Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today congratulated APV Safety Products on being awarded a contract to supply seat belt harnesses for the US Marine Corps. 
 

The orders with the U.S. Army are for delivery of additional PROTECTOR RWS Low Profile CROWS configuration for the M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, Spare parts and engineering services. The orders are related to the CROWS contract signed in August 2012. 
 

France’s defence procurement agency, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), has accepted the delivery to the French Armed Forces of the first batch of 50 missiles and 20 firing posts from the new MMP system. 
 

LIVONIA, Mich. --- The likelihood is high that the Army won't get to pick the time and place of its choosing for the next battle, said Gen. Robert Abrams. 
 

The Djibouti Logistics Support Base of the People's Liberation Army conducted a live-fire exercise on Thursday with its heavy-duty weapons, according to the Chinese military. 
 

In September, Marine Corps Systems Command’s LAV-AT Modernization program team achieved initial operational capability by completing its first fielding of four upgraded Anti-Tank Weapon Systems to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Marines at Camp Pendleton, California. 
 

Otokar, Turkey's largest land defence systems manufacturer, submitted its proposal to the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries for the serial production of the main battle tank Altay, which the company designed and also produced prototypes. 
 

A world-first in the US has seen British soldiers controlling 4x4s with Xbox-style controllers and a UK driverless truck leading American trucks in an unmanned convoy.
 

At least £381 million has been spent overhauling British armoured vehicles, new figures have revealed, amid concerns over potential cuts to the programme. 
 

SMi Group Reports: Interview with Dr. Meixner, Engineer Business Unit Protection Systems, Rheinmetall ADS' Active Protection Systems has been released   In the run-up to next week’s Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability Focus Day and Conference in London, event organisers SMi Group have released an interview with Rheinmetall ADS presenter; Dr. Ronald Meixner, Engineer Business Unit Protection Systems, on Rheinmetall ADS’ current developments, priorities and the upcoming conference.

BAE Systems Australia today announced that it had awarded an additional package of LAND 400 work worth over $15M to Marand that will contribute to creating 60 new manufacturing jobs in regional Victoria. 
 

The Berlin Police have ordered a specially protected Survivor R vehicle from Rheinmetall. Tailored to meet the requirements of the Operations Directorate, this versatile vehicle is earmarked for delivery in July 2018. The order is worth a six-figure euro amount. After Saxony, Berlin is the second German region to equip its police force with the Survivor R. 
 

MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense are proud to announce their global strategic partnership which will play a key role in response to the Commonwealth of Australia's Defence Industry Policy Statement to support the development of Australian sovereign industrial and strategic capability. 
 

On November 7 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis met with Secretary of Defence of the United States James Mattis in Helsinki, Finland. He notified Defence Secretary J. Mattis on the decision of the MoD Defence Recourse Council to contact the U.S. Government regarding the possibility of buying Light Combat Tactical All-terrain Vehicles (L-ATV) manufactured by Oshkosh Defence. 
 

Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, visited Poland earlier this week to support Thales Australia’s bid to export its cutting-edge Hawkei vehicles and strengthen the Australia-Poland defence relationship. 
 

A procession of more than 65 armoured military vehicles and three new M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks rolled into the 7th Brigade at Enoggera Barracks, signifying Army’s delivery of Plan BEERSHEBA to deliver a more capable and effective Army. 
 

BAE Systems Australia and local partner, Milspec Manufacturing, will showcase in Albury the combat proven military vehicle that is being offered to the Australian Army in its largest ever vehicle replacement program. 
 

WASHINGTON --- The Army will ask industry next month to provide proposals for a lightweight armored combat vehicle known as the Mobile Protected Firepower or MPF vehicle, and plans call for fielding the system under a rapid acquisition effort. 
 

BAE Systems, in support of the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Atlantic, has successfully upgraded the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) capabilities on the 5,000th mine-resistant tactical vehicle for U.S. and allied forces. 
 

Textron Systems Marine and Land Systems, New Orleans, Louisiana, has been awarded a $332,900,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of up to 255 mobile strike force vehicles and related fielding hardware and field representative services for system de-processing. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. 
 

As the UK MoD and DSTL continue to develop their Active Protection Systems capability across the land environment, the lead project integrator of ICARUS, Leonardo have just signed up as an event sponsor of Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability 2017, to discuss their role in this cutting-edge programme.

LIMA, Ohio --- On Wednesday, Oct. 4, members of the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center workforce celebrated the delivery of the next iteration of the iconic Abrams Main Battle Tank as the Army accepted the first of six M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 initial production vehicles. 
 

FORT MEADE, Md. --- Soldiers today move about in and conduct combat operations from, among other things, the Stryker, the Bradley, or the Abrams tank. But the Army has started work now to determine what will take Soldiers to the fight in 2035 and beyond. 
 

RESTON, Va. --- Science Applications International Corp. announced today that it will compete to rapidly develop combat vehicle prototypes to meet the U.S. Army’s need as part of the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program. SAIC, together with ST Kinetics and CMI Defence, will develop and integrate a vehicle that offers the Army an innovative solution that provides infantry forces access to combat environments in 21st century operations. 
 

Units of the Western military district combined-arms army with its headquarters located in the Voronezh region are reequipped and set. 
 

The Russian Defence Ministry will have 540 BMP-3 (IFV) and BMD-2 (AAV) modernized by the Tula “Shcheglovsky val” enterprise. A respective contract has been signed today. 
 

Rheinmetall will soon be modernizing part of the Bundeswehr's fleet of Leopard main battle tanks, implementing a comprehensive array of upgrade measures. The Düsseldorf-based technology group for mobility and security will be responsible for key parts of a combat performance upgrade programme that will bring 104 Leopard 2 tanks up to state-of-the-art design status. 
 

TRZEBIAN, Poland --- Troopers from 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division engaged in a demonstration of readiness, Presidenski Range, Trzebian, Poland, Sep. 25, 2017. 
 

Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs) constitute the Army’s “light” ground forces and are an important part of the nation’s ability to project forces overseas. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as current thinking by Army leadership as to where and how future conflicts would be fought, suggest IBCTs are limited operationally by their lack of assigned transport and reconnaissance vehicles as well as firepower against hardened targets and armored vehicles. 
 

MERTHYR TYDFIL, South Wales --– In a significant milestone for the AJAX programme, General Dynamics Land Systems–UK has presented vehicles to Government Acceptance Testing (GAT) for assurance testing prior to delivery to the British Army (GAT). 
 

LONDON --- General Dynamics Land Systems–UK has begun the industry manned live firing phase of the AJAX programme, with the CTA International 40mm (CT40) cannon. 
 

Deployment of Leopard combat tanks and Pizarro light armoured vehicles by the Spanish Army in Latvia that took place in June marks an important milestone for the BMS-Lince combat management system developed by Indra and Thales: its baptism of fire on a real international military mission. 
 

BAE Systems has contracted with Konstrukta, a leading defence company in the Slovak Republic that operates as an artillery system design house, to produce barrels for the Swedish Army’s Mjölner mortar system. 
 

SMi Reports: Director General of the UK’s Defence Safety Authority, Lieutenant General Richard Felton will be presenting an opening keynote at SMi’s Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability conference this November. With the vision to promote safety in the military, Director General of the UK’s Defence Safety Authority, Lieutenant General Richard Felton will be presenting an opening keynote at SMi’s Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability conference this November. 

The full cycle of testing of the T-14 Armata tank is planned to be completed by 2020. At present, a contract has been signed for supplying a batch of tanks for the experimental field operation. 
 

SMi Reports: Germany’s leading defence and research agencies as well as key OEMS will present at SMi’s 3rd Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability conference this November. Germany has a long and proud history of developing world class military organisations and equipment.  To highlight these key contributions, Germany’s leading defence and research agencies as well as key OEMS will present at SMi’s 3rd Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability conference this November.

SMi Reports: Leading OEMS, Prime Contractors and System Integrators to share most advanced technology for Active Protection Systems at SMi’s Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability this November.  In an attempt to provide a platform for organisations who are prioritising Active Protection Systems to improve Armoured Vehicle Survivability, SMi Group has put together a focus day dedicated to this highly important capability. The meeting will guarantee the support of technical experts from the leading solution providers, covering the latest hard/soft kill systems, sensors, data processing, munitions and countermeasures. 

SMi Reports: The Future of Active Protection Systems to be discussed by Senior Military Representatives from US, UK, Czech Republic, and the Netherlands at the 3^rd Annual Future Armoured Vehicle Survivability pre-conference. As the threat to the armoured vehicle becomes more complex and advanced, there is now a need across many leading defence forces to focus on Active Protection Systems as a means of ensuring vehicle survivability.

SMi Reports: United States Army and Marine Corps to Participate in 3rd annual Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability Conference taking place on 14th - 16th November in London, UK. In an increasingly high threat environment, proactive measures must be taken to ensure the highest level of protection possible for combat vehicles and their crews.

Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability returns to London on 14th-16th November 2017 to maximise force protection for mounted personnel. Senior programme managers from procurement and future land requirements as well as leading solution providers will meet at SMi Group’s 3rd annual Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability taking place in London on 14th -16th November 2017.