Volvo Group Governmental Sales (VGGS) comprising Renault Trucks Defense, ACMAT Defense,Panhard Defense, Volvo Defense and Mack Defense, announced the 1000th ALTV (Light Tactical Vehicle) lightweight multi-purpose tactical vehicle rolled off the production line. The ALTV vehicle produced by ACMAT Defense has been sold to more than twenty countries since 2009. The 1000th unit is to […]

The Department of National Defense has signed a P882-million contract with an Israel-based firm for the purchase of 28 armored infantry fighting vehicles. DND Assistant Secretary Patrick Velez said in an interview on Thursday that the deal was signed last week with Elbit Systems Land and C4L for the “very capable” vehicles. Velez declined to […]

MineWolf Systems successfully delivered the runway clearance solution to the Government of Pakistan in 2014. The customer has procured the Mini MineWolf (MW240) platform with a range of attachments to fulfill different operational tasks; all of which are related to the clearance of explosive remnants of war.

Russia Unmanned Ground Vehicle “Platform-M” Displayed in Naval Base Security Role (Kamchatka). Platform-M combat robot is to be used for gathering intelligence, discovering and eliminating stationary and mobile targets, providing firepower support and guarding important sites.

The Russian army performs some military tests with new all-terrain vehicles Trekol SUV in the Arctic Region. Russia tested the vehicles on the Arctic peninsula of Rybachiy, 200 kilometers from Murmansk, Russian Defense Minister said December 15, 2014. TREKOL-39294 is an ATV on pneumatic low pressure propelling devices designed for year-round cargo and passenger transportation […]

This list only includes captured vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment captured and destroyed by the Islamic State may be higher than recorded here. Some civilian vehicles such as Toyota Hilux pickup trucks are not included in this list. A great deal of effort has […]

Russian defence companies saw a 20% rise in sales last year, according to a new report analysing the world’s top 100 arms producers. Several Russian manufacturers have moved up the pecking order from 2012 with Almaz-Antey – maker of air defence systems – now almost in the top ten.

The Defense Department plans to bolster the Iraqi National Security Forces for the fight against ISIS with MRAPs, the heavily-armored vehicles that Defense Secretary-designate Ashton Carter steered through a rapid acquisition process to counter roadside bombs. The Pentagon is expected to send about 250 of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Iraq early […]

Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTi), the Thai Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) primary research and development arm, has signed an accord with the Royal Thai Army (RTA) to further develop and manufacture an indigenous 122 mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL) known as DTi-2. A memorandum of agreement (MoA) signed by the two parties on 9 December […]

AutoKrAZ” has entered into contract for delivery of a large batch of AWD trucks to Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The 6×6 KrAZ-6322 trucks will be built in basic configuration and provided with engine meeting Euro 0 emissions standard. This model has been chosen by customer for a reason, as long as for operation in tough […]