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Attack possibilities and new tactical applications are greatly multiplied by using an unmanned vehicle, which can integrate many heavy armor technologies into a lighter weight, high-speed, deployable system. 

The XM813 is a 30x173mm calibre cannon. (Photo: Northrop Grumman) The XM813 cannon forms part of the Stryker Medium Caliber Weapon System 30mm Lethality Upgrade programme. US Army Contracting Command has awarded a $105.69 million contract modification to Alliant Techsystems Operations (part of Northrop Grumman) to produce, deliver, and maintain new-production configuration 30x173 mm XM813 cannons. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date ...

Engine upgrades have already delivered improved fuel economy, increased vehicle range, and increased durability. Honeywell has been awarded a $1.1 billion, five-year base requirements contract by the US Army to extend its support for operational readiness of the M1 Abrams MBT. The Total Integrated Engine Revitalization (TIGER) III contract includes an initial parts delivery order worth about $125 million for the AGT1500 gas turbine engine (pictured). Dating from 2005, the TIGER programme is in...

Prototype IFV to be assessed in the Project Land 400 Phase 3 competition. South Korean company Hanwha Defense has despatched its third and final AS21 Redback prototype IFV (pictured) to Australia for the Project Land 400 Phase 3 competition. This vehicle will be officially delivered to the Australian Army in mid-January 2021, Hanwha announced on 20 December. The third prototype was specially designed to withstand landmines, IEDs and other attacks on the underside of the vehicle. The first two ...

M1A2 SEPv3 includes enhancements to lethality, maintainability, situational awareness and survivability. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is to produce Abrams M1A2 System Enhancement Package 3 (SEPv3) tanks for the US Army, under a $4.62 billion fixed-price-incentive contract announced by the DoD on 18 December 2020.  ‘Work locations and funding will be determined with each order,’ the DoD announced, adding that the contract has an estimated completion date of 17 June 2028.  M1A2 SEP...

Advertisement Northrop Grumman was recently awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for XM813 Bushmaster Chain Guns® as part of the Stryker Medium Caliber Weapon System 30mm Lethality Upgrade program. The base contract and first delivery order calls for 95 chain guns with initial deliveries beginning in early 2022. “We are committed to ensuring our U.S. warfighter remains ahead of emerging threats, and the XM813 will deliver overmatch and greater standoff range for Stryker crews,”...

The Danish MoD awarded a CHF 46 million ($52 million) contract to GDELS-Mowag to deliver 57 Eagles V vehicles. This is the second order under the Armoured Patrol Vehicle (APV) framework agreement signed in 2017. Deliveries will begin by the end of 2021 and will be completed in 2022. The Danish MoD awarded a CHF 46 million ($52 million) contract to General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag (GDELS-Mowag) to deliver 57 Eagle V vehicles (56 in the patrol version and the first prototype of the re...

Avon Protection has received an order to supply Belgium, Finland and Norway with CBRN respiratory protection including FM50 mask systems, filters, spares and accessories under the $33 million contract awarded by NSPA in August. Avon Protection has received an order to supply Belgium, Finland and Norway with CBRN respiratory protection including FM50 mask systems, filters, spares and accessories. The company has announced the request on 17 December. The framework agreement enables NATO countries...

Battle when they get there. thats why they come to 29 palms with their assets and we watched them use the led- 25 chain guns, they had cobra attack gunships firing canons, rockets and missiles and marines on the ground with light arms as well. the point of it is to integrate all their assets to practice, working with each other, and with aviation and with canons, and timing is very critical. and i want to bring in an unusual member of this batallion, hes tony lynch, a washt officer from the aust...