US Special Forces Pandur 6x6
Delta Force & 75th Rangers'Multi-Wheeled RidePandur 6x6 orArmored Ground Mobility SystemI was watching a YouTube video about the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta, aka Delta Force. In...
View ArticleUDES XX20 TANK DESTROYER
Blast from the Past:UDES XX20Tank DestroyerIn the beginning of 80's, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration - FMV's Research Group for Direct Fire Combat Vehicles (UDES) began a research/prototype...
View ArticleT-92 Light Tank
Blast from the Past:T-92 Light TankSecond half of 1950's saw the development effort for an Air Mobile Light Tank to replace the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank.The result was the T92 Light Tank:The T92...
View ArticleNexter T40 Two Men Turret with CTA 40 Gun
Nexter's answer to Lockheed's 40mm CTA Turret:T40Nexter has been working on a brand new Two-Men Turret based on the Franco-British 40mm Cased Telescoped Weapon System CTWS40.CTWS uses a rotating breech...
View ArticleAustralian Special Forces is getting Supacat Vehicles
Australian Special Forcesis gettingSupacat HMT ExtendavehiclesCopyright: SUPACAT (www.supacat.com)UK company Supacat's High Mobility Transporter - HMT that was initially designed in late 1990's is now...
View ArticleCV90 Combat Engineering Vehicle
NorwegianCV90 StingCombat Engineering VehicleDuring 1990's Norway has acquired 104 CV90 vehicles.Those vehicles are now undergoing major modernization and some new built vehicles is being added to the...
View ArticlePolish ZSSW Unmanned Turret
New Entry in the Remote Turrets Arena:Polish ZSSW TurretCopyright: miltechmagPolish Company Hula Stalowa Wola (HSW for those of us who are cannot spell Polish) has introduced a new remote turret in the...
View ArticleBradley Demonstrated with 30mm Unmanned Turret
Are the Bradleys in for Upgunning?Bradley with Kongsberg Remote Turret demonstrated in Fort BenningA Bradley Fighting Vehicle mounted with an XM813 30-mm weapon system fires rounds and hits a downed...
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Upgunned Bradley at AUSAfresh from demonstration Photo: http://defense-update.com/The Bradley that was recently demonstrated in Fort Benning meets with visitors at AUSA exhibition. This particular M2...
View ArticleUpgunned Bradley Turrets
Upgunned Bradley Turretswith 30mm Mk44&35mm Bushmaster IIIAn 'Anonymous Friend' of me left a recent comment on the upgunned Bradley Turret variants. Many thanks to him for the images.The first one...
View ArticleFNSS Amphibious Assault Bridge
Turkey'sAmphibious Assault Bridgefrom FNSSTurkish Land Forces in the first half of 2000's decided to invest in bridging and river/lake crossing capability.Instead of the pontoon or ribbon bridges, TLF...
View ArticleAzerbaijan's BRDM-2 Upgrade: ZKDM
Azerbaijan gives the venerable BRDM-2 a new breath:ZKDMBRDM-2 "Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina" when introduced in 1962, became the prime armored reconnaissance vehicle of Soviets and their...
View ArticleLittle Willie: Forefather of the Tank
Forefather of the Tank:Little Willieexplained byDavid Fletcher of The Tank MuseumThis year is the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I.One of the outcomes of the Great War that will shape...
View ArticleM230LF Alternative for .50cal & 40mm AGL??
ATK 30mm M230LF ChainGunAn Alternative for Weapon Systemsto Replace.50cal and 40mm AGL?The story of the M230 30mm autocannon begins with Hughes Helicopter in early 1970's thru the effort to develop...
View ArticleV-22 Osprey Firing Missile
V-22 Osprey demonstrated 'Forward Firing'WeaponVia DefenseNews:V-22 Osprey manufacturer Bell Boeing V-22 successfully tested its forward-firing capability last month at the US Army Proving Ground in...
View ArticleFrance starts Scorpion Vehicle Programme
France starts Scorpion Vehicle ProgrammeEngin Blindé Multi-Rôles (EBMR) Scorpion programme is aimed at Multi-Role Armored Vehicles to the French Army. The Scorpion program is will transform the French...
View ArticleFirst Leopard 2A7's delivered to German Army
German Army has taken deliveryof the First Leopard 2A7Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has delivered the first Leopard 2 A7 main battle tanks (MBT) to the German Army, at its facility in Munich, Germany.The...
View ArticleV-22 Tanker Variant for USMC
V-22 Texaco?According to Marine Corps Times' Dec 28 entry, USMC is going to have an aerial tanker variant of V-22 Osprey as early as 2017.The image below shows a concept description of the Tanker...
View ArticleK2 contract signed
Meet the New Predator inKorea's Forests:Black PantherAccording to Defense Update:The Korean automotive industrial giant Hyundai Rotem Co. has signed a contract worth US$820.29 million (901.5 billion...
View ArticleUAE's Brand New 8x8
Today in IDEX'15, Emirates Defense Technology revealed their brand new 8x8 Armored Vehicle with an impressive ceremony.The 8x8 in the current configuration is armed with a BMP3 turret. BMP3 turret...
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