Tag: Amphibious
New Amphibian Tailored for Homeland Security, Disaster Relief
Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics) and Gibbs Amphibian Ltd. have signed a partnership agreement covering Gibbs' Humdinga, an amphibious truck, which ST Kinetics...
Japan Pouring ¥24 Trilion on New Defense Plan
Japan plans to invest ¥24.67 trillion yen (US$24 billion) over the next five years in a military buildup plan bolstering Japan’s sovereignty in the...
USS San Diego declared ready for combat operations
The US Navy's sixth San Antonio-class amphibious landing platform dock (LPD), USS San Diego (LPD 22), has been declared ready for combat operations following the successful...
Marine Corps MPC Finally Moving Forward
Lockheed martin will soon hand over their 8x8 Havoc armored personnel carrier built by Patria, for eight months of testing and evaluation as part of the Corps' Marine Personnel carrier program. Overall, the Corps plans to field at least 700 MPCs over a period of seven years.
Australia Revamps Reserve Brigades under Plan BeerSheba
Plan BeerSheba announced by the Australian Defence on December 12, 2011 aims to ensure that the country continues to contribute forces to operations including Afghanistan and successfully transition to a force that is able to respond effectively to future challenges, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and other operations.
Gates Recommends Cancelling the Procurement of USMC’s Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is recommending to cancel the procurement of the Marine Corps $15 billion amphibious 'Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle' (EFV) program. After spending...
Updated: Iran’s Hornets Nest at Bandar Abbas
Iran is preparing a massive force of small but highly capable combat elements capable of disrupting oil transportation through the Persian Gulf and the...
Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC)
The MPC is a new capability that will be a multi-wheeled, armored personnel carrier designed to operate across the range of military operations but...
Air Cushion, CATamaran Contribute to an Innovative British Hybrid Landing Craft...
An innovative high speed landing craft soon to be tested by the British MOD will enable the Navy to explore the feasibility of operating...
Australia Orders Sea Giraffe AMB Radars from Saab to Equip the...
Saab will supply the Sea Giraffe Agile Multi-Beam (AMB) radar to equip the Australian Canberra class amphibious ships. The value of the order is...
China Unveils Amphibious, Airborne Armored Vehicles
Type-99 main battle tanks on parade - Beijing, 2009 A total of 56 regiments on the ground and in the air will join the parade....
TERMA Contracted to Supply an Integrated Combat System for Thailand’s New...
September 10, 2009: Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) awarded Terma, the Denmark-based company a contract for the delivery of a C-Series combat system for...
French Amphibious Assault Ships for the Russian Navy
Paris February, 2010: The Russian Defense Ministry is negotiating procurement of additional three Mistral class amphibious assault ships from France. The estimated cost of each...
IVECO Introduces an Amphibious 8×8 Armored Vehicle Platform
Iveco will unveil its latest 8x8 amphibious SuperAV 8x8 Armored Personnel Carrier at the upcoming IDET exhibition in the Brno, the Czech Republic. This...
