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6 days ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
The US Air Force has taken delivery of its first Grasshopper autonomously navigated air-drop cargo delivery system. Developed by DZYNE Technologies in cooperation with the US Air Force’s Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), it provides the means to resupply units on the ground from aircraft, delivering various loads with greater precision.
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2 weeks ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
At a joint press conference on Tuesday, 23 April 2025, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas announced that Sweden, Lithuania, Norway, and Finland are pursuing the joint acquisition of CV90 combat vehicles. The size and composition of the acquisition have not yet been determined; however, it was suggested that it could involve hundreds of vehicles.
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3 weeks ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
Hanwha Defence is applying its self-propelled artillery experience of its K-9 Thunder to the development of truck-mounted howitzers. These company-funded initiatives are in response to the increasing interest in wheeled self-propelled howitzers. These have gained attention as an alternative to towed howitzers, providing better ground mobility without the heavier weight and maintenance requirements associated with traditional tracked self-propelled guns.
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4 weeks ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
Patria has announced that Hungary has selected the NEMO 120mm turreted mortar to fulfill the indirect fire support role for its mechanized forces. The NEMO system will be integrated onto the KF-41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle platform. Hungary has ordered up to twenty-four NEMO systems through Rheinmetall Landsysteme and Rheinmetall Hungary, who are contracted under Hungary’s ZRINYI 4th development program. This program aims to modernize the armored vehicle fleet with a new generation of systems.
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4 weeks ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
The integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS) multi-national European Defence Fund (EDF) project to develop common technology for future unmanned ground vehicles is preparing to begin its next follow-up phase. Initiated in 2020 with the selection of MILREM Robotics in Estonia as the industry lead of a consortium of companies, the initial phase was successfully completed in 2023.
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1 month ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
The ability to conduct both precision fires and the technique of “shoot and scoot” have been seriously impacted by GPS position/location technology being compromised by jamming on the battlefield. The problem has become so severe that that Ukrainian army sources have suggested that previously exceptionally effective artillery systems such as the HIMARS missile system have become “ineffective”.
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1 month ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
The US military have multiple efforts underway looking at the possibility for fielding new machine guns to complement and/or replace the current M240 medium machine gun and M2 .50 heavy machine gun. The Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is in the process of evaluating candidates for its Lightweight Machine Gun – Medium (LMG-M) with contracts awarded to SIG-Sauer, True Velocity, and Ohio Ordnance. The US Marines are interested in the SOCOM effort and are monitoring the program.
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1 month ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
The results of Finland’s Patria development of an all-terrain vehicle for military applications under the joint European Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armoured Systems (FAMOUS) programme was recently showcased at the Arctic Event held 17 to 19 March 2025 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The company demonstrated a new tracked vehicle specifically designed for maintaining high mobility in marginal traffic ability conditions including snow, tundra, marsh and mud.
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1 month ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
Among the defence systems displayed and demonstrated at the annual Arctic Event recently held in Rovaniemi, Finland from March 17 to 19 was a wheeled 8 X 8 self-propelled gun-howitzer the ARVE by Patria. The artillery piece has been developed as a company initiative responding to the demand for enhanced mobility in indirect fires systems to better assure survivability given the increased threats faced on today’s battlefield.
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1 month ago | 
armadainternational.com | Stephen MIller |Stephen Miller
The Spanish Army has embarked on a major upgrade to its main battle tank fleet with both its recent commitment to acquire the Leopard2A8 s well as the partnership agreement between Rheinmetall and Indra to modernize the Leopard 2E’s combat system enhancing its operational capabilities. The Leopard 2E Tank is a licence built Leopard 2A6EX Tank, developed by KMW and built-in Spain by General Dynamics European Land Systems (formerly Santa Bárbara Sistemas).
