The Philippine Army has deployed ATMOS, the example of which is pictured above, to the service's 3rd Infantry Division based at Capiz province to neutralise the “Communist Terrorist Group”. (Soltam Systems)  The Philippine Army (PA) deployed two Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System (ATMOS) 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled artillery units to the service's 3rd Infantry Division based at Capiz province.  According to state-owned Philippine News Agency (PNA), two ATMOS units arrived at the 3rd Infantry Division headquarters in Jamindan munici...

The Australian government has allocated AUD4.1 billion to acquire additional HIMARSs, long-range missiles, and guided weapons. The picture shows the US Army firing HIMARS during Exercise ‘Eager Lion' in Jordan. (US Army/Sgt 1st Class Steven Queen)  The Australian government has allocated AUD4.1 billion (USD2.7 billion) to acquire long-range strike systems and manufacture longer-range munitions in Australia.  According to a press release by the Australian Department of Defence (DoD), the investment in long-range capabilities will see “the Aust...

The TSK received its first two Altay MBTs for testing from BMC during a ceremony at the manufacturer's plant at the Turkish Ministry of National Defense's Arifiye Campus on 23 April, in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (Presidency of the Republic of Turkey)  The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) received its first two Altay main battle tanks (MBTs) for testing from domestic manufacturer BMC.  During the acceptance ceremony on 23 April at the BMC Plant at the Turkish Ministry of National Defense's Arifiye Campus, President Recep Tayyip...

Denmark and the Netherlands will jointly procure 14 Leopard 2A4 MBTs for Kyiv (photo of the first four tanks of the type delivered to Ukraine on 24 February in the presence of Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Poland's Council of Ministers chairman Mateusz Morawiecki, and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov). (Ukrainian MoD)  Denmark and the Netherlands will jointly procure 14 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) for Ukraine, the Danish and Dutch ministries of defence (MoDs) announced on their websites on 20 April. The Dutch Mo...

A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R helicopter carries the Australian national flag during the 2023 Avalon International Airshow. (Commonwealth of Australia)  Australia is to adopt a defence strategy of denial centred on anti-access/area-denial capabilities focused on its northern approaches and its primary regional area of military interest, the country's most significant strategic review in a generation has revealed.  Conducted by former Australian Defence Force (ADF) Chief Angus Houston and former Defence Minister Stephen Smith, and released on...

The ELM-2084 MMR system will enable the Czech army to detect a wide range of targets including aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rockets, and mortar munitions. (Janes/Patrick Allen)  Elta Systems ELM-2084 multimission radars (MMR) have successfully completed military trials with the Army of the Czech Republic under the 3D mobile air defence radars (MADR) project, the army announced on 21 April.  In December 2019, a contract was signed with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) subsidiary Elta Systems for eight ELM-2084 MMRs for CZK 3.5 billion...

The Philippine troops have learnt the operations of the MIM-104 Patriot SAM system and the Avenger air-defence system, an example of which is pictured above, from the US in Exercise ‘Balikatan'. (Boeing)  The US and Philippine troops conducted joint training on the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system and the Avenger air-defence system in Exercise ‘Balikatan'.  According to a statement by the Philippine Air Force (PAF), the service's 960th Air and Missile Defense Group (AMDG) was briefed on the operations and other specificatio...

Norinco delivered 56 SH-15 155 mm/52 calibre wheeled self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) to the Pakistan Army. The picture shows at least 18 examples of SH-15 with an artillery brigade under the People's Liberation Army Ground Force's 83rd Group Army. (CCTV 7)  China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (Norinco) delivered the second batch of SH-15 155 mm/52 calibre wheeled self-propelled howitzer (SPH) based on a Shaanxi 6×6 truck to the Pakistan Army.  According to images posted on Chinese social media Weibo, Norinco is seen delivering th...

Germany is upgrading 143 Puma IFVs, which together with IdZ-ES form the German Army's System Panzergrenadier. (Rheinmetall)  Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr: BAAINBw) has awarded a contract to Rheinmetall-Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) fifty-fifty joint venture Projekt System Management (PSM) to upgrade 143 more German Army Puma infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), the two companies announced in a joint press re...

Japan's MoD ordered the deployment of the PAC-3 system in Okinawa Prefecture, and Aegis BMD systems equipped with SM-3 missiles in waters around Japan. The picture shows the PAC-3 live-firing at the NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) range in Crete. (Luftwaffe/Nurgün Schmidt)  Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has deployed its ballistic missile defence (BMD) system to intercept North Korea's ballistic missiles and spy satellites entering its territory.  Japan relies on a two-layered BMD system to protect the region from hostile missiles...

US Army soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct qualification exercises on AN/PRC 163 tactical radios at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in March 2023. (US Army)  Ongoing development of the US Army's Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capability is reaching an inflection point in terms of advanced technology integration and the policy implications of these integration efforts, and could dramatically change how the US armed forces and their allies wage future wars.  The army's decision to centre the latest iteration...

Denmark and the Netherlands will jointly procure 14 Leopard 2A4 MBTs for Kyiv (photo of the first four tanks of the type delivered to Ukraine on 24 February in the presence of Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Poland's Council of Ministers chairman Mateusz Morawiecki, and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov). (Ukrainian MoD)  Denmark and the Netherlands will jointly procure 14 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) for Ukraine, the Danish and Dutch ministries of defence (MoDs) announced on their websites on 20 April. The Dutch Mo...

The FMV has ordered the first 20 troop transport vehicles for the Swedish Armed Forces after signing the technical arrangement for the CAVS programme. (Patria)  Germany formally joined the Finnish-led Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme on 17 April with the signing of the technical arrangement, while the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) ordered the first 20 troop transport vehicles for Sweden after joining the CAVS framework agreement. Germany signed a statement of intent to join CAVS in June 2022.  The Finnish Minist...

DroneShield will deliver the DroneGun Mk4 (pictured) as well as some of its other portable C-UAS solutions to the US DoD and another US government agency under two recently secured contracts. (DroneShield)  DroneShield has secured two contracts, one from the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the other from a US government agency, to provide multiple types of handheld counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) equipment.    The deliveries under the two contracts, together valued at USD2.2 million, are expected to be completed by June, the...

Patriot air-defence systems have arrived in Ukraine (photo of Luftwaffe Patriot published when the air-defence system was deployed close to Zamość on the Polish-Ukrainian border in January). (Bundeswehr/Lars Koch)  Patriot air-defence systems have arrived in Ukraine, the country's Defence Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, tweeted on 19 April, expecting them to make the Ukrainian sky more secure. He thanked US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, as well as the American, German, and Dutch people.  The list o...

Armasuisse has awarded a CHF175 million contract to GDELS-Mowag for 16 more Mörser 16 120 mm self-propelled mortars with RUAG's turntable-mounted Cobra system. (RUAG)  Armasuisse, the Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement, has awarded a contract to General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag (GDELS-Mowag) for 16 more Mörser 16 120 mm mortar systems, the company and the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) announced on 12 April. RUAG has been subcontracted to deliver its Cobra mortar for installation in the...

The Philippines and US troops fired HIMARS for the first time in live-fire Exercise ‘Salaknib'. The picture shows a HIMARS system from Exercise ‘Eager Lion' in Jordan. (US Army/Sgt 1st Class Steven Queen)  The troops of the US and Philippine armies conducted live firing of Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System (ATMOS) 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled artillery units and M-142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in ‘Balikatan' and ‘Salaknib' exercises.  Philippine Army (PA) spokesperson Colonel Xerxes Trinidad said in a press rel...

The army's Manoeuvre-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) system integrates existing guns, missiles, rockets, and sensors onto a Stryker A1 vehicle. The service is starting to develop the technologies for Increment 3 of that system. (US Army/Captain Jordan Allen)  The US Army plans to start development in 2024 on a munition that can be programmed to better take out small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and ground vehicles targets back to back, according to a service announcement.  The XM1223 Multi-Mode Proximity Airburst (MMPA) is a High Explo...

The Javelin is a medium-range, manportable, shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget, lock-on-before-launch ATGM system. The picture shows US Army soldiers firing Javelins during an exercise in Estonia. (Estonian Defence Forces)  The Philippine Army (PA) has expressed interest in acquiring the Javelin anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs).  According to a social media post by the PA, the service fired five Javelin ATGMs in Exercise ‘Balikatan' with the US Army and the US Marine Corps in Nueva Ecija province.  In the exercise, the troops demonstrated tacti...

Chief Executive of DSTA, Mervyn Tan. (DSTA)    With a total land area    of 730 km  2  , Singapore is the smallest country in South East Asia. However, its military might betray its size as the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)...