Neil Ritchie

The Luftwaffe has announced plans to equip its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft with Brimstone air-launched ground attack missiles. The procurement plan includes buying 274 Brimstone missiles produced by the European defence company MBDA. This move...

The British Army’s next main battle tank (MBT) will reach a major milestone with the first pre-production Challenger 3 going into trials in the coming weeks. This initial model and subsequent models that will soon...

BAE Systems has conducted a successful live fire demonstration of its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) prototype showcasing the potential for future capability expansion within the AMPV platform's modular framework. During realistic...

The UK's Boxer 8x8 Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme has entered formal customer Verification and Validation trials this month at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedford, England. As part of the British Army's modernization plan, two...

The DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) system has successfully fired a laser weapon against aerial targets during a trial at the MOD Hebrides Range, marking the UK's first high-power test of a laser...

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has placed an order with Saab for its Mobile Short Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution. The contract, valued at approximately SEK 300 million ($28.7 million), was booked in the...

BAE Systems has delivered the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle Command and Control (ACV-C) variant to the US Marine Corps. “We are thrilled to deliver this critical capability into the hands of Marines in the...

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency reported on 11 January that the US State Department has approved a potential sale of FGM-148 Javelin man-portable anti-tank systems to Kosovo with a total estimated cost of...