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U.K. Ministry of Defence Inks $3.6 Billion Boxer Contract

November 5, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

On November 5, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced it had signed a contract for over 500 Boxer 8×8 wheeled multirole armored vehicles to fill the British Army’s Mechanized …

eight wheeled robotic vehicle driving through the woods

U.S. Army Selects New Robotic Equipment Transport Vehicle

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Army has chosen a winner in its competition to develop a Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) vehicle. The General Dynamics Land Systems Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT), an eight-wheel-drive …

Asia / Land Systems

Russia Donates Military Equipment to Tajikistan

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Russian government has transferred military hardware to Tajikistan to support that country’s security forces. At a ceremony held this week in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Russian Central Military …

tracked unmanned vehicle with a mounted machine gun and sensors

Defense / Land Systems / North America

U.S. Army Selects Four Teams for Light Robotic Combat Vehicle Competition

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Army has selected four industry teams to move on to the next phase of the light Robotic Combat Vehicle competition. The contenders are HDT Global, Oshkosh, a team …

Defense / Featured / Land Systems

Japan Lines Up Contenders for Its New Armored Personnel Carrier

September 24, 2019November 25, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. On September 10, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) under the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that it had selected the three …

Africa / Land Systems

Armored Vehicles Top South African Arms Exports

September 10, 2019November 25, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Armored vehicles continue to be a key element of South Africa’s arms exports, a government report indicates. The National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), a government agency overseeing South Africa’s …

a row of tracked combat vehicles firing weapons

Defense / Land Systems / North America

U.S. Army Awards BAE Systems $269 Million Bradley Contract

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

BAE Systems has been awarded a $269 million contract modification by the U.S. Army for Bradley production. Work under the contract will continue through March 31, 2021. The Army is …

Defense / Land Systems

Lithuania Cleared by State Department for JLTV Buy

August 28, 2019November 22, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Lithuania’s government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request for procurement of 500 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) has been given the go-ahead by the U.S. State Department, with notification sent to …

eight-wheeled vehicle with a mounted laser and gun

Defense / Land Systems / North America

U.S. Army Awards Contract for M-SHORAD Directed Energy Stryker Prototypes

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. Army has awarded a contract for the rapid prototyping and fielding of a mobile directed energy weapon. The prototype system will consist of 50-kilowatt lasers mounted on a …

Defense / Land Systems

Sale of Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles to Thailand Cleared by State Department

July 29, 2019November 21, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The U.S. State Department has approved a government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request by Thailand for 60 Stryker infantry carrier vehicles (ICVs). The necessary certification of the proposed sale was …