• Military Logistics

  FIDAE: Airbus and Enaer to support C-212

  26th March 2014

  A cooperation agreement to support the CASA C-212 military transport aircraft was signed on 25 March at FIDAE 2014 by Airbus Defence and Space, and …

• Land Warfare

  FIDAE: FAMAE offers new rocket artillery

  26th March 2014

  The Chilean defence manufacturing and logistics organisation FAMAE is displaying a new multiple launch rocket system at FIDAE 2014. Developed in conjunction with Israeli defence …

• Digital Battlespace

  IAI announces new air defence radar contract

  24th March 2014

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will supply air defence and traffic control radar systems to an unnamed customer under a new contract announced on 23 March. …

• Land Warfare

  GD-OTS confirms submission for ULCV

  21st March 2014

  The Flyer Gen III vehicle from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) is being put forward for the US Army’s new Ultra Light Combat …

• Land Warfare

  Denmark selects new LMG

  10th March 2014

  The Danish Army has selected the US Ordnance M60E6 to meet its requirement for a new 7.62mm light machine gun (LMG), it has emerged. The …

• Land Warfare

  New Saab training systems for Finnish Army

  10th March 2014

  Saab Training & Simulation will supply combat training systems to the Finnish Defence Force under a new order announced on 10 March worth approximately MSEK …

• Land Warfare

  Brazilian Army selects Saab RBS 70

  3rd March 2014

  Saab will supply the RBS 70 Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) system to the Brazilian Army under a £7.4 million contract announced on 3 …

• Digital Battlespace

  Austria orders Selex ES air defence radar

  26th February 2014

  Selex ES will supply its RAT31DL/M deployable air defence radar (DADR) system to the Austrian Ministry of Defence under an order announced on 26 February. …

• Land Warfare

  Nexter Systems, DCI team for French armed forces training

  18th February 2014

  A joint statement from Nexter Systems and Défense Conseil International (DCI) has revealed that the two companies will work together to offer joint capability provision …

• Defence Helicopter

  Lockheed Martin to support Saudi Apaches

  13th February 2014

  Lockheed Martin will maintain the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) systems onboard the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) Apaches, under a …

• Land Warfare

  Defexpo 2014: Nexter teams to offer light CAESAR

  6th February 2014

  French defence manufacturer Nexter has teamed with Indian companies Larsen & Toubro and Ashok Leyland Defence to offer a new light variant of the CAESAR mounted …

• Land Warfare

  Defexpo 2014: Saab teams for SRSAM programme

  6th February 2014

  Swedish defence manufacturer Saab has teamed with Indian vehicle producer Ashok Leyland for the Indian Army’s ground-based air defence (GBAD) programme. The arrangements, which were …

• Digital Battlespace

  SGA14: Seventh D-VEX delivery for ADF Shadows

  5th February 2014

  General Dynamics Mediaware has delivered the seventh man-portable digital end-to-end exploitation (D-VEX) system to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for use with the force’s RQ-7B …

• Defence Helicopter

  Saab wins US Army low-altitude air surveillance contract

  31st January 2014

  The US Army has chosen Saab to install a low-altitude air surveillance system, designed to prevent mid-air collisions during tactical aviation training, on one of …

• Land Warfare

  Austria joins Sweden for BvS10 procurement

  30th January 2014

  Austria is joining Sweden’s BAE Systems Hägglunds BvS10 armoured all-terrain vehicle (ATV) project. Swedish Defence Minister Karin Enström said the government had approved on 23 …

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 ...

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Warmate 3 [India]

  Programme Background While awaiting domestic solutions, the Indian Army has filled a capacity gap by purchasing around 120 Warmate 3 units from WB Group. As ...

• 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 ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  AW169M (Austria)

  The aircraft was selected ahead of two light twin platforms – the Bell 429 and H145M - as it represented the best option for Vienna ...

• 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 ...

• Tanks

  VT5 [Bangladesh - Forecast]

  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 ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-1Z Viper [Czech Republic]

  Programme Background On 3 May 2019, it was announced that the US State Department had approved a possible FMS of four AH-1Z Vipers to the Czech ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Special Operations Vehicles [Malaysia]

  Forecast Methodology Malaysia's SOV tender calls for a vehicle that 'is capable of conducting special operations deep in enemy-held territory' and 'capable of manoeuvring in hostile ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Neton VLOE - (Spain - Navy)

  Programme Background Information regarding the Spanish Navy's procurement of the Einsa Neton remains limited, however, it is likely that decisions to procure the platform arose from ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Colombia]

  Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

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

  ScanEagle 2 (Philippines)

  Programme Background MSI ProgrammeThe Philippines are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...

• Military UAS - small

  Indonesia - ScanEagle 2

  Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...

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 ...

• Military 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

  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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 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 ...

• Military 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 ...

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Workshops

  Marshall offers a range of integrated, shelter-based workshops. These include several systems now in UK service: the Deployable Machine Shop fitted with the tools needed ...

• 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, ...