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Cockerill 3000 Series Turret Revealed
Cockerill introduced their 3000 Series Turret today in IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi.3000 Turret is exhibited on a GD Piranha V 8x8. Turret is armed with a Mk44 30mm gun.I will write some more details...
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Oerlikon's Turreted Laser Gun
In the Rheinmetall Booth the High Energy Laser Weapon derived from a Sky Ranger turret is on display.
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T40 Two Men Turret from Nexter
Nexter is exhibiting their T40 Two Men Turret on VBCI 8x8. The turret is armed with a CTA 40mm autocannon. This turret is selected to form the teeth of Jaguar Reconnaissance vehicle of the French Army....
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Solutions for Every Army
In IDEX, there are soutions in many different complexity levels for everyone.A good example for contrast is the mortar systems.Here is the Sudanese Vehicle Mounted Mortar:Chain driven manual...
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FNSS's Brand New IFV - Kaplan
FNSS just revealed their brand new Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle - Kaplan 20 with the brand new turret.
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FNSS's Next Ace: Pars 4x4
PARS 4x4FNSS revealed another brand new vehicle today in IDEF Exhibition in Istanbul.The 4x4 vehicle is named Pars 4x4 following the legacy of FNSS's wheeled vehicles.
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IDEF'15: BMC VURAN 4x4
BMC from Turkey revelead their brand new Vuran 4x4 armored vehicle in IDEF this week.
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M1 Tank Test Bed (TTB) with Unmanned Turret
M1 Abrams Tank Test BedA Long Time Ago, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away...Long Before Armata MBT, There was M1 TTB...In the mid-80s, US Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) awarded a contract to design and...
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On Manned vs Unmanned Turrets
OnManned vs UnmannedTurrets....I've been reading on some articles recently on turrets, mainly the issue of Manned vs Unmanned (Remote) turrets.I think two recent events have an impact on the heated...
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While we are on Remote Turrets, Enter Epoch...
Russia's Entry in the Remote Turrets Arena:Epoch 30mmEpoch 30mm Remote TurretSince the May 9th parade in Moscow, the new Russian Armored Vehicles and Armata MBT have been quite a hot topic.Epoch 30mm...
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Third Round in US Army's IFV Replacement
FUTURE FIGHTING VEHICLEThird round has started in US Army's ill-fated Bradley Replacement EffortsIt was FCS - Future Combat Systems first in 2002 that aims to replace M2 Bradley with a new vehicle,...
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Blast from the Past: VZ9 AvroCar
Blast from the Past:VZ9 AvroCarIn 1952, a design team headed by J.C.M. “Jack” Frost, of Avro Aircraft, Canada, began design work on a supersonic VTOL aircraft with a circular wing. The Canadian Defense...
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Stryker Upgunning - Send in Bradleys
On the Upgunning of StrykersWhy is it urgent?It's been circulating around quite a lot these days on the potential Upgunning of the Styrker 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles with a more lethal weapon system...
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SABER, One Man Turret
SABERMEDIUM CALIBERONE-MAN TURRETFNSS SABER One Man Turret, 25mmFNSS of Turkey has recently revealed that their brand new SABER, One-Man Turret has successfully completed firing...
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Russian Su-24 shotdown in Turkish Syrian Border
Su-24 FencerShotdown by Turkeyat Syrian Border...Today, at around 09:20 Turkish Local Time, an aircraft identified as Sukhoi Su-24 was reportedly shot down on Turkish-Syrian border region.The shotdown...
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Stryker Upgunning Decided: Kongsberg is the winner!
Kongsberg MCT30 Remote Turret selected forStryker UpgunningStryker being tested with Kongsberg MCT30 30mm Remote TurretA press release dated Dec. 21, 2015, Kongsberg announced that:"General Dynamics...
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ZSSW-30 Remote Turret Part II
ZSSW-30 Remote TurretPart IICopyright: defense-update.comMore than a year ago, Warfare Technology had an article on the new Polish ZSSW-30 Remote Turret by the Polish Company, Huta Stalowa Wola or...
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Rheinmetall's New Light Tank
Rheinmetall introduces a New Light Tankin Upcoming EurosatoryIt seems Rheinmetall is revealing a new light tank design in Eurosatory 2016 (Starting June 13th).The light tank is probably to be called...
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