Tag: British Army
Rheinmetall starts construction of first Boxer vehicle prototypes for British Army
The British Army will receive the first of 500 armored vehicles at the end of 2022, with the first vehicles scheduled to be ready for service in 2023.
UK places £800M contract for Challenger 3 main battle tank upgrade
The Challenger 3 standard will introduce a new active protection system, new turrets and modular armor, and a range of other upgrades.
GDLS UK teams with MBDA for ‘Overwatch’ Ajax for British Army
GDLS UK and MBDA are offering the Ares variant of the Ajax vehicle fitted with Brimstone missiles for the British Army's 'Overwatch’ capability.
UK upgrading M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems for GMLRS-ER, PrSM capability
The British Army will equip 44 M270s with the ability to launch GMLRS-ER as well as Precision Strike Missiles, which have a range of 499km.
British Army expanding its unmanned systems warfighting experiment
The British Army's annual Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) is moving to a multi-year program that will give the industry longer engagement opportunities...
British Army to stand up new special ops brigade
The British Army will establish a special operations brigade, which will be made up of four battalions of the new Ranger Regiment.
Navy wins big in UK’s defense review
The UK's Royal Navy has come out as a clear winner of the Defence Command Paper, a review of the UK armed...
UK defense committee blasts Army’s armored vehicle capability
The UK's parliamentary Defence Committee has called the British Army's armored fighting vehicle (AFV) capability "deplorable" in the opening lines of a...
Thales UK gets £98.4M UK Armed Forces STARStreak SHORAD contract
The contract will provide support to the UK’s STARStreak and the new lightweight multi-role missile short range air defense (SHORAD) systems.
Thales to deliver remote weapon systems for UK’s Boxer vehicles
Thales will deliver 500 Protector RWS and another 500 Acusonic systems for the British Army's Boxer vehicles over the next 10 years.
