2019
US Army issued a contract for a 50 kW laser weapon system on Strykers
The U.S. Army issued a contract to accelerate the rapid prototyping and fielding of its first combat-capable laser weapon system. This prototy...
Algeria starting development of indigenous missiles
The Algerian army officially embarks on the development and manufacture of missiles, says a presidential decree published in the official newspaper...
Raytheon has developed laser weapon systems for US armed forces
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will deploy two prototype high energy laser weapon systems to troops overseas under a U.S. Air Force contract. The Air...
Russian BMD-4M airborne vehicle to be fitted with Kornet missile
The BMD-4M airborne combat vehicle may receive the Kornet anti-tank guided weapon system for increasing its firepower. A source at the military-ind...
Tehnicki Remont Bratunac delivers Despot armored vehicles to Bosnian Serb Republic police
Bosnian arms manufacturer Tehnicki Remont (TR) has delivered two multifunctional armored vehicles to Bosnia's Serb Republic interior ministry, to b...
Ukraine wants to buy more FGM-148 Javelin antitank missiles
Ukraine has required the United States to sell more FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile systems, said William Taylor, chargé d'affaires of the U.S. e...
Israel unveils armored vehicle fitted new combats systems part of the Carmel tank program
On Sunday, August 4, 2019, the Israeli Ministry of Defense has completed field tests with armored vehicle fitted with new combat systems part of th...
Russian combat UAV Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik made first flight
Russian heavy strike unmanned aerial vehicle Okhotnik, developed by the KB Sukhoi Design Bureau, made its first flight, the Russian Defense Ministr...
Singapore and China strengthen military cooperation in counter-terrorism exercise
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) successfully concluded Exercise Cooperation, a bilateral army exercise, hel...
Chinese VT5 Type 15 light tank to get added active protection system
The VT5, China's made-for-export light tank, is expected to be equipped with an active protection system which will enable the thin-armored tank to...
Russian paratroopers to receive new Taifun-VDV K-4386 armored vehicles in 2020
A source in the defense industry told TASS that the paratroopers’ Taifun vehicle was set for new trials at special military ranges, which would be ...
Northrop Grumman selected for US Army Stryker vehicle High Energy Laser Initiative
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract for the U.S. Army Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) directed energy prototyping initiative. ...