Saturday 18 May, 2024

Land Platforms

Czech Leopard 2A4 tanks pass abbreviated military trials

The Czech Ministry of Defense reported on 22 March that trials on the Leopard 2A4 main battle tank were successful and that the tank was expected to enter service with the Czech Army shortly. The...

UK resumes Ajax AFV tests

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it has resumed testing of the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV), a key platform for the British Army's future deep reconnaissance strike brigade and two...

German Marder IFVs heading to Ukraine

The Ukrainian army is about to receive a major boost in its capabilities with the arrival of Marder tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from Germany. The Marder is a 30-ton vehicle that can...

Local production of Boxer CRVs begins in Australia

Australia has reached a new milestone in its defence manufacturing capabilities as it begins full-scale local production of the Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) at Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE)...

Taiwan to upgrade M60A3 main battle tanks

Taiwan has announced plans to upgrade the US-made M60A3 main battle tanks (MBTs) in service with the Republic of China Army (RoCA). The upgrade programme aims to improve the combat capability of the ageing...

Oshkosh files protest over U.S. Army’s JLTV contract

Oshkosh Defense announced on 6 March that it has filed a formal bid protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) over the U.S. Army’s recent decision to award AM General the Joint Light...

Elbit Systems to supply unmanned turrets, RCWS and mortar systems to Romanian Armed Forces

Elbit Systems Ltd announced on 2 march that its Romanian subsidiary, Elmet International SRL, has been awarded a follow-on contract valued at $120 million from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) to supply unmanned...

Nexter and IGG to modernise UAE Leclerc fleet

French defence company Nexter announced on 21 February that they have signed a teaming agreement with International Golden Group (IGG), the leading supplier of the UAE Armed forces, to prepare the modernisation of the...