Defense News Army 2024
TAG to Produce Armored Vehicles for Eastern European Country
The American manufacturer of armored vehicles, The Armored Group (TAG), has won a $23.2 million contract for the production and delivery of armored...
Exclusive: India’s New Zorawar Light Tank Achieves Key Success in First Desert Firing Trials
On September 13, 2024, The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced the successful completion of the first phase of de...
US Soldiers Demonstrate Patria NEMO 120mm Mortar on New AMPV Armored Vehicle
The cooperation between the U.S. Army and Finnish Company Patria Corporation reached a significant milestone this week at the Maneuver Warfighter C...
US Army to Roll Out New ICVVA1-30mm Armored Vehicle Replacing Stryker Dragoon
The U.S. Army is set to replace its aging ICVD Stryker Dragoon 8x8 armored vehicles with the new ICVVA1-30mm, an upgraded version of the original S...
Milkor Keeps South Africa in Global UAV Race with Milkor 380
South African private defense company Milkor has positioned the country among the top global producers of large uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) wit...
Latvia to Transfer Patria Armored Vehicles to Ukraine in 2025
As part of its military support to Ukraine, Latvia plans to deliver a batch of Patria armored vehicles in 2025. This decision is in line with Europ...
Exclusive: Russia Poised to Deploy Deadly BMPT-72 Terminator 2 Combat Vehicle in Ukraine
As reported by the Russian news website Vestnik-RM on September 12, 2024, the Russian army may deploy the latest generation of the BMPT-72 Terminat...
Rafael CEO confirms deployment of Iron Beam laser weapon system by Israel in 2025
According to The Nziv Report on September 12, 2024, Yoav Turgeman, CEO of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, announced that its Iron Beam High Energy...
New Russian Impulse-KPTM UGV can scatter up to 120 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines
At the Army-2024 exhibition, the Russian Army presented the "Impulse-KPTM," a new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) designed for mine-laying operations...
Vantage Robotics Introduces its Trace Nano Drone Developed with Expertise from US Department of Defense
On September 11, 2024, Vantage Robotics, a renowned player in the UAV industry, introduced its latest innovation: the Trace nano drone. Specificall...
Germany Tests G95 Rifles at US Army's Tropical Regions Test Center
The German armed forces, known as the Bundeswehr, recently tested both variants of their new G95 assault rifle at a Panamanian center frequently us...
SIG Sauer Makes MCX-SPEAR 6.8X51 Rifle Available for Purchase
SIG Sauer has launched the MCX-SPEAR 6.8X51 rifle on the civilian market, marking the beginning of a new era in weaponry and ending the 30-year dom...
US Oshkosh Defense Delivers HET A1 Tractors to Morocco
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), announced it has received a direct commercial sale (DCS) order to supply Hea...
Anduril's new Barracuda missiles target cost-efficiency in US autonomous operations
On September 12, 2024, the US company Anduril Industries presented the Barracuda family of air-breathing, software-defined expendable Autonomous Ai...
Argentine Army Might Choose 8x8 M1126 Stryker as One of Its New Wheeled Armored Combat Vehicles
The Argentine Army once again finds itself at a crossroads of unresolved decisions regarding the modernization of its Wheeled Armored Combat Vehicl...
India and Philippines Strengthen Military Cooperation with Joint Defense Equipment Development Partnership
India and the Philippines continue to strengthen their bilateral defense relations with the recent announcement of a strategic partnership aimed at...
US Army THAAD Air Defense in Guam protects US forces from East Asia missile threats
In August 2024, General Randy George, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, visited Soldiers of Echo Battery, Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defens...
BAE Systems to produce more Bradley M2A4 IFVs and M2A7 Fire Support Vehicles for US Army
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems Land and Armaments a $121.4 million contract to produce M2A4 and M7A4 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. This contrac...
US grants Egypt $1.3 Billion in Military Aid Boosting Defense Cooperation
On September 11, 2024, the Biden administration confirmed that Egypt would receive its full allocation of $1.3 billion in military aid, despite per...
Philippine Army Recommissions Scorpion FV101 CVRT Light Reconnaissance Tracked Armored Vehicle
On September 2, 2024, the Philippine Army reportedly decided, as shown in images from a blessing ceremony on social media, to recommission the ligh...