Friday 10 May, 2024

Land Platforms

Czech Republic and Slovakia announce cooperation on CV90 IFV procurement

Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová signed an agreement on cooperation to procure and operate the CV90 MkIV tracked infantry fighting vehicles from Sweden's BAE Systems Hägglunds during the...

Russian Ground Forces receive upgraded 2S19M1 Msta howitzers

The Ural Transport Engineering Plant reported on 30 August that it had handed over a batch of modernised 152 mm 2S19M1 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers to the Russian Ground Forces. Uraltrasmash also reported that the modernised...

Slovakia to purchase Patria AMV XP armoured combat vehicles

Slovakia and Finland have signed a comprehensive government-to-government (G2G) agreement to purchase 76 AMV XP 8x8 armoured combat vehicles (ACV) from Patria. Within Slovakia’s BOV 8×8 programme Patria will contribute to the development of the...

Czech Republic to purchase 210 CV90 IFVs

The Government of the Czech Republic announced on 20 July that it plans to procure 210 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV). The Czech Republic will negotiate the acquisition of the BAE Systems Hägglunds CV90 with...

Oshkosh receives order for 513 JLTVs

Oshkosh Defense announced on 1 July that the US Army Contracting Command has placed a $216 Million order for 513 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and 1,152 trailers (JLTV-T) for the US Army, US...

Slovakia selects CV90 IFV

BAE Systems announced on 28 June that Slovakia has selected the CV90 MkIV as its new infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). The CV90 will replace Slovakia's fleet of BVP-1 and BVP-2 IFVs which were licensed produced,...

Hanwha, Kongsberg to cooperate on IFVs and LRPFS

South Korea’s Hanwha Group and Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the Eurosatory 2022 exhibition in Paris, France on 14 June. The MoU was signed by Hanwha’s three...

Slovenia orders 45 Boxer vehicles

Slovenia has signed a contract for the delivery of 45 Boxer 8 x 8 armoured wheeled vehicles in four different variants. The total cost of the order amounts to EUR 281.5 million and delivery of...