US Army Picks Five Firms to Demo Potential Extended-Range Artillery Substitute
The US Army has selected five companies to demonstrate their existing self-propelled howitzers, which could potentially fill the gap left by the discontinued Extended-Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA)...
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Raytheon, Lockheed Win Full-Production of Javelin Panels for US, Baltic States
Raytheon and Lockheed have received $267 million in contracts for the full-rate production of the Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units (LWCLU) for the US Army and foreign military sales programs...
View ArticleFrance Trains, Equips Ukraine Brigade of 2,300 Soldiers
France has begun training a Ukrainian brigade on its territory for front-line deployment against invading Russian forces. A total of 2,300 Ukrainian soldiers are being trained as part of the Anna of...
View ArticleJunghans Microtec to Supply Time Fuses for German Artillery Rounds
Germany has signed a framework agreement with Junghans Microtec for the procurement of 180,000 time fuses for 155mm artillery projectiles. The 10-year production and delivery agreement covers the DM52...
View ArticleCameroon Army Equips Special Forces With Turkish MPT-76 Assault Rifles
The Cameroon Army has enhanced the lethality of its special forces with the adoption of Turkish-made MPT-76 assault rifles. Developed in the late 2000s for the Turkish military, the MPT-76 is often...
View ArticleStandard Missile-3 Block IIA Reaches Full Rate Production
Raytheon has entered full-rate production for Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA, validating the program’s design maturity. It comes months after the US Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon a...
View ArticleBritain Joins Europe Long-Range Missile Program
Britain is joining a European initiative to develop long-range missiles, UK defense secretary John Healey announced on Thursday, as the continent seeks to strengthen its air defenses. “We are making a...
View ArticleSweden Partners BAE for Tridon Mk2 Air Defense Demonstrator
BAE Systems Bofors and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration have signed a letter of intent to develop the Tridon Mk 2 ground-based air defense system. The collaboration is intended to develop a...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Increases Weapon Systems Production
Lockheed Martin has announced an increase in the production of key equipment across its facilities in the US. In particular, the company will focus on scaling up the production capacity of its Javelin,...
View ArticleNATO in Push for Common Military Equipment Standards
NATO on Friday pledged to develop common standards for military equipment to make it more compatible between member states, addressing a problem that has plagued the alliance for decades. This would...
View ArticleFormer President Poroshenko Donates $1 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has transferred 1,600 first-person view (FPV) drones and other equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, valued at 45 million hryvnias ($1 million). The...
View ArticleGermany Reveals What Military Equipment it Plans to Send Ukraine
Germany has unveiled what military aid it plans to send to Ukraine, including advanced air defense systems, main battle tanks, and drones. As the Russian-Ukrainian conflict drags on, the new German...
View ArticleUS OKs Sale of RAM Tactical Missiles to Japan
The US has approved a $360-million sale of Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2B Tactical Missiles and related equipment to Japan. The East Asian country has requested up to 212 of RTX’s RAM Block 2B...
View ArticleIsrael Aerospace Industries Unveils Jam-Proof Teaser Guided Missile
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a lightweight short-range guided missile that uses external optical guidance. The Teaser missile utilizes an external sight called Automatic...
View ArticleNorthrop Unveils Jackal Next-Gen Precision Strike Missile
Northrop Grumman has unveiled a turbojet-powered precision strike missile. The multi-purpose Jackal missile can accommodate both lethal and nonlethal payloads for a range of functions such as...
View ArticleSpearUAV Launches Viper Top-Attack Drone Interceptor
Israel-based SpearUAV has unveiled the latest in its Viper family of loitering munitions designed to protect land vehicles and installations from top-attack weapons. It is designed to neutralize a...
View ArticleNetherlands Announces More DITA Self-Propelled Howitzers for Ukraine
The Netherlands has ordered an additional batch of six DITA self-propelled howitzers for Ukraine from the Czech Republic. A previous batch of nine DITA guns has already been transferred to Kyiv in the...
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UK’s New Laser Defense System Hits All Targets in Trials
The UK’s new laser defense system developed for the Royal Air Force successfully defeated 100 percent of threats with pinpoint accuracy during recent live-fire trials. Designed to rapidly detect and...
View ArticleUK to Send Challenger 3 Tanks to Defend Estonia
A British Army brigade will be assigned to Estonia along with newly-acquired and yet-to-be inducted weapon platforms such as the Challenger 3 main battle tank. The UK announced the commitment at a...
View ArticleRaytheon to Produce Latest TOW Anti-Armor Missile for US Army
The US Army has awarded a pair of production contracts to Raytheon for the TOW 2B anti-tank missile. The contracts for fiscal 2023 and 2024 are valued at $430 million and $246 million, respectively....
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