The GPV or General Purpose Vehicles company has developed a family of armored personnel carrier. These are available in 4×4, 6×6, 8×8 and 10×10 configurations. To date no production orders were placed on this armored vehicles family.

The GPV Captain can accommodate various weapon systems, including one- or two-man turrets and remotely controlled weapon stations.

All-round protection is against 7.62-mm rounds. Armor thickness of the GPV Captain depends on customers requirements. Hull can be manufactured from aluminum or titanium and other materials. [...]

ERC 90 (Engin de Reconnaissance à Canon de 90) is a family of 6×6 wheeled armoured vehicles which was developed by Panhard General Defence for the French Army, as well as export markets. The ERC 90 range consists of the ERC 90 Sagaie, ERC 90 Lynx, ERC 90 CMI and ERC 90 NG vehicles.

The French Army evaluated the ERC 90 Sagaie during 1978-80. The vehicle was accepted in December 1980 and further trials were concluded in 1982. The first export [...]

The UK Royal Navy Merlin medium lift helicopter is a variant of the EH101 helicopter developed by AgustaWestland (formerly EH Industries). Italy and Great Britain signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 1979 to develop a medium lift helicopter and Agusta and GKN Westland formed a joint venture company, EH Industries, to manage the EH101 development. Agusta and GKN Westland Helicopters merged to form AgustaWestland in February 2001. Systems integration for the Merlin helicopter was carried out by Lockheed Martin UK [...]

The U.S. Marines deployed a dozen Dragon Runners to Iraq a year ago.  Developed by Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute and the United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) in Quantico, Va., the Dragon Runner is a small, lightweight, portable mobile reconnaissance/scout robot (or “bot”). At 15.5 inches long, 11.25 inches wide and 5 inches high, it is a tough low-lying/low-observable ground sensor.

It’s designed to withstand being tossed over walls, chucked out of windows, and heaved over stairs, and then sent [...]

G-NIUS Unmanned Ground Systems has unveiled it’s AvantGuard UGCV to the IDF. Based on the technological strength and capabilities of G-NIUS’ Guardium UGV system, as well as building on the Tactical Amphibious Ground Support (TAGS) vehicle excellent maneuverability in harsh terrain environments, the AvantGuard UGCV significantly expands the applications envelope to encompass Counter IED (CIED) and ground maneuvering combat missions.

Employing a set of modular payloads such as: Ground Penetrating Radar, Counter IED Jammer, Mini-Pop cooled thermal surveillance camera, Counter Human [...]

The Aster 30 SAMP/T (sol-air moyenne portée terrestre or surface-to-air medium range / land) is a land-based air defence system effective against high-speed threats such as tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, combat aircraft and UCAVs (unmanned combat air vehicles). The missile system has been developed by Eurosam, jointly owned by MBDA Missile Systems and Thales.

The French Ministry of Defence has placed orders for six SAMP/T systems for the French Army and six systems for the French Air Force. Eurosam has [...]

The Eurocopter AS 550 Fennec single-engine helicopter is operational with the Singapore armed forces, the Royal Australian Army, the Brazilian Army and Air Force, the Danish Army, the French Army and the United Arab Emirates Army. The helicopter first entered into service in 1990.

The Fennec belongs to the Ecureuil / Fennec family of helicopters which includes: the single-engine military AS 550 Fennec and civil AS 350 Ecureuil; twin-engine naval AS 555 Fennec and civil AS 355 Ecureuil; and the civil [...]

The Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV) is a family of 4×4 vehicles being developed jointly by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall Defence. The vehicles will enter into full-scale production by the end of 2011.

A prototype of the variant AMPV 2A was exhibited at the IDEX show in February 2011.

AMPV variants

The AMPV family consists of two series. AMPV 1 is the smaller type agile liaison vehicle. AMPV 2 is a larger variant, which has a length of over 5m, width of 2.2m and [...]

Agni  is a strategic ballistic missile. The Agni missile family is envisaged to be the mainstay of the Indian missile-based strategic nuclear deterrence. The Agni-II is a medium range ballistic missile (MRBM) with two solid fuel stages and a Post Boost Vehicle (PBV) integrated into the missile’s Re-entry Vehicle (RV). The Agni’s manoeuvring RV is made of a carbon-carbon composite material that is light and able to sustain high thermal stresses of re-entry, in a variety of trajectories. The Agni-IIA [...]

The ABC 79M 4×4 amphibious armoured personnel carrier was produced by ROMARM for the Romanian Army. The vehicle was previously known as TABC 79.

The Romanian Army is the only operator of the ABC 79M vehicles. In 1994, Israel took the delivery of an ABC 79M vehicle for trial purposes, but placed no orders.

The Romanian Army deployed ABC 79M vehicles in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

ABC 79M variations

The mission variants of ABC 79M include TAB-C armoured personnel carrier, TABC-79M [...]