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Land Warfare
Beleaguered Ajax programme moves on with new, much later, in-service dates
20th March 2023
The UK's Ajax armoured vehicle programme faces further delays, with platforms not entering service until 2025 and full operating capability not until 2028-29, causing concern for the British Army's modernisation plans.
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Land Warfare
Will British Army Boxer IFVs feature the Patria Nemo mortar system?
11th January 2023
While no decision has yet been made, the British Army emerge as the launch customer for the Nemo remote-controlled 120mm mortar system on Boxer vehicles.
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Land Warfare
Switzerland expands 120mm mortar buy to 48 with follow-on order
12th April 2023
Switzerland has committed to acquire an addtional batch of 120mm mortar systems based on the General Dynamics European Land Systems Piranha IV 8x8 armoured vehicle
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Uncrewed Vehicles
iMUGS demonstrates integration of robotic ground systems
20th December 2022
The iMUGS project, worth €32.5 million, will develop a modular and scalable architecture for hybrid crewed-uncrewed systems.
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Training
W5 Solutions contracted to support Swedish tank and vehicle sims
3rd February 2023
W5 Solutions will ensure reliability and availability of Swedish tank and vehicle egress simulators.
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Land Warfare
UK MoD to equip British Army with 14 Archer artillery systems from Sweden
16th March 2023
The UK is procuring 14 Archers from Sweden for now; however, this number could grow in future.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2023: Otokar awaits second Rabdan contract
23rd February 2023
Otokar has completed delivery of 8x8 Rabdan armoured vehicles to the UAE Army and is working on ambulance and 6x6 versions of the IFV design.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2023: Ukraine accelerates shift to Western artillery systems
28th February 2023
Details are emerging of new Ukrainian 155mm self-propelled artillery systems and 300mm mobile rocket launcher.
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Land Warfare
JGSDF lines up next-generation wheeled armoured vehicles
19th March 2023
Foreign OEMs are starting to get a look-in for military vehicle programmes in Japan.
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Land Warfare
Norway wants to add long-range fires after Leopard tank buy
9th February 2023
In addition to purchasing 54 Leopard 2 A7V MBTs, Norway is now preparing procurement of long-range fires with initial deliveries scheduled for 2026.
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Land Warfare
European Defence Agency ploughs millions into autonomy for combat UGVs
7th February 2023
Autonomous systems will provide operational benefits across various missions, including ISR, logistics and combat.
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Defence Notes
Slovenia seeks new defence capacities
9th January 2023
Cyber and dual-use capabilities, air defence systems, transport aircraft and armoured vehicles are among Slovenia's defence priorities.
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Land Warfare
India gets ball rolling on truck-mounted howitzers
15th February 2023
Truck-mounted 155mm howitzers are one important element of the Indian Army's goal of modernising its artillery inventory.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2023: Amphibious Patria 6x6 vehicle goes on show
24th February 2023
6x6 Armoured Wheeled Vehicle is seen as natural complement to Patria's larger 8x8 design.
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Land Warfare
Italian Navy orders amphibious armoured personnel carriers
16th January 2023
IDV is to supply 36 8x8 Amphibious Armoured Vehicle personnel carriers to the Italian Navy's San Marco Naval Brigade.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer JFST (Heavy)
Programme Background The German Army has a requirement for a heavy armoured vehicle platform to supplement the lighter Fennek in service with its JFSTs. Unlike ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
8x8 Vehicles [Slovenia]
Programme Background Requirement Slovenian defence policy requires the establishment of an armoured battalion (SrBBSk) and a combat reconnaissance battalion (SrBIB) in part of the country's NATO commitments. Under ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
6x6 APC [Germany]
Programme Background Bidders and Suppliers As no programme has been officially announced, all bidders and suppliers are speculative at this time. Patria 6x6 Common Armoured ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer MIV [UK]
Programme Background History The UK MoD announced in March 2018 that it would re-join the Boxer programme and pursue a sole-source acquisition of the 8x8 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Vilkas [Lithuania - Second Batch]
Programme Background Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
8x8 IFV [Qatar]
Programme Background Qatar is believed to require a new 8x8 armoured vehicle platform to replace a range of legacy wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles currently ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Vilkas [Lithuania - Additional Units]
Programme Background Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Vilkas [Lithuania]
Programme Background Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer (Slovenia)
Programme Background Requirement As part of its broader military modernisation plans outlined in its Medium-Term Defense Plan 2018-2023, the Slovenian MoD identified a requirement for ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8, APCs/IFVs - tracked
Bulldog FV432 Mk 3 Replacement [UK]
Programme Background Requirement Serving in several iterations since 1963, the FV432 Mk3 'Bulldog' remains operational and deployed as command vehicles, ambulances, and recovery vehicles within the British Army. Although ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Land 400 Phase 2 - Boxer CRV (Australia)
Programme Background History The Land 400 Phase 2 programme will procure a replacement for the ASLAV, a derivative of the General Dynamics Land Systems Light Armoured Vehicle ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
VBC Cav-MSR (Brazil)
Programme Background Purpose The Brazilian Army's mechanised cavalry regiments are believed to operate approximately 400 EE-9 Cascavel 6x6 fire support vehicles manufactured by the now-defunct ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
8x8 IFV [Greece]
Programme Background The Greek Army is believed to operate a vast inventory of tracked APCs numbering more than 2,600 vehicles. This consists of legacy Cold ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer A2 (Second Batch)
Programme BackgroundRheinmetall announced that deliveries of the second batch of 131 Boxers had been completed in June 2021.In addition to these standard Boxers, the German ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Boxer Heavy Weapons Infantry Carrier [Germany]
Programme Background The German Army is believed to require a total of 43 Boxer Heavy Weapons Infantry Carriers to equip its Division 2027. 36 of ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Boxer Tracked
At Eurosatory 2022, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has unveiled a tracked version of the 8x8 Boxer armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) with an increased gross vehicle weight and ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
STR-50
The STR-50 is a rotary-wing UAV manufactured by Stromkind. Little is known about the platform. It was seen displayed on top of a Boxer 8x8 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer
ARTEC produces the 8x8 Boxer, a JV between KMW, Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles and Rheinmetall Military Vehicles Nederland, to meet the requirements of several militaries ...
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Land: RWS
RT60
The RT60 is the largest, heaviest member of Kongsberg's family of Remote Turret (RT) systems, all of which are based on a common technology. Designed ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer CRV
In March 2018, the Australian DoD announced that it had selected the Rheinmetall Boxer CRV, a further development of the ARTEC 8x8 Boxer APC, to meet ...
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Land: RWS
FLW 200
The FLW 200 was developed by KMW to meet a German Army requirement for a heavy RWS. Designed with a modular architecture, it is capable ...
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Self-propelled guns
Hanwha 8x8 SPH 155
Hanwha Aerospace announced a new developmental 155mm SPH based on an 8x8 chassis in July 2024. Building on the success of its K9 Thunder armoured ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Terrex 3
The Terrex 3 is the latest member of the Terrex 8x8 IFVs developed by ST Kinetics and is a highly protected variant. Designed using the ...
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Land: RWS
Mangart 300
The Mangart 300 unmanned turret is being developed by a consortium of seven Slovenian companies led by Valhalla Turrets. Armed with a Northrop Grumman XM813 ...
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Self-propelled guns
Boxer RCH155
The Artillery Gun Module (AGM) was developed as a private venture by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to provide a lightweight and fully automated artillery system with the ...
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Land: vehicle simulators
Egress Trainer
The KMW Egress Trainer provides crew members with the opportunity to experience vehicle roll-over conditions, rehearse and physically execute the steps necessary to survive a ...
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Land: RWS
M151 Protector (RS4)
Originally developed in 1997, the Protector family of remote weapons stations is best known for its extensive service with the US Army, which adopted the ...
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Tanks
EMBT
KNDS (KMW + NEXTER Defense Systems) presented its first joint product, the EMBT (European Main Battle Tank) demonstrator, at the June 2018 Eurosatory defence exhibition. The EMBT mounts ...
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Land: RWS
R400S Mk2 Dual
The R400S Mk2 Dual is a variant of the R400S Mk2 which can be configured as a single or a dual RWS. In single weapon ...
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Land: RWS
MSSA
The Main Sensor Slaved Armament (MSSA) is an RWS developed as a secondary armament option for Rheinmetall's Lance family of armoured vehicle turrets. Designed to ...
