DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab has received the first order for the new Carl-Gustaf M4 system from the armed forces of the Slovak Republic. Deliveries are expected to take place during 2016. The Carl-Gustaf M4 made its market debut in late 2014. It has all the effectiveness and versatility of the proven Carl-Gustaf system but […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-receives-first-order-for-carl-gustaf-m4-65415/

DefenceTalkMore than two decades have passed since the first M119 howitzer rolled off the production line at Rock Island Arsenal – Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, or RIA-JMTC, yet it remains one of the Army’s primary direct and indirect fire support assets. This lightweight, air-mobile, towed howitzer has been the workhorse for the Army’s infantry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/m119-howitzer-still-plays-critical-role-for-us-army-65380/

DefenceTalkWashington: Defense giant Lockheed Martin is protesting the US military’s recent decision on who will build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), the all-purpose armored truck that will replace thousands of Humvees. The Army on August 25 announced a $6.75 billion contract for the Wisconsin-based manufacturer Oshkosh to build the JLTV. The first phase will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-martin-protests-new-armored-truck-contract-65326/

DefenceTalkQinetiQ is to develop an electric hub-drive to improve survivability and mobility of future military ground vehicles for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The contract, worth $1.5m with an option for a further $2.7m, is part of DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program. Under this program, participants will investigate technologies that could […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qinetiq-wins-darpa-electric-hub-drive-design-and-development-contract-65320/

DefenceTalkThe Russian Defense Ministry will receive by the end of 2017 more than 200 BMP-3 infantry combat vehicles, Executive Director of the vehicle’s manufacturer Kurganmashzavod (subsidiary of Tractor Plants corporate group) Alexander Klyuzhev told TASS on Wednesday. “In 2015, a long-term contract was concluded with the Russian Defense Ministry on supply of more than 200 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-army-to-get-more-than-200-new-bmp-3-armored-infantry-vehicles-65314/

DefenceTalkThe Army successfully deployed its Enroute Mission Command Capability, or EMC2, during Dragon Spear, a Joint Forcible Entry, or JFE, exercise involving a parachute assault by the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the Assault Command Post of the XVII Airborne Corps. What is the JFE’s mission? To seize an airfield and establish […]https://www.defencetalk.com/global-response-force-successfully-employs-flying-command-post-65328/

DefenceTalkThe Netherlands Ministry of Defense is adding Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) Excalibur Ib artillery rounds to its arsenal under a previously announced foreign military sales agreement, underscoring growing international interest in the precision-guided projectile. The Netherlands is the second Excalibur lb customer in Europe after Sweden, the U.S. government’s development partner for the 155 mm […]https://www.defencetalk.com/netherlands-orders-raytheon-excalibur-ib-precision-munitions-65310/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered snap checks on troop combat readiness in Russia’s central military district, the defence ministry said. “According to the order, troops in the central district… are being brought into full combat readiness from 09:30 Moscow time (0630 GMT),” defence minister Sergei Shoigu said. Russia has recently intensified snap checks […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-orders-snap-military-exercise-in-central-russia-65304/

DefenceTalkPatria and BAE Systems have offered a highly protected armoured vehicle integrated with a combat proven turret as the solution that will best meet the Australian Army’s mounted combat reconnaissance requirements. The companies offer the AMV35 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) under Phase 2 of the Land 400 Program. The solution combines Patria’s Armored Modular Vehicle […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patria-and-bae-systems-submit-australian-combat-reconnaissance-vehicle-bid-65287/

DefenceTalkLatvia has taken the delivery of the first four armored vehicles (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked or CVRT) it has purchased from the United Kingdom, the Latvian Defense Ministry announced Friday. The first batch will be used for training and familiarization purposes before the full complement of 123 CVRTs, also known as the ‘Scimitar,’ arrives in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-uk-fighting-vehicles-arrive-in-latvia-65284/