Defence & Security Industry Technology
Israel: 2,000 Dagger smart gun sights for IDF snipers
Some Israel Defense Forces snipers will be equipped with a revolutionary “smart” gun sight that will help sharpshooters find their target with grea...
U.S. Soldier Center tests new Army combat boot prototypes
The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Soldier Center at Natick is testing new Army Combat Boot (ACB) prototypes at three diff...
Forensics brings new ways to fight counterinsurgency warfare
A relatively new weapon to combat the enemy is being used in Afghanistan and Southwest Asia. It's been around a little more than a decade and fits ...
U.S. Soldiers and Marines tested low-cost parachute system in Kuwait
Soldiers and Marines partnered to train with and test a low-cost parachute system at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Dec. 10, 2018. Capt. Jerry Duong and 1s...
Chinese army trains super soldiers with futuristic weapons
Equipped with futuristic individual combat weapons like grenade-launching assault rifles, corner-shot pistols and knife guns, the PLA special force...
Ukraine: AutoKrAZ donates 8x8 truck to Ukrainian army
AutoKrAZ has donated a 8х8 KrAZ-7634НЕ cab-chassis truck to the Ukrainian army. The 27-tonne cab-chassis truck is used for conversion to a vehicle ...
Electric hub drive and electric propulsion system for combat vehicle market to boom
According to a new market research report titled Electric Hub Drive and Electric Propulsion System for Combat Vehicle Market, published by Transpar...
Plasan Hyrax: A new generation of armored all-terrain vehicles
Since its introduction in 1979 Mercedes Benz G Class (or G-Wagen, by its popular German name) has become a popular vehicle with government organiza...
State trials for new Russian UBIM engineer armored vehicle for this year
On Friday, January 4, 2019, the communications department of the Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that state trials of the UBIM engineer a...
Israel: Elbit Systems and Bagira develop new anti-terror simulators
Israeli companies, in close cooperation with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and the Israeli border police, are developing new simulation systems ...
Russia: State trials of T-14 Armata MBT tank to begin in 2019
Russia’s T-14 tank based on the Armata platform will undergo state trials in the Defense Ministry’s scientific and research institutions next year,...
South Korean Army launches AI research center
On 27 December 2018, South Korea's Army announced it will launch a new research institute on artificial intelligence (AI) this week in a bid to cap...
Patria has developed unmanned version of its AMV 8x8 armored vehicle
During the European Land Robot Trial (ELROB) event that was held in Belgium from 24 to 28 September 2018, the Finnish Company Patria has demonstrat...
New light tank Type 15 enters in service with Chinese army
On December 27, 2018, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense Wu Qian has announced that the new Type 15 lightweight tank also na...
Laos Unveils Ural-mounted D-30 122mm Wheeled Howitzer
The Lao People`s Armed Forces (LPAF) receive a new self-propelled howitzer (SPH) armed with the Soviet-/Russian-made D-30A 122 mm howitzer on the c...
DLA Awards MOHOC Cameras with NATO/National Stock Numbers
MOHOC, Inc., creator of the world’s first military-optimized helmet cameras, has been awarded two NATO/National Stock Numbers (NSNs) for its MOHOC ...
RDECOM road map to modernizing the U.S. Army - Next Generation Combat Vehicle
Soldiers in the field need the right equipment to be successful. A tank that is too heavy to cross a bridge or maneuver through rough terrain and h...
U.S. armed forces to have a Space Command
U.S. Space Command will be the U.S. military’s 11th unified combatant command, Vice President Mike Pence announced on 18 December 2018 at the Kenne...
U.S. artificial intelligence experts address getting capabilities to warfighters
On 12 December 2018, two U.S. Defense Department artificial-intelligence experts testified on Capitol Hill on DOD's efforts to transform delivery o...
U.S. Army wins Packard Award for rapid delivery of electronic warfare prototypes
For their efforts in answering an Operational Needs Statement from U.S. Army Europe and delivering first-of-a-kind electronic warfare prototypes fo...