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If all goes to plan, initial delivery of the selected vehicle could take place in 2029/2030 with final delivery in 2031/2032. The Bv206 were supplied to Canada many years ago and are in urgent need of replacement. More than 11,000 Bv206 were built for worldwide sale.
The One-Way Effector (OWE) is a ground-launched missile or drome designed to act as a swarm to overwhelm air defence systems. It was displayed for the first time in Paris this week.
The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.
Romania received its first Cobra MkII 4×4 light tactical armoured vehicles, ordered Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) and VAMTAC light vehicles, and is set to invest billions-of-dollars in infantry fighting vehicles.
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10th February 2017
Australia is seeking to further improve its mobile Short Range Air Defence capability. Sources have told Shephard that this could develop into a request for …
10th February 2017
A wealthy Russian businessman with close links to president Vladimir Putin has acquired a 46% stake in Tula Cartridge Works.Igor Rotenberg signed a deal with …
10th February 2017
It was announced on 9 February that Australia was conducting a government-to-government sale of ten second-hand Thales Bushmaster 4x4 protected mobility vehicles to the South …
9th February 2017
A revolution is occurring in armaments that is as great as the move from smoothbore to rifled weapons. It portends a leap in lethality and …
9th February 2017
Mikros Systems has received a follow-on multi-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract award from the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane, Indiana, …
8th February 2017
The small Baltic state of Estonia has become the latest European country to express interest in the K9 'Thunder' self-propelled howitzer, indicating growing popularity for …
8th February 2017
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will provide signals intelligence (SIGINT) and communications intelligence (COMINT) solutions to customers in Europe and Asia, the company announced on 8 …
8th February 2017
The European Defence Agency's (EDA's) Hybrid Manned Unmanned Platooning (Hy-MUP) research project has been completed, the agency announced on 6 February.The project's objectives were to …
8th February 2017
Global Clearance Solutions (GCS) has launched its second unmanned EOD platform, the GCS-200, following the launch of its small GCS-100 remote-control platform in December 2016.The …
8th February 2017
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency will acquire its new Mobile Ground Based Air Defence System from Kongsberg, the company announced on 6 February.The Mobile Ground …
8th February 2017
Trials of Australia's Land 400 Phase 2 contenders have taken place on HMAS Canberra to determine whether the tendered vehicles can be deployed to designated …
7th February 2017
Kongsberg has received a new contract from Switzerland's Federal Office for Defence Procurement for the Protector Remote Weapon Station (RWS). The contract, announced on 7 …
7th February 2017
Due to the threat from its northern neighbour, South Korea is implementing plans to deploy greater quantities of Hyunmoo missiles, as well as a new …
7th February 2017
Systematic will supply its SitaWare solution to the US Army under a multi-million dollar contract announced on 3 February.The commercial-off-the-shelf command and control system is …
6th February 2017
The Indian Army wants to use fuel-air explosives (FAE) to clear minefields for faster mobility on the battlefield. It has sought the help of the …
6th February 2017
The Ukrainian Army will receive a new batch of Dozor-B armoured vehicles from UkrOboronProm under an order announced on 2 February.Dozor-B is a 4x4 armoured …
6th February 2017
Recent firing demonstrations held by the US Army have shown the options available for the armament of the Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (LRV). Industry brought two systems to the firing demonstrations, which were held outside …
6th February 2017
The Turkish armament procurement organisation, SSM, has launched a competition for the upgrade of 200 main battle tanks (MBTs). While the requirements are still being …
6th February 2017
BAE Systems Australia has signed a teaming agreement with Australian company Marand for LAND 400, the company announced on 2 January. BAE Systems and Land …