Ordnance News & Articles

NATO Compliant Tank Ammunition for Swedish Armed Forces 

Elbit Systems will provide M339 rounds, a 120mm ammunition, and Data Setting Units for Sweden’s Leopard Main Battle Tanks

Mar 23, 2022
RUAG International Sells Ammunition Business Unit

Beretta Holding will take over RUAG’s Ammotec business unit along with its 2,700 employees at all production and sales sites

Mar 21, 2022
New Remote Control Weapon Station Unveiled at UMEX 2022

HALCON’s vehicle-mounted system features an optical payload with seven lenses and a weapon cradle armed with a M4 Colt 5.56mm assault rifle that has 30 and 50 round magazines

Feb 25, 2022
Nexter to Develop CAESAR 6X6 Mark II Artillery System

Nexter is adding a level 2 mine and ballistic armored cabin to this new generation CAESAR 6x6 which is resistant to improvised explosive devices and small-caliber ammunition

Feb 23, 2022
Argentina Orders RBS 70 NG Air Defense Systems

Saab will provide its RBS 70 NG systems, training simulators and missiles for use by the Argentine Navy, Army, and the Air Force

Feb 17, 2022
NASAMS Mk 2 Canister Launchers Pass Factory Testing

Kongsberg’s Mk 2 Canister Launcher includes a new common ground launch rail to enable the employment of multiple missile types for the Australian Army’s National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) capability

Feb 03, 2022
Fully Integrated Carl-Gustaf Fire Control System Launched


Senop’s Advanced Fire Control Device Thermal Imager is a smart sight that ensures an excellent first-round hit probability of both stationary and moving targets by using the parameters of the sight and weapon system

Jan 31, 2022
AT4 Support Weapon for Indian Armed Forces

Saab’s AT4CS AST can be fired from confined spaces such as inside buildings, bunkers and other urban environments

Jan 24, 2022
Modernization of 120mm Mortar Systems for Bundeswehr

Rheinmetall will upgrade the Bundeswehr’s 120mm mortars by adding obturation rings to the tubes to enable them to fire new generation mortar rounds

Jan 21, 2022
New Rifle Systems for Finnish Defense Forces

The new Rifle System M23 from Sako Ltd includes two separate rifle configurations: the Sniper Rifle 23 for sniper use and the Designated Marksman Rifle 23 for use as an infantry section support weapon

Jan 14, 2022
Lithuania Signs Carl-Gustaf M4 Agreement

The Lithuanian Armed Forces will join the same Carl-Gustaf framework agreement as Sweden, Estonia and Latvia

Jan 13, 2022
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