced night vision systems

31st March 2022

More than 1,500 ENVG-B systems have been delivered by L3Harris to the 10th Mountain Division.

Training

Military Training magazine; Land force EW training, Motion Platforms and more

24th March 2022

Read the latest edition of Military Training for free in our app or on your desktop.

Training

What to expect at IT²EC 2022 (Sponsored)

8th March 2022

IT²EC will bring the military training and simulation community together under one roof at the ExCel Centre, London, on 26-28 April 2022, to once again share knowledge and gain insights into training, simulation and education.

Land Warfare

Singapore Airshow 2022: Mystery customer in Asia orders BNET

15th February 2022

An unnamed Asian army is to receive software-defined radios from Rafael, with deliveries starting this year.

Air Warfare

DARPA strives for the future helicopter pilot

2nd February 2022

US DARPA has contracted Northrop Grumman to develop a rotorcraft pilot AI assistant.

Land Warfare

Finland to buy new sniper rifles

4th January 2022

New rifles for Finland will replace 7.62mm Tkiv and Dragunov weapons.

Uncrewed Vehicles

Argentina unveils new electric UAVs

2nd December 2021

Argentina has shown off two new electric propulsion training UAVs during a visit to Chamical Military Air Base by Jorge Taiana, the country's minister of defence.

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MALE UAV (Indonesia)

Programme Background Requirement Indonesia wants to acquire or produce a MALE UAV to operate at different air bases around Indonesia to cover the archipelago. Early reports suggested the country ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

AR-500 (Series)

The AR-500 series is a family of rotary-wing Chinese UAVs that includes the AR-500B, AR-500BJ, AR-500C and AR-500CJ.  UAVs from the series will likely be ...

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

STK 5.56 BMCR

The STK 5.56 Bullpup Multirole Combat Rifle (BMCR) is a family of rifles which consists of three variants: Assault Rifle (AR); Sharpshooter/Marksman Rifle (MR) and ...

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

STK 5.56 CMCR

The STK 5.56 Conventional Multirole Combat Rifle (CMCR) is a family of rifles which comprises three variants: Assault Rifle (AR); Sharpshooter/Marksman Rifle (MR); and Machine ...

Air-to-surface missiles

AR-1

The AR-1 is a variant of the Chinese HJ-10. It is designed to be carried by UAVs. 

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

SIG MCX

Introduced in 2014, the SIG MCX was designed specifically for the 300 AAC Blackout (7.62x35mm) cartridge, but a modular design allows the weapon to be ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

AR-36

Unveiled at UMEX 2022, the AR-36 is a multi-purpose VTOL UAV manufactured by CATIC. The platform is powered by a hybrid powerplant and can carry various ...

Avionics: Integrated cockpit systems

Standard 3

Jointly developed by ATR and Thales, The Standard 3 avionics suite has been specifically designed for ATR-600 aircraft. It offers the pilot user-friendly interface, along ...

Air-to-surface missiles

CM-502KG

The CM-502KG is a Chinese air-to-surface missile. It is a variant of the CM-502G, similar in size to the AR-1. It has more than twice ...

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

AR-M7T

The AR-M7FT has a right-side folding telescoping buttstock. The magazine, lower handguard, upper handguard and pistol grip are made from glass fibre-reinforced polycaproamide. MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny ...

Land: software-defined radios and modems

BNET-AR

BNET-AR Airborne SDR is a member of Rafael's BNET Family of IP Software Defined Radios. The modular, multiband system utilises an open architecture and provides ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Saqr 1

The Saqr 1 is equipped with a Ka-band SATCOM system. It has a range of 2,500km and can launch guided armaments from 550-6,000m with a ...

Avionics: communications systems - helicopter, military

SOVERON AR

Developed by Rohde&Schwarz;, SOVERON AR is an airborne SDR that is in use with both fixed and rotary wing platforms. Notably, the radio adheres to ...

Parrot AR Drone 2.0

The Parrot AR Drone 2.0 is a smartphone/tablet-controlled quadcopter UAV for video streaming and recording. The platform features an automatic stabilisation system and aerobatic capabilities, ...

Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

SCP 70/90

The SCP 70/90 is the current production model of the AR 70/90 which was developed by Beretta in the 1980s to meet an Italian military ...

Guided munitions

FT-9

The FT-9 is a small guided bomb designed to be used by UAVs. It is part of a family know as FT PGB (Fei-Teng Jing-Que ...