Monday 11 December, 2023

Neil Ritchie

Neil Ritchie is the founder and editor of DefenceToday.com. Neil is also the editor of other online publications covering military history, defence and security. He can be found on Twitter: @NeilRitchie86.

Rheinmetall to deliver Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine

The Ukrainian government has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to supply Leopard 1 systems, which includes 25 main battle tanks (MBTs) Leopard 1A5, five armoured recovery vehicles (Bergepanzer 2), and two driver training tanks. The...

IMCO to provide electrical sub-systems for Israeli Namer APCs

IMCO Group has announced that it has once again been chosen by the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply numerous platform electrical sub-systems for the "Namer 1500" Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) of the Israel...

Oshkosh receives US Army order for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles

Oshkosh Defense announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal has placed an order for Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), trailers (JLTV-T), and associated packaged and installed kits for $208...

Babcock awarded contract to support Royal Navy Phalanx CIWS

Babcock International has secured a contract worth £17.9 million from the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organisation to provide essential support for the Royal Navy’s Phalanx Close-In Weapon Support System...

Austrian Armed Forces order decontamination systems from Kärcher Futuretech

The Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence recently awarded Kärcher Futuretech an order worth tens of millions of euros for decontamination systems. The first phase of the project involves Kärcher Futuretech developing a complete pre-series...

British Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopter declared operational

The British Army announced that its new Apache AH-64E attack helicopter has been declared ready for frontline duty after being put through its paces on Exercise Iron Titan. During Exercise Iron Titan, 3 Regiment Army...

Saab receives order for Gripen C/D upgrade

Saab has received an additional order worth SEK 579 million from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to ensure the continued operation and capability enhancement of Gripen C/D fighter jets. The order aims to...

Otokar to supply ARMA 6×6 vehicles to Estonia

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) has awarded Otokar, a global land systems manufacturer from Turkey, a contract worth around EUR 130 million for the supply of ARMA 6x6 armoured personnel carriers, including...