Land Platforms

Challenger 3 tank to begin trials in coming weeks

The British Army’s next main battle tank (MBT) will reach a major milestone with the first pre-production Challenger 3 going into trials in the coming weeks. This initial model and subsequent models that will soon...

BAE Systems AMPV successfully fires C-UAS during live demonstration

BAE Systems has conducted a successful live fire demonstration of its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) prototype showcasing the potential for future capability expansion within the AMPV platform's modular framework. During realistic...

UK Boxer begins verification and validation trials

The UK's Boxer 8x8 Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme has entered formal customer Verification and Validation trials this month at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedford, England. As part of the British Army's modernization plan, two...

BAE Systems delivers first ACV command vehicle to US Marines

BAE Systems has delivered the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle Command and Control (ACV-C) variant to the US Marine Corps. “We are thrilled to deliver this critical capability into the hands of Marines in the...

Phase one of Lithuania’s Boxer IFV procurement completed

The Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania announced that the first phase of its procurement of Boxer infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) was completed in late 2023 with the delivery of 89 Boxer IFVs along...

Polish Army takes delivery of additional Abrams tanks

The Polish Armament Agency announced on 8 January that it had received a shipment of 29 additional M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) along with 79 Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs) from the...

Finland to procure additional Patria 6×6 armoured vehicles

The Finnish Defence Forces have purchased more Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles by exercising the additional purchase option that was part of an agreement signed in June 2023. This agreement involved Patria signing a contract...

Rheinmetall builds first Lynx infantry fighting vehicle for Hungary

The first Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to be built by Rheinmetall in Hungary has rolled off the assembly line at the company's new armoured vehicle factory in Zalaegerszeg. “Rheinmetall is steadily expanding its production capacity...