Land Warfare

US sanctions fail to rattle India as it looks to Russian long-range radar

India has been navigating a strategic balancing act in its defence modernisation efforts as it considers deals with Russia and the US.

Land Warfare Preview 2025: Questions remain in a time of change

The land war in Ukraine has dominated the posture, spending and actions of Russia and NATO countries for two years. With a new US Government committed to ending the conflict early in 2025, there are implications on all three of those fronts.

Rheinmetall contracted by Ukraine to deliver Marder IFVs and propellant charge modules

The German manufacturer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ukraine to expand their strategic cooperation which will include post-war rebuilding.

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Saab expands footprint in the US

The company will operate in two new locations in the coming years to better support US services.

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Land Warfare

URS awarded support contract for USMC MRAP vehicles

12th July 2011

URS Technical Services, Inc, Stafford, Va., is being awarded a $45,501,715 time and material contract for the procurement of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle …
Land Warfare

BAE to provide USMC with Humvee gunner protection systems

11th July 2011

BAE Systems received an $18 million delivery order to provide 519 Marine Corps Gunner Protection Systems for the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement and the High …
Digital Battlespace

Harris to supply Falcon III multiband manpack radios to US DoD

11th July 2011

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received orders totaling $12.2 million to supply additional Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios systems …
Land Warfare

ATK receives development contract for US Army AKE tank round

11th July 2011

ATK has received a $77 million, three-year contract to develop and qualify the M829E4 120mm Advanced Kinetic Energy (AKE) tactical tank round for the U.S. …
Digital Battlespace

US DoD orders 6,350 JTRS HMS radios from GDC4S

8th July 2011

General Dynamics C4 Systems has received an order from the U.S. Department of Defense for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form …
Land Warfare

GDUK selects Thales UK to provide sighting systems for UK MoD's Scout SV

8th July 2011

General Dynamics UK, the prime contractor for the Ministry of Defence’s Scout SV programme has selected Thales UK to supply the primary and secondary sighting …
Military Logistics

AAR receives $24 million in shelter orders from US Army

7th July 2011

AAR announced today that it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide lightweight, multi-purpose shelters (LMS) for the US Army, valued up to $14 …
Digital Battlespace

Luciad unveils LuciadMobile

6th July 2011

Luciad, the market leader in high performance visualization for Situational Awareness applications is pleased to announce the official release of its new, innovative product: LuciadMobile. …
Military Logistics

HULC Robotic Exoskeleton enters testing

30th June 2011

Biomechanical testing of the Lockheed Martin ruggedized HULC exoskeleton is now underway at the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, …
Digital Battlespace

General Dynamics Itronix unveils GD3015 Tablet PC

30th June 2011

General Dynamics Itronix introduces the new semi-rugged GD3015 tablet PC. The durable GD3015, weighing less than three pounds, delivers the full functionality of a notebook …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Canadian Army plans for expansion of UGV capabilities

29th June 2011

The Canadian Army is planning on adding two new UGVs to its family of EOD devices in an effort to continue the re-establishment of its …
Uncrewed Vehicles

UK still trusts aged systems for EOD missions

29th June 2011

Reflecting on the UK's experiences in conflicts such as Northern Ireland, a military official has argued that the fundamental concept of EOD ROV deployment in …
Land Warfare

Force Protection receives $71.3m in awards

29th June 2011

Force Protection Industries, Inc., a FORCE PROTECTION, INC. group company, today announced it has received two awards totaling $71.3 million. The first award is a …
Land Warfare

Cobham awarded US $9.5m Javelin contract

29th June 2011

Cobham Life Support has received a follow-on contract for US $9.5 million from Lockheed Martin in support of the Javelin missile programme. Cobham provides cooling …
Land Warfare

US Army awards Raytheon $36m for Excalibur Ib

29th June 2011

The US Army awarded Raytheon Company a $36 million contract for the final phase of the Excalibur Ib development programme. This phase concludes with warfighter …
Digital Battlespace

Vuzix receives $1.9m order for US Army TWS

28th June 2011

Vuzix Corporation announced today that it has received a $1.9M follow-on production order for display engine electronics for the US Army's Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) …
Digital Battlespace

Cellcrypt Launches Encrypted Voice Calling for the iPhone

28th June 2011

Cellcrypt, the leading provider of encrypted voice calling on mobile phones, today announced that it has launched Cellcrypt Mobile for iPhone, a version of its …
Digital Battlespace

Roke launches military communications base station

28th June 2011

Roke Manor Research today launches 'Battlefield Connect', a portable wireless broadband base station which creates a private communications network for military tactical deployments, whilst significantly …
Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin wins role on OPTARSS II

27th June 2011

Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to provide critical operations planning, training and resource support services to soldiers in the US and overseas by the …