Defence & Security Industry Technology
Upgraded LAV anti-tank weapon system for U.S. Marines
The U.S. Marine Corps is upgrading the turret system on one of its longest-serving fighting vehicles, the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Anti-Tank.
US Army ambition about virtual immersive training
The Synthetic Training Environment (STE) is the future of distributed interactive simulation (DIS), a technology that have been developping fo...
New weapons and military equipment delivered to Serbian Armed Forces in 2018
On 11 January 2019, at the Military Technical Institute (MTI), Minister of Defense Aleksandar Vulin, Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Arme...
Excalibur guided shell qualified on Caesar self-propelled howitzer soon
The 155 mm guided shell Excalibur will soon be qualified on Caesar wheeled self-propelled howitzer, reveals a video made by the artillery regiment ...
Royal Danish Army orders camouflage from Saab
Saab has received several orders from Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization for Static Camouflage Systems. Deliveries are expected ...
Russia: Uran-6 robot to be mounted on new KAMAZ transportation platform
The Uran-6 robotized system will be mounted on a new 8x8 KaMAZ chassis equipped with a special multi-lifting platform, the press service of the Rus...
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...