Defense and security company Saab has an order from the U.S. Army for the latest version of the Carl-Gustaf multi-role, man-portable shoulder-fired weapon.  Saab released a statement saying that it has been awarded an $87 million (approximately 770 MSEK) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract for M3E1 weapons ( known as the M4 globally) with an initial order of $9.2 […]

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The new image shared on the official Twitter account of the Milrem Robotics this morning are currently stoking speculation about possible equipped of its new Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) with multi-role turret. The new system is supposed to replace conventional fighting vehicles that are used to transport soldiers. This means decreasing the number of […]

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces has announced on Wednesday that two B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, fly over Sweden for first-time. The service said B-1s have flown over Sweden to integrate with Swedish Jas 39 Gripen fighter jets while conducting close-air support training […]

Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates on 29 April 2020. The United Arab Emirates has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft, with the initial contract signed in late 2015. In November 2019 the country also announced its intention to complete a contract amendment for the purchase of an […]

U.S. weapons maker Raytheon Company has released new impressive footage of a recent test of the shoulder launched Guided Carl-Gustaf munition. The test firings were performed at the Bofors Test Center in Karlskoga, Sweden, according to a company news release. The Carl-Gustaf weapon system built by Saab in coordination with Raytheon is used by the […]

U.S. weapons maker Raytheon and Swedish aerospace and defense firm Saab successfully completed a series of guided flight tests for the shoulder-launched, guided Carl-Gustaf munition. The Carl-Gustaf weapon system, built by Saab AB, is used by the U.S. Army goes 11-for-11 in flight tests, a Raytheon news release states. Tests were conducted at Saab’s Bofors […]

The Telegraph on Friday has reported that Sweden will be first partner nation in the British Tempest programme to build a next-generation fighter jet. “Britain’s Team Tempest programme to build a new fighter jet has moved a step closer to getting into the air with Sweden poised to announce it has signed up as the project’s first […]

Russia has scrambled Su-27 fighters in the Baltic to intercept the U.S. and a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft, the defense ministry said. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, ground airspace control facilities detected two air targets over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea having approached the state […]

British multinational defense, security and aerospace company BAE Systems has released a new video of its modern vehicle mounted mortar system, called the Hammer of Thor or Mjölner. Mjölner is the hammer of Thor in Norse mythology and is depicted as one of the most fearsome weapons, capable of leveling mountains. The Mjölner mortar system, […]

Defense and aerospace group Saab on Thursday posted video showed the next-generation mine disposal vehicle, called MuMNS. “MuMNS is Saab’s next-generation mine disposal vehicle. With its onboard sonar and cameras, it locates the target, when the mine is identified, the pilot attach a charge to the mine and release it from a safe distance,” said […]