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26 April

Swedish Army to Receive Volvo Wheel Loaders From Local Company

Sweden has contracted local mobility supplier Swecon to deliver 81 Volvo-made wheel loaders in different variants for the army.

26 April

Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires)

Rojoef Manuel

Oshkosh to Deliver ROGUE Fires Carrier to US Marines

Oshkosh Defense has received a contract to provide a Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires for the US Marine Corps.

26 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Poland Buys Second Tranche of 72 Chunmoo MRLs for $1.6B

The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a $1.6-billion contract to procure 72 K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers from South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace.

26 April

A KNDS Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm is seen on a grassy and sandy area. The eight-wheeled vehicle is painted with textured green and brown camouflage. Its turret is jutting forwards from the back. In the ground, trees and bushes grow scattered.

Juster Domingo

Germany, UK to Collaborate on RCH 155 for Mobile Fires Platform Program

The UK is set to collaborate with Germany on the development of the Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155) wheeled artillery system.

26 April

Joe Saballa

British Army Completes Live-Fire Test of ‘Most Lethal’ Challenger 3 Tank

The British Army has completed a live-fire test of its new Challenger 3 main battle tank, moving it one step closer to full-rate production and official fielding.

25 April

Raytheon broke ground on a $115 million expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon Expands Missile Factory in Alabama

Raytheon has inaugurated a $115-million infrastructure project to expand its Redstone Missile Integration Facility in Huntsville, Alabama.

23 April

Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2 Low-Velocity Airdrop (FMTV LVAD) demo in North Carolina

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Concludes Airdrop Test for FMTV A2 Vehicles

The US Army has facilitated the final trial under the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2 Low-Velocity Airdrop initiative.

23 April

Joe Saballa

Russian Military Recruiting Female Convicts to Fight in Ukraine: Report

The Russian military is actively recruiting women from penitentiaries to boost its invasion in Ukraine, Kyiv’s military intelligence service has claimed.

23 April