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A Leclerc main battle tank. Photo: Headquarters Multinational Division South East: HQ MNDSE

France to Study Backup Tank Amid Leclerc Replacement Delays

France has proposed legislation to research a temporary main battle tank to replace its Leclerc fleet amid delays in the Main Ground Combat System program.

7 April

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

France Donates Armored Personnel Carriers to Lebanon

France has completed the delivery of armored personnel carriers to the Lebanese Armed Forces, fulfilling its commitment to strengthen the country’s ground mobility capabilities.

Mar- 2026 -

27 March

Europe

Puma infantry fighting vehicle, developed and manufactured by PSM Project System & Management GmbH, a joint venture of KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall Landsysteme. Image credit: PSM Project System & Management GmbH"

Rojoef Manuel

Germany Orders 200 Rolls-Royce Propulsion Systems for Puma Fleet

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has received a contract to supply 200 new mtu PowerPacks for the German Armed Forces’ Puma infantry fighting vehicles.

23 March

Americas

The BvS10 amphibious all-terrain vehicle

Rojoef Manuel

BAE Systems Expands Global Reach With Military Vehicle Parts Production in Brazil

BAE Systems Hägglunds has partnered with Knightec Group Brazil to establish military vehicle component production in Resende, Rio de Janeiro.

23 March

Europe

Pictured are Royal Marines conducting snow & ice driver training in a Land Rover Wolf 4x4 vehicle at the NAF (Norges Automobil-Forbund) circuit at Ovingsbane Bardu, Norway. 45 Commando (45 Cdo) are the UKs Cold Weather Warfare Specialists and have returned to the arctic to hone their warfighting skills in one of the most inhospitable environments. As the Lead Command Unit, 45 Cdo must be prepared to conduct Operations anywhere in the world. The Commandos were in the High North learning to be winter warriors conducting Arctic survival training in bitterly cold temperatures. The conditions are harsh around 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle, where the sun barely rises and temperatures plummet to below -30C. The Land Rover Wolf 4×4 is used as a light utility vehicle and has been adopted in a number of guises and body styles including fire engines, excavators, communication vehicle, ambulance, a lightweight model for air transport, snowplough, and six-wheel drive, amphibious and track-propelled versions.

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Begins Phasing Out Land Rover Fleet After 70 Years

The British Army has begun retiring its Land Rover fleet after more than seven decades of service, with thousands of vehicles set to be phased out in the coming months.

17 March

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall, Nooteboom Team Up on Military Heavy Transport Systems

German defense company Rheinmetall and Dutch firm Nooteboom Trailers BV have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop and market military Heavy Equipment Trailer systems, targeting rising demand for heavy transport solutions across Europe.

16 March

Business

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall’s Iveco Military Truck Unit Buyout Hits Lag Amid Leonardo Acquisition

A delay in Leonardo’s acquisition of Iveco Group’s defense subsidiary is holding up Rheinmetall’s plan to buy the Italian firm’s military truck business.

6 March

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

Germany’s Volkswagen Weighs Military Vehicle Opportunities

Wolfsburg-based automaker Volkswagen is assessing potential opportunities in military vehicle production.

5 March

Americas

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Hound Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division conducts driver’s training with the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) during Combined Resolve 25-01 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 14, 2025. The Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) is a lightweight, all-terrain vehicle designed to provide infantry squads with a highly mobile and versatile platform for transporting personnel and equipment. During Combined Resolve 25-1, the U.S. Army is implementing its Transforming in Contact initiative, utilizing new technologies and systems designed to enhance its warfighting readiness and ability to respond to crisis or conflict. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Thomas McCarty)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Orders 121 Infantry Squad Vehicles From GM Defense

The US Department of Defense has awarded GM Defense an $18.8-million contract for the procurement of additional Infantry Squad Vehicles.

5 March

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

A German UGV Learns to Trail Soldiers Without GPS or Active Sensors

A German unmanned ground vehicle can now autonomously trail soldiers through complex terrain with no active sensors, thanks to its new PLATON autonomy kit from Diehl Defence.

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