Infantry Systems

The IDF’s special operations units have been applying advanced technologies and unique skills in anti-terror warfare, airborne troops transportation, and parachuting during their operational...

A team of scientists and engineers, the members of the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Flexible Materials and Processing Team, has been developing flexible...

Turkey's state-owned Machines and Chemical Industries Board (MKEK) delivered the first 500 serially-produced MPT-76 battle rifles to the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC). These units...

New technologies designated for weapons, helmets, torso protection and night vision systems using each element as a separate weapons platform, were demonstrated by SEA,...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has kicked off its Squad X Core Technologies program in a bid to try and improve...

The US Army has canceled its program to find an interim replacement for the M4/M16 rifle for front line soldiers as result of “a...

The Israeli defense industries have been encountering more and more obstacles when they offer their products to foreign countries. The international defense market is changing...

The Indian government is likely to approve long-pending deals worth around $20 billion by the end of the year. Huge defense contracts will operate...

By ARIE EGOZI The gear carried by a combat infantry soldier is changing. The new technology will allow the lone soldier to perform missions that he...

  A new shield offers multi-hit protection from armor-piercing rifle bullets and is easily carried by a single armed shield operator. The shield is constructed...

Israel’s MoD’s Merkava Tank and AFV Program Administration completed the first demonstrative development of the Namer APC with a turret and a cannon. The...

Israeli supplier IMI Systems was chosen by BAE Hagglunds from Sweden and by the Dutch Armed Forces to supply them with its Active Protection...

The future battlefield is at the center of a new US Army study about the warfare over the next few decades. Soldiers can expect...

A new version of a military nano-UAV has been under development. FLIR's Prox Dynamics unit is in the process of developing a new version...

Rafael - Advanced Defense Systems unveiled its new development, the IMPACK, an “indifferent” explosive device designated for use during engineering, infantry and explosion missions....

This week, the U.S. Army will brief arms manufacturers on the design requirements for a new standard-issue handgun. Several gun makers will compete for...

The Swedish defence and security firm Saab is currently looking out for Indian partners to co-develop and co-produce its next-generation Carl-Gustaf M4 (CGM4) in...

Although the overall German small weapons trade has decreased steadily falling by 42 per cent than previous year, Defense World reports that the small...

Russia’s military is often seen as a bit backward compared to NATO allies and the U.S. — with dated equipment, low budgets, and problematic...

  The US Army has sought proposals for biodegradable ammunition to be used for training purposes, in order to eliminate environmental hazards. Currently, the US Army...

The French army has been upgrading the equipment of its infantry soldiers - including a new troop carrier and advanced personal gear. The Army...

AUSA 2014 is currently being held in Washington until October 15. Having begun yesterday, October 13, the annual meeting and exposition, complete with lectures...