According to pictures released to Twitter on January 19, 2020, the Japanese defense industry has developed a new tracked IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) platform. Previously, during a defense exhibition in Japan, the Japanese Company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has unveiled a scale model of its new project of tracked armored vehicle platform based on a new design.

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Royal Tank Regiment of British army continues to improve combat readiness using the new version of the Challenger 2 main battle tank under the program Streetfighter. Empowering soldiers to improve their own and their equipment’s capabilities, is beginning to come to fruition in one particular area for The Royal Tank Regiment.

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The coastal forces of the Pacific fleet deployed in Kamchatka received upgraded infantry fighting vehicles. The BMP-2M can destroy troops and hardware, including boats. The main advantage is a digital control system integrated into a single network. Marines will be able to receive information from drones and land forces in real-time and provide guidance to aviation and artillery, the Izvestia daily writes.

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Over three weeks in August and September of 2019, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) scientists and Canadian Armed Forces volunteers, came together at 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier for the Future Soldiers Technologies Trial 2019. (Source Canadian Army)

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Soldiers and civilians with the U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Ansbach Provost Marshal Office (PMO) practiced and qualified with the Army's new weapons system during a range at the Oberdachstetten Training Area Jan. 9-10.

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FN America announced that the popular FN SCAR 20S long-range, precision rifle, released in 2018, is now available in 6.5 Creedmoor. This new chambering also accompanies new color options for the platform with the rifle now offered in a matte black finish as well as the company’s signature flat dark earth (FDE).

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Through partnerships with the U.S. Government, Spain, Japan, and Canada, Lockheed Martin’s solid state radar (SSR) technology will provide a front-line defense to nations around the world with cutting-edge air and missile defense capabilities.

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Drone threats from terrorists can increase in Syria and in any other country of the world in the near future, as unmanned technologies are rapidly spreading across the globe. Therefore, specific attention should be paid to anti-drone fight and upgraded methods to detect and destroy them, the Zvezda weekly writes.

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Serbian army plans to modernize its fleet of BVP-M80A, a tracked armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) that enters in service with the Serbian Army in 1982. The BVP-M80A is an improved variant of the M-80 IFV which was seen for the first time in public during a parade in Belgrade in May 1975.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) are embarking on new cooperative projects for exploring unknown and potentially hazardous environments: harnessing drones for the monitoring of disaster-stricken regions or toxic spill sites and making use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to navigate across the surface of asteroids or other terra incognita.

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A group of U.S. Army scientists is working to map out the cognitive mechanisms of the human system to seamlessly integrate future military technology into the daily lives of soldiers. Explanations from U.S. Army CCDC Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs.

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To prepare for the future battlefield, the U.S. Army has defined a concept for its next generation of combat vehicles. These vehicles, encompassing a family of new platforms, will have advanced capabilities to ensure continued overmatch against adversaries for decades and beyond. Enhanced survivability is critical for these vehicles, and will be enabled by improved designs, materials and manufacturing processes. Argie R. Sarantinos, CCDC, elaborates.

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In the first field test of a novel approach to warfighting, communicating and decision-making, the Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real-time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat to the United States. Capt. Cara Bousie and Charles Pope, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs, reports.

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A new U.S. study shows that traditional markers of a computer network's resilience are not solely effective in determining its ability to accomplish missions. U.S. Army CCDC Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs, explains.

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During a visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to the National Defense Control Center (NTsUO) on December 24, 2019, a spokesperson for the military said the trials of the Sarmat RS-28 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) would be completed in 2021. Twenty missile regimens are planned to get the Sarmat in 2020-2027.

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