Stephen W. Miller
Iveco LMV is Brazil’s LBMT-LR
The highly successful LMV from IVECO has been chosen to fill the Exército Brasileiro’s Wheeled Multirole Light Armoured Vehicle - LBMT-LR.
Conducted by the...
Digital Gunfire
Like many areas of warfare, digitisation is changing the way fire control of artillery is performed. Guns are becoming more responsive and arguably less...
Mexican Navy Receives Final Pair of AS565 MBe Panther Helicopters
Airbus announced the delivery of the final two AS565 MBe Panther helicopters to the Mexican Navy on 6 December 2017.
These are the last...
Qatar Orders Nexter VBCI Infantry Fighting Vehicle
The French Armed Forces Ministry confirmed on 7 December that Qatar has signed a letter of intent to purchase both additional Rafale aircraft and...
Wheels of Fortune
There is growing recognition that protecting soldiers while providing tactical mobility under fire is critical to battlefield success not only in conventional conflicts but...
Turkey Finalizes S-400 Deal
Turkey’s Minister of Defense announced on 12 November that it has completed the purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system.
According to the MoD,...
More RBS-70s Stiffen Brazil’s Air Defence
With short range air defense a renewed concern by leading armies it is interesting the Exército Brasileiro (Brazilian Army) has, despite tight budgets, received...
Indonesia’s NASAMS
Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen has secured a US$77 million order from the Indonesian Ministry of Defense to provide two batteries of its NASAMS ground anti-air...
Over The Top
Mortars are a class of artillery. They differ from guns which have a low, flat trajectory best suited for engaging targets by direct fire...
Tank cannon becomes more deadly
Orbital ATK (just acquired by Northrop Grumman) has entered production of its Advance Multi-Purpose (AMP) 120mm tank ammunition that has been in development since...