Thursday 25 April, 2024

Land Platforms

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...

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

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) has secured another significant sales success in Austria by winning a tender to supply a further batch of logistics vehicles to the Austrian Army. To fulfil the contract, RMMV will...

Denmark, Sweden to supply CV90 IFVs to Ukraine

The Danish government announced on Monday that the country will join Sweden’s donation of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine with a total contribution of EUR 241 million. The defence ministers of Sweden and...

Hungary and Rheinmetall partner to produce Panther KF51 tank

The government of Hungary and German defence company Rheinmetall have partnered to produce the Panther KF51 main battle tank (MBT) in a contract worth €288 million. The contract is for the development of a demonstrator...

US Marine Corps places order for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles

BAE Systems has been awarded a $211 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract by the US Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under the Marine Corps’ fourth order for full-rate...