Rheinmetall and Northrop to offer future artillery ammunition technology
Rheinmetall Denel Munition has formalised a ten-year agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop ammunition technology for future artillery operations.
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BAE Systems and General Dynamics submit bids for US Army OMFV programme
BAE Systems and General Dynamics have submitted their bids for the US Army’s Optionally Manned...
Ukraine may opt nuclear armament if not accepted into Nato
Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said that the country may opt to construct nuclear weapons to defend against Russia...
Hensoldt, Rheinmetall and Diehl bid for future Germany air defence system
Rheinmetall Electronics, Diehl Defence and Hensoldt Sensors have teamed up to bid for the future German short-range and very short-range...
Australia to establish Centre of Expertise for electronic warfare
The Australian Department of Defence (DOD) has formed a strategic partnership with Flinders University and a South Australia-based defence industry...
Raytheon unit Collins delivers 600th TVA for THAAD missile system
Raytheon Technologies unit Collins Aerospace has delivered the 600th Thrust Vector Actuation System (TVA) for the US Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system. So far, the all-electric…
US Defense Secretary raises concern over India-Russia S-400 deal
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has reportedly raised the issue of India’s planned purchase of S-400 air defence system from Russia during his first visit to the south Asian…
BDL to supply MILAN-2T anti-tank guided missiles to Indian Army
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the signing of a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the supply of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to the Indian Army.…
Raytheon launches Stinger missile from Javelin launcher
Raytheon has successfully demonstrated firing a Stinger missile from a Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit (LWCLU) in a test that saw the missile engage and defeat an uncrewed aerial vehicle…
Saab to deliver Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons to Estonian Armed Forces
Swedish firm Saab has secured a nearly Skr100m ($11.67m) order to deliver Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons and related ammunition to the Estonian Armed Forces. The latest order was placed under a…
US’ Biden administration reasserts African presence as plans for June’s ‘African Lion 21’ exercise underway
After the cancellation of the annual ‘African Lion’ exercise in 2020 due to COVID-19, two senior US Army commanders, Gen. Christopher Cavoli and Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling (Commanding General and…
