Main Battle Tank (MBT)

Asia-Pacific Land 

DefExpo 2020: Ukraine’s SpetsTechnoExport Presents New Upgrade Program of T-72 Battle Tanks

February 13, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments DefExpo 2020, India, Kyiv Armored Plant, Main Battle Tank (MBT), SpetsTechnoExport, T-72, Ukraine, Ukroboronprom

SpetsTechnoExport, part of the Ukrainian State Concern Ukroboronprom, presented a new upgrade program of T-72 battle tanks at the DefExpo

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Europe Land 

IMI Systems to Supply 120mm Tank Ammunition for Finnish Army Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks

January 13, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Elbit Systems, Finland, Finnish Army, Finnish Defence Forces, IMI Systems, Leopard 2 MBT, M339 tank ammunition, Main Battle Tank (MBT), Tank ammunition

Elbit Systems announced that its subsidiary, IMI Systems, was selected to provide 120mm tank ammunition for Finnish Army Leopard 2

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Asia-Pacific Land 

OFB Receives Contract to Supply 464 T-90S Main Battle Tanks to Indian Army

November 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments India, Indian Army, Main Battle Tank (MBT), OFB Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), T-90

India’s state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has received an INR200 billion (USD2.8 billion) contract from the Ministry of Defence to

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Americas Land 

Collins Aerospace Completes Shipment of 250 Electric Generators for U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks

October 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Collins Aerospace, M1 Abrams, M1A2 SEPv3, Main Battle Tank (MBT), U.S. Army, USA

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (UTC), announced that it has shipped more than 250 of its

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Americas Misc 

CAE Prepares to Deliver Abrams Engine Maintenance Trainer to U.S. Army at Fort Benning

October 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments CAE Inc., Fort Benning, M1 Abrams, Main Battle Tank (MBT), Training and Simulation, U.S. Army, USA

CAE announced it will be delivering the first Abrams M1A2 engine maintenance trainer to the U.S. Army’s Armor School at

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Americas Land 

Leonardo DRS, Rafael Deliver First Production Trophy Active Protection Systems to U.S. Army

October 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Active protection system (APS), Leonardo, M1 Abrams, Main Battle Tank (MBT), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Trophy (ASPRO-A) APS, U.S. Army, USA

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and Israel ‘s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. have delivered on time the first Trophy Active Protection

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Europe Land 

Rheinmetall to Manufacture Main Armament, Subsystems for Hungarian Army’s New PzH 2000 SPHs and Leopard 2 MBTs

October 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Hungarian Army, Hungary, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Leopard 2 MBT, Main Battle Tank (MBT), Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000), Rheinmetall, Self-propelled gun (SPG)

Rheinmetall has won an order to produce the main armament and other subsystems for Leopard 2 main battle tanks and

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Asia-Pacific Land 

India’s Defence Acquisition Council Approves Indigenous Development of 125mm APFSDS Ammunition for T-72/T-90 Battle Tanks

September 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments APFSDS, India, India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), Indian Army, Main Battle Tank (MBT), T-72, T-90, Tank ammunition

India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accorded approval for indigenous development and production of the main gun 125mm Armour Piercing

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Americas Land 

Real-Time Laboratories to Develop Turret Distribution Manifolds for U.S. Army’s M1 Abrams Tank

August 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Elbit Systems, M1 Abrams, Main Battle Tank (MBT), Real-Time Laboratories (RTL), U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army selected Real-Time Laboratories, LLC (RTL), an subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America, for the development of Turret

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Asia-Pacific Land 

U.S. State Department Clears Sale of M1A2T Abrams Main Battle Tanks to Taiwan

July 9, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), M1 Abrams, Main Battle Tank (MBT), Republic of China (Taiwan) Army, Taiwan, USA

The U.S. State Department approved a possible sale of M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs), along with related equipment and

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