2021
New logistic support contract will save millions for British Army
On March 18, the British Army published that Defence Digital has announced the signing of a five-year, £150m Logistics Support Contract (LSC) with ...
Russian army employs Tor-M2 air defense systems as C-UAV assets
A tank brigade of Russia’s Western Military District (ZVO) tank army trains to operate Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems as counter-unman...
Algeria has ordered 300 Russian-made BMPT-72 Terminator 2 fire support armored vehicles
According to information published by the SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ) arms trade database 2020, Algeria has ordered 3...
France and Italy to develop New Generation NG of SAMP/T air defense missile system
According to a press release published on March 19, 2021, the contract for the development of the SAMP/T NG (New Generation) air defense missile sy...
Russian army uses BM-21-1 Grad MLRS with RP-377VM1 jammer in Belarus
Pictures published by Sova on Twitter on March 19 show a BM-21-1 (2B17) 122mm MRL of the 9K51 Grad type with a roof-mounted RP-377VM1 jammer. The v...
Arquus proposes Sherpa to replace VBRG armored vehicle of French Gendarmerie
For many months already, the French Gendarmerie needs to replace its aging fleet of Berliet VBX-170 VBRG. Arquus proposes its Sherpa fitted with a ...
Saudi Arabia interested in Baykar armed drones from Turkey
Saudi Arabia is reportedly looking to purchase armed drones from Turkey, as announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 16, Josh S...
German Army declares System Panzergrenadier fit to fight
Supplied by Rheinmetall and its partner companies, the Bundeswehr’s System Panzergrenadier has reached an important milestone. On 18 March 2021, Li...
ARQUUS from France to deliver 300 VLRA 4x4 light tactical vehicles to Morocco
According to information announced by the French Company ARQUUS during a press conference on March 10, 2021, ARQUUS will deliver 300 latest generat...
US Marines and joint partners test networked EABO from Japan to Hawaii
During March 2021, U.S. Marines in Japan and Hawaii teamed up with joint partners to execute networked Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO...
FNSS starts production of Pars Izci armored personnel carrier
Turkey has begun production of the new Pars İzci amphibious armored personnel carrier, with the first vehicles entering the army in 2022, Anadolu n...
Ricardo Defense to deliver ABS/ESC retrofit kits for US Army Humvees
Ricardo Defense announced on arch 17 that the U.S. Army awarded a base contract to provide up to 9,480 critical safety improvement Antilock Brake S...
Russian Eastern district to be rearmed with AK-12 rifles in 2021
Major batches of AK-12 assault rifles will be supplied in 2021 to reconnaissance and motorized rifle units of the combined arms army of the Eastern...
Arquus comments on 2020 and 2021 deliveries in Africa and Middle East
During his March 10 press conference, Emmanuel Levacher, CEO of Arquus, reported that various contracts with African and Middle-Eastern countries w...
Milrem Robotics and Marduk Technologies launch autonomous C-UAS system
Milrem Robotics, the European leading robotics and autonomous systems developer, and Marduk Technologies, the provider of world-class Counter Unman...
PLA Chinese army commissions new type of infantry fighting vehicle
A new type of infantry fighting vehicle was recently spotted in service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), official reports show. Thi...
IDEX 2021: EDGE Halcon presents SkyKnight missile first UAE-made C-RAM counter artillery ammunition
At IDEX 2021, the International Land Defense Exhibition, EDGE Subdivision, Halcon presents a new generation of C-RAM (Counter Rocket, Artillery, an...
Swedish police gets Arquus Fortress Mk2 tactical armored vehicles
Arquus has sold an undisclosed number of Fortress Mk2 tactical armored vehicles to the Swedish police. No detail about this contract is currently a...
French army receiving additional Griffons and first Jaguar armored vehicles
In 2020, 128 EBMR Griffons armored vehicles were delivered to the French army. 119 additional ones are scheduled for 2021. The goal is also to deli...
Russian army widens range of targets for Shturm-S SPATGM
The Russian Armed Forces are widening the range of targets for their Shturm-S self-propelled anti-tank guided missile (SPATGM) system, according to...