2020
Royal Thai Air Force to test light armored vehicles from Chaiseri and Panus
On May 14, 2020, the Department of Transport, Royal Thai Air Force, published a document announcing the medium price for the purchase of two Light ...
KMW - Nexter and Rheinmetall get the go-ahead for initial MGCS architecture study
Standing for Main Ground Combat System, MGCS is a joint Franco-German defence project. The programme, to be implemented under German political lead...
Morocco to buy missile air defense systems from MBDA France
France is Morocco’s second-largest arms supplier, providing 44% of the total weaponry, while the US accounts for 53%, Hamza Guessous reminds on Mor...
Spanish army extends maintenance contract with the UTE for its Leopard 2 MBTs
The Spanish army extends maintenance contract with the UTE formed by the companies Comercial Hernando Moreno (Cohemo) and Flensburger Fahrzeugbau G...
New 5.56m assault rifle Howa Type 20 for Japan Ground Self Defense Forces
The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force currently uses the Howa Type 89 assault rifle. On December 6, 2019, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announc...
Thales Deutschland proposes GM200 MM-C for German MRS medium range radar program
The TLVS program is currently entering a decisive phase. As part of many years of contributing to TLVS Thales Deutschland has submitted an offer fo...
Arquus completes 1,000th Sherpa armored vehicle
The Arquus teams of Limoges have recently completed the production of the 1,000th Sherpa armored vehicle. It is a major milestone for the Sherpa fa...
Chinese army organizes Crossing Obstacles 2020 competition for UGVs
The Armament Department of the People’s Liberation Army will host "Crossing Obstacles 2020" land-based unmanned system competition in the forthcomi...
Kyrgyzstan to receive more Russian armament
As reported by RIA Novosti on May 18, 2020, Russia and Kyrgyzstan are discussing the supply of 9K37 Buk-M1 (SA-11 Gadfly in NATO code) anti-aircraf...
NATO Allies practice close air support in Lithuania
Troops from NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup in Lithuania are training together with British and Spanish pilots from the Alliance’s Bal...
Patria from Finland proposes its Nemo 120mm mortar weapon for US mortar carriers
U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center and Patria have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA...
Nurol Makina to export 50 additional Ejder Yalcin armored vehicles to Qatar
Turkish company Nurol Makina will deliver 50 Ejeder Yalcin 4×4 armored vehicles in ambulance configuration to the Qatari security forces. This ambu...
KPE to deliver more Arlan 4x4 armored vehicles to Kazakh army
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense has ordered another batch of Arlan armored vehicles from Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE), which will delive...
Serbian army to receive modernized BVP M-80A infantry fighting vehicle
The result of the modernization of the BVP M-80A infantry fighting vehicle was demonstrated at the Military Technical Institute on 15 May, after wh...
U.S. Army wants to expand airdrop capabilities of JLTV with Gravity Airdrop System
The current Boeing C-17 Globemaster III capability enables the delivery of up to eight Humvees from a single aircraft. Due to the larger size and w...
Test fires of Serbian army modernized 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer
On May 15, Serbian Minister of Defense Aleksandar Vulin attended livre-fire tests of the modernized 122mm self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika at t...
Russian army creates material to hide military equipment in snowy areas
The Roselectronika holding company, belonging to the Rostec group, presented its latest novelty: a material absorbing the waves emitted by radars f...
New ZTL-11 105mm 8x8 assault gun armored vehicle in service with Chinese army
New ZTL-11 105mm 8x8 wheeled armored assault gun vehicle is now in service with the Chinese army, according to pictures released on the Chinese MoD...
Oshkosh Defense and Al Tadrea Manufacturing will produce armored vehicles in Saudi Arabia
According to news published by the Saudi Gazette website on May 14, 2020, the American Company Oshkosh Defense has signed an agreement on May 13, 2...
US Marines plans to integrate Naval Strike Missile on unmanned JLTV ROGUE Fires vehicle
The U.S. Marine Corps has launched a plan to integrate the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) on unmanned JLTV ROGUE Fires vehicle to enhance its anti-ship...