• Training

  ITEC 2016: Presagis expands its offering

  18th May 2016

  Presagis has used its time at ITEC 2016 to promote the company's integration capabilities by showcasing two major training systems. ‘Historically, we have been known …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Saab delivers Sea Wasp prototypes

  18th May 2016

  Saab has delivered prototypes of its Sea Wasp remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to three US Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) agencies, the company announced on 16 …

• Digital Battlespace

  US, Japanese companies collaborate on cyber

  17th May 2016

  The US arm of BAE Systems announced on 16 March that it is entering into a partnership with Japan’s Fujitsu to implement a Cyber Threat …

• Land Warfare

  Indian LSV trials approach

  17th May 2016

  With the Indian Army looking to modernise its protected wheeled vehicle fleet, field trials for the future Light Specialist Vehicle (LSV) are to start soon, …

• Digital Battlespace

  EW Europe: NATO to tackle SEAD gap

  13th May 2016

  NATO is pushing ahead with a programme to fill its capability gap in the suppression of enemy air defence (SEAD). The programme intends to develop …

• Digital Battlespace

  EW Europe: Comms join jam sessions

  12th May 2016

  A company specialising in electronic warfare is investigating a way to making jamming devices more multirole and able to contribute to the communications network. A …

• Digital Battlespace

  EW Europe: App encryption threatens surveillance

  10th May 2016

  The increasing use of commercial products such as the internet and smartphones by terrorist organisations to carry out their operations presents a new challenge to …

• Digital Battlespace

  EW Europe: SATCOM intercept challenges

  10th May 2016

  In remote border areas where there are fewer landline or cell phone towers, tactical satellite interception may prove useful. Nevertheless, satellite interception is different when …

• Land Warfare

  ADMM-Plus shows counterterrorism resolve

  10th May 2016

  In a major show of cooperation, special forces representing 15 nations from the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) performed a counterterrorism exercise in Singapore …

• Training

  Portsmouth Skills Development Centre reopens

  10th May 2016

  The Royal Navy and BAE Systems have r-opened the Skills Development Centre at Portsmouth Naval Base following upgrade and modernisation work, the company announced on …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris to upgrade US MRAP radios

  6th May 2016

  Harris Corporation has been awarded a $12 million order to upgrade the tactical radios used by the US Air Force (USAF) for multiband communications in …

• Digital Battlespace

  NIE 16.2: US Army keeps cyber focus

  5th May 2016

  Cyber defence is one of the main priorities during the latest US Army Network Integration Evaluation iteration 16.2. Trials, which started on 2 May, are …

• Land Warfare

  Rheinmetall books Puma ammo orders

  5th May 2016

  Rheinmetall has booked a series of orders worth over $13.85 million for ammunition for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of the German armed forces, …

• Training

  ITEC 2016: USAF TPS upgrades to VR-Vantage

  4th May 2016

  Calspan has completed the upgrade to the US Air Force Test Pilot School’s (USAF TPS) Flight Sciences Simulator (FSS) with VT MÄK’s VR-Vantage IG image …

• Digital Battlespace

  Leonardo's Osprey gets wings

  4th May 2016

  The newly re-named Italian defence giant Leonardo has launched its new second generation AESA surveillance radar called Osprey. The company – formerly Finmeccanica – told …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV [Slovenia - 2nd Batch]

  Programme Background  Slovenia began its procurement of Oshkosh Defence's JLTV 4x4 armoured vehicle in 2018, although a US government FMS contract was not signed until ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  BvS10 [India]

  Programme Background The BvS10 is a tracked APC designed to operate in all terrain environments, especially rough and mountainous regions. A significant proportion of India's ...

• Loitering munitions

  Warmate 3.0 [India]

  Background Capacity Gap While awaiting domestic solutions, the Indian Army has filled a capacity gap by purchasing around 120 Warmate 3.0 units from WB Group. ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-64E Apache [Morocco]

  Morocco has placed a request with the US government for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 20 November 2019, it was announced that the US State ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  CH-47F (Australia)

  Programme Background The government of Australia has requested to buy four CH-47F cargo helicopters with unique modifications: eight T55-GA-714A aircraft turbine engines, five AN/AAR-57 common ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  GEM-T Missiles [Sweden]

  Background A coalition of European countries has signed a $5.6-billion contract to procure 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM-T) interceptors under the auspices of the NATO Support ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  AW119Kx [Bosnia and Herzegovina]

  Programme Background  In May 2025, the U.S. State Department approved an FMS to Bosnia and Herzegovina for approximately $100 million including 8 AW119Kx helicopters and a ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  SCATA Mk1 (Batch 1) [Finland]

  Background SCATA developed the SCATA Mk1 to fill the gap between the Finnish army's lighter GTP 4x4s and heavier 6x6s. Providing enhanced protection over the ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  MRZR D4 [Belgium]

  Background In September 2025, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded Polaris a framework agreement to supply vehicles across the alliance. This framework is intended to ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  SCATA Mk1 (Batch 2) [Finland]

  Background SCATA developed the SCATA Mk1 to fill the gap between the Finnish army's lighter GTP 4x4s and heavier 6x6s. Providing enhanced protection over the ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-64E Apache (Follow-On) [Morocco]

  Programme Background Morocco has placed a request with the US government for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 20 November 2019, it was announced that the ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CATV (Batch 2) [USA]

  Background The original Beowulf CATV contract between BAE and the US Army was to provide it with a total of 207 vehicles to operate in ...

• Main battle tanks

  VT5 [Bangladesh]

  Programme Background The Bangladesh MoD issued an RfI for a new light tank and a related ARV in September 2017. This will be easier to ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CATV [Norway]

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its ageing fleet of BV206 tracked all-terrain vehicles, the Norwegian Armed Forces reported in May 2023 it was considering a ...

• Medium UGVs

  THeMIS (Ukraine Aid) [Germany]

  Background Of the 14 vehicles, seven will be configured for casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) and were scheduled to be delivered by the end 2022. The other ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Subsystems: visual

  Terrain Tools for ESRI ArcGIS

  MVRsimulation's Terrain Tools for Esri ArcGIS enable users to turn geospatial data into real-time geospecific 3D terrain from within their GIS software. Building on the ArcGIS ...

• Subsystems: visual

  ESP

  Introduced in January 2008, ESP is intended to provide a common, Windows PC-compatible platform on which to build a wide variety of virtual simulations for ...

• Subsystems: visual

  Sindbad 3-EX

  Sindbad 3-EX is a tool aiming at generating geographic terrain databases and 3D models for environment display systems. It is based on COTS tools and ...

• Air: parachute simulators

  Parasim

  Parasim is designed to simulate parachuting from the moment of leaving the aircraft to landing, including free fall before canopy deployment and controlled descent with ...

• Subsystems: software

  Light Box

  Light Box software provides critical, precision test tools to assess the correlation and compatibility of output formats, and automate the validation, quality control and accuracy ...

• Light UGVs

  PIAP Gryf

  The PIAP Gryf is a lightweight UGV designed for reconnaissance, EOD/IED detection, neutralisation and bomb disposal in places that are difficult to access. It was ...

• Subsystems: software

  SE Core

  The US Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) common virtual environment management (CVEM) program provides simulations with the ability to fully integrate and interoperate within ...

• Subsystems: software

  Content Creation

  Content creation tools from Presagis include 3D modelling and terrain generation software that enable modellers and developers to build accurate and detailed virtual environments optimised ...

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

  Q4i

  The Q4i is a mini rotary-wing UAV designed for ISR tasks. The UAV and the Ninja, the Q4i's smaller sibling, can be assembled without tools and features an autopilot ...

• Construction vehicles

  10K ATFL

  The Cat 10K and 13K All-Terrain Forklifts (ATFL) utilise the Cat 930K platform to lift and carry loads, and provide rough-terrain capability for work in ...

• Heavy UGVs

  MV-10

  The DOK-ING MV-10 is a large, dedicated mine clearance UGV designed to clear anti-personnel, antitank mines and unexploded ordnance. The platform is usually fitted with ...

• Heavy UGVs

  MW330 Medium MineWolf

  The Medium MineWolf (MW330) was unveiled in 2010 and is designed to combine features from the manned MW370 and the remote-controlled MW240. It can be ...

• Subsystems: software

  CDB

  Equipe’s Continental Databases (CDB) expand the concept of flight simulation visual training environments from current networks of local airport regions to continental-sized areas containing the ...

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

  Ninja

  Designed for security and surveillance applications, the Ninja is a micro rotary-wing UAV manufactured by ideaForge.  The UAV and the Q4i, the Ninja's larger sibling, ...

• Subsystems: software

  OneSAF

  The One Semi-Automated Force (OneSAF) is an open-source, common constructive simulation platform used by the US Army, joint and international communities as well as non-military ...