Earlier this month, the Australian Department of Defence issued a tender request for a “quantity of 40 RTV2 platforms, with the option for the provision of up to another 30… Continue reading "Aussies Announce Rough Terrain Vehicle 2 Requirement"
Over the course of June, Oshkosh’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) had two different anti-tank missiles (ATGMs) test-fired from remote weapon stations. The first was Spike LR which was integrated… Continue reading "Spike LR and Javelin test-fired on JLTV"
Lithuania received its first shipment of two Boxer armored fighting vehicles on 25 June, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense confirmed in a statement. Designated as Vilkas (“Wolf”) in Lithuania,… Continue reading "Lithuania Receives First Two Boxer Armored Fighting Vehicles"
Germany’s Rheinmetall and the UK’s BAE Systems on Monday launched a UK-based joint venture Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), headquartered in a former BAE Systems facility in Telford in England’s… Continue reading "Rheinmetall and BAE Systems Launch Joint Venture for UK Armored Vehicles"
The Finnish Defense Forces received the first of four 6×6 Protected Multi-Purpose Vehicles (PMPV) developed by local firm Protolab. Protolab was contracted to build and deliver four PMPVs in a… Continue reading "Finland Receives Protolab PMPV 6×6 Vehicle for Testing"
Rheinmetall Canada has unveiled a new package for its family of Mission Master Robot vehicles. Mission Master is an eight wheeled modular platform that can be equipped for a range… Continue reading "A Remote Controlled Ambulance?"
A US Army 19th Special Forces Group Oshkosh M-ATV was disabled by a crude improvised explosive device (IED) earlier this month near the tiny village of Quallam, Niger some 85… Continue reading "Green Beret M-ATV struck by IED in Niger"
In June 2019, Russia confirmed that it would order the BMP-1AM upgrade for its fleet of obsolete BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. The BMP-1 has been largely ignored by the Russian… Continue reading "Russia Is Modernizing the BMP-1"
The Russian Army has taken receipt of circa 40 of the latest T-80 main battle tank upgrade as part of aprocurement of some 400 new and modernized armoured fighting vehicles… Continue reading "Russia Receives Latest T-80BVM Variant"
Testing of four different Active Protection Systems (APS) for the US Army’s Stryker family of infantry combat vehicles has proven less than fruitful with none of the identified systems likely… Continue reading "No Active Protection System for Stryker"