According to information and pictures published on the Twitter account of “RonKainen” on November 9, 2022, hundreds of retired US Marines M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) were sent from Sierra Army Depot to Anniston U.S. Army Depot to be rebuilt and upgraded to the M1A2 SEP V3 version for future delivery to U.S. Army. […]
Canada; Army selects SIG-SAUR pistols
Canadian tactical equipment distributor MD Charlton (MDC) has been awarded a contract to provide the C22 full frame modular pistol (Sig Sauer P320) and holster system. The $3.2m contract comes with options which, if exercised, will take its value to $7.6m. It also covers the supply of spares, and operator and maintenance training. The contract […]
US; AFSOC to arm AC-130J gunship with AHEL lasers
The fourth-generation Lockheed Martin AC-130 gunship of the US Air Force, called the “Ghostrider”, is finally set to test-fire a high-energy laser in flight, seven years after the idea was first floated. Sakshi Tiwari reports on Eurasian Times. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will test an airborne laser on an AC-130J gunship a year […]
Us; Army selects Israeli designed 120mm mortars
Elbit Systems announced on September 12 that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America LLC, was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a maximum potential value of up to approximately $49 million, to provide 120mm mortar systems for the U.S. Army. The contract will be executed in Fort Worth, Texas, over a period […]
US Army; initial production of 24 MPFV due in Q1 of 2024
Following the announcement of the U.S. Army on June 29, 2022, that General Dynamics Land Systems was selected to provide its Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), initial production of 24 MPFs will be delivered to the U.S. Army in the first quarter of 2024 as part of the $1.14bn contract to supply 96 vehicles. In 2016, […]
US; Army selects Beowulf Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle
BAE Systems Beowulf wins US Army CATV competition and receives USD278 million contract BAE Systems’ Beowulf has won the U.S. Army’s competition for its Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle (CATV) program and the company has received a $278 million contract for production units, spare parts and contractor logistics support. The win further confirms BAE Systems as […]
US SOCOM; Sky Warden wins Armed Overwatch’ contract
U.S. Special Operations Command on Monday announced it has selected the AT-802U Sky Warden, made by L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor, for its Armed Overwatch program. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract will be worth up to $3 billion, L3Harris said in a release Monday. The initial program contract award is for $170 million. Air […]
US MDA; Northrop Grumman awarded Ground-based Midcourse Defense missiles program
Northrop Grumman has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a maximum amount of $3,286,745,005 by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) program. The GWS program defends the United States against intermediate and intercontinental ballistic missile attacks. Under this competitively procured contract, Northrop Grumman […]
US; Army orders ‘Trophy’ APS to protect M1 Abrams tanks
The American company General Dynamics has been awarded a contract of just over 280 million euros to provide Trophy active protective equipment (APS) for Abrams tanks. The Trophy system, developed by Israeli companies Rafael and IAI, is a kit capable of quickly detecting, classifying and neutralizing threats ranging from recoilless rifles, to anti-tank guided missiles, […]
Canada; DND selects Airbus MRTT tankers
Canadian Defence minister Anita Anand revealed on 14 July that the Department of National Defence (DND) on 14 July has finalized a contract to buy and convert a pair of Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft into multirole tanker transport (MRTT) platforms, as an initial step in the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) program for the Royal […]