Tag: Swedish Army
Wheely Good to Shoot and Scoot
While an increasing number of countries are now turning to wheeled self-propelled (SP) artillery systems rather than their heavier tracked counterparts, wheeled SP artillery...
Netherlands Army Fielding Turreted Mortars
The Dutch Army is joining the armies which have adopted the turreted mortar. On 12 June 2024 the Netherlands Ministry of Defence announced it...
Automatic Vehicle Mounted Mortars to Get Combat Debut
In April 2023 it was reported that the Polish Government had agreed to provide the Ukrainian Army with three tactical sets of its RAK120...
Swedish Amphibious Force Acquiring Seaborne Mortars
Sweden’s Amphibious Battalion 2030, the expansion of its Amphibious Corps made a major move in expanding its capabilities with the recent announcement of its...
British Army Fielding BAE Archer Self-Propelled Howitzers
The British MOD in a March 16, 2023 release that the Army will receive fourteen Archer 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers. These will partially replace...
CV90 Mk IV IFV Integrates Akeron 5th Gen Missile
BAE Systems successfully demonstrated the integration of the MBDA Akeron MP 5th Generation guided missile system on the Hagglunds CV90 infantry fighting vehicle in...
Shoulder Fired Mayhem
Armada International was invited by Saab Bofors Dynamics to witness live firing of the company’s Carl Gustav, AT4 and NLAW man portable products in...
Wheeled artillery – the way ahead?
An increasing number of countries are now replacing their conventional tracked self-propelled artillery with wheeled SP, although each have their own advantages.
Wheeled SP artillery...
Encouraging News from Sweden and Switzerland Over BAE System’ Archer
During Eurosatory in Paris, BAE Systems announced that the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) and Bofors had signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) that...
BAE Systems’ 155mm ARCHER successfully completes U.S. Army’s shoot-off evaluation
BAE Systems, Inc.’s 155mm ARCHER wheeled howitzer system successfully completed testing during the U.S. Army’s “shoot off” evaluation, as the service evaluates whether to...
