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Mack Defense awarded USMC contract to develop new Medium Tactical Truck

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded Mack Defense a 12-month contract for the initial development of a new Medium Tactical Truck (MTT) family featuring hybrid-electric drive (HED) technology, the company announced on 12 March 2024. The new family of vehicles will replace the USMC’s Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) fleet, which includes cargo, dump, […]

Rheinmetall secures EUR 208 million order for 155 mm ammunition for Spanish Army

The Spanish government has placed an order with Rheinmetall for a total of 94,200 155 mm artillery rounds for the Spanish Army, the company announced on 13 March 2024. The framework agreement concluded for this purpose is worth around EUR 208 million, according to Rheinmetall. The ammunition is to be delivered to the Spanish Army […]

Northrop Grumman and Diehl Defence sign MoU on IAMD collaboration

Northrop Grumman and Diehl Defence signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 12 March 2024 to formalise their collaboration in support of multi-layered integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) capabilities for Germany. The partnership aims to draw on Northrop Grumman’s expertise in developing the US Army’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) and combine this with […]



More M3 bridging systems ordered for Swedish Army

On 5 March 2024 the Swedish Defence Procurement Agency (Försvarets Materielverk – FMV) ordered the delivery of additional M3 amphibious bridge and ferry systems from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), the company announced on 14 March. This is the third batch of M3 bridging systems ordered for the Swedish Army. According to the FMV […]

Team behind UK’s DragonFire LDEW demonstrator now looking to produce a deployable application

Following the announcement on 19 January 2024 that the UK’s DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) technology demonstrator had successfully conducted firing trials against aerial targets at a range in the Hebrides, the team behind DragonFire is now ready to develop it into one or more deployable weapon systems. Senior officials from the DragonFire team, which […]

US State Department approves sale of additional JLTVs to North Macedonia

The US State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to North Macedonia of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and related elements of logistics and programme support, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported on 11 March 2024. The proposed sale, which is worth an estimated USD 111 million (EUR 101.6 million), […]



American Rheinmetall Vehicles conducts live-fire demo with armed UGV for USMC

American Rheinmetall Vehicles and Rheinmetall Canada have successfully conducted a live-fire capability demonstration for the US Marine Corps (USMC) in Fort Clinton, Ohio, to highlight the unique capabilities of the Rheinmetall Mission Master SP autonomous unmanned ground vehicle (A-UGV) paired with the Fieldranger remotely controlled weapon station (RCWS), Rheinmetall announced on 8 March 2024. This […]

BAE Systems delivers AMPV Turreted Mortar prototype to US Army for evaluation

BAE Systems has delivered the first Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Turreted Mortar prototype to the US Army, the company announced on 6 March 2024. The prototype, which features the Patria NEMO remote-controlled 120 mm turreted mortar system, also showcases a newly designed top plate system, the External Mission Equipment Package (ExMEP), that facilitates the easy […]

BAE Systems signs 15-year CV90 support agreement with DALO

BAE Systems has signed a framework agreement with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to provide repair and maintenance services for the Royal Danish Army’s fleet of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) over a period of 15 years, the company announced on 28 February 2024. Under the agreement, which is worth […]



Saab signs EUR 1 billion Carl-Gustaf M4 deal with Poland

Saab signed a contract with the procurement authority of the Polish Ministry of National Defence (MND) on 4 March 2024 for delivery of Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons, ammunition and training equipment, the Swedish manufacturer announced the same day. The order value corresponds to SEK 12.9 billion (EUR 1.15 billion), according to Saab, which expects to book […]

Raytheon and Kongsberg flight test new AMRAAM-ER variant from NASAMS

RTX business Raytheon and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and armed forces, have successfully flight tested an updated Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile – Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER) missile variant from a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), Raytheon announced on 27 February 2024. A Raytheon spokesperson confirmed to […]

Babcock and ST Engineering team to offer land systems solutions

UK-based Babcock International Group and Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) have signed a collaboration agreement to offer capabilities across the land domain, Babcock announced on 5 March 2024. The agreement, which will have an initial focus on mortar systems, brings together the companies’ skills, technology, products and integrated solutions to pursue opportunities in defence markets […]



Rheinmetall secures first order for rocket artillery ammunition

Rheinmetall has won an order to supply a European member of NATO with multiple rocket launcher ammunition, the company announced on 4 March 2024. The recipient country was not disclosed. The order, which was booked in December 2023, represents sales volume for Rheinmetall of more than EUR 300 million without value added tax, the company […]

Rheinmetall announces further Skynex contract for a customer likely to be Ukraine

Rheinmetall has been awarded a further contract to supply Skynex air defence systems to a European customer that is almost certainly Ukraine. Although the country was not named in the announcement on 1 March 2024, with Rheinmetall stating that the systems would “enhance the customer’s ability to defend itself against aerial threats”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

Nexter announces it has qualified new SHARD 120 mm tank ammunition

France’s Nexter announced on 29 February 2024 that in late 2023 it qualified its SHARD new-generation 120 mm armoured-piercing, fin-stabilised, discarding sabot (APFSDS) tank ammunition, adding that it is now ready for mass production. SHARD was developed to give increased firepower to the 120 mm main armaments of NATO main battle tanks (MBTs). KNDS, Nexter’s […]



Arquus to supply five Bastion armoured 4×4s to Chile’s national gendarmerie

France’s Arquus has received a contract to supply five Bastion 4×4 armoured vehicles to the Carabineros de Chile (the country’s national gendarmerie), the company announced on 29 February 2024. The contract, which was actually signed on 28 December 2023 and the value of which was not disclosed, will see Arquus deliver the vehicles this year. […]

Rheinmetall to upgrade X-ray units of Bundeswehr’s Modular Medical Facilities

Germany’s Federal Agency for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has contracted with Rheinmetall to modernise additional parts of the Bundeswehr’s Modular Medical Facilities (MSE) total system, the company announced on 29 February 2024. The aggregate value of the contract is in the “mid-single-digit-million euro range”, according to Rheinmetall. The order encompasses X-ray […]

Germany orders Skyranger 30 systems to mount on Boxer air defence variants

The Bundeswehr has contracted Rheinmetall to mount the Skyranger 30 mobile air defence system on its Boxer 8×8 armoured vehicles, the company announced on 27 February 2024. The contract is worth EUR 595 million (including value added tax), according to Rheinmetall, and encompasses delivery of a prototype and another 18 series production vehicles. In addition, […]



Romold plastic emplacement system offers more efficient way to build trenches

With Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine showing that fighting from, in and around the trenches is by no means a thing of the past, Romold, the Bundeswehr’s specialist for plastic cable ducts, presented a new plastic emplacement system at the most recent NATO Military Engineering Centre of Excellence’s Industry Day, held from 5 to […]

UK to spend GBP 245 million over next year to secure artillery ammunition for Ukraine

The UK government announced on 24 February 2024 that it will spend GBP 245 million (EUR 286 million) throughout the next year to procure and invigorate supply chains to produce urgently needed artillery ammunition for Ukraine. The announcement, which came exactly two years to the day since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his illegal full-scale […]

Ukraine to receive another 20 Caracal air assault vehicles

Ukraine has signed another contract with Rheinmetall for the delivery of Caracal light air assault vehicles, financed by the German government’s upgrading initiative. Following the first delivery of five Caracals in the so-called ‘winter package’ in November 2023, a further 20 vehicles are to be delivered in the coming months, main contractor Rheinmetall announced at […]




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