2019
Chinese-made VN1 8x8 armored vehicle in service with Gabonese army
The Chinese-made VN1 8x8 armored vehicle personnel carrier is now in service with the Army of Gabon. The VN1 was displayed for the first time to th...
Jordan has delivered Al-Jawad 4x4 armored vehicles to Palestinian Security Forces
The Palestinian Security Forces have received a new batch of Al-Jawad 4x4 armored vehicles from Jordan. A tweet was published on the Twitter accoun...
Italian Company IVECO will deliver 1,275 LMV Light Multirole Vehicles to Netherlands
According to a Tweet published on the Twitter account of StrataNL on August 15, 2019, the army of Netherlands has selected the LMV Light Multirole ...
Eitan 8x8 wheeled IFV will be fitted with Iron Fist active protection system
Israeli Company Elbit Systems announces that following a competitive bid, the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) selected Iron Fist Light Decoupled...
AeroVironment to supply US Army SFAB with RQ-11B Raven small UAS
AeroVironment, a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both defense and commercial applications, announced it received a firm fixed-price ...
Taiwan unveils new mortar carrier based on CM-32 8x8 armored vehicle
During the TADTE 2019, defense exhibition in Taiwan, a new wheeled mortar carrier armored vehicle based on the CM-32 Could Leopard was unveiled by ...
United States conduct test-fired of new ground-based cruise missile
On Sunday, August 18, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, the U.S. Department of Defense conducted a flight test of a conventionally-configur...
Saab to provide training systems to the Belgian Army in 2021
Saab has signed a supply contract with the Belgian MoD for the deliveries of training systems to the Belgian Army. The order value is approximately...
Honeywell International contract to revitalize engines of U.S. Army Abrams tanks
Honeywell International won a $110.9 million contract modification external link to revitalize engines of the US Army’s Abrams main battle tanks. T...
General Dynamics LS Canada lands $3 billion contract to supply 360 LAV APC
The Canadian federal Liberal government has unveiled plans to award a sole-source contract for hundreds of light armoured vehicles to General Dynam...
United States has finalized the purchase of two Iron Dome air defense systems
According to the American website Defense News, the United States has finalized the contract to purchase two Iron Dome air defense systems for the ...
U.S. Marines simulated amphibious raid with HIMARS M142 rocket missile launcher
U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Division demonstrated the mobility and lethality of the M142 HIMARS High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a sim...
Russian servicemen receive new Ratnik combat gear
About 2,000 servicemen of the Central Military District (TsVO) deployed in the Samara and Orenburg regions have received a new Ratnik combat gear, ...
U.S. Marine Corps JLTV declared operational
The U.S. Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is officially ready to deploy and support missions of the naval expeditionary force-in-readines...
U.S. Marine Corps selects INVISIO for Hearing Enhancement Program
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has selected INVISIO to provide a suite of hearing enhancement solutions over the coming years that will prot...
South Korea plans to increase defense spending of 7.1 percent in the next 5 years
According to the South Korean Press Agency Yonhap News, South Korea plans to increase defense spending by an average of 7.1 percent each year over ...
Bahrain and U.S. sign agreement for Patriot air defense systems
Bahrain becomes the 17th country to choose the Patriot system for air and missile defense requirements. The foreign military sale was initially app...
Raytheon, Rheinmetall expand Lynx team for US Army combat vehicle competition
Raytheon and Rheinmetall Defence are partnering with Pratt & Miller Defense for the U.S. Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition....
Over 100 Russian special force soldiers parachute into water in Pskov region
More than a hundred reconnaissance troopers of a special operations brigade of the Western Military District (ZVO) have fulfilled one of the most d...
Polaris, SAIC team up on U.S Army Dagor infantry squad vehicle
Polaris Government and Defense, a division of Polaris Inc., and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced they are teaming up for t...