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MBDA unveils new VSHORAD at Farnborough 2024

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

MBDA is presenting its new MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defence System) VSHORAD (Very Short Range Air Defence) solution at...

First trial of high-powered laser weapon on British Army vehicle

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

The UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has successfully fired a high-powered laser energy weapon from a British...

Australia orders additional Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles

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Australia's Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy announced an AUD 45 million (USD 30 million) contract between the Australian...

Spain delivers more Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine

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The Spanish Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it has dispatched a fresh shipment of weapons and military...

Teledyne delivers HISS-XLR weapon sights to NATO partner country

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Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has been awarded a contract through the US Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen...

Saab to deliver MSHORAD air defence to Lithuania

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

Saab has received an order from the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence (MoD) for deliveries of Saab’s Mobile Short Range...

US Army begins operational evaluation of the M10 Booker

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The US 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Liberty, North Carolina has begun the initial operational test and evaluation...

Poland to procure additional Rosomak armoured fighting vehicles

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The Polish Armament Agency has signed a contract with a consortium led by Huta Stalowa Wola S.A., along with...

Brazilian Army to receive 420 Light Multirole Vehicles

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Brazil's Army Manufacturing Directorate has signed a contract with IDV for the supply of 420 LMV-BR 2 (Light Multirole...

Leonardo partners with Rheinmetall to develop next-generation land defence systems

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Leonardo and Rheinmetall have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a new 50:50 joint venture aimed at...

Bundeswehr orders 1,515 additional military trucks from Rheinmetall

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Rheinmetall has received another order from the Bundeswehr for 1,515 logistic vehicles, including 265 protected swap-body systems. This order...

Rheinmetall to supply 8×8 trucks for Swedish Archer artillery systems

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Rheinmetall has been contracted by BAE Systems Bofors to deliver 48 all-terrain HX Cab Chassis as carriers for the...

Lockheed Martin awarded hypersonic weapon system contract

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Lockheed Martin received a $756 million contract from the US Army to enhance the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)...

Sweden orders new CV90 IFVs

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BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) for new CV9035 MkIIIC infantry fighting...

Elbit Systems to supply Crossbow Unmanned Turreted Mortar Systems for European customer

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Elbit Systems announced on 8 May that it has been awarded a contract to supply the Crossbow Unmanned Turreted...

British Army to acquire L3Harris T4 EOD robots

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded L3Harris Technologies an $18 million contract to provide the British Army...

Elbit Systems to supply Iron Fist APS for US Army Bradley IFVs

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

Elbit Systems Ltd has announced that it has been awarded an initial contract worth approximately $37 million to supply...

Finnish Defence Forces to procure Patria 6×6 heavy APCs

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The Finnish Defence Forces will purchase Patria 6x6 heavy armoured personnel carriers (APC) from Patria within the Common Armoured...

Challenger 3 conducts live firings

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The first live firings of the British Army’s future Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) have taken place in...

British Army to receive Boxer-based RCH 155 artillery systems

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

The British Army will receive the Boxer-based Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm Wheeled Artillery System (RCH 155) for its Mobile Fires...

DE&S signs contract to supply HET capability for the British Army

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The UK Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) announced on 23 April that it has signed a £80 million interim...

GDELS unveils Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has unveiled the 10x10 Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier (HMC), the latest variant in...

Spain orders additional NASAMS air defence systems

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

The Spanish government has announced a deal to acquire additional National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) from Kongsberg Defence...

Latest Challenger 3 prototype rolls off production line

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The latest of eight Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) prototypes has been completed at the Rheinmetall BAE Systems...

BAE Systems secures contract to upgrade Danish CV90 fleet

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to upgrade...

Sweden orders 321 armoured vehicles from Patria

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The Swedish Defence Procurement Agency (FMV) has signed a contract worth around 470 million euros with Finnish defence company Patria...

Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle in successful cold weather trials

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The UK's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Ajax delivery team working with the British Army's Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR)...

BAE Systems delivers new AMPV prototype to US Army

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

BAE Systems has delivered an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Turreted Mortar prototype to the US Army. The prototype features...

Saab to deliver RBS 70 NG to Canada

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

Saab has received an order from Canada for the short-range air defence system RBS 70 NG. The order is...

Estonia takes delivery of Blue Spear anti-ship missile system

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The Estonian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced the arrival of the new Blue Spear anti-ship missile system manufactured...

US Marines take delivery of first ACV-30

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

BAE Systems announced on 1 February that the company had delivered the first production representative test vehicle (PRTV) of...

Babcock and Supacat begin Jackal 3 production

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

Babcock International Group and Supacat have officially launched the production of 70 High Mobility Transporter (HMT) Jackal 3s for...

General Dynamics completes testing of USMC future ARV

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) announced on 23 January that it had completed testing of its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle...

Challenger 3 tank to begin trials in coming weeks

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The British Army’s next main battle tank (MBT) will reach a major milestone with the first pre-production Challenger 3...

BAE Systems AMPV successfully fires C-UAS during live demonstration

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

BAE Systems has conducted a successful live fire demonstration of its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS)...

UK Boxer begins verification and validation trials

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The UK's Boxer 8x8 Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme has entered formal customer Verification and Validation trials this month...

Saab to deliver Mobile Short Range Air Defence system to Sweden

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has placed an order with Saab for its Mobile Short Range Air Defence...

BAE Systems delivers first ACV command vehicle to US Marines

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

BAE Systems has delivered the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle Command and Control (ACV-C) variant to the US Marine Corps....

US to supply Javelin missiles to Kosovo

Infantry Weapons Neil Ritchie -

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency reported on 11 January that the US State Department has approved a potential...

Phase one of Lithuania’s Boxer IFV procurement completed

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania announced that the first phase of its procurement of Boxer infantry fighting...

Polish Army takes delivery of additional Abrams tanks

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The Polish Armament Agency announced on 8 January that it had received a shipment of 29 additional M1A1 Abrams...

Finland to procure additional Patria 6×6 armoured vehicles

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The Finnish Defence Forces have purchased more Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles by exercising the additional purchase option that was...

BAE Systems to restart M777 production

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

BAE Systems has signed an agreement with the US Army to produce M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer structures, paving the...

Estonia takes delivery of Piorun air defence system

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has delivered the Piorun man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) developed by the Polish defence...

Saab to supply RBS 70 air defence system to Lithuania

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

Swedish Defense Materiel Agency (FMV) and Lithuania's procurement authority for defence equipment, DMA, have officially entered into a joint...

Rheinmetall builds first Lynx infantry fighting vehicle for Hungary

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The first Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to be built by Rheinmetall in Hungary has rolled off the assembly line...

RMMV wins follow-up order to supply trucks to Austrian Army

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) has secured another significant sales success in Austria by winning a tender to supply...

Denmark, Sweden to supply CV90 IFVs to Ukraine

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The Danish government announced on Monday that the country will join Sweden’s donation of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs)...

Indian Army to procure 70,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles

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The Indian Army is planning to acquire 70,000 Sig Sauer SIG 716 7.62×51 mm assault rifles from the United...

Hungary and Rheinmetall partner to produce Panther KF51 tank

Land Platforms Neil Ritchie -

The government of Hungary and German defence company Rheinmetall have partnered to produce the Panther KF51 main battle tank...

First Precision Strike Missiles delivered to US Army

Land Weapons Neil Ritchie -

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) to the US Army providing long-range precision fires capability...

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