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Track the latest news and engineering developments in land warfare and tactical ground systems. Follow technical advancements in armored vehicles, uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs), active protection systems, and soldier-borne technology powering modern land forces.
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Gaia 100 is the first Orbit 3.7m Earth Observation Ground System to include S, X and Ka-band frequencies, enabling download of high data rate information in support of current and future Earth Observation Satellites
Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS UGV is a multi-mission capable system intended to support dismounted troops, transport a squad’s gear, or be converted into a weaponized remotely operated unit to offer force protection
Over 200,000 fragmentation hand grenade body assemblies from Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee will be delivered in the first year of the five-year contract
With its precision anti-vehicle capability, Textron Systems’ XM204 Top Attack munition will strengthen the Army’s terrain shaping and counter-mobility capabilities
QUICKBLOCK has completed successful trials of a bullet- and blast-resistant version of its building systems which provide easily portable and rapidly-deployable shelter for troops in hostile environments
The Boxers will be the first versions of the vehicle equipped with the MTU 8v 199 TS21 engine variant, delivering 70 KW more power than the MTU engines in previous versions of the Boxer
The system will now undergo Production Verification Testing (PVT) at the Army’s Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) in Aberdeen, Maryland
Nexter’s CAESAR self-propelled howitzer is capable of a fast battery start up of less than one minute, a fire rate of up to 6 rounds/minute and a fast resupply rate of 18 rounds/minute
The M109A7 is the latest howitzer in the BAE Systems M109 family of vehicles, and is the primary indirect fire support system for the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams
Equipped with the Allison 3040 MX transmission, the new vehicle will enable the Army’s Infantry Brigades to move faster across difficult off-road terrain, all while enhancing soldier protection
Hanwha Defense’s Barracuda tactical armored vehicle can be used for a range of roles and missions such as reconnaissance and internal security
The consortium implementing the FAMOUS (European Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armored Systems) project includes 18 leading European defense companies from nine countries, with Patria as the industrial coordinator
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