NEW DELHI — Indian Army officers and defense analysts here criticized as irrational a Defence Ministry decision to spend nearly as much buying homemade 130mm Arjun Catapult artillery systems as it would have on advanced 155mm howitzers. India is buying 40 of the Arjun Catapult systems, which is a hybrid of aging Russian-made 130mm guns […]

The Marine Corps is testing a tethered unmanned vehicle designed to follow human movement, carry supplies and perform a wide range of possible missions for forces on-the-move, industry officials said Sept. 24 at the Corps’ Modern Day Marine symposium, Quantico, Va. General Dynamics Land Systems has developed the Multi-Utility Tactical Transport, or MUTT – a […]

Ukraine volunteer forces could purchase decommissioned British armoured vehicles AT105 Saxon. According the Ukrainian website Autoconsulting, an agreement was signed to supply 50 British designed 4×4 armoured vehicles AT105 Saxon to Ukraine for volunteer forces in the country. Each vehicle could cost $57,000, with a total amount for the contract around $2.85 million.

DANA-M1 CZ 152mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Country users : Czech Republic Designer Company : Konštrukta Defence and ZTS-OTS DANA-M1 CZ is a modernised version of vz. 77 DANA (Delo Automobilní Nabíjené Automaticky) 152mm self-propelled wheeled howitzer developed by Excalibur Army to provide effective artillery support for the Czech Army.The DANA-M1 CZ retains combat capabilities of the […]

BIDDING for the lucrative LAND 400 armoured vehicle project has stepped up with BAE Systems announcing a partnership with Finnish company Patria. BAE’s Australian headquarters is in Adelaide, and the company planned to partner with Patria to bid for phase two of the project, with plans to “maximise contribution by Australian industry”. The Land 400 […]

The governments of Indonesia and China have jointly agreed to conduct an in-depth assessment of the procurement of the SLR-66 OTH maritime radar to boost the security of sea lanes in the Indonesian archipelago. Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro informed ANTARA in Beijing on Tuesday that Indonesia and China will reevaluate the financing mechanism for […]

Thales has secured a Department of Defence contract to enter Low Rate Initial Production for the company’s innovative F90 assault rifle. “This is a major milestone in the F90 story,” said Kevin Wall, Vice President Armaments at Thales Australia. The engineering and development of Australia’s F90 has created a light, versatile weapon that has met […]

Given the foreign policy shifts of recent years and new national security priorities, the Russian Armed Forces now have a totally new set of objectives that could be broken down into the following four major dimensions: deterring the military and political threats to the security or interests of the Russian Federation Supporting economic and political interests […]

Laser weapons mounted aboard U.S. Navy ships and large trucks have already shown the power to shoot down flying drones during test trials. That early success has encouraged the U.S. military to fund a new effort to develop smaller versions of these anti-drone weapons that can fit light ground vehicles such as the military Humvee. […]

developer for the aerospace, agriculture, transportation, defense, and medical industries, has landed a Pentagon contract to test software for self-driving military convoys to ensure it is safe. According to The Boston Globe, Energid will receive $150,000 for the first six months of the program, which is being funded by the Office of the Secretary of […]