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The British Army’s first pre-production Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) has been deployed to Germany for trials, manufacturer Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) announced on 19 February 2024. “This prototype, along with further prototypes to follow close behind, will soon show their capabilities on trials. During the trials the prototypes will be tested under […]

The Austrian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered an additional 225 Pandur 6×6 Evolution (Evo) wheeled armed vehicles, manufacturer General Dynamics European Land Systems – Steyr (GDELS-Steyr) announced on 19 February 2024. A contract for the vehicles was signed that day in the presence of Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner. […]

Rheinmetall is planning to open a new plant in Ukraine to produce artillery ammunition, the company announced on 17 February 2024. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Ukrainian partner company to set up a joint venture that will run the plant. Rheinmetall will have a 51% stake in the new […]

Saab has received a Canadian order for the RBS 70 NG short-range air defence system, the Swedish company announced on 15 February 2024. The order is valued at around CAD 227 million (EUR 156.4 million), with deliveries starting during 2024. The order includes all necessary equipment to operate the RBS 70 NG, including firing units, […]

Texelis has been recently selected to provide Indonesian vehicle designer and manufacturer PT Sentra Surya Ekajaya (PT SSE) with complete kits of its Celeris 4×4 mobility solution, as well as a complete development and support package to customise the Celeris solution for PT SSE’s needs, the French company announced on 15 February 2024. PT SSE […]

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC), a prime provider of wireless IP Mesh technology, and Inertial Labs, a leading developer of global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-independent navigation solutions, announced a partnership on 14 February 2024 to develop a breakthrough integrated solution for uncrewed systems. The new solution combines technologies from both companies to create a single navigation, command-and-control […]

The first two M60T main battle tanks (MBTs) modernised to the M60T1 standard have been delivered to the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC), the Turkish Defence Industry Agency (SSB) announced on 10 February 2024. Under the TİYK-M60T Project, the main upgrade to the M60T is the installation of an indigenously developed fire control system in […]

General Dynamics European Land Systems – Santa Bárbara Sistemas (GDELS-SBS), the Spanish subsidiary of GDELS, has successfully completed the first training in operations, driving and maintenance of the ASCOD LT105 light tank for members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the company announced on 14 February 2024. The training courses, which were held at Camp […]

The US Army announced on 9 February that it has awarded a contract to RTX Corporation subsidiary Raytheon worth USD 75 million (EUR 70 million) for the production of 600 Coyote 2C interceptors in direct support of the US Army’s counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) mission. The contract, which was awarded on 16 January 2024, was […]

The French defence procurement agency, the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), along with its Defence Innovation Agency (AID), has tasked a consortium consisting of KNDS and Arquus to create what is being billed as the first digital twin demonstrator to be applied to a ground combat vehicle, the consortium announced on 12 February 2024. The development […]

The US State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Poland of aerostat-based early warning radar systems, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 7 February 2024. The proposed FMS package, which is worth USD 1.2 billion (EUR 1.1 billion), has been passed to the US Congress for final approval. […]

Nexter and Safran Electronics & Defense have been notified by the French defence procurement agency, the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), of a contract to develop and integrate new commander’s and gunner’s sights for the French Army’s Leclerc main battle tanks (MBTs), the companies announced on 8 February 2024. “Following technical negotiations with the DGA teams, […]

The Norwegian government has ordered new National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to strengthen the country’s air defences, Kongsberg announced on 31 January 2024. The contract is valued at approximately NOK 1.4 billion (EUR 120 million), with deliveries expected in the 2026-2027 timeframe. Kongberg’s contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel […]

Saab has received an order for the AT4 anti-armour weapon from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the Swedish manufacturer announced on 5 February 2024. The order, which is worth around EUR 63 million with deliveries to take place in the 2026-2027 timeframe, was booked in the fourth quarter of 2023. The ultimate country […]

During World Defense Show 2024, held in Riyadh from 4-8 February, Turkish company Otokar and Italy’s Leonardo presented a new variant of Otokar’s Tulpar multi-purpose AFV armed with a 120 mm calibre gun. The variant presented at the show was a light tank concept incorporating Leonardo’s 120 mm gun-armed HITFACT II turret, which was originally […]

Finland’s Patria is supplying two European NATO member states with its ARIS electronic intelligence (ELINT) system, the company announced on 2 February 2024, although it declined to name the countries concerned. The ARIS ELINT system enables its user to collect information about the signals from radars and other radio transmitters of enemy parties. The system […]

American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense have successfully delivered three prototype trucks for the first phase of the US Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) programme, Rheinmetall announced on 7 February 2024. The aim of the multi-phased programme is to replace the army’s family of heavy tactical trucks, involving production of up to 40,000 trucks valued […]

MBDA signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Greek companies Miltech and Altus as part of its ‘R&D [research and development] Booster’ initiative in Greece on 6 February 2024. MBDA’s ‘R&D Booster’ is a component of the strategic partnership agreement between France and Greece signed in 2021 and aims to develop long-term co-operation in Europe. […]

During World Defense Show 2024, held in Riyadh from 4-8 February, the Nimr consortium from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) promoted its steadily growing offering, with a new Mk 2 variant of the Jais 4×4 mine-resistant ambushed-protected vehicle (MRAP) making its debut at the exhibition. The chief executive of parent company EDGE Group, Abri du […]

During World Defense Show 2024, held in Riyadh from 4-8 February, Pakistan’s Global Industrial Defence Solutions (GIDS) presented its largest stand ever, the most significant element of which was the Fatah-II multiple rocket launcher (MRL). Work on the Fatah II MRL system began more than two years ago in response to the deteriorating situation in […]

Singapore-based security specialist TRD Systems has recently completed a major, fast-tracked ‘drone gun’ delivery to a customer in the Middle East, the company noted in a recent press release. The company’s Orion-H “ruggedised handheld drone disruptor” is part of a family of counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (counter-UAV) systems offered by TRD, which extends to the fully […]