Ground Forces

Coverage of land-based military systems, armored vehicles, and ground operations.

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Renk and KNDS Extend Leopard 2 Transmission Order Worth Around €130 Million

RENK Group AG and KNDS Deutschland have agreed to expand an order for HSWL 354 transmissions for the LEOPARD 2 tank family, worth around €130...

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Challenger 3 Tank Specs, Upgrades, Timeline and Operators

Challenger 3 is the British Army’s next main battle tank, a deep rebuild of 148 Challenger 2 hulls under an £800 million contract that finally...

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T-14 Armata, the Revolutionary Tank Russia Could Not Build

The T-14 Armata was unveiled in 2015 as the world’s first serial tank with an unmanned turret, yet a decade later fewer than a few...

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How Many Tanks Does Turkey Have? Altay, Leopard 2 and M60

Turkey has 2,284 main battle tanks on its books, more than any NATO member except the United States. Fewer than 500 of them are modern....

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T-90M Proryv, Russia’s Best Serial Tank Under the Microscope

The T-90M Proryv is Russia’s most modern tank in serial production, a roughly 48-ton rework of the T-90 line that has become the workhorse of...

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UN Report Finds Pakistan Breached Libya Arms Embargo

A United Nations Panel of Experts has formally determined that Pakistan violated the Security Council's Libya arms embargo, after a Pakistani government representative presented weapons...

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AHS Krab, the Polish Howitzer Proven the Hard Way in Ukraine

The AHS Krab is Poland’s 155mm self-propelled howitzer, a 48-ton hybrid that mates a British-designed turret to a South Korean chassis and has fired more...

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ATGM Generations Explained, From MCLOS Joysticks to NLOS Missiles

Anti-tank guided missiles have evolved through five distinct generations in seventy years, from joystick-steered darts of the 1950s to networked missiles that kill tanks 20...