Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense company, announced on November 15, that it has signed a contract to supply a country in the Asia-Pacific region with SIGMA fully automatic self-propelled howitzer… Continue reading "Elbit Systems To Supply SIGMA Self-Propelled Howitzer Gun Systems To A Country in The Asia-Pacific Region"
On Tuesday, November 16, Israeli defense company Elbit Systems and Roboteam announced the launch of a new unmanned 6×6 Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) dubbed ‘ROOK’ for military use. According to… Continue reading "Elbit Systems And Roboteam Unveil The New ‘Rook’ Unmanned Ground Vehicle"
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"