Major General James Bowder, commander of the British Army's 6 Division, detailed how the UK's new Ranger Regiment, announced in the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy on 16 March, is to operate as part of .
A report by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) on 2 June suggests that the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC) has started re-equipping to perform combined arms, multidomain operations. As part of this, the cor.
IAG reveals details of new Rila 8×8
by Samuel Cranny-Evans
International Armored Group (IAG) has detailed its Rila 8×8 family of vehicles that was launched at this year’s International Defence Exhibition (IDEX).
The vehicle presented at IDEX 2021, which was held in Abu Dhabi in February, was configured as an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), although it represents the first of a series of vehicles that will be released over the coming year, an IAG representative told
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The design has been in development for some time and the prototype vehicle has completed a series of company tests and trials, including 1,000 km of off-road travel in desert conditions.
China continues to bolster the capabilities of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force's (PLAGF's) Xinjiang Military Command, with Chinese state media revealing on 25 May that new wheeled artillery and air-defence assets have entered servi.
Nurol Makina vehicles make inroads in North Africa
19 May 2021
by Samuel Cranny-Evans
The Moroccan military appears to have ordered the Ejder Yalçin armoured vehicle made by the Turkish company Nurol Makina and Chad is now a confirmed user of the type, recently released imagery has shown.
Ejder Yalçins on patrol with UN peacekeepers in Mali. (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali)
A video released to mark the 65th anniversary of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (RMAF) on 14 May included a brief section showing RMAF personnel operating an Aselsan remote weapon station from inside an armoured vehicle that was not otherwise shown. An industry source confirmed to