2019
Rheinmetall to provide British army with infantry ammunition
On 6 June 2019, Rheinmetall AG and Defence Equipment and Support, the UK's defence procurement agency, signed a new framework agreement to enable t...
China refurbishes old 152mm howitzers with modern add-ons
China has revitalized a type of howitzer that has been utilized by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) arsenal for more than 50 years by upgrading i...
Arquus president Levacher hands over license plate of the first VBMR Griffon to French Chief of Staff of the Army
On July 4th, Emmanuel Levacher, president of Arquus, symbolically presented the license plate of the first EBMR Griffon vehicle to General Jean-Pie...
U.S. donates 20 Humvees to Bosnia and Herzegovia army
Government of the United States (U.S) has donated 20 M1123 cargo/troop carrier High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV, Humvee) to Bosni...
Saudi Arabian Military Industries and Paramount Group to cooperate in defense and security
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Paramount Group, the global aerospace and technology company, announced the signing of a high-level de...
West Virginia Special Forces train with Polish and Latvian forces
West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) Special Forces soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) recently completed ...
Army 2019: remotely controlled combat module for T-15 Armata to undergo preliminary trials
The remotely controlled combat module designed by Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) for the T-15 infantry fighting vehicle on Armata platform will undergo preli...
Army-2019: New UMZ-G multipurpose tracked minelayer vehicle based on tank chassis
New Russian-made multipurpose tracked minelayer vehicle called UMZ-G unveiled at Army-2019, the International Military Technical Forum in Russia. T...
U.S. Army rebuilding SHORAD short-range air defense
The U.S. Army is now standing up short-range air defense units, known as SHORAD battalions, and offering a five-week pilot Stinger course for soldi...
More T-72B3M MBTs delivered in Nizhny Novgorod region
Another batch of T-72B3Ms of the latest variant arrived in tank formations in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
French Defense Minister Florence Parly to receive first VBMR Griffon armored vehicles
On July 4, Mrs Florence Parly, French minister of Defense, will visit the French armored vehicles manufacturer Nexter in its Satory plant for the o...
US Army unveils new Robotic Combat Vehicle based on M113 tracked APC platform
On its Facebook account, the U.S. Army GVSC Ground Vehicle Systems Center has released a picture showing Mission Enabler Technologies-Demonstrator ...
Army-2019: New RKhM-8 wheeled CBRN reconnaissance armored vehicle
At Army-2019, the International Military Technical Forum in Russia, Russian army unveils the RKhM-8, a new wheeled CBRN (Chemical Biological Radiat...
Army 2019: Uralvagonzavod unveils 2S41 Drok 82mm 4x4 mortar carrier
At Army-2017, Uralvagonzavod presented a scale model of its 2S41 Drok, a new wheeled self-propelled mortar based on the 4x4 chassis of Taifun K-438...
Army 2019: KBP group unveils Pantsir-SM cannon missile air defense system
The Pantsir-SM implements some of the lessons gained from combat engagements in Syria. Hence, the new variant improves the capability of the system...
Army 2019: Russian army discloses RS-28 Sarmat ICBM characteristics
Characteristics of Sarmat RS-28 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) were made public at Army-2019 forum. The new missile is to become operati...
MSPO third defense industry exhibition in Europe after Eurosatory and DSEI
MSPO, International Defence Industry Exhibition in Poland, is ranked third among all Europe’s exhibition, after Eurosatory in France and DSEI in th...
German army selects SitaWare Headquarters from Systematic
The German Army has selected Danish company Systematic’s SitaWare Headquarters to enhance the command-and-control capabilities of its deployable co...
NATO 2019 budget tops at USD 1 trillion
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is expected to spend $1.036 trillion in 2019, an increase of 6.8 percent from the 2018 estimated expe...
General Dynamics awarded contract for WIN-T increment 2 systems and equipment
General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc. has been awarded a $14,569,395 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide engineering and test services for the ...