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The US government has supplied Ukraine with MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), multiple US media sources reported on 24 April 2024. The ATACMS missile transfers to Ukraine were approved by US President Joe Biden in February 2024 and quietly included in a USD 300 million (EUR 279.5 million) aid package supplied to Ukraine that was […]

The UK government has announced that it will jointly develop the Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155 mm (RCH 155) variant of the Boxer 8×8 multi-role armoured vehicle with Germany to address the British Army’s Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) requirement. The announcement was made on 23 April 2024 as UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with German Chancellor […]

The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) revealed on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on 1 March 2024 that it is testing a ‘dog-like’ unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) in a surveillance/base security role. This is the first time the JASDF has introduced UGVs. The system being trialled is the Vision 60 quadruped UGV (Q-UGV) developed […]

Head protection and power/data management specialist Galvion has received three new orders for its Batlskin Caiman head system through its framework contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the company announced on 23 April 2024. These latest orders, combined with previously announced orders from Norway, Finland and Sweden, take the total number of […]

The latest of eight Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) prototypes rolled off the Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) factory production line in Telford on 18 April 2024 as the site was visited by UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. The first prototype has already been conducting trials since February 2024, while all eight prototypes will […]

The US Army’s Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system has made its first overseas deployment, the service announced on 15 April 2024. The army’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1MDTF) deployed the MRC system to Northern Luzon in the Philippines on 11 April as part of Exercise ‘Salaknib 24’. The 1MDTF’s MRC is a versatile ground launch […]

The Dutch Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) agency has signed a contract with Thales for the delivery of seven Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission/Compact (GM200 MM/C) medium-range radars, with two additional systems as an option, Thales announced on 15 April 2024. The contract follows on from a previous order for nine GM200 MM/C radars placed in […]

The US Army has awarded L3Harris Technologies a USD 256 million (EUR 240 million) contract for continued production of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B), the company announced on 15 April 2024. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract represents the first full-scale production order under the ENVG-B’s programme of record. “The L3Harris ENVG-B systems enhance […]

The death toll among Russian military personnel serving in Ukraine has passed 50,000, according to a joint investigation by BBC Russian, independent Russian media group Mediazona and associated volunteers, published on 17 April 2024. The figures, which counted Russian military deaths in Ukraine since the Ukrainian invasion began in February 2022, were derived by investigators […]

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) announced on 15 April 2024 that it has expanded its Piranha wheeled armoured vehicle family with a new variant: the Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier (HMC). With a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of up to 40 tons (36.3 tonnes) and a payload of 17 tonnes, the Piranha HMC features a 10×10 […]

Leonardo and Italian railway infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) have signed a partnership agreement to implement a joint Military Mobility project, the two companies announced on 15 April 2024. The project, which is an EU initiative, will add to existing infrastructure and digital capabilities, facilitating the swift and large-scale movement of military personnel within […]

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Ukraine of MIM-23 HAWK Phase III surface-to-air missile (SAM) system sustainment and related elements of logistics and programme support, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 9 April 2024. The sale, which is worth an estimated USD 138 million (EUR […]

On 8 April 2024 the Austrian Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordered a batch of GRF patrol vehicles from Dutch vehicle manufacturer Defenture. According to a statement from the manufacturer, the GRF is intended to replace the Puch G 290/LP Sandviper used by the Austrian Armed Forces as a new lightweight tactical and air-transportable mobile platform […]

On 10 April 2024 Australia signed a production contract for 123 Boxer 8×8 Heavy Weapon Carrier vehicles. With more than 100 of those vehicles to be exported from Australia for use by the German Army, the contract constitutes Australia’s largest foreign military export to Germany. “Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2025,” Nathan Poyner, managing director […]

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded BAE Systems a contract to maintain and repair gifted 105 mm L119 Light Guns in Ukraine, BAE Systems announced on 10 April 2024. The contract, which was announced during a recent UK government-led trade mission to Kyiv, means that L119s donated by the UK to Ukraine can […]

Babcock International Group took the opportunity of exhibiting at the International Training Technology Exhibition and Conference (IT2EC), held in London from 9-11 April 2024, to launch the Babcock Immersive Training Experience (BITE): the company’s latest experiential tool to support individual and collective training. On display at IT2EC was the military version of BITE, named Proteus, which […]

Bofors Test Center (BTC) has a long history of being more than a proving ground for Swedish munitions and armaments. ‘Hell for your product. Heaven for your investment’ has been the centre’s message, strapline, and mission for almost 15 years. Visitors to defence expositions will have seen the company displays and videos branded with the […]

On 4 April 2024 the US government took a significant holding of war materiel seized from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and transferred it to the Ukrainian armed forces to help them defend against the Russian invasion, US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported on 9 April. The material included more than 5,000 AK-47 assault rifles, […]

The German government has commissioned Rheinmetall to deliver 20 additional Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine, the company announced on 9 April 2024. The order, which was actually placed in March 2024, has a value in the mid-double-digit-million Euro range, according to Rheinmetall, with deliveries of the IFVs scheduled for within 2024. So far, […]

Saab has signed an initial three-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the provision of support for instrumented live training, the company reported on 9 April 2024. The contract, which replaces the previous Direct Fire Weapon Effect Simulator (DFWES) contract, is referred to as Instrumented Live Training – DFWES (ILT-D) and is […]

BAE Systems has been awarded an additional USD 25 million (EUR 23 million) firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded USD 181 million contract by the US Marine Corps (USMC) for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under USMC’s fourth order for full-rate production, the company announced on 8 April 2024. The total cumulative face value of […]