2020
Rostec demonstrates TOS-1A flamethrower to foreign customers
JSC Rosoboronexport and JSC Omsktransmash (part of JSC Concern Uralvagonzavod), which are subsidiaries of the Rostec State Corporation, have demons...
Smart Shooter launches Smash Hopper LRCWS light remote-controlled weapon station
Providing “One Shot – One Hit” capability while controlled from a safe distance, Smart Shooter’s Smash Hopper LRCWS dramatically increases accuracy...
Singapore Army testing titanium exoskeleton from Mawashi Science and Technology
The Singapore Army is testing an exoskeleton designed by Mawashi Science and Technology, a Canadian defense innovation company, Ashley Tan reports ...
Russian Southern District engineers receive Uran-6 mine-clearance robot
A Russian Southern Military District engineer regiment has received an advanced Uran-6 mine-clearance robotic system. "The best specialists of the ...
Schiebel Pacific teams with Raytheon Australia for Australian army’s Land129 Phase 3
Schiebel Pacific and Raytheon Australia have teamed up for the LAND129 Phase 3 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) project for the Australian Ar...
India shows interest to acquire Russian 2S25M Sprut-SDM1 self-propelled anti-tank tracked arrmored
According to information released by the Russian Press Agency on July 25, 2020, India might target a potential acquisition of the Russian-made 2S25...
Hanwha Defense from South Korea ready to send its AS-21 Redback IFV in Australia for trials
The South Korean defense company Hanwha Defense is ready to send its AS-21 Redback tracked armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) in Australia to ...
Uzbek company produces Tarlon and Ejder Yalçın 4x4 armored vehicles
On July 21, 2020, the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Defense Industry announced that local company Kran Va Maxsus Texnikala ...
U.S. Army awards Distributed Common Ground System Capability Drop 2 to BAE Systems
The Intelligence Knowledge Environment is a framework of modular data and artificial intelligence analytic capabilities built to autonomously trans...
Thales shows performance of its SYNAPS radio family to Spanish Armed Forces
Thales has presented to the Armed Forces of Spain, the DGAM (Procurement Agency) and the Ministry of Defense, the performance of its software-defin...
U.S. Strategic Ops directorate to shape electromagnetic and cyber capabilities
The U.S. Army recently implemented a new directorate to support requirements within the electromagnetic spectrum, enabling the force to prioritize,...
Russian Arctic units to be armed with T-80BVM tanks
Russia is strengthening its ground forces in the Arctic. All Arctic units will be armed by the end of 2020 with T-80BVM tanks fit for operations in...
U.S. Army awards contract to Lockheed Martin for Hellfire missiles
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $702,881,910 modification to contract W31P4Q-18-C-0130 for the procurement of Hellfire missiles. Work locations and f...
BAE Systems receives contract from US Army to produce long range artillery guidance system
According to a press release published by BAE Systems on July 22, 2020, BAE Systems has received a $33 million multi-year contract from the U.S. Ar...
Chinese HQ-17A SHORAD air defense system deployed by PLA 78th Army Group
HQ-17A systems in service with the PLA Ground Force's 78th Army Group is understood to be based on Russia's Tor-M1 (SA-15 Gauntlet in NATO designat...
Greywolf Brigade of 1st U.S. Cavalry Division first to receive new M1A2C Abrams tanks
Troopers with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, have been the first unit to receive the U...
Urovesa to supply up to 700 Vamtac tactical vehicles to Spanish armed forces
The Spanish Ministry of Defense and the Galician company Urovesa have signed a framework contract for the supply of up to 700 High Tactical Mobilit...
IDF starts training in Elbit Systems new Brigade and Battlegroup Mission Training Center
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently initiated a series of brigade-level exercises in Elbit Systems’ new Brigade and Battlegroup Mission Train...
Northrop Grumman taps Epirus for Electromagnetic Pulse C-UAS weapon system
Northrop Grumman has formed a strategic supplier agreement with Epirus to offer the company’s Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) capability as a component...
U.S. DoD awards contract to Raytheon Missile Systems for miniature self-defense missile
According to a piece of information published on July 21 by the U.S. DoD, Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $375,000,000 indefinite-deliv...