Land Platforms
Challenger 3 to get Elbit Laser Warning Systems
Elbit Systems UK reported on 22 September that it has been selected by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) to provide the Elbit Laser Warning System (ELAWS) for the Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT)...
Land Platforms
Atec awarded Challenger 3 power management subcontract
Atec Engineering Solutions has been awarded an £8 million subcontract by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) to supply power distribution boxes for the British Army’s upgraded Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT). Atec stated that...
National Security
Marshall Land Systems delivers EOD and ECM vehicles to UK MoD
UK-based Marshall Land Systems has delivered the first 10 of 120 specialist military vehicles to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The new Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and electronic countermeasure (ECM) vehicles will be based...
Air Platforms
Northrop Grumman to unveil B-21 Raider stealth bomber
Northrop Grumman will unveil the B-21 Raider strategic stealth bomber during the first week of December at the company’s Palmdale, California facility. “The B-21 is the most advanced military aircraft ever built and is a...
Land Platforms
RBSL unveils Brimstone-equipped Boxer vehicle
RBSL, in co-operation with MBDA, have completed the system design concepts and physical integration activities of Boxer Overwatch in response to British Army’s need for a Mounted Close Combat Overwatch (MCCO) capability, part of...
Flashpoints
Russia announces partial mobilisation, calls up 300,000
Russian President Vladimir Putin on 21 September ordered Russia's first mobilisation since the Second World War, calling up 300,000 reservists. In a televised address to the nation, he said this was a necessary step to...
Flashpoints
Slovenia to transfer M-55 tanks to Ukraine
The Republic of Slovenia will send 28 M-55S tanks to Ukraine, according to a statement published on the government’s website on Monday. In a telephone conversation, Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and German Chancellor Olaf...
Air Weapons
StormBreaker in successful test launch from F-35
The U.S. Navy conducted two successful test launches of the StormBreaker precision-guided glide bomb from an F-35B Lightning II, Raytheon Missiles & Defense announced on 19 September. StormBreaker is an air-launched, precision strike weapon equipped...