With the passing of the submission date on October 1, two contenders initially emerged for the US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) programme. OMFV, previously known as the Next… Continue reading "Lynx 41 Disqualified for Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle"
Yemeni Houthi insurgents have trumpeted the ambush of a large Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) military convoywith the release of a number of videos showing a complex rolling ambush against… Continue reading "Yemeni Houthi Claim Ambush of Saudi Convoy"
Izvestia reports that the 11th Army Corps of the Russian Baltic Fleet Coastal Forces are to receive modernized 2S7M Malka self propelled howitzers, citing unnamed sources in Baltic Fleet headquarters.… Continue reading "Modernized Artillery for Russian Forces in Kaliningrad"
Oshkosh Defense have debuted their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) with Israeli UVision loitering munition launcher at Modern Day Marine Expo 2019 at the Quantico Marine Corps Base. The combination… Continue reading "Oshkosh JLTV Gets ‘Suicide Drone’ Capability"
Norway will receive its first Hanwha Land Systems K9 155/L52 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) in December after a handover ceremony in South Korea last week. The bulk of the K9s and… Continue reading "K9 Vidar Self-Propelled Howitzers for Norwegian Army"
BAE Systems Hägglunds has been awarded a contract this week to fit Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist active protection system (APS) to Dutch Army CV9035NL infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) as one… Continue reading "Dutch Select Iron Fist APS for CV90"
General Dynamics UK released a press statement on 19 September announcing its participation in the British Army Warfighting Experiment 2019 (AWE’19), following the acceptance of its proposal for Manned-Unmanned Teaming… Continue reading "General Dynamics Selected for British Army Warfighting Experiment 2019"
Turkish armoured vehicle firm FNSS, a joint venture between Nurol Holding Inc. and BAE Systems probably best known for the ACV 19 and the ACV 15 family of infantry combat… Continue reading "30 years of Turkey’s FNSS at DSEI 2019"
Infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from Rheinmetall and Hanwha have been down-selected for the Australian Army’s Land 400 Phase 3 for the procurement of new IFVs to replace the Army’s ageing… Continue reading "Rheinmetall’s Lynx and Hanwha’s Redback Through to Next Stage of Australia’s Land 400 Phase 3"
After recently winning the Australian Army Land 400 Phase 2 requirement for a new Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle, Rheinmetall showcased its core Boxer 8×8 offerings whilst German company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft… Continue reading "The Rheinmetall Boxer at DSEI 2019"