The Finnish Minister of Defence has authorised the Defence Forces Logistics Command to sign an agreement on bridge-laying equipment systems with Patria. The Defence Forces will get four new Leopard 2L bridge tanks with ability to handle Leguan bridges of different lengths. Bridge-laying systems are to be built on the Leopard 2A4 platforms purchased earlier. Simultaneously,...

April 14, Pakistan conducted a successful test of an enhanced range version of the indigenously developed Babur Cruise Missile. Babur Weapon System-1 (B) incorporates advanced aerodynamics and avionics that can strike targets both at land and sea with high accuracy, at a range of 700 kilometers. It is a low flying, terrain hugging missile, which also carries certain stealth...

Otokar, Turkey’s largest privately owned defense industry company, will participate in DSA, the biggest defense industry exhibition in Asia, with Cobra II Armored Personnel Vehicle. In the 16th edition of the exhibition, Otokar will be in Turkish Pavilion Hall 1 B Stand No 10240, promoting Cobra II, with its high level of protection, spacious interior and superior mobility...

L&T MBDA Missile Systems Limited (L&T MBDA) is leveraging its strong parentage to bring in world class guided weapon systems technology for the Indian Armed Forces under the ‘Make in India’ initiative with a clear objective of indigenously developing, manufacturing and supplying highly advanced missiles and missile systems. The L&T MBDA JV is exhibiting...

In the first two days of DefExpo-2018 specialists of UOP SE “Spetstechnoexport” concluded new contracts worth a total of over half a billion hryvnias. In general, the enterprise has contracts, totaling a billion dollars. Within DefExpo-2018, SFTE “SpecTechnoExport” representatives signed an agreement on cooperation with the Indian state company Bharat Electronics...

IAI-ELTA marked the 100th ELM-2084 Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) family acquisition with a prestigious event and exhibition held in ELTA facilities in Ashdod, Israel, including the participation of senior MOD and military officials, military attaches, and current users worldwide. The MMR radar family was acquired by countries worldwide and has proved to be a revolutionary...

Saab’s Giraffe 1X ground-based radar is the ultimate gap filler, providing airspace commanders with the capabilities needed to maintain continuous and accurate air situational awareness. With a surveillance-on-the-move capability, the awareness stretches even further. Forces will stay safer even when on the move and a situational awareness can be achieved at all times...

An international customer has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with artillery and tank ammunition worth a total of round €380 million; the order intake was booked in Q1 2018. The calibre of the artillery ammunition ordered is 155mm, the tank ammunition, 120mm. The contract is set to run for 42 months. Ever since the foundation of the company over 125 years ago,...

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) has awarded a public contract to a consortium of the Estonian Defence and Security Industry Innovation Cluster to launch a project entitled ‘Automated systems on the battlefield’, managed by the Centre for Applied Studies at the Estonian National Defence College (ENDC). “The aim of the project is to assess how unmanned...

Kuldar Väärsi has decided to concentrate on Unmanned Ground Vehicle and Robotics business through his companies Sinrob and Milrem Robotics that has sold its shares of 40% in Milrem LCM OÜ to Mootor Grupp. Patria continues to be the majority shareholder of Milrem LCM with an ownership of 60%. Väärsi will continue as a member of the Council of Milrem LCM. Milrem LCM...