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As a cost-savings measure, U.S. Marines removed Gunner’s Protection Kit from HMMWVs and installed on Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV). A harvesting effort by Program Executive Officer Land Systems and Marine Corps Systems Command could save the Corps millions and make one of its newest vehicles more survivable.
Vietnamese army has upgraded Soviet-made PTS-M, a tracked amphibious vehicle especially designed for river crossing operations. The vehicle is able to transport military equipment or personnel with a payload capacity of 10,000 kg on water. The upgraded version of the Vietnamese army is fitted with ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft twin-cannon.
Russia’s Military Industrial Company is developing a new modification of the Tigr armored vehicle capable of withstanding the explosion of 2 kilograms of TNT under its body. The vehicle is to be presented this year, the company said.
The Russian Ministry of defense has released new video showing the new SARMAT RS-28 ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) carried on a trailer towed by an 8x8 military truck. The RS-28 Sarmat (NATO reporting name SS-X-30) is a Russian liquid-fueled, MIRV-equipped, superheavy thermonuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile, in development by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau since 2009.
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program recently completed Phase 2 flight tests, demonstrating advanced algorithms designed to turn small air and ground systems into team members that could autonomously perform tasks dangerous for humans – such as pre-mission reconnaissance in a hostile urban setting or searching damaged structures for survivors following an earthquake.
The successful demonstration of BTR-MDM airdrop at the exercise near Ryazan shows the Russian Airborne Forces operate full-fledged combat vehicles, Airborne Commander Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov said.
Army Recognition is proposing an unusual video: the main battle tank history, from Leonardo da Vinci’s project in 1485 up to the current Challenger 2 of the British army. A visit to the fantastic Tank Museum located in Bovington is a great way to illustrate it. A team of Army Recognition attended the preparation of the great Tankfest 2018 and enjoyed this golden opportunity to invite you to a short – but interesting – journey through more than twenty centuries.
The official tests of the Sprut-SDM1 NATO Code 2S-25M, 125-millimeter self-propelled mechanized anti-tank gun on tracked armored vehicle designed for the airborne troops are due to start in October 2018, a Russian defense industry source told TASS.
The Belarusian military tests the T-72BME upgraded tank, according to an industrial source. Belarus’s 140th Repair Plant has upgraded the T-72A main battle tank to the T-72BME level, the new upgraded tank was showed for the first time to the public during MILEX international arms exhibition in Minsk, in May 2017.
Handheld laser weapons that could set fire to targets from long distances are no longer confined to science fiction but a fact of life, according to researchers. As the South China Morning Post reports, China has developed a new portable laser weapon that can zap a target from nearly a kilometre away, according to researchers involved in the project.
New 6x6 KrAZ-6510TE truck tractor Kremenchug Automobile Plant has never had in its lineup has just appeared. Technical requirements have been determined by the customer. This vehicle differs from the other KrAZ truck tractors by bonnet-less cab with sleeper, 460hp engine, automatic transmission, hydraulic winch and fifth wheel for 3,5" kingpin with their slides.
On July 2, 2018, Russian Company Kalashnikov Concern, affiliated to Rostec State Corporation, launched a new smooth-bore self-loading shotgun TG1. The weapon is meant for training and live practicing, law enforcement and personal property protection.
During a military parade marking the Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, July 3, 2018, Belarusian armed forces have unveiled the Centaur, a new armed UGV Unmanned Ground Vehicle. The Centaur was developed by the Belarusian Company LLC BSVT based on a tracked chassis.
Robotizing of weapon systems is an outstanding trend in modern military hardware development. The massive introduction of robotic complexes for military purposes and relevant technologies since the mid-21st century brought about revolutionary changes in military theory and practice, the "Military-Industrial Courier" writes.
Russian MIC handed over for tests to the Russian armed forces new AGS-40 Balkan automatic grenade launcher. The new grenade launcher differs from its predecessor, AGS-30, in having a higher firing rate, longer firing range and, most importantly, a larger caliber, writes the "Gazeta.ru" website publication.
The Katran rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will enter trials in mid-2018, according to a source from the Russian aerospace industry. The UAV was unveiled in May 2018 during the Victory Day Parade, at which two vehicles were being transported by two KAMAZ-65117 multipurpose trucks.
