DefenceTalkA fleet of M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles and M1A2 Abrams tanks belonging to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, arrived in Tapa, Estonia, Feb. 6, 2017. Soldiers assigned to Company C, 1-68 AR, gathered at the railhead to unload equipment as it arrived from Poland following initial reception and forward […]https://www.defencetalk.com/1-68-armor-regiment-brings-armor-to-estonia-69063/

DefenceTalkThe European Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) and the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence have commissioned ARTEC GmbH to supply 88 high-protection BOXER vehicles to the Lithuanian army starting in 2017. ARTEC, a joint venture between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, will deliver the vehicles with medium-calibre weaponry in a remote-controlled turret. Consequently, the BOXER […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lithuania-boosts-army-with-88-boxer-vehicles-68030/

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/

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/