France is arming itself more than previously assumed. The Thales company announced on Wednesday that it is already preparing modern armored vehicles for the French military. This comes after the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded the SCORPION conditional tranche contract to Nexter, Arquus and Thales, which are part of the Engin Blindé Multi…
In December 2020, Rosomak SA received a contract from the Armaments Inspectorate, which amounted to PLN 73.7 million gross. It involved the delivery of eight new vehicles, six of which were transferred last year, and the contract was recently finalized with the delivery of two more command vehicles. This happened ahead of schedule. Two more…
The US Army brought a lot of equipment to Europe that provided camouflage on sandy terrain with its colors. Due to the growing threat from Russia, technicians began work a few years ago to repaint all their ground combat vehicles in a shade of forest green. Repainting American army vehicles is designed to significantly improve…
US Army soldiers will have the opportunity to evaluate and put into practice the new armored turret system for the Multipurpose Armored Vehicle as part of the Priority Next Generation Combat Vehicle Modernization Program. We are talking about equipping the AMPV, i.e. the newest tracked vehicles of the US Army, with the OCWS system. AMPV…
The first NATO country has just sent heavy equipment to Ukraine, both tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in the number of several pieces. This also applies to rocket artillery (BM-21 Grad) and self-propelled anti-aircraft systems, and to confirm this, the Czech public television showed the transport of part of this transmission, which includes five BVP-1…
The production of many versions of the BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles developed in 1962 began in 1963 and lasted another 26 years, in which Poland was also delivered. We know that it is to be replaced by a new light armored reconnaissance carrier, codenamed KLESZCZ, but its qualification tests are still underway. Contract for parts…
A few days ago, Lviv, close to the Polish border, fell victim to Russian rocket fire. This city, seemingly distant from the conflict, only seems to “live in peace”, because in fact all its resources useful at the front are directed there. Ukrainian welders arming defenders and volunteers to fight for independence are a great…
In France, the niche company Swincar is constantly developing its activities, which we may soon hear about more often, because it is going to enter new markets in Europe, and even Turkey, Dubai, Kenya, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. That’s good, because the e-Spider from Swincar are examples of strange off-road vehicles that…
Bulgarian special units have received the first batch of new combat vehicles. The Guardian Extreme military vehicles are the “Guardian” to the power, because they include SAMARAM’s 4 × 4 Guardian Extreme armored vehicles, as well as the Guardian RWS remotely controlled weapon module. In 2020, Bulgaria ordered 98 military Guardian Extreme vehicles in a…
In service since 2002, the Stryker combat vehicles are constantly updated. All this to better respond to new threats on the battlefields. A few months ago we learned about the next stage of their development with weapons taken straight from science fiction, and today we know that military Stryker vehicles with a 50-kilowatt laser are…
