The Polish Armament Inspectorate’s ‘technical dialogue’ to acquire tank destroyers in their Ottokar-Brzoza program has been expanded to include both tracked and wheeled contenders following an earlier requirement solely for… Continue reading "Polish Tank Destroyer Requirement Expands To Wheeled and Tracked"
Two decades ago the US Army began the replacement program for the Bradley IFV (infantry fighting vehicle). This week, the latest attempt, the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) programme was… Continue reading "What Next for the US Army’s Bradley Replacement?"
Taurus GmbH has proposed integrating their KEPD 350 air-to-surface cruise missile onto the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force’s (JASDF)F-2A multirole aircraft at the DSEI Japan exhibition in Chiba, Tokyo. Scale models… Continue reading "Taurus Proposes KEPD 350 For Japan’s F-2As"
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) held a launching ceremony for BRP Antonio Luna, the second of two José Rizal-class frigates ordered by the Philippine Navy. The event took place on the… Continue reading "Second José Rizal-class Frigate Launched For Philippine Navy"
South Korean Ministry of National Defense has ordered four more Patrol Killer Experimental-B (PKX-B) fast attack crafts, alternatively known as the Chamsuri 211-class. The Ministry’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)… Continue reading "ROK Navy Orders Four Additional PKX-B Patrol Vessels"
On October 7, Airbus announced that its A400M tactical airlifter has successfully completed the certification test phrase for paratroop deployment, following a successful certification flight test where 40 paratroopers were… Continue reading "Airbus A400M Completes Paratroop Certification Tests"
Over the final week of August at the Yuma Proving Grounds, the US Army conducted 5 test launches of the Spike-NLOS missile from an AH-64E Apache. This was the final… Continue reading "Spike-NLOS Test-fired by US Army Apache, Other Services Interested"
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 has been funded by the US Army to build prototypes mounting the new cannon designed for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program (ERCA) on their M109A7 chassis. The M109A7… Continue reading "Extended Range Cannon Artillery Program Gains Momentum"
Argentina has reportedly selected Korean Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) FA-50 light fighter aircraft for its air force requirement, Jane’s reported on 21 July. The Argentine Air Foce (Fuerza Aérea Argentina –… Continue reading "Argentina Selects KAI FA-50 Light Fighter"