General Motors’ defense division says that it plans to build a prototype light reconnaissance vehicle using the powertrain and frame of the upcoming GMC Hummer EV in 2022. GM Defense… Continue reading "Hummer EV To Underpin Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototype"
Welcome back to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. This week we have closely followed developments in Ethiopia, a… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (8-12 November)"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on November 11 that it had teamed up with Leopard 2 manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and General Dynamics European Land Systems to form the EuroTrophy joint… Continue reading "Rafael Launches EuroTrophy Joint Venture with KMW & General Dynamics"
On 9 November, several UGVs, large and small, built for various tasks, gathered in Ankara for the Robotic Technologies Ceremony. The Unmanned Ground Vehicles and Military Robotic Technologies Ceremony was… Continue reading "Turkish-Made Unmanned Ground Vehicles To Go Into Serial Production"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We begin November with stories examining the tensions on the Polish-Belarusian… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (1-5 November)"
The Latvian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday, October 29, that the first four new 6×6 armored vehicles have been delivered to Latvia in accordance with the conditions of the… Continue reading "The First Patria 6×6 Armored Wheeled Vehicles Are Delivered To Latvia"
Welcome to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. We are closing out this month with stories gathered by our… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (25-29 October)"
General Dynamics Land Systems has entered a strategic teaming agreement with Epirus Inc., developers of microwave counter-unmanned aerial systems technology. The agreement will see the two companies collaborate to integrate… Continue reading "General Dynamics Teams With Epirus For Vehicle Integration Of Microwave Anti-Drone System"
The British Army has imposed a limit on the time armored vehicle crew can exercise in their vehicles, as it investigates the headsets crew members use for the possibility that… Continue reading "British Army Vehicle Headsets Under Investigation For Hearing Risks"
On October 21, General Kamchybek Tashiev, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for National Security, announced that the country has ordered Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Turkey.… Continue reading "Kyrgyzstan Purchases Bayraktar TB2 UAVs From Turkey"