The Indian Army is fielding a locally produced night vision weapon sight on its SIG 716 assault rifle in 7.62x51mm, with the first batch of roughly 4,000 MKU Netro NW-3000 Gen 3 units scheduled to arrive by year's end. The broader procurement spans 29,762 sights valued at USD 62.1 million, e...
Ukrainian Defense Forces units have begun testing new robotic turrets equipped with Kalashnikov-system assault rifles in combat conditions on the front line. The strike systems were developed based on technical specifications provided by Brave1 , a defense innovation cluster, received grant...
Saab has signed a contract and received an initial order from The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command for deliveries of the RBS 70 NG air defence solution. The order value is SEK 1.2 billion. The new contract also enables Finland to place additional future orders for the RBS 70 NG as well as...
Some things are developed out of necessity, under the pressure of war. Ukrainian defense company Teneta has released a disposable net launcher designed to intercept FPV drones by entangling their propellers in flight. The device addresses a specific threat vector in positional warfare where light...
American Rheinmetall’s HAMMR is a magazine-fed, semi-automatic 40mm grenade launcher built for the U.S. Army’s Precision Grenadier System competition. Here is how the weapon, ammunition and computerized fire control work together.
The State Government of Hesse and Rheinmetall intend to work together to further develop and economically strengthen North Hesse as a centre for innovation and defence. Minister-President Boris Rhein, Minister for Economic Affairs Kaweh Mansoori and Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG, present...
Saab has signed a long-term agreement with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence for the Barracuda Mobile Camouflage System. Saab has also received a first order within the agreement, with deliveries in the coming years. The agreement, which runs over multiple years, enables the Netherlands to plac...
There is a certain level of quality that I think we all expect when we see the term “Match” attached to a product. Whether that be a component, the whole gun, or the ammo, the word Match typically implies that the item in question is made with high precision, tighter tolerances, and m...
During the German Air Force exercise Timber Express 2026 in Manching, Rheinmetall Air Defence and Hensoldt achieved a milestone for future networked air defence. During a German Air Force exercise, the air picture generated by Hensoldt’s Twinvis passive radar was successfully integrated into Rh...
FULDA, GERMANY, 10 August 2026 Mehler Protection, a leading provider of ballistic protection solutions and part of Mehler Systems, will return to the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Poland, from 8–11 September 2026. Following its last appearance at MSPO in 2024, Mehl...