Medium-Calibre-Ammo

Rheinmetall supplies 35mm ammunition to NATO customers – contract value around € 20 million

Rheinmetall has been contracted by several NATO customers to supply 35mm calibre ammunition. Deliveries will take place in 2023 and 2024 and the contract...
SMASH X4

Eurosatory 2022: SMARTSHOOTER unveils another member of the SMASH Family

Eurosatory 2022, Paris – Hall 6 Booth C680 - Thousands of additional SMASH systems were recently delivered to the IDF and other customers. SMARTSHOOTER, a...

Eurosatory 2022: Meprolight highlights the Mepro TIGON

Eurosatory Paris, 13-17 June, Hall 6 Stand F701 - Combining the advantages of uncooled thermal technology with clear, see-through day optics in a single...
Laser-Effector

Laser weapons against drones – Rheinmetall conducts successful trials for the Bundeswehr

Rheinmetall has successfully tested the technology demonstrator version of a laser weapon built on behalf of the German Bundeswehr. The first trials with the...

Don’t Believe the Hype

The performance of the Russian Army’s Repellent-1 counter-UAV system maybe greatly exaggerated according to Armada’s latest analysis. Pity the poor Russian Electronic Warfare (EW) cadre....

Fuchs Bows Out

The Koninklijke Landmacht (Dutch Army) is to acquire new Electronic Warfare (EW) vehicles, the country’s defence ministry has announced. The plans revealed in late...
Armoured columns sent down streets in built-up urban areas, particularly without prior proper reconnaissance and support by dismounted infantry, can be easily attacked by Ukrainian defenders armed with shoulder-fired anti-armour weapons. Here a Russian column sits devastated following engagement by Ukrainian forces. (Ukraine MoD)

Hand-held Equaliser: Russian Tanks Hit Hard by Shoulder Fired Anti-Armour Weapons in Ukraine

Although the more sophisticated long range and precision guided anti-armour missiles like the FGM148 Javelin from the United States and Saab Dynamics NLAW provided...
Self-Propelled K9 Thunder howitzer

Hanwha Makes Early Impression with Launch of Team Thunder for British Army’s Mobile Fires...

On Wednesday 23 March, Hanwha Defense hosted a parliamentary reception in the United Kingdom to lobby for its Self-Propelled K9 Thunder howitzer to be...

All Yours. Krasukha, Krasukha, Krasukha, Ja, Ja!

Losing what was advertised as one of the world’s most advanced ground-based electronic warfare systems is at best unlucky and at worst downright careless....
Sweden Leopard tank

Elbit Systems Awarded a $27 Million Contract to Provide Sweden with NATO Compliant Tank...

Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded a contract in the amount of approximately $27 million by the Swedish Defence Material Administration, to provide...

Highlight of the Month

SOF

Adapting to Win!

The M777 155mm/39 cal Light Towed Howitzer

Run out of Guns