Land Forces

The Royal Netherlands Army’s first modernized CV90 infantry fighting vehicle rolled out of the factory today. This happened in Örnsköldsvik in Sweden at manufacturer BAE Systems Hägglunds. This is the so-called ‘first of type’. Series production, which is expected to start at the end of 2023, is based on this …

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of M1A2K tank operational and training ammunition and related equipment for an estimated cost of $250 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale …

Oshkosh Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), announced today that the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM) has awarded Oshkosh Defense a contract to produce Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter System (EHETS) trailers for the U.S. Army. Oshkosh will execute the contract with the support of its …

MBDA’s new surface-to-surface fires capabilities for the British Army are being showcased for the first time at Defence Vehicles Dynamics (DVD) 2022, taking place on 21st and 22nd September at UTAC Millbrook, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. MBDA’s ‘Land Precision Fires Family’ comprising Surface-Launched Brimstone and Land Precision Strike (LPS) are weapons …

Rheinmetall has won an important order for special vehicles for the Bundeswehr. The German Armed Forces have contracted with the Düsseldorf-based technology group to supply a total of 48 fuel tank trucks for use at numerous German Army and Air Force airfields. Moreover, an option exists for procurement of five …

Collins Aerospace has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) production contract for the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System (MAPS) Gen II program with a ceiling value of $583 million. MAPS Gen II is the latest generation of assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) for manned and unmanned …

Rheinmetall, a longstanding, tried-and-tested partner of digitized armed forces around the world, and Helsing, the leading European provider of software and AI for defence systems, have announced a strategic partnership to transform land defence capabilities. Through the joint development of software-based defence systems and retrofitting of existing platforms, this partnership …

Collins Aerospace has received a second full-rate production order from the U.S. Army to provide AN/PRC-162 ground radios for the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit (HMS) program. The AN/PRC-162 is a two-channel networked communications ground radio that includes multiple waveforms – both narrowband and wideband – high-speed mobile ad hoc networked …

ESCRIBANO Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E), a leading Spanish company in innovation and technologies for Defence and Security, has been awarded a contract for most of the maintenance of the permanent deployments of the Integrated External Surveillance System (SIVE) of the GUARDIA CIVIL throughout Spain. ESCRIBANO has been awarded lots 2, …

Hanwha Defense signed an execution contract on August 26 to supply K9 Thunder Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPHs) to Poland. Valued some $2.4 billion, the contract is the first phase of the framework agreement, signed in late July, as part of the efforts to strengthen the defence capabilities of the Polish Armed …