2018
Philippines: PHL awarded contract to upgrade light armored vehicles
The Department of National Defense (DND) - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has launched an acquisition project that will upgrade light armore...
US 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines deploys to Norway
This is the first deployment of the expanded Marine Corps rotational presence of approximately 700 Marines in Norway, which was announced by the Go...
Iran uses drones and missiles in cross border attack on enemies in Syria
On 1st October, the IRGC Aerospace Force used 7 drones as well as 6 ballistic missiles to destroy targets in the Albu Kamal region, in Eastern Syri...
Turkey extends military mandate in Iraq, Syria for a year
Turkey's parliament has voted to extend the country's troop presence in neighboring Iraq and Syria by a year because of the continued presence of t...
AeroVironment awarded contract to supply RQ 11B Raven SUAS to US Army
AeroVironment Inc. has been awarded a $13 million, single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, for Raven RQ-11B small unmanned ...
Bittium Wireless and Finnish army prepare Framework Agreement on Bittium Tough Comnode terminals
The Finnish Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö has authorized the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to enter into a Framework Agreement with...
BAE Systems officially unveils its Black Night, first fully upgraded Challenger 2 main battle tank
On 3 October, BAE Systems proclaimed: “We have unveiled Black Night – a working example of our vision for the proposed upgrade of the British Army’...
Brazil: Avibras delivers last Astros MK 6 artillery systems to the army
The Brazilian army has taken delivery of eight Astros Mk 6 vehicles. The vehicles were the last of the second batch of vehicles to be delivered. In...
Infantry Squad Vehicle, a super light ATV to ferry US troops on the battlefield
The U.S. Army is looking for a new vehicle, unarmored, to quickly transport troops across the battlefield, as reported by Foxtrot Alpha. Qualified ...
General Motors interested in buying AM General
AM General, the Indiana-based manufacturer of the US Army’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, Humvee) and a major military vehicle...
New Motorized Brigade in the Belgian army has been created
The Land Component of the Belgian armed forces has launched its new Motorized Brigade. The new structure of the Belgian army now includes the Motor...
India to buy 1,000 engines for its T-72M1 Ajeya main battle tanks
The Indian Ministry of Defense has approved the procurement of 1,000 new engines for the Indian Army’s T-72M1 main battle tank force, as reported b...