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15 January

UNAC Wins French Army Contract to Supply Robotic Explosive Disposal Platforms

The French defense procurement agency has selected local firm UNAC to supply up to 34 explosive ordnance disposal robots for the French Army.

14 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Latvia Advances Artillery Modernization With Approval of 18 Archer Howitzers

The Latvian government has approved the procurement of 18 Archer wheeled self-propelled artillery systems from Sweden.

14 January

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Advances Extended-Range Artillery Effort With 58-Caliber K9 Integration

The US Army has awarded Hanwha Defense USA a research and development contract to integrate a 58-caliber cannon into the K9 platform.

14 January

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Receives Over 400 Armored Vehicles From UkrArmoTech

Ukrainian armored vehicle manufacturer UkrArmoTech has delivered 402 newly-built armored vehicles to Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

14 January

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Stinger’s Successor: Lockheed Flies NGSRI Interceptor for First Time

NGSRI is Lockheed Martin’s next-gen short-range interceptor, featuring a modular and open systems architecture, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

14 January

Giulia Bernacchi

Netherlands Orders More Patrol Vehicles From Oshkosh

Oshkosh Defense announced that the Netherlands has ordered additional Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles.

14 January

Condor tank on display, a modern tracked armored vehicle with angular blue camouflage, turret-mounted cannon, and multiple road wheels, parked outdoors near a facility

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Meet Condor: Germany’s Anti-Aircraft Tank Fitted With Rolls-Royce Engine

Germany has taken an unconventional route for its latest ground combat platform, repurposing different components from proven systems to assemble an all-new anti-aircraft tank.

13 January

V2X's Tempest vehicle parked on a grassland with burning fires in the background

Christine Casimiro

Ukraine Quietly Fields US-Made Tempest Air Defense System in Combat

Ukraine appears to have deployed the US-made Tempest, a short-range air defense system built on a highly mobile vehicle, against Russian drones in combat.

12 January

Rojoef Manuel

Germany Orders Puma IFV Simulators From KNDS-Rheinmetall Venture

KNDS and Rheinmetall joint business Projekt System & Management will deliver nine Puma infantry fighting vehicle firing and combat training systems to Germany.

12 January