Program Executive Officer (PEO) Land Systems’ Light Task Vehicle Program Office have announced a range of Marine-led enhancements to the USMC’s Utility Task Vehicle (UTV). The UTV, a commercial off… Continue reading "Performance Upgrades for USMC Utility Task Vehicle"
The Russian Defence Ministry displayed a number of Kungas family unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) last month during blast testing at the 12th Central Research Institute. Russia is aiming to field… Continue reading "Russia Testing Kungas UGV Family"
Rheinmetall Protection Systems, and its joint venture partner Unified Business Technologies, have been awarded a $11 million USD contract for testing of their StrikeShield active protection system (APS) beginning in… Continue reading "Rheinmetall StrikeShield APS to be Tested by US Army for Stryker"
The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth 200 billion Indian rupees ($2.8 billion) with the state-run Ordnance Factory Board for the license production of 464 T-90S main… Continue reading "India To License Produce More T-90S Tanks"
The Nigerian Army ordered 28 of the locally manufactured Ezugwu armored vehicles from Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), a state-owned corporation operated by the Nigerian Armed Forces. A representative… Continue reading "Nigerian Armed Forces Purchased 28 Local Ezugwu Armored Vehicles"
On 31 October, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (Forsvarsmateriell) and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS announced the signing of a contract for the delivery of the Kongsberg Army Mobile Ground… Continue reading "Norway Contracts Kongsberg To Deliver Mobile Ground Based Air Defence"
The US Army has selected the General Dynamics Land Systems’ (GLDS) Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT) for its Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) unmanned ground system requirement. Some 624 8×8 MUTT… Continue reading "GLDS MUTT Wins US Army UGV Requirement"
BAE Systems and its partner, Iveco Defence Vehicles, have secured a contract modification which will see them deliver a reported 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicle-Personnel (ACV-P) platforms. The ACV is the… Continue reading "BAE and Iveco Secure Additional USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicles Contract"
On 5 November, the British Ministry of Defence announced that it had signed a contract for the delivery of over 500 Boxer 8×8 Mechanized Infantry Vehicles (MIV) worth £2.8 billion… Continue reading "Britain Confirms Boxer Order and Signs £2.8bn Contract"
Three firms have made it through the first gate of the US Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle- Medium (RCV-M) and have been selected by the National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC). General… Continue reading "Three Firms Chosen for US Army Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium"