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Iveco Defense Vehicles S.p.A. (IDV) announces a new partnership with HORIBA MIRA
HORIBA MIRA’s VIKING UGV platform which has become a mainstay of the UK MOD’s evaluation of autonomous technologies. Iveco Defence Vehicles S.p.A. (IDV) announces a new partnership with HORIBA MIRA IDV, a leading international defence player with over 85 years … Continue reading
The Italian Navy orders 36 IDV Amphibious Armoured Vehicles (VBA)
The Italian Navy orders 36 IDV Amphibious Armoured Vehicles (VBA) IDV will be supplying 36 Amphibious Armored Vehicles (VBA) Personnel Carrier to the Italian Navy. IDV’s state-of-the-art amphibious vehicles will reinforce the fleet of San Marco Marina Brigade (BMSM) and … Continue reading
TEXTRON’S BELL V-280 VALOR CHOSEN AS NEW U.S. ARMY LONG-RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT
Providence, R.I. (December, 5. 2022) –Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) announced today that Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. The award is based on Bell’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell V-280 Valor, FLRAA program, Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, Textron Inc
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AM General Teams with IDV in Pursuit of The U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck Program
AM General Teams with IDV in Pursuit of The U.S. Army’s Common Tactical Truck Program Global leader for military mobility solutions, AM General, has teamed with IDV, a leading international defense contractor with over 85 years of experience in the … Continue reading
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RAFAEL ACQUIRES NEWCASTLE BASED PEARSON ENGINEERING AS PART OF ITS STRATEGIC EXPANSION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
RAFAEL ACQUIRES NEWCASTLE BASED PEARSON ENGINEERING AS PART OF ITS STRATEGIC EXPANSION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM September 28, 2022: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Pearson Engineering Ltd. (PER). The acquisition was executed under a stock … Continue reading
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RAFAEL IS PARTICIPATING IN LAND FORCES 2022
RAFAEL IS PARTICIPATING IN LAND FORCES 2022 October 4 – 6: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will be participating in the upcoming Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition in Brisbane, Australia. The RAFAEL systems being showcased offer the Australian Ministry of … Continue reading
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DRS Delivers Advanced Electric Propulsion Equipment for Lead Columbia-Class Submarine
DRS Delivers Advanced Electric Propulsion Equipment for Lead Columbia-Class Submarine ARLINGTON, VA, AUGUST 30, 2022 ̶ Leonardo DRS, Inc. (“DRS”) announced today that it has successfully completed factory acceptance testing and shipment of the first production unit of the main … Continue reading
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EUROSATORY 2022: GENERAL MOTORS DEFENSE
General Motor Defense is developing next generation tactical wheeled based off GM’s full-size, heavy-duty truck platform to meet a variety of military applications. The four-passenger Chevy Off-Road Concept Vehicle offers robust all-terrain capabilities with increased torque and towing capacity. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Chevy Off-Road Concept Vehicle, General Motors Defense, tactical wheeled
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Otokar displays 6 armored vehicles at Eurosatory 2022
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RAFAEL Unveils the SPIKE NLOS 6th Generation Missile
Eurosatory 2022: RAFAEL Unveils the SPIKE NLOS 6th Generation Missile New salvo controls, system handover, target acquisition, and extended ranges are some of the enhanced capabilities in this latest model of the world-renowned SPIKE precision missile family June 9, 2022: … Continue reading
Posted in Eurosatory, Mobility, Weapon systems
Tagged Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., SPIKE, SPIKE NLOS
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Iveco Defence Vehicles unveils its new logo and visual identity
Iveco Defence Vehicles unveils its new logo and visual identity With a dynamic, solid, and innovative design, the new IDV logo conveys an immediate sense of resilience, strength, and focus. The three letters are designed to represent the brand’s guiding … Continue reading
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SOFIC 2022 – Flyer Vehicle Featured at 2022 SOFIC Demo
Flyer 72 Ground Mobility Vehicle Featured During ISOF Capabilities Demonstration (L)The Flyer® 72 ground mobility vehicle used during SOFIC’s 2022 ISOF Capabilities Demo – (R) The Flyer 72-Heavy Duty variant on display in Booth 1605 Tampa, Fla. (May. 18, 2022) … Continue reading
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KMW, Rafael, and General Dynamics European Land Systems to establish joint company for Trophy APS
KMW, Rafael, and General Dynamics European Land Systems to establish joint company for Trophy APS Munich, November 11th 2021 – Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (Rafael) and General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) announced today that they have … Continue reading
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Roll-out of the first Norwegian Leopard 2 bridge layer LEGUAN at KMW
Roll-out of the first Norwegian Leopard 2 bridge layer LEGUAN at KMW Munich, Oslo, October 2021 – Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has symbolically handed over the first of a total of six LEOPARD 2-based LEGUAN bridge laying systems to high-ranking representatives … Continue reading
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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and DEFENTURE plan cooperation
Munich/Tiel, 16. September 2021 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), the German systems supplier for battle tanks and combat systems, and Defenture, the Dutch manufacturer of special-purpose vehicles, intend to enter into close strategic cooperation. A letter of intent (LoI) has already been … Continue reading
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ISRAEL – CH-53K HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTERS WITH SUPPORT
Israel – CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters with Support WASHINGTON, July 30, 2021 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters with Support and related … Continue reading
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Tagged CH-53K Heavy Lift, Israel, Sikorsky
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U.S. Navy Awards Sikorsky Contract To Build Nine More CH-53K™ Heavy Lift Helicopters In Connecticut
Stratford, Conn.: Sikorsky employees building CH-53K ™aircraft utilizing 3-D work instructions, new titanium machining centers with multi-floor ergonomic platforms. Stratford, Conn., June 25 , 2021 – Utilizing proven advanced manufacturing techniques and continuing to drive down unit price, Sikorsky will … Continue reading
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Tagged CH-53K Heavy Lift, Helicopters, Sikorsky
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Delivery of the GTK Boxer vehicles ordered by the Bundeswehr now completed
Delivery of the GTK Boxer vehicles ordered by the Bundeswehr now completed Munich, 23 June 2021 – ARTEC GmbH, as a contractual partner and subsidiary of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, has officially handed over the last of the Boxer … Continue reading
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KMW produces IVECO Trakker cabs for the Bundeswehr
Munich, March 2021 – Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has been commissioned by IVECO Defence Vehicles S.p.A. to produce the driver’s cabs of GTF2 protected transport vehicles on the IVECO Trakker basis. In total, the order involves a production volume of 224 … Continue reading
Posted in Ballistic Protection, Mobility
Tagged Iveco Defence, KMW, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, S.p.A.
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Iveco Defence Vehicles celebrates the opening of the new Romanian plant
Iveco Defence Vehicles celebrates the opening of the new Romanian plantAfter the groundbreaking ceremony held in August 2020 in Petresti (DB), Romania, the newproduction plant has rapidly been built and the production ramp-up has already started inFebruary thanks to a … Continue reading
Iveco Defence Vehicles at IDEX 2021
IDEX 2021 (21st – 25th February) represents not only a symbolic restart but also gives Iveco Defense Vehicles the chance to display its newest developments and to highlight its latest commercial successes to customers and visitors to the show. The … Continue reading
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Tagged IDEX 2021, Iveco, MTV, SUPERAV Land
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TrueTimber® Camo Featured on New and Upgraded Rambo Electric Bike Models for 2021
INMAN, S.C. – February 2, 2021 – Rambo Bikes has launched three new electric bikes, expanding the lineup of models available in TrueTimber camo for 2021. In addition to the new models, Rambo has made upgrades to numerous models previously … Continue reading
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Iveco Defence Vehicles supplies 3rd generation GTF-8×8 trucks to the Bundeswehr
Bolzano, January 15, 2021 On January 2021 the German Bundeswehr – represented by BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support) – has awarded Iveco Defence Vehicles a frame contract for the supply of up to 1.048 … Continue reading
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KMW renews Dutch FENNEK fleet
Munich/The Hague, December 2020 – Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and the Dutch procurement agency DMO (Defence Materiel Organisation) have signed a contract for the upgrading of 322 FENNEK vehicles. The MLU (Mid Life Update) order has a volume of over EUR … Continue reading
The Netherlands Receive the first Leguan bridge-layers
Munich, 10 December 2019 – Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) transferred the first two Leguan bridge laying systems to the Dutch Defence Materiel Organization (DMO) during a celebratory handover ceremony. The Netherlands opted for a bilateral procurement approach with Germany in 2016 … Continue reading
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Tagged Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Leguan CSB
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Denmark and Germany receive the latest versions of the LEOPARD 2
Munich, 29 October 2019 – Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has handed the latest versions of the Leopard 2 over to Denmark and Germany. Frank Haun, Chairman of the Board of KMW, presented the symbolic keys of the first two vehicle systems … Continue reading
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US Has Ordered More than 11,000 JLTV Oshkosh
Source U.S. Military Notes
KMW will supply Mungo N/C Recce to the German Army
Munich/Coblenz, 24 June 2019 – The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has commissioned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to supply a total of nine Mungo N/C Recce reconnaissance systems. In addition to supplying the vehicles, the … Continue reading
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Rafael and PAP presents a full solution for enhanced 8X8 combat vehicle survivability, maneuverability and lethality
May 2019 – Rafael Advanced Defense systems Ltd. is proud to announce its participation in FEINDEF 2019 International Defense and Security Exhibition, May 29-31, and congratulates Spain for establishing the new exhibition. At FEINDEF 2019, Rafael will exhibit its … Continue reading
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Tagged LITENING 5, PAP Tecnos S.A., Rafael, RECCELITE XR, Typhoon
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IDEX 2019 – DISCOVER OUR COMPOSITE RUBBER TRACK TECHNOLOGY
Soucy Defence Division will exhibit their world leading Composite Rubber Track (CRT) from the Canadian Pavilion at IDEX 2019. Soucy has an operationally proven system serving in conflict theatres such as Iraq and Afghanistan on Canadas M113, the UK’s BVS10 … Continue reading
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Rafael releases new video footage of SPIKE NLOS launched from a light buggy
February 4, 2019 – Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has released a video from a firing test of the SPIKE NLOS launched from a light buggy (TOMCAR). SPIKE NLOS is a 30 km Precision Guided Missile, part of the 5th … Continue reading
SilentHawk Hybrid-Electric Military Motorcycle
The SilentHawk all-wheel drive, hybrid-electric motorcycle is designed to quietly carry troops and their gear over rough terrain and behind enemy lines. Logos Technologies was recently awarded a second Phase II SBIR for further optimization of the motorcycle’s design. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alta Motors, Logos Technologies, SilentHawk
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SKYNAMO AEROSPACE RAPTOR HOVERBIKE
Skynamo Aerospace of Wojnicz Poland sees its Raptor Hoverbike playing an advanced mobility role for the military. According to the company, operating the Hoverbike is like riding a motorcycle. Operator sitting position and its handlebar controls are similar to what … Continue reading
Zapata Racing Flyboard Air
Zapata Racing started life competing in powered water craft events. The company’s founder Franky Zapata has been engaged in designing high performance hydro propelled devices. Zapata’s latest project, still in development, is the Flyboard® Air. Unlike the hydro-propelled devices, like … Continue reading
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