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Denmark and Sweden have ordered new CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from BAE Systems in contracts worth a total of around USD 2.5 billion (EUR 2.36 billion), the company announced on 6 December 2024. The contracts come under BAE Systems’ framework agreement with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) and the […]

Embraer received a contract from the Brazilian Army at Mostra BID, the National Defense and Security Fair in Brasilia, on 4 December 2024 for the delivery of one SABER M200 Vigilante S-band air surveillance radar. The contract, which is worth BRL 102 million (EUR 15.9 million) also includes continuing the technical and operational evaluation of […]

ST Engineering announced on 6 December 2024 that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) to produce a new 8×8 amphibious multi-purpose armoured vehicle in Kazakhstan. ST Engineering will collaborate with KPE to set up an in-country production capability for the new vehicle, which will be based on ST Engineering’s […]

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Tunisia of Javelin anti-tank missiles, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 3 December 2024. The potential sale, which is worth USD 107.7 million (EUR 101.9 million), has been passed to the US Congress for final approval. Tunisia has requested […]

Rheinmetall Landsysteme is to supply 14 more Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) to the Czech Republic by the end of 2026 under a contract announced by the Czech Ministry of Defence on 3 December 2024. The contract is valued at around CZK 4 four billion (around EUR 160 million). Rheinmetall will overhaul the […]

EuroTrophy has been awarded a major contract by KNDS Deutschland for the delivery of 123 Trophy active protection systems (APS) for the German Army’s latest Leopard 2 A8 main battle tank (MBT) fleet, the company announced on 4 December 2024. EuroTrophy is the European hub for the marketing, sale and production of the Trophy APS, […]

Jean-Paul Alary is to become the new CEO of the Franco-German armaments company KNDS (formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann+Nexter Defense Systems), effective from 1 April 2025, the company announced on 3 December 2024. Alary will succeed Frank Haun, who will retire on 15 December after more than nine years in office. During the transition, Philippe Balducci, group […]

Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall and Munich-headquartered extended reality (XR) specialist Hologate plan to co-operate closely in the development of innovative future simulation solutions, Rheinmetall announced on 2 December 2024. The strategic co-operation aims to advance developments that are crucial for modern military training. “In a world where the requirements for training systems and methods for educating drivers […]

While the ceasefire in Lebanon between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shia militia Hezbollah, which went into effect at 04:00 local time on 27 November 2024, appears to be mostly holding in spite of limited strikes contravening the agreement, the effects of the IDF campaign in Lebanon are having ramifications on the wider Middle […]

The US Army has awarded Oshkosh subsidiary Pratt Miller Defense a multi-year production contract for the fielding of its Trackless Moving Target (TMT) robotics-based marksmanship training technology, the company announced on 27 November 2024. Trackless Moving Targets “offer a more realistic live-fire marksmanship training experience than anything previously offered, revolutionising the way live-fire marksmanship training […]

Germany’s Rheinmetall announced on 2 December 2024 that it has completed the takeover of the US company Loc Performance Products LLC, which will now operate under the name American Rheinmetall Vehicles. The Düsseldorf-based technology group announced the purchase of the renowned vehicle specialist, which is based in Plymouth, Michigan, in August 2024. Following approval by […]

The Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) took delivery of the first part of an Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) pontoon bridge system from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) – Bridge Systems in Hedel on 25 November 2024, the company reported four days later. A total of three systems were ordered, each of which consists […]

On 27 November 2024 Turkish land systems manufacturer Otokar signed a RON 4.26 billion (cEUR 857 million, excluding VAT) multi-year contract with Romtehnica, representing the Romanian Ministry of National Defence, to supply 1,059 Cobra II 4×4 tactical light armoured vehicles for the Romanian armed forces. Under the contract the first 278 Cobra II 4×4 vehicles […]

In conjunction with the Lithuanian government, Rheinmetall is beginning construction of a modern production plant in the country for 155 mm artillery ammunition that will be known as the Lithuanian Centre of Excellence for Ammunition. The necessary contracts, including a land lease agreement and a supply contract for the procurement of 155 mm ammunition, were […]

Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract with the Dutch government for the delivery of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and National Manoeuvre Air Defence Systems (NOMADS). The contract, which was signed on 21 November 2024, is valued at about NOK 12 billion (EUR 1 billion), with deliveries to begin in 2028. […]

The UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a partnership of 10 northern European nations, has successfully concluded Exercise ‘Joint Protector 24’ across multiple locations in Latvia, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 23 November 2024. The exercise was designed to test how quickly the JEF could deploy together across Europe to defend Latvia from any […]

As the 1,000th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine passed on 19 November 2024, the conflict was reverberating with a series of dangerous escalations. Arguably the first of these became evident on 24 October 2024, when the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) reported that around 11,000 North Korean troops had arrived […]

On 24 November 2024 the Israel Military Procurement Ministerial Committee approved several major acquisitions, including Project ‘Reshef’ – the programme to provide the Israeli Navy’s next-generation missile corvette – and hundreds of new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs). The approvals, which were detailed in a joint statement from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Israeli […]

The British Army has completed a first live-firing on exercise with its Archer 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers (SPHs), the UK Ministry of Defence announced on 21 November 2024. The first firing took place in freezing conditions on Finland’s Rovajärvi Training Area during Exercise ‘Dynamic Front 25’: the first time Finland has hosted a major […]

BAE Systems has been awarded a follow-on contract from the US Army to further develop its Multi-Class Soft Kill System (MCSKS) countermeasures to protect ground combat vehicles against missiles and other threats, the company announced on 19 November 2024. Under the follow-on MCSKS contract BAE Systems will further develop its laser-based Stormcrow and Terra Raven […]

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) – Bridge Systems has handed over the first M3 amphibious bridge and ferry system to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). A ceremony was held on 14 November 2024 at the GDELS site in Kaiserslautern, Germany, attended by Swedish Brigadier General Jonas Lotsne, representing the FMV, and Dr Christian […]