Ordnance News & Articles

British Armed Forces Order 4 More Rheinmetall UGVs

Equipped with Rheinmetall PATH technology, the Mission Master UGV is a modular, autonomous, robotic vehicle designed to enhance operational effectiveness of troops

May 21, 2021
Amphibious Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle for U.S. Marines Announced

Textron Systems’ Cottonmouth ARV is an advanced Naval Sensor Node as an unmanned amphibious scout vehicle that delivers advanced manoeuvrability and a synergized sensor system

May 17, 2021
Sweden Receives 1st Delivery of Advanced Air Defense Missile

Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 MSE intercepters provide the Swedish military with increased performance in both altitude and range while employing proven Hit-to-Kill technology

May 13, 2021
U.S. Navy to Receive Additional Vertical Launch System Canisters

The canisters from BAE Systems will play a critical role for storing, transporting, and firing a range of offensive and defensive missiles from the deck of the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile cruisers and destroyers

May 12, 2021
Rheinmetall Delivers 300th MASS for Maritime Protection

The fully automated Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) decoy system offers a unique degree of protection against modern, sensor-guided missiles, covering all relevant wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum

May 12, 2021
Rheinmetall to Modernize UK’s Battle Tank Challenger 2 Fleet

The modernized Challenger 3 by Rheinmetall will be a network-enabled, digital tank featuring unsurpassed lethality and greatly improved survivability on the battlefield

May 10, 2021
Lockheed Martin & Thales Australia To Develop Australian Guided Weapons Manufacturing Capabilities

A teaming agreement will see Lockheed Martin and Thales Australia cooperate in the design, development and production of Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile – Surface Launch

May 07, 2021
New Brimstone-Equipped Ajax Variant for British Army

The Brimstone Anti-tank Guided Weapon ‘Overwatch’ variant, can be seamlessly integrated onboard an ARES vehicle utilising its state-of-the art Electronic Architecture

May 05, 2021
U.S. Army to Receive Switchblade 300 Logistics Support

AeroVironment will provide logistics support services, including operator training, flight support and maintenance of its combat proven back-packable Switchblade 300 tactical missile system

Apr 29, 2021
Upgraded 155mm Mobile Howitzer Successfully Tested Before U.S. Army Shoot-Off

Global Ordnance conducted a successful accuracy test firing of an upgraded NORA B-52 M21 155 mm Mobile Howitzer System, prior to shipping it to the United States to participate in the U.S. Army "shoot off" evaluation

Apr 27, 2021
New Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle Prototype for U.S Army

The Oshkosh CATV is a new program for a tracked vehicle that operates in extreme cold weather or arctic conditions and is designed to replace the Small Unit Support Vehicles (SUSVs) that have been in service since the early 1980s

Apr 26, 2021
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