The 9 coolest things militaries have done with the M113
Though one wouldn’t expect much from an armored vehicle developed by the Food Machinery Corporation, th…
A 40-ton armored vehicle drives over Chinese troops in this intense video of a really unusual trust exercise
A video published by Chinese media shows an armored vehicle driving over Chinese troops on the ground. The soldiers laid sideways on the ground, and the vehicle appeared to pass within inches of their heads. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Chinese media recently released a video of a really intense military … Continued
Why the Marines are cannibalizing Humvees for the JLTV
The High-Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle, best known as the Humvee, has been a mainstay of the United States Military for three decades, replacing the classic Jeeps. These vehicles are now giving way to the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JL…
The Soviet Union also made an airborne armored personnel carrier
The Russian BMD series of airborne infantry fighting vehicles are really quite impressive. Both the BMD-1 and BMD-2 provided Soviet airborne troo…
This is how some tanks, APCs, and IFVs get upgraded on the cheap
Imagine you’re in a country that tends to pinch pennies when it comes to the defense budget. Now imagine that you’re looking to upgrade your armored fighting vehicles (tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers), but you’ve jus…
This is the infantry fighting vehicle that hauls British troops into combat
The British have a long history with armored fighting vehicles. In fact, they were the first to introduce the tank to modern warfare during World War I. Today, the British Army’s armored vehicles are among the best in the world. That’s why it’s n…
This is Russia’s improved airborne infantry fighting vehicle
Armored vehicles, like cars, get a makeover from time to time. Improved versions emerge, often as operational experiences and new technologies are assessed. One big proponent of this iterative process is Russia, which pays special attention to its i…
This anti-aircraft Stryker is really good at killing tanks
The Army is pursuing a new variant of the Stryker wheeled armored fighting vehicle, the Stryker Initial Maneuver Short-Range Air-Defense system, or Stryker IM-SHORAD. As the name implies, this vehicle will specialize in knocking nearby airborne targ…