Land Forces

The Spanish leading defense and engineering company Escribano Mechanical & Engineering has been selected to equip the first three Hyundai Rotem 6X6 UGV demonstrators with its GUARDIAN – ASPIS RWS. The South Korea Army is testing the system in real operation condition, and it is showing its reliability.   GUARDIAN-ASPIS …

The Spanish leading defense and engineering company Escribano Mechanical & Engineering has integrated successfully the first four GUARDIAN Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) for the Bulgarian MoD. These RWS has been integrated in the 4×4 Armored Vehicles produced by SAMEL-90 for the Bulgarian Special Operations Forces. In the coming months another …

Safe Beach-five, the joint maritime drill jointly implemented by the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and the Royal Jordanian Navy started Sunday in Dammam (Easter Province of Saudi Arabia), the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The off-shore drill includes implementation of a number of real-life scenarios to address the region’s challenges …

Arnold Defense, the St. Louis based manufacturer of 70mm/2.75-inch rocket launchers, together with Thales, have achieved formal certification to fire the new Thales FZ275 70mm/2.75-inch Laser Guided Rocket (LGR) from the Arnold Defense LAND-LGR4 “FLETCHER” rocket launcher, during recent testing in Sweden. This new certification of the FZ275 LGR, extends …

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) and Patria renewed the Life Cycle Support Agreement for XA-180 and XA-188 fleets manufactured by Patria. The purpose of the new agreement is to support ECDI in the maintenance, repair, modifications as well as spare part supplies of the XA fleet. The previous …

On December 6, 2021, the GME (Groupement Momentané d’Entreprises) EBMR (engin blindé multi rôles) delivered to the French Army the 119th and last GRIFFON planned for 2021. The 119 GRIFFONs were first submitted to the verification operations of the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA/SQ) at the Nexter site in Roanne before …

Sweden has officially announced its desire to join the Finnish-led CAVS programme (Common Armoured Vehicle System), which is also open to other countries with the mutual consent of the participating countries.  The programme began in 2019 as a multinational cooperation between Finland, Latvia and Estonia. The programme progressed to the …

Rheinmetall is pleased to announce the official handover of three HX 8×8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) at an official ceremony on November 25th 2021 at the Trentham Military Camp in Wellington, New Zealand. Colonel Ben Bagley, Director of Land Domain for NZDF attended the …

Hanwha Defense is showcasing its sophisticated land defense systems at the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) 2021, running from November 29 to December 2 at Egypt International Exhibition Centre, Cairo. Attending the second edition of the international arms exhibition hosted by Egyptian Armed Forces, Hanwha Defense shows off a range of …

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense inaugurated Monday the headquarters of the Unified Military Command (UMC) in Riyadh, in the presence of Defense …