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 […]

The US Navy on 10 October announced the initial operating capability of its Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. The E-2 radar, communication and command and control aircraft was first introduced in 1964 to improve the radar range of aircraft carrier strike groups at sea. The E-2D improves upon its predecessors […]

K9 Thunder 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Country users : Republic of KoreaPoland Designer Company : Samsung Techwin The K9 Thunder is a 155mm / 52 calibre self-propelled howitzer developed by Samsung Techwin for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. The howitzer is designed to provide effective and deep fire support in all kinds of theatres. Built on […]

Kryl 6×6 155mm 6×6 self-propelled howitzer Country users :  Poland Designer Company :  HSW – Jelcz Poland At MSPO 2014, International Defense Industry Exhibition in Poland, the Polish Defense Company HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) has unveiled for the first time to the public its new 6×6 155mm self-propelled howitzer called Kryl based on a 6×6 […]

New Ukraine Mobile Ballistic Missile System «Korshun-2» to be presented to the public in Kiev at XI International Trade Fair ‘ARMS AND SECURITY’ 2014. Maximum range «Korshun-2» of fire is 280 km for the export version and 350 km for the Ukraine Army version. Minimum range is 50 km. The complex will use a promising […]

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.

Russia halted cooperation with NATO in Afghanistan The cooperation of Russia and NATO in Afghanistan has been halted, including a helicopter project, Russia’s envoy to NATO Alexander Grushko told russian news agency RIA Novosti on Thursday, September 25. “NATO has walked away from these projects and adheres to this decision,” Grushko said, specifying that the […]

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 […]

Deep inside the Airbus Defense and Space Group’s long endurance tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), dubbed ALANTE, lies the Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform, a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) platform for delivering safety-critical, Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) applications. ATLANTE an important technological and industrial initiative in the Spanish UAV sector, is designed to carry out target […]