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12 December

Turkey Orchestrates Multi-UGV Missile Strike in High-Level Teaming Demo

KARAOK is a lightweight, 125mm anti-armor missile system under 16 kilograms, offering a 2.5-kilometer range, an armor-piercing tandem warhead, and overhead attack modes.

11 December

Manufacturer KNDS has ordered more than 300 mtu MB 873 engines from Rolls-Royce to power new Leopard 2 battle tanks. Mehr als 300 mtu-Motoren vom Typ MB 873 als Antrieb für neue Leopard-2-Kampfpanzer hat der Hersteller KNDS bei Rolls-Royce bestellt.

Rojoef Manuel

Rolls-Royce Lands 300+ Engine Order to Power New European Leopard 2 Fleets

KNDS has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to supply mtu MB 873 Ka-501 engines for European Leopard 2 main battle tanks.

11 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Croatia Bolsters Artillery Capabilities With 18 French Caesar MkII Howitzers

The Croatian government has signed an agreement to procure 18 Caesar MkII self-propelled howitzers from France.

11 December

170311-N-JH293-028 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (March 11, 2017) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Grahm Johnson, from Anaheim, Calif., inspects .50-caliber machine gun ammunition aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a defense of the amphibious task force exercise. Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army to Build Mobile Refineries for Key Ammo Mineral Production

The US Army has announced the development of a small, transportable refinery fleet to produce critical minerals used in ammunition and weapon systems manufacturing.

11 December

Leguan bridge system mounted on a Tatra 10x10 wheeled vehicle chassis

Rojoef Manuel

Denmark Orders Wheeled Leguan Military Bridge Layers From KNDS

KNDS Deutschland has secured a $38.6 million contract to deliver three Leguan bridge layers for the Danish Armed Forces.

11 December

Jodesz Gavilan

Anduril Teams Up With GKN Aerospace for British Army’s Project NYX

Anduril UK has partnered with GKN Aerospace to support the British Army’s Project NYX, a program focused on advanced autonomous land systems.

10 December

Republic of Korea Soldiers, display the K2 Black Panther during the 75th Republic of Korea Armed Forces parade, in Seoul, South Korea, on September 26, 2023. (Photo by U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Jason Palacios)

Rojoef Manuel

Peru Locks In Korean K2 Tanks, K808 Armored Vehicles in Landmark Latin America Buy

South Korea has signed a framework agreement with Peru to export K2 Black Panther main battle tanks and K808 White Tiger armored personnel carriers, a step that Seoul says could become its largest ground equipment sale in Latin America and the first deployment of the K2 in the region.

10 December

The Protector Protector RS4 remote-controlled weapon station

Rojoef Manuel

Kongsberg to Supply Protector RS4 Remote Turrets for Swedish CV90 Fleet

Sweden has contracted Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to provide its flagship Protector RS4 remote-controlled weapon stations for the Swedish Army’s Combat Vehicle 90 fleet.

9 December

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

India Debuts First Fully Indigenous Multi-Utility UGV for Frontline Ops

SapperScout Ver 2.0 UGV is India’s fully indigenous, six-wheel all-terrain vehicle with articulated suspension, equipped with advanced sensors, and ultrasonic detectors.

9 December