2018
British Defence Secretary cuts ribbon on Bolton-based missile factory
On 2 July, British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson officially opened a Bolton-based factory where almost 700 staff are making multi-million-poun...
Lincad wins contract with Team Leidos to supply batteries to UK MoD
Lincad, UK supplier of batteries, chargers and power management systems for military applications, has won a multi-million-pound contract with Team...
Controp wins USD 31 million contract for a defense customer in Asia
Controp Precision Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company specializing in the field of electro-optics (EO) and infrared (IR) defense and homeland sec...
US Army looking to modernize depots, expand 3-D printing
Gary Sheftick, Army News Service, reports “The Army's depots, arsenals and ammunition plants are a key component of force readiness, said Lt. Gen. ...
Official delivery of FOX Rapid Reaction Vehicles to Belgian Special Forces
Tuesday, July 3, 2018, the new Belgian Army Special Operations Regiment (SOR) has officially takes delivery of the first production vehicle of the ...
Russia completed 40N6E long-range air defense missile testing
Russia has completed testing of a long-range missile for the S-400 air defense system. A source told TASS this week that "the state trials for the ...
US Army laser designed by Raytheon
Raytheon is developing a 100 kW class laser weapon system preliminary design for integration onboard the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. This i...
The Belgian army inaugurated its Special Operations Regiment
On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in the presence of Steven Vandeput, Belgian Minister of Defense, the new Special Operations Regiment (SO Regt) was offici...
A Police force of Texas to use now BATT-X 4x4 armored vehicle
American Police Force based in Texas has received the BATT-X (Ballistic Armored Tactical Transport) to perform rescue operations. Police forces fro...
Leonardo DRS down-selected to provide US Army with IM-SHORAD prototypes
On June 28, Leonardo DRS announced it has been down-selected by the U.S. Army, and will begin negotiations, to provide its mission equipment packag...
India nears Russian S-400 Triumf air defense system purchase
India's Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) has given its final approval for the purchase of the Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defense missile syste...
Oshkosh Defense awarded US Army contract to bring autonomous technology to battlefield
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, has announced that the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Cente...
Rostec brings Tornado-G salvo fire weapons to international market
Rostec State Corporation said it offered Tornado-G salvo fire weapon on the international market and expects high demand. Tornado-G has to replace ...
Israel deploys tanks and artillery to Syrian Golan
The Israeli army has deployed several tank and artillery units on Sunday, into the Israeli-occupied Syrian territory of the Golan Heights. Merkava ...
French VBCI saved lives of soldiers from spectacular suicide car bomb in Mali
On Sunday 1st July, four soldiers inside the hit VBCI operated by the 2nd Régiment Etranger d’Infanterie (2 REI) inside the GTIA (Groupement Tactiq...
Russia arms itself for the Arctic
The traditional battle grounds between NATO and Russia are well known: sprawling European plains dissected by rivers and interspersed with populati...
Turkish company Nurol Makina starts serial production of Yoruk 4×4 armoured vehicle
Nurol Makina (Nurol Machinery) has announced the beginning of serial production of the new Yoruk 4×4 armored vehicle, previously named NMS.
Tunisia Counter-Terrorism Unit receives Pitbull VX armored vehicles
Tunisia received nine armored vehicles donated by the United States, Tunisian Minister of Justice and acting Minister of the Interior Ghazi Jeribi ...
Russian Army receives batch of RPK-16 machine guns for operational testing
The Kalashnikov Concern provided to the Russian Defense Ministry a batch of new light RPK-16 machineguns for test operation by the troops, the comp...
General Dynamics gets US Army order for Army Ground Mobility Vehicles production
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems was awarded a $33.8 million contract on May 22, 2018, by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, ...