2020
More RQ-4 Global Hawk HALE drones to be delivered to South Korea
On Sunday, April 19, Harry Harris, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, announced the delivery of additional Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk long-...
Taiwan preparing reception of M1A2T Abrams MBTs deliveries
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense is preparing to train personnel and set up training facilities for the 108 M1A2T Abrams tanks to be received ...
Modernized Ukrainian T-72AMT tanks under speed and underwater driving tests
The Kyiv Armored Plant, together with the State Research Institute for Testing and Certification of Armaments and Military Equipment, conducted the...
EOS R400S Mk2 remote weapon station fires Javelin missiles and Bushmaster gun
EOS Defense Systems US has successfully fired anti-tank missiles and a 30mm cannon from an EOS remote weapon station mounted on a High Mobility Mul...
Russian T-14 Armata tanks tested in Syria and to be inducted in 2021
T-14 Armata main battle tanks have been tested in Syria, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on Sunday, April 19: "They [Arm...
Aselsan sells SARP-Dual RWCS to Kazakhstan
Aselsan has signed a new contract for “SARP-Dual” Advanced Remote Controlled Stabilized Weapon Station (RCWS) to Kazakhstan.
Iran Army unveils Khalij Fars and Moragheb radar systems
On Sunday, April 19, following the National Army Day that took place on April 17, the Iranian army held a ceremony for the unveiling of ‘Khalij Far...
BAE Systems contract for engineering and manufacturing development of AMPV for US Army
On April 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was a...
USMC makes first operational flight in Middle East using GA-ASI MQ-9A drone
On March 20, 2020, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) pilots and sensor operators from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) conducted their firs...
U.S. Army selects Anniston Army Depot for AMPV de-processing
On 13th April 2020, the U.S. Army announced the selection of Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) as the de-processing site for the Armored Multi-Purpose Veh...
IAG begins production of COVID-19 Ambulances
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect us all, and International Armored Group is dedicating resources and working around the clock with its tea...
AeroVironment sold Raven UAS Unmanned Aircraft Systems to U.S. ally
AeroVironment today announced it received a US$ 2,424,595 firm-fixed-price contract on March 3, 2020, to provide Raven small unmanned aircraft syst...
British Army orders Rheinmetall Mission Master - Cargo UGVs
The British Armed Forces have ordered four amphibious 8x8 Rheinmetall Mission Master robotic vehicles (UGVs). Configured for transporting cargo, th...
Elbit Systems to supply command and control systems to Swiss Army
Elbit Systems announced on 16 April that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $15 million from the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Pr...
Chinese army PLA inducts more combat UGVs
More UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles) are entering the arsenal of the Chinese army (PLA). The latest additions are a small model fitted with a 7.62m...
Russian air defense missile system S-350 can be deployed in Arctic region
The Russian Northern fleet will receive S-350 Vityaz air defense missile systems. They can march hundreds of kilometers cross-country and immediate...
Supacat and DEW Engineering HMT Extenda Mk2 Special Forces vehicle for NGFV program of Canadian army
British Company Supacat in collaboration with DEW Engineering and Development (DEW) of Canada, will offer the new HMT Extenda Mk2 Special Forces ve...
South Korean Army buys armored and non-armored tactical trucks from Kia Motors
Kia Motors signed a contract Monday 13 April to supply next-generation tactical trucks (medium-sized standard vehicles) worth USD 1.4 billion with ...
U.S. DOD continues global military operations even as it battles Covid-19
Even as the Defense Department supports the whole-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it continues its vital national security mission...
Russia tested Arbalet-DM Remote Controlled Weapon Station against helicopter drone
The Arbalet-DM remote-controlled weapon station (RCWS) was successfully tested for the first time last week, even at night, against a moving target...