Renk France is offering a powerpack upgrade for the Malaysian Army’s PT-91 main battle tank
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Renk France is offering a powerpack upgrade for the Malaysian Army’s PT-91 main battle tank at the Defence Services Asia exhibition. The vehicle transmission manufacturing company is displaying its Powerpack 350S that uses ESM350 automatic transmission, and is powered by the Scania D1I6 engine specially made to fit together to improve the performance of T-72, […]
Exclusive Interview : French armament expert Edmond Huet discusses the issues to arm Ukraine
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French armament expert Edmond Huet re-armament of Ukraine army to guarantee regional stability. Q. You have been introduced in many interviews by the medias of Ukraine, France , Switzerland and others for the past two years as an armament expert who recently has been proved 100% right on the analysis of the MH 17 downing by Russians over […]
Malaysian Army to buy 44 GK-M1 Rapid Rover 4×4 vehicles
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According to the Malaysian company Weststar Defence there are orders from the Royal Malaysian Navy and Royal Malaysian Air Force for 44 GK-M1 Rapid Rover 4×4 vehicle each following an official signing ceremony on 19 May at Defense Services Asia. That reported shephardmedia.com. A spokesperson from Weststar told Shephard that they expect orders for another 44 […]
Deftech of Malaysia unveils new Lipanbara 4×4 HMAV High Mobility Armoured Vehicle at DSA 2016
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The latest state of the art 4×4 High Mobility Armoured Vehicle (HMAV) has been named as “Lipanbara”, after the lethal and poisonous centipede found in the Malaysian jungles. This armoured vehicle will be primarily used in hostile zones for insertion and extraction of security troops, as well as for escort duties. Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ […]
Russia confirms plans to buy 100 main battle tanks based on the «Armata» Universal Combat Platform
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Russian Ministry of Defense confirms plans to buy 100 main battle tank based on the «Armata» Universal Combat Platform. The Russian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract to acquire the “Uralvagonzavod” 100 new T-14 “Armata” tanks , said Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Yuri Borisov. The Armata Universal Combat Platform consists of the T-14 main battle […]
Russian Ministry of Defense shows interest about the BTR-87 armoured personnel carriers
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Russian Ministry of Defense shows interest about the BTR-87 armoured personnel carriers, said General Director of “Military-Industrial Company” (VPK) Alexander Krasovitsky. The BTR-87 is an amphibious wheeled armored personnel carrier being developed for the potential foreign customers. In a departure with the previous BTR-80 series of vehicles, the engine located in the front instead of the rear. Engine location […]
U.S. Marine Corps plans to buy Trophy active protection systems for its M1 Abrams tanks
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The Marine Corps plans to buy or lease existing active protection systems (APS) for its M1 Abrams tanks that are vulnerable to proliferating anti-tank guided missiles. Specifically, the Marine Corps will test the Trophy APS system developed by Israeli defense firm RAFAEL and sold in the United States by DRS Technologies, Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, […]
Japanese soldiers injured in a military truck rollover at Tochigi Prefecture
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A two Japanese soldiers injured in a military truck rollover at Tochigi Prefecture. The driver and of the Fuel Servicing Truck (Tanker) passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries after his vehicle tipped over on the road at Tochigi Prefecture.
In Belarus spotted secret armored vehicle developed by MWTP
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The secret armored vehicle developed by Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MWTP) was spotted near Gomel in Belarus. The new armored vehicles has a chassis frame construction, with a traditional layout of front engine, middle crew compartment, and rear cargo area. Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant is a manufacturer of heavy off-road vehicles, especially military trucks, based in Minsk, […]
FNSS represents KAPLAN is a new generation AFV at DSA-2016
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FNSS Defence Systems Inc. proudly presents KAPLAN-20 is a new generation Armoured Fighting Vehicles at at 15th International Defence Exhibition and Conference “DSA-2016”. The KAPLAN AFV designed to meet the tactical and technical requirements of the armed forces of Turkey well as those of friendly and allied countries. KAPLAN-20 is a new generation armoured fighting vehicle that has the ability to […]