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Qatar gets massive armoured vehicle order in ahead of 2022 World Cup
July 16 by Defence IQ PressAhead of the World Cup in 2022, Qatar is set to procure 118 Leopard armoured vehicles from Germany along with 16 tank howitzers for an undisclosed sum. According to German daily Bild am Sonntag...
Canadian Forces Look to 'First Defence Strategy' to Prepare for Global Role
July 19 by Stewart WebbConducting operations in Afghanistan has alerted Canadian politicians to the fact that Canadian Forces need an injection of funds to procure new and maintain existing equipment, although this also h...
The Weekly Recap: Secret German Tanks, Mystery Azeri Plane Crash and That Buzzkill National Audit Office
July 08 by Robert DensmoreThe Weekly Recap This week, we take on some hefty themes, but start with a niche report that Defence IQ offered on the Azeri plane crash in Afghanistan. It involved a healthy bit of investigative jo...
Disaster in Den Haag: What Are We Learning from Dutch Defence Cuts?
May 10 by Defence Dateline GroupOn 8 April Hans Hillen, Defence Minister of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, presented plans to re-structure the Dutch armed forces so as to "lower costs and increase efficiency". In an almost comica...
The Ultimate Driver's Test: Armoured Vehicle Simulators Prepare the Royal Netherlands Army for Action
February 10 by Richard de SilvaCombined arms simulation and training are proving increasingly vital to European armies looking to field new crews in existing armoured vehicle platforms. Captain Chris Lukose of the Royal Netherlan...
US Battle Tanks Roll Into Afghanistan – And Out of Russia
December 06 by Richard de SilvaGeneral David Petraeus has approved the deployment of US battle tanks to Afghanistan in an effort to hit insurgency harder while limiting close-range casualties. The commander of US and NATO for...
Afghanistan Road Wars: Canadian Forces Write the Book on Armoured Vehicle Employment
August 09 by Richard de SilvaLCol Alan Bolster of the Canadian DND talks to Defence IQ about the challenges, developments and requirements relating to Canada's future combat armoured vehicles. This includes a detailed overview...
