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125 modernized Italian MBTs Ariete will see service together with the German Leopards

125 modernized Italian MBTs Ariete will see service together with the German Leopards

In 2022, the Italian Government announced its intention to invest nearly €880 million to modernise 125 of the 200 C1 Ariete Main Battle Tanks. Given that Italy is to…

24. 02. 2024
Czech TITUS 6x6 armoured vehicles are now also part of the Multinational Battle Group Slovakia

Czech TITUS 6x6 armoured vehicles are now also part of the Multinational Battle Group Slovakia

The Multinational Battle Group Slovakia (MN BG SVK), which was established in the spring of 2022 as part of the effort to strengthen the eastern wing of the North…

20. 02. 2024
The French VBCI wheeled IFV – a proven and solid armored vehicle with export difficulties

The French VBCI wheeled IFV – a proven and solid armored vehicle with export difficulties

What was to become the VBCI, the French wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, could have been a multinational project. At the end of April 1998, it was announced that the ARTEC…

16. 02. 2024
U.S. Patriot systems in the Slovak Defence Ministry's spotlight

U.S. Patriot systems in the Slovak Defence Ministry's spotlight

Slovakia has for long been dealing with a lack of air defence capabilities. After donating its only S-300 PMU system and parts of 2K12 KUB sets to the Ukraine, allies have stepped…

12. 02. 2024
American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense deliver prototypes for first phase of U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck program

American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense deliver prototypes for first phase of U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck program

American Rheinmetall Vehicles (Sterling Heights, MI) and GM Defense LLC (Washington, DC) have successfully delivered 3 prototype trucks for the first phase of the U.S. Army’s Common…

09. 02. 2024
Missile launchers: Weapons of considerable destructiveness that still have something to offer

Missile launchers: Weapons of considerable destructiveness that still have something to offer

Salvo rocket launchers still represent a significant destruction capability, and with the increasing demands for destructiveness, accuracy and speed of strike, these weapons will continue…

08. 02. 2024
Tatra Trucks company has increased production again in 2023 and prepares further innovations

Tatra Trucks company has increased production again in 2023 and prepares further innovations

Last year, the Tatra Trucks company, which is owned by shareholders from Czechoslovak Group and Promet Group, produced and sold 1,451 vehicles, fulfilled its plans and fulfilled its…

02. 02. 2024
Where are the T-14s Armata, Russia's most advanced  MBTs? – Several months of complete silence

Where are the T-14s Armata, Russia's most advanced MBTs? – Several months of complete silence

In spring 2023 there were rumours about Moscow deploying its first T-14 tanks, the "miracles" of Russian technology, on the Ukrainian battlefield. Later, these tanks were supposedly sent…

28. 01. 2024
Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Boxer UK Update

Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Boxer UK Update

From January 2024, the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme has moved into the start of formal customer Verification and Validation trials taking place at Millbrook Proving Ground…

24. 01. 2024
Merkava Mark 5 Barak revealed

Merkava Mark 5 Barak revealed

The Israel’s Ministry Of Defense presented for the first time the prime examples of the newest Merkava Mk5 Barak tank, which entered service in the 52nd battalion of the 401st…

22. 01. 2024
Bundeswehr procuring medium-calibre ammunition for Puma infantry fighting vehicle

Bundeswehr procuring medium-calibre ammunition for Puma infantry fighting vehicle

The German Bundeswehr has contracted with Rheinmetall to produce and supply medium-calibre ammunition for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle. A call-off from an existing framework…

19. 01. 2024
Effective protection against threats from above: Skyranger 30 passes an important milestone

Effective protection against threats from above: Skyranger 30 passes an important milestone

Rheinmetall’s mobile Skyranger 30 air defence system has reached a key milestone on the road to series production. In December 2023, the A1 configuration of the…

15. 01. 2024