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Germany Orders More Meteor Missiles
MBDA has today announced recent receipt of an order to build further Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles for the German Air…

Rations ~ US Meal Ready to Eat Story
Over the last twelve months, almost to the day, we have published a series of eleven features on the US Army Meal…

NANOVA Nano-satellite Successfully Launched
Elbit Systems has today announced the successful launch to space of the NANOVA nano-satellite for commercial communication applications. ~ Press Release, Haifa,…

Dutch Bergepanzer 3 Armoured Recovery Vehicle Modernisation
Rheinmetall is to modernise a further 21 Bergepanzer 3 Armoured Recovery Vehicles for the Dutch Army, bringing them up to the latest…

FR43 ~ US MRE Part 11 ~ XXXIX Batch
For this eleventh article on the US MRE evolution I am looking at a Year 39 or XXXIX ration representative of the…

French Central European Camo Combat Suits
In September 2018 the French MoD awarded five contracts with a total estimated value of €50 million for new Central European camo…

Asterion ~ Rheinmetall Functional Cockpit for NH90 NTH
Rheinmetall’s Asterion simulator is allowing crews to train even before delivery of the first new NH90 NTH Sea Lion helicopter to the…

Elbit RCWS chosen for Montenegro’s Oshkosh JLTV
Elbit Systems has been awarded a $35 Million contract to equip Montenegro’s new Oshkosh 4×4 JLTV with a 12.7mm Remote Control Weapon…

Bridgedale Stormsock Waterproof Boot Socks
The Bridgedale Stormsock range of waterproof boot socks comes in seven weight and height variations, from light to heavy and ankle to…

MLR26 ~ Short Brothers APV and Otokar ZPT
The Short Brothers APV and Otokar ZPT are derivatives of the Land Rover-based Shorland Armoured Patrol Car designed in the 1960s by…
















