2020
Georgian army to purchase NATO-standard hardware
The Georgian Ministry of Defense will purchase NATO-standard hardware to replace some of the current equipment used by the Georgian Defense Forces ...
Protolab PMPV 6x6 MRAP armored vehicle conducts successfully amphibious trials in Finland
According to a Tweet released by the company Protolab of Finland, the PMPV 6x6 MiSu MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle has performed am...
USMC satellite communication system exceeding performance expectations
U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command is updating its tactical satellite system that provides increased communication on the battlefield. Based on fiel...
Botswana receives large quantities of French military equipment Mistral Mica missiles
According to Patrick Kenyette on AfricanMilitaryBlog, it appears that the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has received a large shipment of various mil...
Greek army to receive 350 Bradley M2A2 IFVs and M1117 4x4 armored from US
According to enikos.gr, the plan elaborated by the General Staff of the Greek Army for the gradual replacement of the old M113 APCs indicates a wil...
BAE Systems completes first firing tests of ground-launched APKWS rockets
BAE Systems successfully completed test-fires of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets from a tactical confi...
Sig Sauer delivers Next Generation Squad Weapons to U.S. Army for testing
Sig Sauer announces the recent delivery of the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) system to the U.S. Army, consisting of lightweight high-perform...
Chinese army PLA Tibet military command conducts nighttime high-altitude drills
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Command recently sent troops to Tibet at an altitude of 4,700 meters at night for infiltr...
BAE Systems selected to provide autonomy capabilities for DARPA Squad X program
Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide key autonomy and artificial intelligence capabilities for DARPA’s Squad X program.
India to produce 152 more BMP-2 tracked armored IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicles
India’s defense industrial conglomerate Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) will produce under license an additional batch of 156 BMP-2 Sarath infantry fi...
Russian Airborne Forces received 10 000 AK-12 assault rifles and new equipment
The Russian Airborne Forces received close to 10,000 AK-12 assault rifles in 2019 and the first half of 2020. AK-12 was for the first time demonstr...
Norwegian Defense Ministry accelerates investment plans for CV90, R&D
The Norwegian government wants to support the industry during this difficult period and will accelerate defense investments for more than NOK 1 bil...
U. S. Army replaces THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems in South Korea
U.S. forces in Korea and the South Korean army have put in place new interceptor missiles onto Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) base in ...
Systematic unveils latest dismounted C2 system SitaWare Edge 2.0
Systematic has evolved its dismounted command-and-control (C2) solution with the development of SitaWare Edge 2.0. The new system builds on the pro...
Comprehensive tests for Nordic combat uniform system are complete
"The six-month user tests of new combat uniforms which are now completed are by far the most comprehensive test of combat uniforms carried out by a...
Kazakhstan imports nearly no more defense products from Turkey
According to Rufiz Hafizoglu (Trend), the export of defense products from Turkey to Kazakhstan in the first 4 months of 2020 plunged by nearly 85 p...
U.S. Army OMFV Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle adopts new path forward from lessons learned
The U.S. Army’s G-8 discussed a new strategy for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, following lessons learned after its first request for prot...
Russia uses Peresvet laser weapon system to shoot down Israeli UAV in Syria
According to the Russian website Avia Pro, the Russian army has tested its laser weapon system called Peresvet (Пересвет in Russia) in Syria. The n...
Hutchinson provides survivability solutions to Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks
Mack Defense has selected Hutchinson Industries as the provider of complete wheel assemblies, beadlocks and thermal hub covers for the Mack Defense...
IM-SHORAD mobile air defense system on Stryker A1 armored vehicle continues to be a priority for US Army
The U.S. Army official website has announced on May 29, 2020, that the Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense platform or IM-SHORAD will continue...