Land – Page 68 – The Defense Post

Mar- 2025 -

27 March

India Orders Over 300 Local 155mm Towed Guns for $805 Million

The Indian Ministry of Defence has contracted a pair of domestic firms for the collective procurement of 307 indigenously developed towed artillery systems.

27 March

Giulia Bernacchi

Patria to Expand Hämeenlinna Facility to Double Armored Vehicle Production

Patria has allocated $43 million to expand its Hämeenlinna facility in Finland, aiming to double the hub’s armored vehicle production.

27 March

Hanwha Defense Australia Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles conduct a live fire demonstration during LAND 400 Phase 3 user evaluation trials at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. *** Local Caption *** Valued at between $18.1 billion and $27.1 billion, LAND 400 Phase 3 is the largest acquisition project in the Australian Armys history. The contenders for a new Infantry Fighting Vehicle are the Hanwha Defense Australia Redback and the Rheinmetall Defence Australia KF41 Lynx. Both tenderers have each delivered three prototype vehicles which are being extensively tested as part of a two-year Risk Mitigation Activity. Captured in this collection are activities undertaken at Puckapunyal, Victoria in June 2021, including extensive user evaluation trials and a live fire event. A decision on the preferred tenderer is expected to be presented to Government for consideration in 2022.

Rojoef Manuel

Hanwha, Penske Team for Australian Army Redback Engine Production

Hanwha Defence Australia and Penske Australia have partnered to assemble, evaluate, and provide engines for the Australian Army’s upcoming Redback infantry fighting vehicles.

26 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Babcock Secures $2B British Army Equipment Maintenance Contract

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Babcock a 1.6-billion-pound (approximately $2.06-billion) contract extension for the maintenance of British Army equipment.

26 March

Joe Saballa

America’s Driverless Missile Launcher Unleashes Power in Quad-Company Demo

Raytheon has demonstrated the power and autonomy of its new DeepStrike driverless missile launcher in a live-fire test conducted in collaboration with three other defense companies.

26 March

A Bushmaster Electric Protected Mobility Vehicle after being unveiled during the Chief of Army Symposium 2022

Giulia Bernacchi

Thales Australia Tests Counter-Drone Systems on Bushmaster Vehicle

Thales Australia has tested the Bushmaster armored vehicle with Dedrone by Axon’s counter-drone systems in Thales' Bendigo facility.

25 March

Joe Saballa

Oshkosh Debuts ROGUE-Fires With HIMARS Munitions

Oshkosh Defense has introduced an advanced version of its ROGUE-Fires vehicle-mounted rocket system, now featuring the same family of munitions used on the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System.

25 March

Joe Saballa

Recruits Need 10 Hours of Sleep to Survive British Army Boot Camp: Study

A recent study has revealed that British Army recruits need up to 10 hours of sleep each day to handle the demands of boot camp and prevent misbehavior.

25 March