Monday 11 December, 2023

Land Platforms

Israel unveils Merkava V tank

The Israeli Defense Ministry and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently unveiled the Barak, Israel's new main battle tank, after five years of development. The first models, called "5th generation Merkava battle tanks," were delivered...

Sweden delivers Stridsvagn 122 tanks to Ukraine

Sweden has handed over ten Swedish-made Stridsvagn 122 main battle tanks (MBTs) to Ukraine, according to a press release by the Swedish Armed Forces. The Stridsvagn 122 is a third-generation Swedish MBT, which is a...

Belgium orders Akeron missiles from MBDA

Belgian Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder announced on Friday that the Belgian army has placed an order for 761 Akeron anti-tank guided missiles, manufactured by MBDA, to equip its future Jaguar combat vehicles. The Akeron...

Oxley Group awarded LED contract for Challenger 3 tank

Oxley Group has solidified its position as the leader in the worldwide vehicle lighting market after being awarded a contract worth about £1.39M by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) for LED lighting for the...

Elbit Systems unveils Crossbow Next Generation Turreted Mortar System at DSEI

Elbit Systems will showcase its Crossbow Next Generation Turreted Mortar System at the DSEI exhibition in London, England. The automatic mortar system was developed by Elbit Systems' Land under an Israel Defense Force contract and...

Russia to restart T-80 production

Oleksandr Potapov, the General Director of Russian main battle tank (MBT) manufacturer Uralvagonzavod has stated that the company plans to restart the production of the T-80 MBT at the request of the Russian Ministry...

Elbit Systems to supply IRON FIST APS for CV90

Elbit Systems Ltd has announced that it was awarded a contract worth $109 million to supply BAE Systems Hägglunds (BSH) with the IRON FIST Active Protection System (APS) for its CV90 platform. The contract...

Additional Marder vehicles to be sent to Ukraine

The German government has commissioned Rheinmetall to supply 40 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine. The order was placed in August and is worth a high double-digit million-euro amount. Rheinmetall is continuing...