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14 May

The Borsuk amphibious infantry fighting vehicle

Poland Reveals Export Variant of Borsuk Combat Vehicle in Slovakia

Polish state enterprise Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa has unveiled an export configuration of its Borsuk amphibious infantry fighting vehicle at a defense exhibit in Slovakia.

14 May

Europe

The first Cobra II infantry mobility vehicle produced in Romania

Rojoef Manuel

Otokar Rolls Out First Romania-Built Cobra II Armored Vehicle

Turkish firm Otokar unveiled the first Cobra II infantry mobility vehicle produced in Romania at a defense and aerospace convention in Bucharest.

14 May

Africa

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

South African Tactical Vehicle Turns Land Cruiser Into Modular Combat Platform

Land Cruisers are entering tactical use in South Africa as SVI Engineering rolls out the MAX Recon 6×6, a heavily protected modular platform.

14 May

Europe

Inguar 4 military recovery vehicle with a rear-mounted lifting crane traversing muddy off-road terrain, designed for frontline equipment rescue operations

Ethan M. Encarnacion

New Recovery Vehicle From Inguar Defence Targets Frontline Equipment Rescue

Battlefield recovery operations could become more mobile with the rollout of a new 6x6 armored platform designed to retrieve damaged military equipment from combat zones.

7 May

Land

Ajax armoured vehicle The Proj HERMOD IR rehearsal took place over the week of 15-19 march 2021. It included members of the Spec Inf Brigade, and a variety of new vehicles such as the Ajax and Boxer. This was all in preparation for a demonstration of the British Army Capabilities. The rehearsal took place on the training area at Bovington Camp Ajax family of armoured vehicles, will replace the Army’s Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) vehicles which have been the mainstay of armoured reconnaissance for almost fifty years. The Ajax family consists of Ares a troop-carrying reconnaissance vehicle, Ajax armed with a formidable 40mm cannon, support variants Apollo and Atlas, a command and control variant Athena, and an engineer variant – Argus.

Bea Castañeda

Guide to Ajax Fighting Vehicle: The UK’s Next-Generation Armored Platform

Built for a digital battlefield, the UK’s Ajax fighting vehicle blends armor, sensors, and data, but its journey has been far from straightforward.

7 May

Europe

A Patria 8x8 Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV)

Rojoef Manuel

Czechia, Patria Expand Partnerships Ahead of Planned Armored Vehicle Program

Finnish defense company Patria has signed multiple agreements with Czech state-owned defense organizations as Prague nears its adoption of a new 8x8 armored vehicle fleet.

6 May

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

KNDS, RITEK Open Leopard 2A8 Tank Factory in Norway

KNDS Deutschland and automotive servicing company RITEK have inaugurated a new manufacturing center for the Leopard 2A8 main battle tank in Levanger, Norway.

4 May

Asia Pacific

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team and Indian Army Soldiers examine a Stryker vehicle during exercise Yudh Abhyas 19 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Tolliver, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team.)

Rojoef Manuel

India Seeks 159 Armored Carriers for Counterinsurgency Force

New Delhi has launched an acquisition program for 159 bulletproof troop carriers in support of the Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles counterinsurgency arm deployed in the country’s northeastern region.

1 May

Land

Bea Castañeda

Redback IFV Guide: The Future of Australian Mechanized Warfare

Like the venomous Australian redback spider it’s named after, the Redback infantry fighting vehicle is designed to take on threats far larger than itself.

1 May

Land