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*Changing its spots brings expanded roles and users for Leopard 2 MBT
Just over 30 years ago, in 1977, the German Army selected the now Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT) to meet its...
13-Mar-2008
*Training and technology help US forces break down the barriers of urban warfare
From 19th century firefighter's hand tools to 21st century explosives, the realities of current combat environments mandate a plethora of ways to enter urban ...
13-Feb-2008
*Puma/Cougar still on the prowl for roles from VIP and transport to CSAR and strike
During the Algerian War of 1954-62, the French armed forces became the first to use massed helicopters for combat operations. The lessons learned there ...
12-Feb-2008
*World fighter: F-16 on the campaign trail
Lockheed Martin reached a milestone in 2006 with its 4,300th F-16 delivery, handing over an Advanced Block 50 F-16C 'Fighting Falcon' to the Royal ...
12-Dec-2007
*On winged heels: Hermes flies high as UAVs play a bigger part in operations
The midday sun hangs in a cloudless but hazy sky over the Golan Heights as Israeli company Elbit Systems conducts another training flight of its...
09-Oct-2007
NATO's integrated air command and control system advances to next stage
According to UK Royal Air Force doctrine: "A central theme of the history of air power has been 'centralised control and decentralised execution', which ...
05-Jul-2007
*Boxer MRAV gears up for production
The green light was finally given in late 2006 for quantity production of the Boxer (8x8) Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV) to meet the future ...
11-Jun-2007
*Defending the stockade: C-RAM solutions come forward to reinforce the ramparts
A multiplicity of solutions are being put forward for the defence of permanent camps, key points and forward operating bases (FOBs) against insurgent rocket, ...
07-Jun-2007
*BLACK HAWK AND SEAHAWK - Evolving the post-Vietnam helicopter: more than 30 years of H-60 variants
Born out of the experience in Vietnam, the US Army issued a Request for Proposals (RfP) for a Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) ...
14-May-2007
*Humvee is weighed down with add-ons as successors compete to fill its shoes
When it comes to describing the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), 'ubiquitous' seems insufficiently narrow. Since its initial military introduction just over two ...
09-May-2007
*Any time, any place, anywhere: US puts emphasis on Prompt Global Strike ability
The Pentagon is seeking the ability to attack targets anywhere in the world within hours, even minutes of a decision to attack, without making ...
13-Mar-2007
*Brazil's environmentally friendly SIVAM spreads its wings across Amazonia
The SIstema de Vigilância da AMazônia (SIVAM) project is designed to provide Brazil with an advanced means of monitoring the Amazonian -ecosystem and the ...
09-Mar-2007
*Australia juggles high technology, great expectations, tight funds and low volumes
For a nation that has traditionally received so little in the way of incentives and assistance to pursue export orders, Australia's defence industry continues ...
08-Feb-2007
*Pandur II in profile: Steyr's 8x8 digitised warfare platform is gathering speed
The first example of Steyr-Daimler-Puch's Pandur II 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle did not roll out until 2003, and it may therefore be counted as ...
16-Jan-2007
*Decades of redevelopment shape US Ordnance M60 lightweight contender
The M60 machine gun has been called many things in the 40-plus years since it was originally fielded by the US military - most ...
12-Jan-2007
*Long shot: Swedish Armed Forces select Archer system for networked fire support
Having received nothing better, some of the world's major armed forces have learned to stop worrying and to accept that their tube artillery will ...
06-Dec-2006
*USAF Predators come of age in Iraq and Afghanistan as Reaper waits in the wings
The General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Predator has already become the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be adopted on a large scale by ...
25-Oct-2006
*US Army requirement for medium tactical vehicles turns into developing family affair
Stewart & Stevenson's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) has become the most reliable logistic platform the US Army has ever fielded, despite a ...
06-Sep-2006
*Stryker scores with US tactical vehicle force
As this issue reaches readers' hands, the US Army's initial Stryker Brigade Combat Team (3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division) will be making final preparations for...
24-Apr-2006
*IVECO's new novel light multirole vehicle offers a 'citadel' for mine blast protection
IVECO's new light vehicle distinguishes itself from its peers through a unique steel skeleton, which defends the crew against hand grenades, armour-piercing bullets and anti-personnel...
27-Feb-2006
*New Swedish rapid-reaction fighter unit puts JAS 39 Gripen to international test
The Saab JAS 39A Gripen-equipped Swedish Air Force rapid-reaction (SWAFRAP) fighter unit is on a steep learning curve to become fully proficient in taking part...
08-Nov-2005
*French IFV development picks up pace
KEY POINTS ·The French Army will take delivery of its first VBCI's in 2006. ·Detachable energy-absorbing modules under the hull provide mine protection. ...
06-Sep-2005
*Typhoon looks forward to key capabilities
In December 2004, Eurofighter and its customers apparently resolved a long and frustrating dispute over the configuration and content of the second production tranche of...
11-Aug-2005
*Terrex uncloaks its theory of 8x8 evolution
Only unveiled in 2001, Singapore Technologies Kinetics' (ST Kinetics) Terrex 8x8 armoured carrier vehicle is, admittedly, a late arrival to the market place. However, according...
14-Jun-2005
*Pragmatic Rafale: a study in French philosophy
Dassault's Rafale fighter was formally declared operational with its first user, Flotille 12F of the French Navy's Aeronaval, one year ago (2004). The second and...
12-May-2005
*Mowag Piranhas get bigger and tougher
The Swiss company Mowag has already won a leading position in the field of wheeled armoured vehicles with its Piranha series and it is now...
24-Feb-2005
*Flanker for India and beyond: a modern fighter case study
Russian aerospace officials celebrated a major milestone last December in one of the country's most ambitious and risky aircraft programmes of recent years. The ...
04-Feb-2005
*Development progresses with high power density engines for light combat vehicles
Existing military requirements that call for lighter, air-transportable combat vehicles place a premium on the low weight and small size of their components. Among them...
22-Dec-2004
*Patria positions AMVs as solution to the demand for wheeled armoured vehicles
The current worldwide demand for eight-wheeled armoured vehicles is being answered by the new family of Armoured Modular Vehicles (AMVs) developed by the Finnish Patria...
30-Nov-2004
*Aermacchi aims to push M-346 into front rank of Eurotraining contenders
Aermacchi's new M-346 lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) was demonstrated in front of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and other governmental and military authorities on 11...
03-Nov-2004
*Soltam offers ATMOS as mobile modular 155mm fire support solution
Bolstered by news of an impending order from the Israel Defense Force (IDF), Soltam Systems is attacking the market for 155mm truck-mounted self-propelled howitzers (SPH)...
06-Oct-2004
*FREMM comes alongside contract award
Government and naval sources in France and Italy are hopeful that a contract for a first batch of FREMM multimission frigates can be signed as...
13-Sep-2004
*Adapting and evolving, Hawk eyes the globe for additional trainer markets
There is a favorite 'party piece' performed by promoters of the BAE Systems Hawk advanced jet trainer/light combat aircraft. Prospective customers are shown a schematic...
09-Jun-2004
*CAESAR - a gun whose time has come?
It is 10 years since the concept demonstrator of the Camion Équipé d'un Système d'Artillerie (CAESAR) 155mm 52-caliber truck-mounted howitzer made its debut at the...
13-May-2004
*Norway's Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates to provide a key strategic advantage
The first of five F 310 Fridtjof Nansen-class Aegis-equipped frigates for the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) will be launched on 5 May at the Izar...
09-Mar-2004
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