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News - MX-series

  • Land Warfare

    Land Forces 2016: Supacat gobbles up Kiwi contest

    5th September 2016

    Supacat has scored again in Australasia, this time winning a contract from the New Zealand Ministry of Defence for special forces vehicles. New Zealand chose …

  • Land Warfare

    MSPO 2016: New SkyCeptor offered to Poland

    6th September 2016

    Raytheon has unveiled the SkyCeptor interceptor at the MSPO exhibition in Kielce and plans to include the hit-to-kill missile in its offering to Poland as …

  • Defence Helicopter

    MSPO 2016: Russia advances helicopter modernisation

    30th August 2016

    Russia continues to breathe new life into its various helicopter programmes, with several projects reaching key milestones recently. At the end of July, the latest …

  • Defence Notes

    Analysis: Cutting the PLA to the corps

    8th September 2016

    The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the armed forces of China’s communist party, is undergoing a series of radical reformations. The slashing of 300,000 personnel by …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    GA‑ASI UAS academy graduates first pilots

    29th August 2016

    The first cadre of aircrew have graduated from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA‑ASI) UAS Flight Training Academy, it was announced on 25 August. The North Dakota-based …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Cobras over Sirte – AH-1Ws enter the conflict

    31st August 2016

    In an echo of the role British Apache attack helicopters played in the 2011 intervention in Libya, US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Cobras have entered …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Insurgencies shape ME rotary procurement

    1st September 2016

    Jordan’s geographical positioning in the Middle East is likely to be heavily influencing its military procurements in recent years. The country’s neighbouring borders are Iraq …

  • Defence Notes

    Taiwan fends off China during drills

    25th August 2016

    The tempo of the annual Han Kuang field training exercise in Taiwan reached its peak on 25 August, as military forces rehearsed resisting a hypothetical …

  • Defence Helicopter

    MSPO 2016: Helicopter opportunities abound

    30th August 2016

    As the defence industry roadshow rolls into glitzy Kielce, Poland for the 24th outing of the MSPO exhibition, Western companies will be closely eyeing several …

  • Training

    T-X uncovered

    25th August 2016

    The unveiling of any new aircraft generates a certain amount of excitement, but when two are revealed in the space of a few days, that …

  • Naval Warfare

    Qatar seek fast patrol boats

    23rd August 2016

    The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Qatar for an undisclosed number of Mk V fast patrol boats in …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Insitu gives it some gas

    19th August 2016

    Continuing its involvement in the unmanned sector in Australia Insitu Pacific has extended its contract with the Queensland Gas Company (QGC) through to the end …

  • Defence Notes

    AIM-9X Block I fired from F-35A

    16th August 2016

    Raytheon, along with the US Navy and US Air Force, has successfully test-fired three AIM-9X Block I short-range, air-to-air missiles from an F-35A aircraft. All …

  • Land Warfare

    Can Type 96 tank fill PLA ranks?

    12th August 2016

    The Type 96 (ZTZ-96) tank is already an important platform in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and its latest version could form the future backbone …

  • Naval Warfare

    GCC turns up the volume

    12th August 2016

    Port and coastal facility infrastructure developments ongoing among GCC countries are providing a number of opportunities for international defence and security companies, particularly for those …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Loitering munitions

    MX-10 [France]

    Programme Background French Media In February 2025, Opex360 reported that the French Army had ordered 460 units of the MX-10 drone and stated that their delivery ...

  • Military UAS - MALE

    Anka-B [Türkiye]

    Programme Background TAI announced in November 2019 that it had delivered a total of 22 Anka-B UAVs to the Turkish Navy. Two large contracts contributing ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    AH-6i (Thailand)

    Programme Background The US State Department has made a determination approving the possible $400 million sale on 24 September 2019. The eight AH-6i light attack ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    ISTAR UAS project [Canada]

    Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    MD 530G Lebanon

    The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes: two Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6” x 9” LCD primary displays, Tek Fusion ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    Bell 407GX

    The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency noted that the proposed sale of five Bell 407GX helicopters will help compensate for the combat loss of seven IA407 helicopters ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Viper MIFV

    Programme BackgroundDue to its focus on conducting counterinsurgency operations against the Tehrik-e Taliban (TTP), the Pakistan Army has eschewed the substantial investment needed to develop ...

  • ISR/special mission

    King Air 350ER -Canada

    Programme Background Canadian Special Forces was looking to procure ISR aircraft to support their missions both overseas and domestically.  There were few Canadian suppliers to sell ...

  • ISR/special mission

    King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait

    Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...

  • Fighter - naval

    Tejas LCA (Naval variant) - India

    The average unit cost is estimated to be around $63 million per aircraft based on the $5.2 billion deal for the procurement of 83 LCAs ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Orlik [Poland]

    Programme Background Inception & Cancellation The Orlik programme was launched in early 2015 to procure a tactical UAV to carry out short-range ISTAR missions for the Polish ...

  • Special operations vehicles

    VLFS

    Programme Background The VLFS platform is derived from the Arquus Dagger PVP platform, but has been specifically designed to meet the requirements of French Special ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A330 MRTT [Singapore]

    In February 2020, Airbus and the Singapore government announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of an A330 Smart Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). One Singaporean ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle [Colombia - Forecast]

    Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Orlik (Options) [Poland]

    Programme Background Inception & Cancellation The Orlik programme was launched in early 2015 with the aim of procuring a tactical UAV that can carry out ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Subsystems: visual

    L3 Wescam MX - Sim

    Partnering with L3 Wescam, INSYEN has developed the MX - Sim, a training product which simulates the operations of the L3 Wescam MX-series of EO/IR ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-8

    Unveiled at AUSA 2016, the Wescam MX-8 is an EO/IR system designed for small crewed and uncrewed aircraft.  The smallest system in the Wescam's MX series, the ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Indera MX-3AH

    The Indera MX-3AH is a naval surveillance radar manufactured by Solution 247 in Indonesia. It is a Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) radar that is equipped with Maritime Tracking ...

  • Light mortars

    60MX Mortar Series

    Expal's 60mm 60MX1 and 60MX2 mortars are designed to be used with a bipod or in handheld mode using a commando kit, which consists of ...

  • Subsystems: visual

    L3 Wescam MX - Emulator

    INSYEN has partnered with L3 Wescam to develop the MX -Emulator, a product which emulates the operations of L3 Wescam's MX series of EO/IR turrets, ...

  • Medium mortars

    81mm MX Mortar Series

    The 81mm MX mortar series includes two different barrels for different operational scenarios: 1.15m (81MX1) and 1.45m (81MX2). Both can be transported in three backpack ...

  • Towed mortars

    120mm MX Mortar Series

    The 120mm MX Mortar Series consists of two models with different barrel lengths: the 1.6m 120MX1 and 1.8m 120MX2. The design has numerous improvements based ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-25D

    The L3 Harris Wescam MX-25 is an EO/IR imaging system designed for ultra-high, long-endurance surveillance and reconnaissance missions from aircraft. It supports up to six sensors simultaneously, including long-range target ...

  • Core systems: image intensifiers

    MX-10160

    F9800 series Gen III MX-10160 18mm I2 tubes are used in the AN/AVS-6 ANVIS and AN/AVS-9 (F4949) aviator NVG, as well as ground systems including ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-10

    The Wescam MX-10 EO/IR low-weight imaging system is designed for low-altitude tactical surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-10 has had a close ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-20

    The Wescam MX-20 EO/IR is an imaging system from L3 Harris, designed for high-altitude, long-range persistent surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-20HD was a ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Alticam 11EOIR5

    Manfaucte by Hood Tech Vision, the Alitcam 11 series of EO/IR gimbals can be hosted on aircraft, vessels, or vehicles. The Alticam 11EOIR5 features HD ...

  • Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

    MX-10GS

    The MX-10GS is a mast-mounted small multi-sensor, multi-spectral imaging system in single-LRU configuration. It is designed for installation in ground combat vehicles and for force ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Alticam 09EOIR3

    Derived from the EO900 Super EO, the Alticam 09 series of gimbaled surveillance systems feature four-axis stabilisation and two simultaneous H.264 compressed video feeds. The ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Barak ER (Barak-8ER)

    The Barak Extended Range (ER) missile, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is an advanced surface-to-air interceptor designed to counter a wide spectrum of aerial ...