Land | Page 81 of 227 | The Defense Post

Apr- 2024 -

18 April

The Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier. The vehicle is painted in dark green, brown and black camouflage. It has ten wheels and is fitted with rigid armor. It has four antennae on its body all pointing upwards, and three sets of what appears to be side mirrors installed.

General Dynamics Unveils New Piranha Armored Vehicle Variant

General Dynamics European Land Systems has revealed the Piranha Heavy Mission Carrier, a new 10-wheel variant in the line of armored fighting vehicles.

17 April

HDT has been selected to supply the U. S. Army with Rigid Wall Shelters.

Rojoef Manuel

Ohio Company to Deliver Military Shelters to US Army

Ohio-based defense contractor HDT Global has received a $432-million contract to supply tactical tents to the US Army.

16 April

Juster Domingo

Japan Orders Unmanned Ground Vehicles for Transport, Intelligence

Japan has tapped Milrem Robotics to supply three THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles for supply transportation and intelligence missions.

16 April

Rojoef Manuel

Local Industry Supplies Steel for Construction of UK Wedgetail Facility

The UK has received 612 tons of steel from local industry partners to support the ongoing construction of E-7 Wedgetail facilities in Scotland.

16 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Polaris Launches Military Snowmobiles With Stealth Features

Polaris Government & Defense has launched a pair of military snowmobiles that feature stealth characteristics.

16 April

Exercise equipment is displayed inside the new Operational Support Team building at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, March 27, 2024. The new building is able to provide the OST their own space to work with their embedded squadron while also providing services to the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzie Plotnikov)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Opens Preventative Care Facility in Turkey

The US Air Force has launched a facility at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to address preventive care for warfighters.

12 April

An Amphibious Combat Vehicle is seen trudging on ocean waters. The vehicle has four antennae on top of it, all pointing straight up. It's painted in camouflage. A misty mix of white and muddy brown water surrounds it as it traverses the waters.

Juster Domingo

US Orders More Amphibious Combat Vehicles From BAE

BAE Systems has been awarded $25 million to provide the US with more Amphibious Combat Vehicle-Personnel units.

12 April

240409-A-FV109-1968 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. Army Materiel Command, Aviation and Missile Command, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Letterkenny Army Depot leadership break ground on the depot’s new shipping and receiving facility April 9. The shipping and receiving facility marks the first breaking ground of AMC’s major modernization projects supporting the Army’s Organic Industrial Base. The event was commemorated by a golden shovel ceremony attended by Marion Whicker, executive deputy to the commanding general, AMC; Maj. Gen. Tom O’Connor, commanding general, AMCOM; Lt. Col. David Myers, deputy commander, Baltimore District, USACE; and hosted by Col. Donald Santillo, commander, LEAD. (U.S. Army photo by Dorie E. Heyer)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Breaks Ground on Logistics Facility in Pennsylvania

The US has commenced development of a new logistics facility for the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

12 April

Joe Saballa

Russia Mistakenly Drops 1.5-Ton Bomb on Occupied Territory

The Russian military accidentally dropped a powerful bomb in one of its occupied territories in Ukraine.

11 April

Joe Saballa

US Army Needs Commercial Tech to Adapt Command Posts to Modern War

The US Army will need to tap into commercial technologies to make its command posts adaptable to modern warfare.

Trends Shaping the Defense World

JOIN 100,000+ FOR DEFENSE NEWS, TRENDS & INSIGHTS