Land Systems & Artillery
News about tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and other land systems.
AI Armaments leads unique collaboration: fully Dutch system to take out drones (video)
AI Armaments has built an anti-drone weapon on Defenture’s VECTOR 4x4 with a radar from Robin Radar Systems. It is a fully Dutch system; the Ministry of Defence has not yet placed an order.
PULS system gives the Royal Netherlands Army ballistic missile capability for the first time (Video)
With the Predator Hawk missile for the PULS system, the Royal Netherlands Army gets a ballistic missile for the first time. The supersonic precision missile has a range of 300 kilometres.
Why the Scanias are now being armoured after all
The Dutch Ministry of Defence is fitting almost 300 Scania Gryphus trucks with a fully armoured cab. The chassis has to be reinforced for this; the trigger is drone attacks on logistics vehicles in Ukraine.
Royal Netherlands Army gets mobile mortars again: a powerhouse on tracks (video)
The Royal Netherlands Army is getting mobile mortars again, now on the CV90 tracked vehicle with a twin-barrel mortar. The armoured system fires up to about twelve kilometres and replaces the towed mortars.
Could the RCH 155 eventually replace the Dutch Army’s current howitzer?
The Dutch Army’s current self-propelled howitzer has delivered reliable precision fire for years, but modern warfare is changing fast. Advanced countermeasures, electronic warfare, and faster enemy units are making traditional artillery systems harder to use effectively. That is where the RCH 155 enters the discussion…
Could the RCH 155 eventually replace the Dutch Army’s current howitzer?
The Dutch Army’s current self-propelled howitzer has delivered reliable precision fire for years, but modern warfare is changing fast. Advanced countermeasures, electronic warfare, and faster enemy units are making traditional artillery systems harder to use effectively. That is where the RCH 155 enters the discussion…
How Poland’s new K2PL tank counters drones in three ways (video)
The modern tank is at a turning point. Recent conflicts have shown that tanks without drone protection are highly vulnerable. Poland’s K2PL introduces a layered defense approach designed specifically for the drone era…
End of the old jeeps: Caracal gives Dutch Army new mobility and firepower (video)
The Dutch Army is replacing its aging air assault vehicles with the Caracal, a modern, modular platform designed for mobility and flexibility…
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