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British Army’s Boxer vehicle enters production

Manufacturing has begun on the British Army’s Boxer armoured fighting vehicles at Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) manufacturing facility in Telford. The British Army is set to receive more than 600 Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicles, as...

Lockheed Martin to develop Long Range Maneuverable Fires Missile for U.S. Army

The U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Center has selected Lockheed Martin as one of the contractors to work on the Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) missile programme, along with a team from Raytheon Technologies...

Finnish and Swedish Defence Forces to acquire a joint range of firearms from Sako

Finland and Sweden have recently announced an agreement to purchase a common family of firearms from Sako Ltd, a Finnish company with a long tradition of producing high-quality weapons. The agreement, which was signed...

Technamm to showcase new special forces vehicles at SOFINS

Technamm, a French company that specializes in designing and manufacturing vehicles for special forces, is preparing to unveil two new models at the upcoming SOFINS show in Bordeaux. The show, which will take place...

Turkish army to receive first Altay tanks for tests

Turkish Land Forces are expected to take delivery of the first two Altay main battle tanks for testing next month. The tests of the tank are expected to be completed in 2024 with mass...

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...