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

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

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

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 …

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: 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 ...

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: 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 ...

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 ...

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

Leopard 2A4 T1

Roketsan upgraded 40 Leopard 2A4s of Turkish Land Forces with a hybrid armour package including Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA), ballistic cage armour and composite armour. ...

Naval guns

Lionfish 30

At Seafuture 2023, Leonardo unveiled the Lionfish 30 naval turret. The system is a remotely-controlled small calibre  naval gun system characterized by long operative range and high ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Arma 8x8 NG

The Arma 8x8 NG, an improved variant of the Arma 8x8 and 6x6 platform, is an amphibious armoured combat vehicle produced by Otokar in Turkey. First ...

Tanks

Type 74

The Type 74 MBT was developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to replace the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's (JGSDF) Type 61 MBT. Equipped with thicker ...

Tanks

Type 59G

The Type 59G is an upgraded variant of the Chinese Type 59 MBT that replaces the original 100mm gun with either a lengthened 105mm gun ...

Land: manned turrets

Cockerill CSE 90LP

The Cockerill CSE 90LP is a low-weight two-person turret featuring the proven Cockerill 90mm low-pressure gun, of which 2,500 units have been sold. The low ...

Land: manned turrets

Sabrah

The Sabrah manned turret system was developed by Elbit Systems in cooperation with the Israel Defense Force's Ordnance Corps and launched in August 2020. Operated ...

Tanks

M41

The M41 light tank, known colloquially as the 'Walker Bulldog' in American service, was designed to replace the Second World War-era M24 Chaffee light tank.  Lightly ...

Land: RWS

Unmanned T40

Nexter is developing an unmanned variant of its T40 two-man turret to meet the growing demand for these types of systems. Like the standard T40, ...