• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AeroVironment awarded USAF Switchblade order

  17th February 2012

  AeroVironment has announced that it has received an order from the United States Air Force (USAF) for Switchblade loitering munition systems and services.  The company …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Two more REMUS 100 AUVs for Belgian Navy

  17th February 2012

  Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has announced that the Belgian Navy has added an additional two REMUS  Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to its fleet. …

• Digital Battlespace

  SGA2012: ISAF operations highlight CAS deficiencies

  17th February 2012

  Austrian C2 specialist Frequentis is to demonstrate a C2 application to the German Bundeswehr next week, designed to enable deconfliction between joint fire support cells. …

• Land Warfare

  More than 200 LVSRs for USMC

  16th February 2012

  Oshkosh Defense has announced that following an order from the US Marine Corps Systems Command, it will deliver more than 140 Logistics Vehicle System Replacement …

• Military Logistics

  SGA2012: Rolls-Royce helps military customers with fuel management

  16th February 2012

  Rolls-Royce announced at Singapore Airshow that it had signed an 'innovative' fuel management contract with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The company is also …

• Defence Helicopter

  SGA2012: Elbit pushes C-MUSIC for Singapore

  16th February 2012

  Elbit is looking at the Singapore Air Force as a potential customer for its multi-spectral infrared countermeasure system (MUSIC) system as it confirms that a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Insitu delivers Integrator STUAV to US Marines

  15th February 2012

  Insitu has announced that it has delivered and flown the first of two Integrator Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that will provide the US Marine Corps …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  US Army signs largest single micro-UGV contract

  15th February 2012

  The US Army has signed a $13.9million contract with ReconRobotics for the service's largest micro-UGV order to date, company officials claimed. According to ReconRobotics, the …

• Defence Helicopter

  SGA2012: AAR seeks heavy-lift capability boost

  15th February 2012

  AAR Corporation has revealed plans to increase its fleet of heavy-lift helicopters for search and rescue (SAR) and military operations as well as civil projects …

• Defence Helicopter

  SGA2012: Boeing confident in heavy lift offerings

  15th February 2012

  Boeing is looking at upgrades for its heavy lift CH-47 helicopter and C-17 transport aircraft in order for them to continue being what a company …

• Digital Battlespace

  SGA2012: ITT hopeful of NVG contracts

  15th February 2012

  User evaluation of ITT Exelis' latest net-centric vision enhancement systems is due to be completed by the end of the year, company officials have told …

• Digital Battlespace

  SGA2012: FLIR outlines interoperability importance in SE Asia

  15th February 2012

  South-East Asia continues to lack C4ISR interoperable architecture (IOA) due to constraints associated with ITAR restrictions, according to FLIR. Speaking to Shephard at the Singapore …

• Defence Helicopter

  SGA2012: USMC receives first Block C-configured MV-22 Osprey

  15th February 2012

  Bell and Boeing used the Singapore Airshow to announce that the first Block C configurated MV-22 Osprey has been delivered to the USMC complete with …

• Defence Helicopter

  SGA2012: KAI touts for Surion sales

  15th February 2012

  As Korean Aerospace Industries- Eurocopter (KAI- EC) prepares to deliver its first production level Surion KUH utility helicopter to the South Korean Army in June, …

• Defence Helicopter

  Heli-Expo 2012: Market recovery reflected in helicopter sales

  14th February 2012

  The note of optimism sounded by the various heads of the OEMs about the recovery of the commercial helicopter during Heli-Expo had a ring of …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - mini

  RQ-20A Puma [Latvia]

  Programme Background The US DoD is financing military modernisation in the Baltic to improve the capabilities of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian militaries. This includes ...

• AGMV 1.1

  Programme Background The US Army has been seeking a lightweight, air-droppable, high mobility vehicle since as early as 2014, when it initiated its Ultra Light ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Surplus M1126 Stryker APCs (Thailand)

  Programme BackgroundAccording to reports from Thai and US media, the RTA planned to take delivery of 120 Strykers by the end of 2020. These would ...

• Tanks

  NGCV: DLP

  Programme Background Requirement The DLP is one of five vehicle families being developed for the US Army's NGCV programme. Expanded to include five programmes in ...

• UAE Surplus MaxxPro MRAP

  Programme Background Following the withdrawal of many of its forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, the US has sought to divest of many of its MRAPs ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Switchblade 300 (USA)

  Programme Background AeroVironment has been providing the Switchblade 300 loitering munition to the US Army under the long-standing Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme ...

• Military UAS - mini

  RQ-11 Raven (US Army)

  Programme Background The AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven began to be deployed by the US Army in 2004 and was selected as its sole small UAS in ...

• Maritime patrol

  P-8A Poseidon [UK]

  Programme Background In July 2016, the UK government announced that it had ordered nine aircraft for service with the RAF. Under this frame, in January ...

• Frigates

  Second-hand LCS [Greece]

  Programme Background Timeline In January 2024, Tasos Chatzivasileiou, a Member of the Hellenic Parliament and Secretary General of the Standing Committee of National Defence and Foreign ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Eagle V 4x4

  According to documents released by the Danish Ministry of Defence, a total of 233.6 million Danish Krone (US$34.669 million) were allocated to this programme. 62.1 ...

• 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. ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV Oshkosh Contract [US Army]

  Programme Background As of January 2021, the US DoD had signed 15 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV Oshkosh Contract (US Navy) [US]

  As of November 2020, the US DoD had signed 14 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches of ...

• UAE Surplus Caiman MRAP

  Programme Background Following the withdrawal of many of its forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, the US has sought to divest of many of its MRAPs ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Surplus M2A2 ODS Bradley IFV (Greece)

  Programme Background The Greek Army has a long-standing need for new tracked IFVs to replace more than 200 legacy M113 tracked APCs in service with ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Maritime patrol

  US-2

  The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing aircraft used primarily by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SAR. 

• Data links

  GNOMAD US Domestic

  The US domestic version of GNOMAD (see separate entry) is a ruggedised system comprising a satellite antenna and baseband modular chassis that can be installed ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  US Army AVCATT PDSS

  L3Harris Technologies is the prime contractor for the US Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) programme. L3Harris Technologies is ...

• US Navy T-44C training services

  In late 2013, CAE received a contract to provide the USN with comprehensive T-44C aircrew training services at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas. CAE USA is ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  US Army Flight School XXI OFT/RCTD

  L3Harris Technologies is a major subcontractor to CSC on the US Army’s Flight School XXI (FSXXI) programme. L3Harris Technologies has built or is under contract ...

• Towed mortars

  M120/M120A1

  The M120/M120A1 120 mm Towed Mortar System is a US-built version of the Soltam K6 mortar that was accepted into US Army service in 1990.

• MPVs - 4x4

  RG33

  BAE Systems RG33 is a family of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles available in both 4x4 and 6x6. The medium-weight class of BAE Systems MRAP ...

• Military - USVs

  Voyager

  Voyager is an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) built by US-based Saildrone. Voyager has been used by the US Navy (USN) and is one of three ...

• Frigates

  Oliver Hazard Perry Class

  The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates (FFG) were initially designed for the US Navy in the mid-1970s as cost-efficient surface combatants. The robust design has ...

• Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys

  Nulka

  The Nulka active anti-ship missile decoy was originally conceived in Australia, and developed under a joint Australian-US programme. BAE Systems Australia is prime contractor, while ...

• Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  AN/PLT-5 Thor-II

  Sierra Nevada Corporations’s (SNC's) AN/PLT-5 Thor-II Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) system is designed to equip CIED teams and is used throughout the US armed ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers

  LIMWS

  BAE Systems is leading the US Army’s Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) initiative. This is intended to enhance the missile protection provided to US ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  OH-58 Kiowa

  The single-engine OH-58 Kiowa, derived from the Bell 206, entered US Army service in 1969 as a light observation helicopter. More than 2,200 were built for ...

• Trailers

  M900 Series

  Heil’s M900-series tactical refuellers are designed and built to meet US military performance standards. The M967A2 ground equipment refueller and the M969A3 aircraft refueller are ...

• Suppressors

  249F

  The 249F flash suppressor was developed for use with the US Army's M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. According to a US Army evaluation, the 249F suppresses ...