Serbian Armed Forces have received the first ten BOV M16 Milosh 4×4 armoured multi-purpose combat vehicles, according to a press release issued Monday by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia. According to a press release, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD, accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilović, attended today […]
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U.S. Army repainting its military vehicles with a woodland green paint scheme appropriate for the Europian region. The dozens of military vehicles were re-painted to a camouflage scheme more appropriate for its new surroundings. The vehicles are part of Army Prepositioned Stock-2 and a key element in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s power projection and warfighter readiness. Recently, 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army […]
Serbian Armed Forces have received the first ten BOV M16 Milosh 4×4 armoured multi-purpose combat vehicles, according to a press release issued Monday by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia. According to a press release, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD, accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilović, attended today […]
The Iraqi armed forces displayed South Korean-made Promoter DAPC-2 4×4 armoured vehicles for the first time during the military parade on 6 January. The parade in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone was held to mark the 100th anniversary of Army Day. Formations of ground, air, and naval forces, as well as tanks and other military vehicles, marched in the parade, while formations of aircraft and helicopters flew […]
On Friday, the U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces has received a new batch of 20 HMMWV M1151 armoured vehicles along with 84 boats. “Nothing could stop the delivery of 20 humvees to Ukrainian Land Forces and Special Operations Forces along with 84 boats for the Ukrainian Navy as part of the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative,” the Embassy said in a Facebook […]
Russian Strategic Rocket Forces, or RVSN, has received about 70 Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicles, multiple news outlets reported. The Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicles designed to guard Russian Strategic Missile Forces’ formations, rearmed with thermonuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles Yars and Topol-M. Since 2012, the formations of the RVSN has received about 70 combat anti-sabotage vehicles. The delivery of this equipment will continue in 2021. – ADVERTISEMENT – […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp was awarded a $4,9 billion contract modification Monday for three Next Generation Geosynchronous space vehicles as part of a new space-based missile warning system. According to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements, the deal modifies an earlier contract for all work associated with the manufacturing, assembly, integration, test, and delivery of three Next Generation Geosynchronous (NGG) Earth orbiting […]
Several Bundeswehr tactical vehicles have been damaged in the Leipzig district of Heiterblick on New Year’s Eve, said police spokesman Olaf Hoppe on Friday morning. The police assume arson based on initial findings. According to police, an arson attack leaves seven of ten vehicles ‘extensively damaged’. The Wolf G-class vehicles were parked on the site of a car dealership. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – […]
General Dynamics European Land Systems, a Europe based business unit of General Dynamics Corporation, was awarded a contract from the Danish Ministry of Defense for EAGLE 4×4 vehicles. General Dynamics’ European Land Systems division was awarded a $52,1 million contract to deliver 56 PATROL vehicles and a first prototype of the RECONNAISSANCE Open variant to the Danish military. This second order is part of the Armored Patrol […]
The Hungarian Army announced on 21 December that it has taken delivery of an initial batch of Gidran 4×4 armoured vehicles from Turkey. The recently received vehicles are part of 40 Gidrans ordered by the Hungarian Defence Force this year. The Gidran is an advanced version of Ejder Yalcın (Dragon) armoured vehicle produced by Turkish company Nurol Makina. The new version of the vehicle equipped with […]
European missile maker MBDA within the scope of an upstream study program of the French Directorate General for Armaments has developed a capacity for autonomy tracking threats and object acquisition by imagery using Artificial Intelligence (AI). According to a recent company’s statement, this program, called the 2ACI, was trained using only computer-generated images before being integrated into an embedded system. It then demonstrated its effectiveness in […]
The Ukrainian Army received its next batch of 40 Kozak-2 4×4 light armored vehicles on 12 December. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have officially inducted into service the next batch of 40 new Kozak-2 4×4 light armored vehicles, the Practika company announced on 12 December. The Kozak-2 is a light multi-role vehicle based on an Iveco Eurocargo highly adaptable chassis and includes a v-shaped armored hull to […]
On Friday, General Director at Ukroboronprom State Concern Yuriy V Gusev said that the Ukrainian Army is purchasing a new tranche of 75 BTR-4E infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) for its soldiers. The contract award from the Ukrainian military enables the Kharkiv Morozov Design Bureau (KMDB), part of UkrOboronProm, to produce a new batch of BTR-4 family of combat vehicles. The new deal covers the production of 75 infantry fighting […]
The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, has released a request for information for contractors interested in Self Sealing Fuel Tank (SSFT) for U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicles. In a notice posted on the U.S. government’s main contracting website, the Army Contracting Command announced that it is seeking sources that can demonstrate the capability to produce an estimated 324 fully integrated Self Sealing Fuel Tank […]
The U.S. Army plans to publish a new solicitation for the next-generation vehicles that will change the battlefield. According to recent notice at the U.S. government’s main contracting website, the Army Contracting Command, Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA), Warren, MI, intends to issue a full and open Request for Proposal for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Phase 2 Concept Design Effort under solicitation […]
The U.S. Air Force has been testing new ways of defeating an advanced air-defense system and to carry out multi-service strikes. The details were given in a 3 December media release, to announce more than 25 agencies are participating in exercise Emerald Flag, a collaborative multi-service effort focused on increasing the effectiveness of the joint domain warfighter, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. According to a […]
The Pentagon’s top arms broker announced that the U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) to Lebanon. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week that State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Lebanon of up to 300 M1152 HMMWVs and related equipment for an estimated cost of $55.5 […]
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week that the U.S. State Department has cleared a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of 76 M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles. According to DSCA, the Pentagon’s top arms broker, the possible deal has an estimated value of $757 million. The proposed package includes the following according to the DSCA notice: modernization of 76 M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles and […]
The Russian Army has begun fielding Terminator tank support vehicles after decades of development. The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that the first batch of Terminator tank support fighting vehicle was officially handed over to the 90th Tank Division in the Chelyabinsk region of the Urals. Now, after decades of development, the Russian military begins field training with new combat vehicles that armed with two […]
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) announced on Tuesday that it was awarded an £860 million ($1.1 billion) subcontract for the British Ministry of Defense’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle program. As noted by the company, more than 260 Boxer vehicles to be produced in Telford. The subcontract, worth about £860 million, marks a significant milestone for the program, following the £2.3 billion ($3.8 billion) MIV contract awarded to […]
WFEL, the UK subsidiary of German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), has announced that the first British manufacture of Ministry of Defense’s Boxer mechanized infantry vehicles moves further forward with significant contracts signed. According to a company news release, ARTEC consortium member, KMW, has concluded a further contractual agreement with WFEL for the production over ten years of Boxer Vehicle Drive Module fabricated hulls – together […]
Ukrainian-made armored utility vehicles were spotted on the film set of the new Netflix movie. The two Varta armored personnel carriers were spotted with a film crew in Kyiv this Autumn at the film set of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s action-comedy “The Last Mercenary” from director David Charhon. In the French-language film, written by Charhon and Ismael Sy Savane (“Lascars”), action star Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a mysterious former secret […]
The U.S. Army is planning to add an unmanned turret with 30mm cannon and Javelin missile launcher for its new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV). The AMPV would replace 5 variants of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier family of vehicles, which have been in service since the Vietnam-era. The Army is expecting that one variant of its newest AMPV will receive a new weapon system that will […]
A Marine Corps has finally received the first Amphibious Combat Vehicles, according to a press release issued by the 1st Marine Division. On 4 November, the Marine Corps inducted into service its first batch of new wheeled Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) during the ‘activation ceremony’. The ACV, built by BAE Systems in cooperation with Italy’s Iveco, will replace the service’s Cold War-era tracked Assault Amphibious Vehicle family. “The ceremony […]
U.S. Military is taking the potential for use of space launch vehicles to transport supplies in an emergency, according to a recent service news release. In a release last week, the U.S. military command that oversees logistics operations said that it has signed an agreement with two private spaceflight companies to study the potential for cargo delivery via orbit. “Think about moving 80 short tons, the […]
German weapons maker Rheinmetall announced that it was awarded a contract by the German Bundeswehr to upgrade Marder infantry fighting vehicles. Within the contract, Rheinmetall Landsysteme will now be supplying the Bundeswehr with over 170 driver’s night observation devices for the Marder fleet. Worth around $28 million (€24 million), the order also encompasses logistical support, training and other services. Delivery begins at the end of 2021 […]
Montenegro, a country slightly smaller than Connecticut located in southeastern Europe, has received its first Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. The first five Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) platforms from Oshkosh were officially handed over to Armed Forces of Montenegro during a ceremony on 30 October. The Montenegro Minister of Defense, Predrag Bošković, attended the presentation of the new light armored vehicles Oshkosh with the Ambassador of […]
The Republic of China Army (RoCA) has adopted “hide and seek” tactics concealing tanks and other combat vehicles in an urban environment during a five-day exercise. In response to the threat of Chinese intervention, the Taiwan Army practiced different tactics to hide its troops and combat vehicles, including special camouflage techniques. Taiwan’s soldiers concealed its CM11 tanks in garbage dumps and scrap piles, CM21 and CM32 […]
On October. 15, 2020, French armored vehicle manufacturers Arquus has announced that it delivered the last P4 VIPAIR vehicle to the French Air and Space Force, in accordance with the contractual commitments. Initiated in 2016, the VIPAIR program aimed at transforming a batch of 19 P4 ASPIC vehicles of the French Air and Space Force into P4 VIPAIR (Véhicule d’Intervention et de Projection Air – Air […]
Specialty truckmaker Oshkosh Corp on Monday announced that its defense arm has received a Belgium order for more than 300 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. According to a company statement, the Belgium Ministry of Defence has awarded Oshkosh Defense a contract for 322 Oshkosh Defense Command and Liaison Vehicles (CLV) for the Belgium Defence Forces. As noted by the company, the Belgian CLV is the proven Joint […]
Specialty truckmaker Oshkosh Corp on Monday announced that its defense arm has received a Belgium order for more than 300 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. According to a company statement, the Belgium Ministry of Defence has awarded Oshkosh Defense a contract for 322 Oshkosh Defense Command and Liaison Vehicles (CLV) for the Belgium Defence Forces. As noted by the company, the Belgian CLV is the proven Joint […]
The Georgian Armed Forces have taken delivery of another batch of Didgori armored vehicles. The Georgian Ministry of Defense has announced that Delta State Military Scientific-Technical Centre handed over 40 Didgori armored vehicles including the Didgori AMEV (Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle) and Didgori Meomari tactical armored modular vehicle to the Armed Forces on 8 October. Defense Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili took part in the ceremony […]
On Wednesday, Robotic Research LLC announced that it has added Retrotraverse to its AutoDrive-M autonomy kit. This autonomy kit is equipped on the U.S. Army’s Palettized Load System logistics trucks. Robotic Research demonstrated the Retrotraverse capabilities with three of the U.S. Army’s PLS trucks, each towing trailers. “This is a major step forward for our company and has broad application both in autonomy and platooning. The […]