India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved the procurement of advanced towed artillery gun system (ATAGS), along with high-mobility vehicles (HMVs) and gun towing vehicles (GTVs) for th.
The Myanmar Army has unveiled the MAM-03 multiple rocket launcher (MRL) and MMT-40 light tank commemorating the 75th anniversary of the country's independence. According to video footage released by the state-owned broadcaster Myanmar Radio .
RoKMC aims to equip KAAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles with RCWS
09 March 2021
by Dae Young Kim & Gabriel Dominguez & Mark Cazalet
The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (RoKMC) is aiming to equip its fleet of almost 170 KAAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles with locally developed remote-controlled weapon stations (RCWSs).
Officials from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) told
Janes on 9 March that a contract to meet this requirement is expected to be awarded to Hanwha Defense in the second half of 2021.
A KAAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicle trialling an RCWS developed by Hanwha Defense. (Hanwha Defense)
Janes understands that the RCWS developed by the firm will mount a K4 40 mm high-speed automatic grenade launcher as well as a K6 12.7 mm heavy machine gun. The K4 can fire either KM383 high-explosive (HE) or K212 HE dual-purpose rounds at a cyclic rate of 250 rds/min to an effective range of 1,500 m. The K6 fires at a rate of 450–600 rds/min and has a maximu
Hyundai Rotem to produce third batch of K2 MBTs for RoKA
by Gabriel Dominguez & Dae Young Kim
South Korean company Hyundai Rotem announced on 22 December that it has been awarded a KRW533 billion (USD481.4 million) contract by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for the production of a third batch of K2 Black Panther main battle tanks (MBTs) for the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA).
Hyundai Rotem announced on 22 December that it has been awarded a KRW533 billion contract for the production of a third batch of K2 MBTs for the RoKA. (Hyundai Rotem)
The company provided no details about the number of MBTs set to be built but sources told