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Despite the recent technical failures on the German-made  Puma  tracked armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced that the vehicle will continue to be used by the German army (Bundeswehr). Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this link German-made PUMA IFV tracked armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle. (Picture source Army Recognition) On December 18, 2022, the German-made  Puma IFVs  (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) were reportedly plagued by defects during a recent training exercise. According to information released by the German army, during Military exercises, the Puma IFV armored vehicle encountered numerous technical problems. Citing a report, after a training exercise involving 18 state-of-the-art Puma infantry fighting vehicle s, not a single one was left operational. Due to this situation, the Puma IFV was not allowed to be deployed in NATO’s spearhead Very High Readiness Joint Task Force next year and ...

General Dynamics Land Systems is presenting a preview of what the next-generation Main Battle Tank may look like and its capabilities in its Abrams-X technology demonstrator being debuted at AUSA (Booth 800).   Tim Reese, Director General Dynamics AUSA US Business Development, shared that “Abrams-X represents what is possible today that could be incorporated into a possible follow-on to the latest current M1A3 SEP V3 and V4 updates”. This future design replaces the manned turret and locates the entire crew of three (reduced by one crewman) forward in the hull. This move is facilitated by the incorporating an automatic loader for the XM-360 derived 120mm main gun with a ported muzzle brake. Observation and targeting relies on two 360 degree panoramic roof mounted sights which include multi-sensor next generation day, thermal, and laser ranging. It is likely the demonstrator takes advantage of digital networking and integration of platform sensors and data interlaci...