DefenceTalkJason Kenney, Minister of National Defence, and Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today announced the awarding of two competitive contracts to Mack Defense, LLC, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, for the purchase of new trucks for the Canadian Armed Forces under the Medium Support Vehicle System project. Through these contracts, the Government will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/canada-awards-major-military-procurement-contracts-for-new-trucks-64896/

DefenceTalkA dozen life-saving Bushmasters are going into production in Bendigo for export to the Netherlands, after the country’s Ministry of Defence ordered new vehicles from Thales Australia. The vehicles will complement the 86 Bushmasters previously purchased by the Dutch customer between 2006 and 2009, and will be delivered by the middle of 2016. Thales Australia […]https://www.defencetalk.com/netherlands-orders-12-new-bushmasters-64775/

DefenceTalkThe Emirate of Kuwait has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with twelve state-of-the-art armoured NBC reconnaissance vehicles, the 2 NBC-RS “Spürfuchs”. Now binding, the order also includes comprehensive support in the form of training, service and spare parts. Delivery of the vehicle commences in 2017. An accompanying technical support agreement contract covers a period […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kuwait-orders-advanced-armored-nbc-reconnaissance-vehicles-64772/

DefenceTalkOn May 9, 2015, at the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow, the Russian military formally unveiled the first prototype models of its long-gestating Bumerang 8×8 wheeled armored vehicle platform. The Bumerang’s completely revamped hull configuration and emphasis on modular functionality and improved crew and passenger survivability serve as potent indicators of the Russian defense […]https://www.defencetalk.com/despite-aging-design-btr-80-remains-a-ubiquitous-warhorse-64664/

DefenceTalkRheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) formally handed over the Puma infantry fighting vehicle to the German Bundeswehr today, the most advanced system of its kind anywhere. One of the world’s most ambitious projects in the field of army technology thus enters the utilization phase. The Bundeswehr’s fielding of the Puma IFV gives its mechanized infantry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/puma-infantry-fighting-vehicle-enters-bundeswehr-service-64656/

DefenceTalkRheinmetall is set to play an important role in developing a new wheeled armored vehicle for the Polish armed forces. Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV) has just signed a cooperation agreement with Polish defence contractor Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA (PGZ) and its subsidiary Obrum sp. z o.o. The centrepiece of the cooperation agreement is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rheinmetall-teams-with-polish-partner-to-develop-new-wheeled-armored-vehicle-64337/

DefenceTalkRolls-Royce has received an order from General Dynamics European Land Systems for the delivery of 589 MTU Series 199 diesel engines for use in the new SCOUT Specialist Vehicle (SV) for the British Army. The contract value is approximately €80m and will be the first time that MTU engines have been utilised in British Army […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mtu-engines-for-british-armys-scout-sv-armored-fighting-vehicle-64334/

DefenceTalkSoldiers laud the ballistic protection Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicles that provide them against underbody threats, but now a brand-new MRAP feature, the first of its kind for the Army, will help maximize warfighter safety and survivability. Electronic stability control, or ESC, is a computerized technology designed to improve vehicle stability and has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-outfits-first-vehicles-with-electronic-stability-control-64294/

DefenceTalkSerial production of Russia’s new airborne combat vehicles BMD-4M and Rakushka armored personnel carriers will be launched on June 1, Russian Airborne Forces Commander Vladimir Shamanov told TASS on Wednesday. “Ten BMD-4M vehicles and 10 armoured personnel carriers (Rakushka) have passed the state tests, and now the documentation for launching the serial production from June […]https://www.defencetalk.com/production-of-new-russian-airborne-afvs-to-start-in-june-64287/

DefenceTalkFNSS Defence Systems Inc. proudly presents KAPLAN-20 NG-AFV, the latest member of its New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicles, designed to meet the tactical and technical requirements of the armed forces of Turkey well as those of friendly and allied countries. KAPLAN-20 brings together various innovations in its class thanks to the experience gained from the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kaplan-20-the-new-generation-tracked-armoured-fighting-vehicle-64155/