DefenceTalkSerial production of Russia’s new airborne combat vehicles BMD-4M and Rakushka armored personnel carriers will be launched on June 1, Russian Airborne Forces Commander Vladimir Shamanov told TASS on Wednesday. “Ten BMD-4M vehicles and 10 armoured personnel carriers (Rakushka) have passed the state tests, and now the documentation for launching the serial production from June […]https://www.defencetalk.com/production-of-new-russian-airborne-afvs-to-start-in-june-64287/

DefenceTalkThe Nigerian Army stationed a new fleet of armored personnel carriers (APCs) supplied by Inkas Armored Vehicle Manufacturing into service. Inkas Armored Vehicle Manufacturing is a leading Canadian-based company that specializes in the production of security transportation solutions. The APCs were fully designed and built at the Inkas Armored manufacturing facility in Toronto, Canada. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nigerian-army-deploys-inkas-armored-vehicles-63695/

DefenceTalkUkraine President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday took delivery of ten US armoured vehicles, two days after American lawmakers voted to urge President Barack Obama to provide “lethal” aid to Kiev. Dressed in camouflage, the Ukraine leader thanked Washington for the 10 Humvees, the first of 30 promised by Washington, as they arrived at Kiev’s Boryspil […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-receives-first-batch-of-us-humvees-63641/

DefenceTalkOne of the key goals of DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program is improving the survivability of ground-based armored fighting vehicles by increasing vehicle agility. Vehicle agility involves the ability to autonomously avoid incoming threats, either by rapidly moving out of the way or reconfiguring the vehicle so incoming threats have a low probability of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/armored-ground-vehicles-could-sprint-dodge-and-shield-their-way-out-of-danger-60570/

DefenceTalkGermany’s Economy Ministry has approved plans by defense group Rheinmetall to deliver an armored vehicle assembly plant to Algeria. Rheinmetall’s delivery to Algeria includes a production line to assemble the Fuchs armored vehicle, as well as other parts valued at more than EUR28 million ($37 million). The planned factory, located about 400 km east of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-approves-rheinmetall-armored-vehicle-plant-in-algeria-60439/

DefenceTalkUkraine’s acting defense minister described the combat readiness of the country’s armed forces as “unsatisfactory” in his report to the acting president, a source familiar with the report told RIA Novosti on Wednesday. Ukrainian media reported over the weekend that convoys of armored vehicles and military trucks had been seen in western Ukraine. The reports […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-defense-chiefs-report-paints-bleak-picture-of-armed-forces-59042/

DefenceTalkDenel Land Systems and Patria have signed an agreement regarding Patria AMV 8×8 armoured wheeled vehicle serial production and delivery to South Africa. The agreement includes 238 vehicles, out of which 5 pre-series vehicles have already been delivered during the development phase. The first 16 serial vehicles will be assembled by Patria in Finland, Hämeenlinna. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/denel-and-patria-sign-agreement-on-armoured-wheeled-vehicles-to-south-africa-49648/

DefenceTalkA new amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC), the BTR-82AM, is undergoing a series of trials at the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s naval infantry facility in Sevastopol, fleet spokesman Capt. 1St Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev said on Thursday. During the trials, the BTR-82AM, which is due to replace the military’s workhorse, the BTR-80, will cover “dozens of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-tests-new-amphibious-armored-vehicle-47474/

DefenceTalkPatria delivered the first Patria AMV armoured wheeled vehicles to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). This was the first delivery of altogether 113 Patria AMV armoured wheeled vehicles to the Swedish Defence Forces, based on the agreement signed with FMV in 2010. The total value of the contract is approximately EUR 250 million. “The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patria-delivers-next-generation-armoured-wheeled-vehicles-to-sweden-47062/

DefenceTalkA senior Iraqi lawmaker on Thursday accused Ukraine of delivering low-quality armored personnel carriers and breaching the delivery terms of a contract signed in 2009. “A probe into Ukrainian arms deliveries to Iraq revealed corruption with regard to Part 3 of the contract, concerning the sale of 420 armored personnel carriers, of which only about […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraq-accuses-ukraine-of-selling-inferior-armored-vehicles-47001/