Tag: Rheinmetall
GBAD in Asia-Pacific
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought the need to protect their forces with ground based air defence into sharp perspective
The importance of ground-based...
Chameleon Ammunition
New developments in ammunition is giving weapons more flexibility to address an increasingly diverse range of threats on the battlefield.
Although military weapon systems typically...
New Zealand Army Utility Vehicle Replacement
The New Zealand Army is moving forward to replace its current fleets of tactical utility vehicles. The acquisition is the last of Tranche One...
ROK Extending K-9 Howitzer’s Range
The Republic of Korea’s Agency for Defence Development (ADD) is reportedly investing around US$38 million in a development effort directed at extending the firing...
Supashock Secures Major Missile Launcher Contract
Adelaide-based Supashock Defence Technologies and Rheinmetall, the largest supplier of military vehicles to the Australian Defence Force have signed a contract to supply Missile...
Philippine Army takes delivery of new tracked armoured bridgelayers
The Philippine Army announced on 14 July that it has received two new tracked armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) systems.
The new AVLBs, which were delivered...
Multi-Role Ready
Multi-role combat vehicles (MRCVs) give a good range of options (and savings) over fleets of role specific combat vehicles.
The main battle tank, infantry...
Littoral Combat Ship Still in Troubled Waters
The saga of Malaysia’s troubled Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) continues. Prime contractor Bousted Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) was a notable absentee from DSA 2022...
Longer Range, Greater Accuracy
Developments in artillery ammunition are seeing greater ranges with better accuracy for tube artillery.
Traditionally, the main role of conventional tube artillery, be it self-propelled...
DSEI Restarts International Defence Expos
Here is a brief taste of some of the new systems across maritime, air and land that could be seen at DSEI 2021.
The first...
