German weapons maker Rheinmetall announced on 28 February that it has successfully developed and tested new laser weapon station. According to a news release put out by Rheinmetall, the company continues to make steady headway in the world of laser weapons, having recently completed a successful serious of comprehensive trials with a weapon station. In […]

Lockheed Martin-led defense industry team has revealed details of its proposal for a new mobile open short-to-medium range air defense systems during IDEX 2019 exhibition. Lockheed Martin, Saab, and Diehl Defence unveiled collaboration to counter emerging short and medium-range threats with new Falcon weapon system. Falcon integrates Diehl’s 40-kilometer range Infra-Red Imaging System Tail/Thrust Vector-Controlled (IRIS-T) […]

German weapons maker Rheinmetall unveiled its new lightweight portable communication, called the Argus. According to a statement, Rheinmetall is ushering in a new era of heightened battlefield awareness with the Argus soldier system, a portable communication unit that is as lightweight as it is rugged. The system, worn by individual soldiers on the ground, ensures connectivity between them, platoon-level […]

France and Germany have awarded the first-ever contract – a Joint Concept Study (JCS) – to Dassault Aviation (stock exchange symbol: AM) and Airbus for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme. The launch of the JCS was announced by the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, and her German counterpart, Ursula von […]

Rheinmetall and BAE Systems today announced that they have signed an agreement to create a joint UK based military vehicle design, manufacturing and support business. The new Joint Venture will be headquartered at BAE Systems’ facility in Telford, England and will sustain over 400 jobs in the UK, as well as preserve key technology and […]

Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract from the Swedish armed forces to supply vehicles for transporting Patriot air defense systems made by Rheinmetall’s partner Raytheon. Starting in the first quarter of 2021, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) will supply Sweden with a total of forty high-mobility trucks from its HX series, including 16 tractor trucks […]

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency has awarded a contract to German defense manufacturing company Heckler & Koch for the delivery of HK416 assault rifle sets, according to a company statement. The supply order will run over 36 months, beginning in 2019 and has an overall value of approximately 22 million Euro, approximately $@25 million. Norway […]

The Hungarian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for 44 new Leopard 2A7+ main battle tanks and 24 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers. The contract, signed Thursday by the Hungary Department of Defense, is worth more than $565 million and included in addition 12 used Leopard 2 A4 tanks for training […]

The Lithuanian Army has received its first two upgraded PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers on December 14. The first two upgraded PzH 2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000) self-propelled howitzers have been delivered to the General Romualdas Giedraitis Artillery Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf based in Rukla, the Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania announced. […]

Airbus has announced in 13 December, that German Armed Forces ordered seven H145 helicopters to replace the German Armed Forces’ Bell UH-1D search and rescue fleet. According to a statement, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINWBw) has ordered seven H145 helicopters to replace the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) obsolete Bell […]