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Rolls-Royce will deliver 523 mtu engines manufactured in the UK for British Army’s Boxer MIV
Milrem Robotics delivers the first THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle to the Spanish Army
Lockheed Martin’s Sixth and Final SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite Successfully Launched, Now Under U.S. Space Force Control
► Kraken: advanced maritime technology partnership with Thales Group
Italian Air Force Extends Relationship with Boeing to Continue Tanker Sustainment and Training

Ascalon: Nexter’s solution for the MGCS main gun

04/07/202204/07/2022 Olga Ruzhelnyk 140 mm, Ascalon, Eurosatory 2022, FMTS, KNDS, Leclerc, MBT, MGCS, Nexter Munitions

By Paolo Valpolini Both contenders for the future western main battle tank gun calibre were present at Eurosatory 2022 the

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Arquus aims at getting back on the export market in 2022

16/02/202216/02/2022 Olga Ruzhelnyk Arquus, DGA, FAMOUS, Griffon, Jaguar, Lohr, MGCS, Nexter, Patria, PLFS, Scarabee, Scorpion, SOFRAME, VAB, VBAE, VBL Ultima, VLFS, VT4

By Paolo Valpolini “Following the reduced turnover of 2020, due to the impact of COVID, 2021 saw a rebound,” Emmmanuel

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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann: the ever-lasting Leopard 2

15/07/202115/07/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk E-MBT, Hensoldt, KMW, KNDS, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Leopard 2, MGCS, Nexter, Rafael, Rheinmetall, Trophy

By Paolo Valpolini Fully involved in the bi-national MGCS (Main Ground Combat System) together with Nexter and Rheinmetall, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann

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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann: increasing the group industrial base and designing a new IFV

01/07/202117/07/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk Artec, BTD, DSL, DST, IFV, KMW, KNDS, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Leopard 2, MGCS, Milrem Robotics, Nexter, PSM, Puma, PzH 2000, Rheinmetall, simulation

By Paolo Valpolini A Leopard 2 advances on the snowy terrain living a track in the white surface, followed by

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Clouds looming over FCAS?

18/03/202118/03/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk Airbus, Dassault, FCAS, France, Germany, MGCS, Spain

By Paolo Valpolini 18 March 2021 – The sky over the Future Combat Aircraft System (FCAS), the Franco-German programme recently

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What future for tank guns? The Rheinmetall view

05/03/202105/03/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk 120 mm, 130 mm, APFSDS, autoloader, MGCS, Rheinmetall, tank gun

By Paolo Valpolini While the appearance of the Russian T-14 Armata tank in the 2015 May Parade has definitely triggered

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Why 130 mm and not a bigger calibre?

05/03/202105/03/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk 130 mm, APFSDS, MGCS, Rheinmetall

While in the interim Rheinmetall aims at improving 120 mm performances, looking further ahead in 2016 the company exhibited in

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The way ahead

05/03/202105/03/2021 Olga Ruzhelnyk 130 mm, autoloader, Challenger 2, MGCS, Nexter, OMT, Rheinmetall, US Army

Shifting from technology to market requirements, Moritz Walter points out that Rheinmetall’s analysis shows that for newly built MBTs the

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Italy might join MGCS, Italian Undersecretary for Defence says

17/06/202017/06/2020 Olga Ruzhelnyk Ariete, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, MBT, MGCS, USA

By Paolo Valpolini Rome, 16 June 2020 – According to the Italian Undersecretary for Defence Giulio Calvisi, Italy might join

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Arquus sees “la vie en rose” in 2019

06/02/2019 Olga Ruzhelnyk Arquus, Bastion, Griffon, Jaguar, Levacher, Main Ground Combat System, MGCS, Sherpa Light

By Joseph Roukoz Emmanuel Levacher, CEO of Arquus (formerly Renault Trucks Defense) acknowledged a sharp rise in revenues at the

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IRIS-T FCAAM: the future SRAAM 6th generation missile by Diehl Defence

27/07/2022 Olga Ruzhelnyk Comments Off

By Paolo Valpolini Until now most if not all short-range air-to-air missiles had a cylindrical body. In the future we

Rafael provides more details on its Ice Breaker cruise missile

26/07/2022 Olga Ruzhelnyk Comments Off

MBDA provides more details on its future air-to-ground effectors and possible international cooperation

25/07/2022 Olga Ruzhelnyk Comments Off

Çakir, the new Roketsan multi-platform cruise missile

19/07/2022 Olga Ruzhelnyk Comments Off

Swedish Air Force: the way ahead

18/07/2022 Olga Ruzhelnyk Comments Off

The Joint Fire Support Missile: an MLRS-launched cruise missile by MBDA

13/07/2022 Olga Ruzhelnyk Comments Off

A ROBUST combat unmanned vehicle from Israel

10/07/2022 Olga Ruzhelnyk Comments Off