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British Army details Ajax plans
Of the six variants in the Ajax programme – reconnaissance (Ajax), reconnaissance support (Ares), C2 (Athena), equipment repair (Apollo), equipment recovery (Atlas) and engineering reconnaissance (Argus) – the Ajax reconnaissance version is now entering service.
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CV90 revels in northern exposure while looking for new customers (updated April 2025)
The BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 IFV has been around for decades but continual refreshing to maintain power and relevance, along with a healthy market at home in Sweden and neighbouring countries, has led to more than 1,700 vehicle orders with 10 countries.
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Oshkosh notches JLTV win with Dutch order
The order further extends the Oshkosh Defense production line as AM General, selected for US orders, pushes to get vehicles out the door with no room for export orders.
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L3Harris expands footprint across Europe via Everest NL and new contracts
L3Harris is targeting European naval modernisation with new uncrewed surface vessels, SATCOM partnerships, and regional investments including defence exercises and facility openings.
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D&S 2017: Emtan unveils trio of new rifles
2nd November 2017
Israeli small arms specialist Emtan Karmiel will introduce a series of assault rifles to the market at the D&S; conference in Bangkok, Thailand next week. …
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Defence Notes
D&S 2017: Thailand's top five defence programmes (video)
2nd November 2017
Ahead of Defense and Security 2017, hosted in Bangkok Thailand, Shephard takes a look at some of the host nation's top five ongoing defence programmes.
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Military Logistics
D&S 2017: China to build maintenance centre in Thailand
2nd November 2017
China is moving forward with plans to build a repair and maintenance centre in Thailand, following October’s delivery of VT4 main battle tanks. This will …
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Land Warfare
New video display tested for MMPV
1st November 2017
The US Army has begun testing a new Multi-Functional Video Display (MVD) for the Medium Mine Protected Vehicle (MMPV) Type II at Fort Leonard Wood, …
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Land Warfare
Poland, Korea launch K9 tech transfer
1st November 2017
Polish company Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) and Korean defence firm Hanwha Land Systems have formally begun the technology transfer process to enable production of K9 …
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Land Warfare
Saab receives Brazilian order for RBS 70
1st November 2017
Saab has received an order for the delivery of RBS 70 Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems to the Brazilian Army, the company announced …
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Land Warfare
D&S 2017: Indonesia orders NASAMS to protect capital
1st November 2017
Kongsberg announced on 31 October that it had signed a contract with Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence to supply the ground-based NASAMS air defence system. The …
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Defence Notes
D&S 2017: China boosts arms sales to Thailand
1st November 2017
In the past two years China has achieved a surprising degree of weapon sales to Thailand. It reflects a closer relationship between the two countries …
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Special Operations
NATO SOF prepare to counter an invasion
31st October 2017
A NATO special operations exercise conducted in September across eastern Europe was aimed at extending interoperability amongst participating force elements in overcoming both conventional and …
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Land Warfare
Saab receives Finnish order for NLAW
31st October 2017
Saab has received an order from the Finnish defence force for the Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW) system, the company announced on 30 October. Deliveries …
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Digital Battlespace
Russian EMD troops exercise with Sopka-2 radar
31st October 2017
The Air Defence radar unit of the Russian armed forces’ Eastern Military District (EMD) has practised detection of air targets using the new Sopka-2 radar …
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Special Operations
SOCOM conducts ThunderDrone Prototype Rodeo
30th October 2017
The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is preparing to host the ThunderDrone Prototype Rodeo later this week at the newest SOFWERX facility in the Ybor …
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Land Warfare
Ukraine civil war spawns new BTR-4 variant
30th October 2017
Lessons learnt from Ukraine's bloody civil war in the east has influenced the development of yet another variant of the BTR-4 wheeled 8x8 IFV, which …
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Digital Battlespace
US Army deploys Kestrel Eye microsatellite
30th October 2017
The US Army’s Kestrel Eye microsatellite prototype was deployed into space from the International Space Station (ISS) and activated on 24 October. The microsatellite was …
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Digital Battlespace
Thales looks to enhance SMART-L BMD functions
30th October 2017
Thales is analysing logged data from the recent Formidable Shield ballistic missile defence (BMD) exercise to see if modifications made to its SMART-L Multi Mission (MM) radar can …
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Land Warfare
D&S 2017: Russia donates equipment to Philippines
30th October 2017
Russia handed over a cache of small arms and trucks to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on 25 October in a ceremony attended …
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D&S 2017: Thai marines see Phantoms in southern insurgency
30th October 2017
Satisfied with the performance of a prototype Phantom 380-X 4x4 APC deployed by the Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) in the country’s troubled southern border …
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Defence Notes
D&S 2017: Malaysian budget promises new equipment
30th October 2017
The Malaysian government has given the go-ahead for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) to purchase four maritime patrol aircraft and the Malaysian Army to …
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Land Warfare
Kongsberg receives NASAMS order
30th October 2017
Kongsberg will supply the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence with a new Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) air defence system under a $128 …
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