2018
Raytheon laser weapons defeat multiple drones during US Army exercise
Forty-five unmanned aerial vehicles and drones fell out of the sky during a U.S. Army exercise after Raytheon's (NYSE: RTN) advanced high-power mic...
Oshkosh Defense to supply missile transporters and trucks to Qatar and Kuwait
On 16 March, the US Department of Defense awarded a contract to Oshkosh Defense for missile transporters and trucks under foreign military sales fo...
Russian Terminator 2 Tank Support Vehicle to enter service
The latest version of the BMPT-72 tank support combat vehicle, also known as Terminator 2, is about to enter service in the Russian army. The decis...
Troops, drones and vehicles sent by Dominican Republic to border with Haiti
Three border provinces of the Dominican Republic will see additional forces assigned to the defense of the border with Haiti. The order was issued ...
Rheinmetall fits MELLS AT Guided Missile on Marder IFV
Rheinmetall has integrated the state-of-the-art MELLS antitank guided missile into the Marder 1A5 infantry fighting vehicle. Following successful c...
South Korea, U.S. joint military exercises: just the routine
The annual military exercise involving U.S. and South Korean forces will be of a particular interest, as Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump have accepted...
British airborne soldiers protected by main battle tanks for urban operations
In the case of urban operations, combining airborne infantry (or special forces) and main battle tanks already proved efficient. The British army p...
Peru: AMX-13 light tanks converted into 122mm self-propelled howitzers
According to the Brazilian website www.forte.jor.br, the Peruvian army plans to convert from 30 to 40 old French-made AMX-13 105mm light tanks into...
Vehicle list of Canada's USD15 Bn deal with Saudi Arabia
CBC News managed to obtain the list of vehicles concerned by the USD 15 billion arms deal signed in 2014 between Canada and Saudi Arabia. On top of...
Canada to deploy troops in Mali
The government of Canada will send military forces to Mali this year in response to a request from the United Nations for reinforcing the MINUSMA.
UK boosts its chemical defence capability
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced measures to maintain the UK’s world-leading chemical analysis and defence capability, as he warned...
Turkish forces to replace US in Qatar military base
Qatar recently signed an agreement with Turkey to set up a naval base, a plan that will include a training center for maritime patrols and monitori...