• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AERIE offers new long endurance VTOL UAV

  7th September 2011

  Austrian “in foundation” company "AERIE“, announces its creation within the next weeks, as well as the release of its first VTOL Long Endurance product, the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  DARPA hybrid UAS fuel cell extends mission time

  6th September 2011

  Small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) provide valuable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for units at the infantry company level and below, allowing over-the-next-hill imagery …

• Military Logistics

  US DOD selects winners from CTSI Defense Energy Challenge

  26th August 2011

  Energy security and independence are two goals at the heart of the US Military's investment in clean energy technologies. With over 220 submissions, the 2011 …

• Defence Helicopter

  US Army UH-72A Lakota deliveries continue

  25th August 2011

  EADS North America has achieved another milestone on the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program as the company has delivered more than half of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin introduces LinGo Link

  24th August 2011

  LinGo LinkDeployed US and international forces battling language barriers will now be able to instantly connect to a pool of highly qualified interpretation services through …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Lockheed Martin introduces ruggedized UAS

  17th August 2011

  Lockheed Martin has developed a ruggedized version of its Stalker Unmanned Air System (UAS), called the Stalker eXtreme Endurance (XE) UAS. The Stalker XE system …

• Land Warfare

  General Dynamics awarded $42m for Saudi tank work

  16th August 2011

  General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded two contracts with a combined value of $42.4 million for the Kingdom …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Centaur completes first fully automatic landing

  12th July 2011

  Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that its Centaur optionally-piloted aircraft has successfully completed its first fully automatic landings. The tests were conducted at Warrenton, Virginia. …

• Military Logistics

  Raytheon UK awarded support contract for UK Paveway

  5th July 2011

  Raytheon UK has been awarded a 10 million pounds Sterling (approximately $16 million), four-year contract to provide continued in-service support for both current and legacy …

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems FNSS joint venture wins $559m award

  6th June 2011

  FNSS of Turkey, a joint venture between BAE Systems, Inc. and Nurol Holding of Turkey, has received and signed a $559 million letter of offer …

• Digital Battlespace

  Elbit Systems unveils InterSKY VNO-S2 SatCom network solution

  31st May 2011

  Elbit Systems Ltd. announced the launch of InterSKY VNO- S2 at SatCom Africa 2011, satellite communications conference and exhibition taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa. …

• Land Warfare

  Army showcases Quantum Hybrid

  27th May 2011

  Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced that the US Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) demonstrated the Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle …

• Land Warfare

  CSI, RSD launch new line of tactical combat vehicles

  17th May 2011

  Critical Solutions International (CSI) of Dallas, TX, in partnership with RSD, a division of DCD-DORBYL (Pty) Ltd. of Boksburg, South Africa, launched the Mountain Lion …

• Digital Battlespace

  CamoScience spurs special operations apps launch

  17th May 2011

  Special Operations Forces Industry Conference -- MW Research and Development founder, K. Dominic Cincotti, has announced the launch of a new company -- Special Operations …

• Defence Helicopter

  Eurocopter X3 exceeds speed challenge

  16th May 2011

  Eurocopter's X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator has delivered on the promise of pushing the frontiers in rotary-wing aviation by surpassing its original speed target of 220 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  New Generation Light Armoured Vehicles - Wheeled (Future batches) [Turkey]

  Programme background The NGLAV is an umbrella programme that will be composed of three phases and 2962 units of tracked and wheeled vehicles. Phase I ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  8x8 IFV [Greece]

  Background The Greek Army is believed to operate a vast inventory of tracked APCs numbering more than 2,600 vehicles. This consists of legacy Cold War-era ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  New Generation Light Armoured Vehicles - Wheeled (Batch 1) [Turkey]

  Programme background The NGLAV is an umbrella programme that will be composed of three phases and 2962 units of tracked and wheeled vehicles. Phase I ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Pars Scout 8x8 ÖMTTZ

  Programme Background The SSB first outlined its requirement for special purpose vehicles around 2010, but the decision to formally launch the ÖMTTZ programme did not come ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  8x8 APC (Pakistan)

  Programme Background Since few details concerning this 8x8 requirement have been released by the Pakistan MoD, the values in this forecast are based upon informed ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Lazar 3 (Turkmenistan)

  Programme Background Though it inherited a large number of BTR-60s, BTR-70s and BTR-80s from the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan's army lacks a modern 8x8 armoured vehicle offering ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Pars III [Oman]

  Background In 2015, Oman signed a $500 million contract with FNSS for 172 Pars III vehicles in both the 8x8 (145) and 6x6 (27) configurations, ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Otaman (Ukrainian Marine Corps)

  Programme Background Practika first unveiled the Otaman family of 6x6 and 8x8 armoured vehicles in late 2016. These were developed to meet the requirements of ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Rosomak [UAE]

  Background The UAE is reported to have an option for 45 Rosomak 8x8 APCs as part of an order placed for 40 vehicles in November ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Pacha Kuyuchix [Peru]

  Background The Peruvian Army is reliant upon a range of ageing 4x4 APCs, including the UR-416, Type 6614 and Type 6616, all of which are ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  R600A (RTMC)

  Programme Background The Royal Thai Marine Corps (RTMC) has a requirement for new amphibious APCs that have higher capacity and offer greater protection than its ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  High Mobility Reconnaissance Vehicle [India]

  Programme Background Aiming to boost mobility and enhance Recce and Command elements, the Indian Army is seeking 91 High Mobility Reconnaissance Vehicles (HMRV). Prioritising mobility and protection ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8, MPVs - 4x4

  Piranha I replacement (Batch 1) [Chile]

  Background Chile has operated the Piranha I armoured vehicle platform for more than 40 years. During the early 1980s between 100 and 200 Piranha I ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8, MPVs - 4x4

  Piranha I replacement (Batch 2) [Chile]

  Background Chile has operated the Piranha I armoured vehicle platform for more than 40 years. During the early 1980s between 100 and 200 Piranha I ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Rosomak [Poland - Fourth Batch]

  Programme Background The Polish Army selected the Rosomak 8x8 armoured vehicle (a version of Patria's Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8x8 produced under licence by Rosomak) ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Genesis

  The Genesis 8x8 armoured vehicle was unveiled by FFG in September 2020. Featuring a full hybrid electric powertrain, it is intended to demonstrate technology that ...

• Heavy UGVs

  WOLF-X

  The WOLF-X is a wheeled 8x8 Robotic Combat Vehicle developed by HDT Global in partnership with McQ and BAE Land & Armament Systems. In September 2023, as ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Terrex s5

  The Terrex s5 is the latest edition to ST Engineering's Terrex 8x8 family. Development began in 2022 and it was unveiled at the Singapore Airshow in ...

• Military UAS - small

  Hybrid Tiger

  Manufactured by the Naval Research Laboratory, the Hybrid Tiger is an electric UAV. As its name suggests, the platform features a hybrid power generation unit. ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Alligator

  The Alligator vehicle family, available in both 6x6 and 8x8 configurations, is the culmination of the development work BAE Systems undertook for the Swedish Army’s ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  Vantrex 6x6

  The Vantrex 6x6 is a IFV currently being developed by ST Engineering as its first entry into the 6x6 market.

• Heavy UGVs

  Phantom

  Debuted in 2016, the Phantom was a Ukrainian UGV manufactured by Ukroboronprom and its affiliate SpetsTechnoExport. Powered by a 30kW hybrid engine and in a 6x6 ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Daghan

  The Daghan is a hybrid armoured vehicle being designed by MKE. At IDEF 2025 MKE unveiled two prototypes of the Daghan equipped with hybrid electric drives.

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Pars Alpha 8x8

  Unveiled at the World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh, the Pars Alpha is the latest 8x8 Armoured Vehicle from Turkish manufacturer FNSS. Featuring improvements on ...

• Military UAS - small

  Skylark 3 Hybrid

  The Skylark 3 Hybrid is a UAV manufactured by Elbit Systems.  Unlike the Skylark 3, which is fitted with an electric motor, the Skylark 3 Hybrid ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Arma II 8x8

  The Arma II 8x8 is an upgraded version of Otokar's Arma 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle. First unveiled in 2023, the Arma II 8x8 is intended ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  StrykerX

  Unveiled at AUSA 2022, the StrykerX from General Dynamics Land Systems is the technology demonstrator for the next-generation Stryker vehicle family. Featuring a hybrid diesel-electric power ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Pars IV 8x8

  The Pars IV 8x8 is being developed by FNSS to compete for the Turkish Army's New Generation - Wheeled Armoured Vehicle programme. Designed to offer ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Pars Scout 8x8

  The Pars Scout 8x8 was developed alongside the Pars Scout 6x6 to meet a requirement from the Turkish Land Forces Command for a Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  VBCI

  Nexter developed the VBCI to meet a French Army requirement for an infantry fighting vehicle to replace the tracked AMX-10P. The 8x8 design was specified ...