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Defence Notes
DroneShield partners up for Australian guided weapons programme
21st July 2022
Droneshield has announced a collaboration agreement with the Australian Missile Corporation to work on the sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance enterprise, contributing counter-UAS, electronic warfare and artificial intelligence knowledge.
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Digital Battlespace
Systematic enhances SitaWare with new updates, touts naval applications
19th August 2022
Open-architecture military software developer and integrator Systematic has released a series of updates to its scalable SitaWare suite, while the company is also exploring the use of AI technology for situational awareness in the maritime domain.
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Defence Notes
Iron Dome put to live-fire test by US Marine Corps
18th July 2022
A Rafael Iron Dome launcher and Tamir interceptor missile have been successfully deployed in a live-fire test by the US Marine Corps.
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Defence Helicopter
US Army and Sikorsky agree $2.3 billion UH-60 Black Hawk multiyear deal
28th June 2022
The US Army has agreed a deal with Sikorsky for a tenth UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter multiyear production contract.
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Defence Notes
UK MoD rejects latest criticism of Equipment Plan from Public Accounts Committee
12th May 2022
Earlier this year, the MoD published a ten-year equipment plan, notable for being the first not to have a deficit in spending in many years.
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Training
IT2EC 2022: ICAVS(D) goes live for British Army
27th April 2022
ICAVS(D) will deliver immersive virtual tactical training for the British Army in the Battlecraft Syllabus.
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Air Warfare
Seoul approves plan to purchase new Chinooks
20th July 2022
South Korea has given a green light to buy new Chinooks, while KAI prepares to start series production of the LAH and researches a new high-speed helicopter design.
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Land Warfare
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Elbit capture German MLRS zeitgeist with cooperation MoU
29th July 2022
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Elbit agree to cooperate on enhancing the MARS II/MLRS-E multiple launch rocket system, tapping into an existing modernisation plan in Germany.
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Training
Saab to provide land training systems for Sweden
14th July 2022
Sweden awarded a framework agreement with an additional three-year contract to Saab to deliver training and simulation systems for anti-tank weapons, vehicles and soldier systems.
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Land Warfare
Russia claims combat debut in Ukraine for Koalitsiya SPH
21st July 2022
Russian forces have reportedly employed the Koalitsiya SPH in Ukraine. If true, this marks the first combat use of the most modern and sophisticated artillery system in Moscow’s arsenal.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Army to receive Penguin UAVs
4th July 2022
Edge Autonomy announced a deal to provide the US Army with its Penguin UAVs for ISR missions.
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Training
New Zealand Army to select BISim
28th June 2022
Bohemia Interactive Simulations will deliver the contract through its local subsidiary and will provide New Zealand with a common simulation software.
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Defence Notes
Irate China goes ballistic after Pelosi visits Taiwan
7th August 2022
Taiwan was on high alert while China militarily threatened it to the hilt. Beijing took the opportunity offered by Pelosi's visit to express its ambition to conquer the democratically governed nation.
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Air Warfare
Thai army procures second-hand UH-60As from US
22nd June 2022
To replace retired UH-1H helicopters, Thailand's army has turned to the US for refurbished Black Hawks.
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Land Warfare
Indian Army issues RfI for .338 sniper rifles
30th June 2022
Sniper rifles for the Indian military are just one category of small arms that has made little progress in terms of successful tenders.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
Bug Nano UAS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Magni-X (UK)
Programme Background On 12 January 2022, Elbit Systems UK announced it had been awarded a contract from the UK MoD's Defence Equipment & Support's Future Capability ...
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Military UAS - small
Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4
Supacat HMT 400 & 600 [UK - Option]
Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it had a requirement for at least 70 new HMT platforms ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8, APCs/IFVs - tracked
Bulldog FV432 Mk 3 Replacement [UK]
Programme Background Requirement Serving in several iterations since 1963, the FV432 Mk3 'Bulldog' remains operational and deployed as command vehicles, ambulances, and recovery vehicles within the British Army. Although ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer MIV [UK]
Programme Background History The UK MoD announced in March 2018 that it would re-join the Boxer programme and pursue a sole-source acquisition of the 8x8 ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project [UK]
Programme Background Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project The British Army launched the RAS project to provide the "direction required to exploit emerging technologies to ...
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MPVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) (MRV-P) Package 1 (UK)
Programme Background Requirement The MRV-P programme was intended to procure replacements for a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Ajax [UK]
Programme Background Under its $4.3 billion production contract, GDUK will provide 589 Ajax to the British Army. These will be delivered in six different variants: ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4
Supacat HMT 400 & 600 [UK - Contracted]
Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it required at least 240 new HMT platforms to mitigate ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Land Mobility Programme (Light Protected Mobility) [UK]
This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Light Protected Mobility (LPM) programme. Information on the LMV and MPM can ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Land Mobility Programme [UK - Medium Protected Mobility]
This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Medium Protected Mobility (MPM) programme. Information on the LMV and MPM can ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
French Operational Pocket Drone / DrOP (France)
Programme Background French UAV Procurment / DrOP Under its 2019-2025 Military Programming Law (LPM), France aims to introduce 1,200 new UAVs into service with the ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Black Hornet 3 (First Order) [Norway]
Programme Background First Batch The Norwegian Home Guard has procured the Black Hornet 3 to provide each of its districts with a nano UAS that ...
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Tanks
Leclerc Upgrade (UAE)
Programme Background The UAE MoD has not disclosed any intention to modernise or replace its Leclerc MBTs, but an unconfirmed report published by the Asian Defence ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
British Army Apache Training Facilities
Aviation Training International (ATIL) – a Leonardo Helicopters/Boeing joint venture formed in 1998 - was selected to provide the attack helicopter training service to the ...
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Tanks
Challenger 1
420 Challenger 1 MBTs were delivered to the British Army between 1983 and 1990. Developed from the Shir 2 MBT originally designed for Iran, the ...
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Unguided Artillery Ammunition
L52 Smoke
The L52 Smoke is a 105mm smoke artillery round manufactured by BAE Systems. The British Army uses it in its L118 Light Guns.
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Self-propelled guns
AS90
The AS90 155mm/39cal tracked SPH was designed and built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering (acquired by BAE Systems in 1999) to meet the requirements of ...
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Unguided Artillery Ammunition
L21 High Explosive (HE)
The L21 High Explosive (HE) is a 155mm artillery shell manufactured by BAE Systems. The British Army uses the L21 with its Archer artillery systems.
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Towed guns
105mm Light Gun
The 105mm Light Gun was designed and manufactured by Royal Ordnance Nottingham (now BAE Systems), with the first guns introduced to the British Army in ...
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Tanks
Challenger 2
The 120mm-armed Challenger 2 MBT was introduced into British Army service in 1994 as a replacement for the Challenger 1, which was successfully employed in ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
FV432 Mk 3 Bulldog
The FV432 Mk 3 Bulldog is an upgraded version of the long-serving FV432 family of tracked vehicles, of which approximately 3,000 were delivered to the British ...
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Unguided Artillery Ammunition
L17 Inert
The L17 Inert is a 155mm training artillery round manufactured by BAE Systems. It is in service with the British Army, where its Archer artillery systems use ...
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Subsystems: software
Exonaut Software Suite
Since 2000, 4C has been developing the Exonaut software suite. The products within the Exonaut suite can either be used standalone or as part of ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
Buffalo MPCV
The Buffalo Mine-Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV) is in service with the armed forces of Canada, France, Italy, Pakistan, the UK and the US and has ...
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
Instrumented Ground Combat Training Systems
Cubic supplies combat training systems for CTCs, homestations and forward-deployed environments. The systems are designed to support missions including force-on-force, urban operations, joint, combined arms ...
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Tanks
Olifant
The Olifant (Elephant) is a South African variant of the British Centurion MBT. Development of the Centurion began in 1943. It was introduced into service ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Cougar 6x6
The Cougar 6x6 has its origins as a South African vehicle manufactured by Force Protection, a company eventually purchased by General Dynamics. Mine-protected vehicles manufactured ...
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Infrastructure - bridges
IAB
The Infantry Assault Bridge (IAB) is a lightweight foot bridge for light infantry and airborne troops to cross dry or wet gaps. One complete bridge ...
