BAE Awarded US Army Contract for AMPV Production
BAE Systems has received a $797 million U.S. Army contract to produce Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPVs) as a replacement for the fleet of Vietnam War-era M113 vehicles
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BAE Systems has received a $797 million U.S. Army contract to produce Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPVs) as a replacement for the fleet of Vietnam War-era M113 vehicles
The Mission Master XT unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) supplied to Norway by Rheinmetall has advanced amphibious capabilities, can carry a 1000kg payload, and travel 750km without refuelling
We covered a number of significant developments in August 2023, including new partnerships, contracts, and technologies
The funding will support continued development and then operational assessment at White Sands Missile Range later this year
Saab aims to incorporate its missile-equipped MFU onto Oshkosh’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, displaying its unjammable laser guided missiles and Mobile Camouflage System
Serco has won the renewal of its MELABS contract to support a comprehensive range of logistical, hospitality, transportation, and asset hire services, among others
Babcock's converted Armored Toyota LC300 went through a whole-vehicle test regime, including successfully sustaining hundreds of ballistic impacts of varying bullet calibres and over 21kg of explosives being detonated
The state-of-the-art production facility in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, will manufacture seven variants of the Rheinmetall Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) for the Hungarian Armed Forces
Wolf Advanced Technology’s rugged high performance embedded computing (HPEC) solutions are designed to operate in harsh aerospace and defense environments
Crews can use the trainer to practice their routine firing drills and turret operating procedures without the expense of live firing, therefore offering the realism of firing with a highly reduced cost
Purpose-built to endure the harshest environments and engineered to meet MIL-STD-810 military standards, Handheld Group’s ALGIZ 10XR rugged tablet is now certified on Verizon 5G networks
Supacat and NP Aerospace have delivered new lightweight recovery vehicles to British Army units in Tern Hill and Leuchars as part of the MoD's PMETS contract