Category: Land

The Belgian Armed Forces have announced plans to deploy members of the Chasseurs Ardennais battalion to join the multinational NATO battalion in Estonia in 2019. According to News.err.ee, will send in Estonia approximately 200...

Iron Wolf 2018, a Lithuanian-led multinational exercise, wrapped up in Pabrade on Monday (19 November 2018), with a live-fire demonstration. According to NATO’s statement, the exercise, which began on 4 November, mobilised around 3,500...

Japan’s new defence policy, which will be introduced before the end of the year, is expected to put emphasis on the development of military capabilities in cyber, artificial intelligence (AI), and autonomous systems, it...

Spc. Karen Lawshae has reported that the 1st Armored Division participated in the Warfighter 19-2 exercise November 4-15, across several training sites here in the sprawling military installation in preparation for future contingency operations....

WARREN, Mich. – Military vehicles experts at General Dynamics will build a new light ground mobility vehicle to move infantry warfighters quickly on and off roads across future battlefields. Officials of the U.S. Army...

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – A Request for Information (RFI) on methods of continuously authenticating user identity by a person’s distinctive characteristics using software-based biometrics or behavioral profiling is being sought by the Army Contracting...

HUDSON, Mass. – Power Partners Inc. in Hudson, Mass., is introducing the PDAM120 series of 120-Watt AC-DC power supplies for life- and mission-critical applications such as medical and public transportation. …read more Read more...

Allied armies are struggling to stay ahead of the malicious use of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by terrorist groups, rogue states, and other actors, according to NATO and national military officials. “Terrorists and...

Raytheon announced it has completed cybersecurity vulnerability testing of the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX). The enhanced ground control segment of the US Air Force-led GPS III satellite programme demonstrated the ability...

EU defence ministries coughed up a mixed bag of results during their meetings in Brussels on 19–20 November, approving 17 more Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects for a new total of 34, plus a...

Ammunition manufacturer Nammo is looking to expand its range of 40 mm grenades to include non-lethal examples optimised for counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) applications in military peacetime operations or in crowded urban environments. Company...

India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is poised to award Russian export agency Rosoboronexport a USD1.5 billion contract to supply the Indian Army (IA) with man-portable air-defence systems (MANPADS). Official sources told Jane’s that KB...

The Russian Missile Troops and Artillery (MT&A) are receiving new weapon systems, the chief of the service, Lieutenant General Mikhail Matveevsky, told Russian media on 19 November. “The troops continue to receive 2S19M2 Msta-SM...

WASHINGTON – With the defense budget enhanced and set for fiscal 2019, contractors should “enjoy the moment,” says Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist. …read more Read more here:: Military & Aerospace (Land)

MELVILLE, N.Y. – Comtech PST Corp. in Melville, N.Y., is introducing the small-form-factor model BME69189-100 gallium nitride (GaN) solid-state power amplifier for electronic warfare (EW), radar, communications, and other applications where space, cooling, and...

SEOUL: North Korea’s newly developed tactical weapon is thought to be a long-range artillery piece, a government source in Seoul said Friday, hours after Pyongyang’s media reported on leader Kim Jong-un’s supervision of its...

The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans to procure a fleet of 4×4 lightweight vehicles to fulfil an urgent requirement for the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) to equip an airborne battalion planned...

The US Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office (MCRCO) is interested in lightening the load that infantry marines currently carry by equipping squads with new unmanned vehicle technologies. In a recent request for information posted...

Romania is seeking a replacement for its existing TR-85 M1 main battle tank (MBT), Lieutenant Colonel Valentin Torcica, chief of the Romanian Ministry of Defence’s Armoured Office, announced on the last day of the...