Bringing in the big gun:US Army paves way for “strategic cannon”
In 2017, the US Army established a collection of cross-functional teams (CFTs) aimed at rapidly pushing forward key technologies to advance the services' next generation of capabilities. One of those...
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Textron Ripsaw Robotic Combat Machine
Textron Systems, its subsidiary Howe & Howe, and FLIR Systems, Inc. unveiled their bid for a new Army robotic combat vehicle Monday — the Ripsaw M5, a well-armed tracked vehicle equipped with...
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Northrop Grumman unveils 50mm chain gun for Army’s Next Generation Combat...
Northrop Grumman unveils 50mm chain gun for Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle October 16, 2019 U.S.... Northrop Grumman unveils 50mm chain gun for Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle
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French mobile Gendarmerie forced to use retrofitted old armored vehicles
Each year, the National Gendarmerie needs to acquire between 2,000 and 3,000 new vehicles in order to renew part of its fleet which is in great demand. However, with past budget restrictions and budget...
View ArticleHanwha Defense AS21 RedBack tracked armored IFV unveiled at ADEX 2019
Hanwha Defense AS21 RedBack tracked armored IFV unveiled at ADEX 2019 18 OCTOBER 2019 South Korean Company Hanwha Defense Systems has unveiled its new generation of tracked armored IFV (Infantry...
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delivery of M1 fitted with Trophy has started
according to ESUT the delivery of the first M1 fitted with Trophy has started, the US Army ordered Trophy for four tank brigades. Germany also recive this year Trophy system for the Leo2 who are part...
View ArticleUS Army preparing to award contracts for Strategic Long Range Cannon
The Army is forging gun tubes and readying initial contracts for a new system intended to operate with the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon in the opening salvos of a major fight against a near-peer...
View ArticleCMI Defence ARDEC Cockerill 3030 CRADA 30mm turret for Stryker armored upgrade
AUSA 2019: CMI Defence ARDEC Cockerill 3030 CRADA 30mm turret for Stryker armored upgrade 20 OCTOBER 2019 CMI Defence America, a subsidiary of Belgian Company John Cockerill presents its new weapon...
View ArticleQinetiQ North America presents its Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle
AUSA 2019: QinetiQ North America presents its Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle 19 OCTOBER 2019 QinetiQ North America (QNA) and Pratt and Miller Defense have announced their partnership on the...
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future of Puma IFV
The first batch of the 350 Puma oder, for the german Bundeswehr, is getting closer to its end in August 2020... First big news, the money for the second batch of 210 Puma recived the green light. The...
View ArticleSpaceX wants US Army to use its 18,000 mile-an-hour Starship rockets to...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/10189614/spacex-us-army-starship-rockets/ SpaceX wants US Army to use its 18,000 mile-an-hour Starship rockets to transport troops & supplies in ‘minutes’ SPACEX is...
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US Air Force receives its first anti-drone laser weapon system
US Air Force receives its first anti-drone laser weapon system Brittany A. Roston Oct 23, 2019 The United States Air Force has received its first anti-drone laser weapon, Raytheon... US Air Force...
View ArticleUS Army eyes half-dozen hypersonic flight tests to support LRHW battery by 2023
The Army has set an "aggressive" test plan for the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon program that calls for six flights, including two executed by soldiers who will operate the first battery of the new...
View ArticleNigeria unveils Ezugwu new 4×4 Armored Personnel Carrier
Nigeria unveils Ezugwu new 4×4 Armored Personnel Carrier 25 OCTOBER 2019 The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria unveiled a new locally developed 4×4 Armored Personnel Carrier, the Ezugwu. Shmuel...
View ArticleT-14 Armata and Kurganetz 25 in production or not?
According to a article in the ESUT they refer to a british defence newspaper which quoted Yuri Borisov who claimed that neither the T14 Armata or the Kurganetz 25 is in production, without giving any...
View ArticleNew South Korean air defense 30mm gun system on K808 8x8 armored at ADEX 2019
New South Korean air defense 30mm gun system on K808 8x8 armored at ADEX 2019 27 OCTOBER 2019 Created under the leadership of Hanwha, the new South Korean 30-mm twin AAGW (Anti-Aircraft Gun Wheeled...
View ArticleBelarusian Cayman ARV makes debut during exercise in Russia
Belarusian Cayman ARV makes debut during exercise in Russia 29 OCTOBER 2019 Belarusian military has used its new Kaiman (Cayman) 4x4 armored reconnaissance vehicle (ARV) during the Interaction 2019...
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First Leo2 A7V and Leo2 A7DK delivered
At the 29th October 2019 KMW delivered the first Leo2 A7V to the german Bundeswehr and the same day the first Leo2 A7DK to the danish Army. Both version of the Leo2 A7 are similar. Germany recive 104...
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getting stuck in the mud on order... to learn
The pioneer school demonstrate over 100 course participants limits of armored fighting vehicles and tanks. Brigadier General Lutz Niemann, head of the troop school and the German Pioneer Group, had...
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