• Digital Battlespace

  Marshall provides British Army GEOINT shelters

  27th September 2013

  Marshall Land Systems has developed new vehicle-mounted shelter systems to house the British Army’s new battlefield geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) system. Team SOCRATES, led by Lockheed …

• Land Warfare

  P-19R ARFF for USMC unveiled at Modern Day Marine

  24th September 2013

  Oshkosh Defense has unveiled its new P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle at Modern Day Marine in Quantico. The vehicle is in …

• Digital Battlespace

  IAMD IBCS integrates Patriot missiles and Sentinel radar

  23rd September 2013

  The Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) will be capable of launching and controlling Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) and PAC-3 missile …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris receives US Air Force Falcon radio order

  20th September 2013

  Harris Corporation will supply the US Air Force with additional Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack and AN/PRC-152A multiband handheld tactical radio systems under orders worth …

• Digital Battlespace

  British Army receives new geospatial intelligence capability

  17th September 2013

  Lockheed Martin has delivered a new set of deployable geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) capabilities and services providing improved situational awareness for the British Army.  The GEOINT …

• Digital Battlespace

  Australia tests SeaVue radar for environmental monitoring

  16th September 2013

  Raytheon has demonstrated the capability of an upgraded SeaVue radar on board an Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) Dash 8 maritime surveillance aircraft. …

• Defence Helicopter

  DSEI 2013: UK Chinook upgrade brings export potential

  13th September 2013

  Thales is pitching its avionics upgrade developed for the UK under Project Julius to existing CH-47 Chinook users around the world. At the DSEI exhibition …

• Defence Helicopter

  DSEI 2013: Thales chases HMD contract

  13th September 2013

  Thales used the DSEI exhibition in London to display its new Scorpion helmet-mounted display (HMD), which it acquired earlier in 2013 by purchasing the HMD …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEI 2013: Thales showcases electronic architecture for GVA

  13th September 2013

  Thales has unveiled a product integration demonstration pod at the DSEI exhibition in London, designed to illustrate new concepts in Generic Vehicle Architecture (GVA) systems …

• Defence Helicopter

  Longbow receives ROK AH-64E Apache radar order

  13th September 2013

  Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman joint venture, Longbow, will supply the Republic of Korea (ROK) with Longbow Fire Control Radars (FCRs) for the AH-64E Apache …

• Naval Warfare

  Danish Navy selects Terma radar and C2 systems

  11th September 2013

  Terma radar and command and control (C2) solutions have been selected by the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) for the mid-life upgrade of …

• Land Warfare

  DSEI 2013: Patria unveils new vehicle concept

  10th September 2013

  A new modular 8x8 vehicle concept prototype is being displayed by Patria at the DSEI exhibition for first time. Heikki Allonen, president of Patria, told …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEI 2013: Q-Warrior leads BAE charge

  10th September 2013

  BAE Systems has launched the newest variant of its see-through helmet mounted display (HMD), the Q-Warrior for dismounted soldiers. Leading on from its LiteHUD and …

• Defence Helicopter

  DSEI 2013: DARPA expands PCAS focus

  9th September 2013

  The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has re-scoped the work being carried out under its Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) programme, it has …

• Digital Battlespace

  US DoD announces shared IT architecture plans

  30th August 2013

  The US Air Force, Army and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) have agreed new architecture-sharing and modernisation changes that will increase bandwidth and network security, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military helicopters - light/training

  AW119 Koala-Portugal

  The order includes options for a further two aircraft. The helicopters will be deployed in a range of missions, including training, MEDEVAC, troop transport and ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Teal 2 (Customs and Border Protection Force) [US]

  Programme Background First Order Global News Wire reported that Red Cat had filled an order for 54 Teal 2 units from the US Customs and ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV Future Procurement [US Navy]

  Programme Background According to the FY2021 budget request, the USN funded three JLTVs in FY2018, eight in FY2019, 19 in FY2020 and 25 in FY2021. ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV Future Procurement [US Air Force]

  Programme Background According to the FY2021 USAF budget request documents, the USAF procured 103 JLTVs in FY2019, 146 in FY2020 and 142 in FY2021. The ...

• ISR/special mission

  King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait

  Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV Future Procurement (USMC) [US]

  Programme Background The USMC is expected to procure 10,859 JLTVs to replace all of its HMMWVs on a like-for-like basis. Since the USMC has already ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  ISTAR UAS project [Canada]

  Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

• Tanks

  M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams [Morocco]

  Programme Background The Moroccan Armed Forces have received substantial investment in recent years as the country seeks to maintain parity with its regional rival, Algeria. ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Short Range, Rotary-Wing UAV [Japan]

  Programme Background Defence Building Program (DBP) Released in December 2022, this 1 trillion yen ($8 billion) Japanese policy called on the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to ...

• Next Generation JAGMS (First Batch)

  Programme Background Programme Requirements The existence of the Next Generation JAGMS programme was first disclosed at an industry event in February 2019. Officials noted a ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  Pars IV 6x6 MKKA

  Programme Background The Turkish Special Forces Command is understood to have launched its MKKA programme to meet a requirement for 6x6 mine-protected vehicles. These will provide ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Larger UAVs [Estonia]

  2026-2029 Defence Investment On 30 July 2025, the Republic of Estonia’s Minister of Defence, Hanno Pevkur, announced an approved development plan, allocating more than €10 billion ($11.42 ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  FPV Drones [Czechia]

  Programme Background KVAČR Concept In February 2024, the Czech Army unveiled the Construction of the Army of the Czech Republic (KVAČR) concept, which outlined a mass ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  RQ-20B Puma (USAF)

  Programme Background Requirement According to the AeroVironment Vice President and product line general manager, Trace Stevenson, the USAF Security Forces requires a small UAV to ...

• Military UAS - small

  Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]

  Programme Background The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) Programme The RPUAS programme will provide the battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: battle management systems

  Delta Situational Awareness System

  The Delta Situational Awareness System is a cloud-based ISTAR and battle management platform with planning, communication and fire control capabilities according to NATO standards. Developed ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

  AN/ALQ-210 ESM/RWR

  The multi-mission AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system provides situational awareness and threat warning with electronics intelligence (ELINT) quality measurement accuracy in complex and dense ...

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  LSAS

  The LSAS (Local Situational Awareness System) is designed to enhance the situational awareness of armoured vehicle crews by allowing them to monitor their surroundings from ...

• Air: mission management systems, Land: Radio and SATCOM

  SINCGARS RBSA

  Radio-Based Situational Awareness (RBSA) is a software capability within SINCGARS RT-1523 and Spearhead radios and RBCI boxes that enable them to automatically broadcast position location ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM, Major networking projects

  ViaSat Mobile Transceivers

  ViaSat Mobile Transceivers and network are designed to provide improvements in situational awareness compared to the US Army/USMC legacy BFT system, through faster position location ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems, Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers, Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: Electronic Attack - Pod

  Arexis

  The AREXIS EW suite from Saab is an ECM, ISR, and radar warning receiver system designed to enhance the situational awareness and survivability of fighter pilots. ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  ISSAT

  The Infantry Soldier Situational Awareness Tool (ISSAT) consists of an Enhanced Encrypted Personal Role Radio - which is a modified version of the current in-service ...

• Land: battle management systems

  ELITE Headquarters

  Viasat's Expeditionary Lightweight Integrated Tactical Edge (ELITE) Headquarters is a networking solution which provides enhanced situational awareness and communications in FOB and mobile command post ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  BATS-D AN/PRC-161

  The ViaSat Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System - Dismounted (BATS-D) AN/PRC-161 radio fuses air and ground situational awareness in the palm of your hand. The ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  EARL-Naval

  Thales describes EARL-Naval as a lightweight naval CESM solution for fast patrol boats, providing situational awareness or COMINT capability based on interception/DF of radio communication ...

• Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

  Gyrolab GL-4000

  The Gyrolab GL-4000 can accommodate the customer’s choice of a maximum G level of 6G with a mean onset rate of 1G/s and full +/-360° motion ...

• Sea: commercial shipping radar

  Synapsis Workstation

  Synapsis Workstations are available as a multifunctional console with access to all nautical applications or as a standalone system for a single application only. Applications ...

• EO/IR systems

  Eurofl’Eye

  The Eurofl’Eye is a piloting aid sensor system designed for helicopters, offering enhanced environmental perception and flight safety in degraded visual environments (DVE).  It features ...

• Land: NVGs

  AN/PVS-31 BNVD

  The Binocular Night Vision Device (BNVD) is a compact, lightweight, Gen III dual-tube goggle. It has a low-profile design and offers better situational awareness than ...

• Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance radar

  FORESTER

  The Foliage Penetration (FOPEN) Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar (FORESTER) is an airborne radar system that provides stand-off, persistent, wide-area surveillance for situational awareness ...