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Land Warfare
Lockheed Martin awarded high-power microwave energy weapon contract
2nd November 2010
Lockheed Martin received a $230,000 US Air Force contract to define requirements for a weapon that uses high-power microwave energy beams instead of explosives to …
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Digital Battlespace
MILCOM 10: US Army describes future C4I strategy
1st November 2010
The US Army's Lt Gen Dennis Via, director C4 Systems for the Joint Staff today outlined future priorities to ensure future C4I capabilities meet the …
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Digital Battlespace
MILCOM 10: DoD set to receive high density server for airborne ISR
1st November 2010
Mercury Computer Systems (MCS) is scheduled to deliver its first high density server to the US Department of Defense (DoD) for deployed ISR operations, the …
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Digital Battlespace
Data Link Solutions awarded $37m to upgrade JTIDS radio terminals
1st November 2010
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, has been awarded a $37 million contract from the US Navy Space …
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Defence Helicopter
Lockheed Martin awarded $65m M-TADS/PNVS modernization contract
1st November 2010
The US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $65 million contract to continue modernization of the Apache helicopter's Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor …
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Digital Battlespace
Boeing introduces DataMaster 5.0 full-motion video management tool
1st November 2010
Boeing today announced the introduction of DataMaster 5.0, a software system with full-motion video capability that will enable defense and Intelligence Community customers to better …
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Digital Battlespace
Hughes undergoing wideband global SATCOM certification
1st November 2010
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced its HX System for land mobile, maritime and airborne …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 10: Boeing offers multirole Avenger
29th October 2010
Boeing Defense, Space & Security displayed at AUSA Annual Meeting an Avenger adapted for a range of force protection missions beyond air defence. A universal …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 10: FORSCOM releases five year campaign plan
29th October 2010
US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Commanding General, General James Thurman, released the FORSCOM Campaign Plan 2011-2015 at the AUSA Annual Meeting. ‘The FORSCOM Campaign Plan …
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Military Logistics
Lockheed Martin to reach two decades of IT support to Air Force AMC
29th October 2010
Lockheed Martin is set to surpass the two decade milestone of information technology support to the US Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) Directorate of …
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Defence Helicopter
US Navy awards Raytheon $14.8m for helicopter protection system
29th October 2010
The Department of the Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Company a $14.8 million contract to produce dual pod countermeasures dispensers for US …
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Land Warfare
BAE Systems reaches milestone with modernized Howitzer vehicles
29th October 2010
BAE Systems has delivered seven Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) prototype vehicles to the US Army on schedule. PIM is the latest howitzer in the M109 …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin completes system testing For AEHF satellite
29th October 2010
Lockheed Martin has completed Intersegment System Testing (IST) of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite at the company's facilities in Sunnyvale, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter hurpasses 1,000 flight hours milestone
29th October 2010
The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical unmanned aerial system (VUAS) has passed the 1,000 flight test hours milestone, attesting to its steady maturation …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 10: SMAW II passes Critical Design Review
28th October 2010
Raytheon and Nammo Talley have announced the successful Critical Design Review (CDR) of their Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) II, paving the way for its …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Puma 3 AE (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background Military Aid - $300 Million On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine to "bolster Urkaine's capacity ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1165 Special Ops HMMWV [USA]
Background The HHMWV, or Humvee, has been in US service since 1983. The M1165A1B3 is a special operations variant of the platform. In 2015, the US ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 300 (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (16 March 2022 & 13 April 2022) On 16 March 2022, President Biden announced $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine through ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF
According to the US FY2021 budget document, Turkey's removal from the JSF program and transition to the alternate supply chain sources may challenge to achieve ...
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Loitering munitions
Point Blank [US]
Programme Background As IAI stated in a 19 January 2023 press release, it had been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the Irregular Warfare Technical Support ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
BQM-177A [US Navy]
Background Previous Purchases The BQM-177A was designed for the USN and has been in service with the USN for many years. Indeed, in August 2022, Shephard reported ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 600 (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background $300 Million USAI (1 April 2022) On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine following ...
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Loitering munitions
Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Background Presidential Drawdown (21 April 2022) Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 million ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Puma LE [Kosovo]
Background Contract Award On 21 January 2022, the US Department of Defence (DoD) announced that AeroVironment had been awarded an $11.01 million firm-fixed contract for Puma ...
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Loitering munitions
ALTIUS-600M (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background On 24 February 2023, the US DoD announced that the Biden Administration had released an additional aid package under the Ukraine Security Assistance ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1152A1B2/M1165A1B3 HMMWV [USA]
Background The HMMWV has been in US service since the 1980s. Despite the introduction of newer platforms, the US DoD continues to utilise the platform ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R Seahawk (India)
Programme Background On 25 February 2020, a letter of acceptance for 24 MH-60Rs, worth approximately $2.12 billion, was signed by India and the US in Delhi. ...
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Loitering munitions
Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS): Switchblade [US]
Background DoD Contract On 27 August 2024, the US DoD announced that AeroVironment had been awarded a ceiling $990 million hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract to provide “an ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Puma 2 AE [Estonia]
Programme Background The US DoD announced that it had awarded AeroVironment an $8.868 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply an undisclosed number of RQ-20B Puma AE ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
KC-46A (3-6) [Japan]
On 30 October 2020, the US DoD announced that it awarded a $342 million contract to Boeing for two Japanese KC-46A tanker aircraft. Work will be performed ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Pistols
M9
M9 is the US DoD designation for the military-specification 9mm Beretta 92FS, selected in 1985 to replace the 45cal M1911A1 in US service. Sales to ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Igla/SA-18
The 9K38 Igla (US DoD designation SA-18, NATO reporting name Grouse ) IR-homing MANPADS was developed by KBM and entered service in 1983 to meet the requirements ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
ScanEagle 3
Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 3 at the Xponential exhibition in Denver in May 2018. The platform has twice the payload capacity of its ScanEagle predecessor ...
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Loitering munitions
Point Blank
Point Blank Weapon System is a hand-launched electro-optical VTOL-capable loitering munition developed by Isreal Aerospace Industries (IAI). IAI has been awarded a contract by the US ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
BAT-850
Pathfinder's BAT-850 VSAT is a carbon fibre, tri-band terminal with auto-acquisition capability. Suitable for flyaway (case-based) and vehicle-mounted applications, it is in service with the ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
URC-300
The URC-300 is a software-defined radio designed for line-of-sight, ground-to-air communications in particular. Introduced in 2020, it adheres to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards as well ...
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Air: aerial targets, Military UAS - fixed-wing
BQM-177A/i
The BQM-177A subsonic aerial target (SSAT) was designed for the USN, and the BQM-177i is the export variant. The BQM-177 provides realistic threat emulation for ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
Banshee Tactical Radio
Developed by Fenix Group, the Banshee Tactical Radio (BTR) is a communications system that uses 4G/LTE connectivity to provide secure mesh networking capability on the ...
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Crew-served grenade launchers
Striker 40/MK47
General Dynamics is systems integrator for the Striker 40 (MK47 AGL in US service). The complete system comprises the weapon, AN/PWG-1 Lightweight Video Sight and ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
AN/ARC-231 Skyfire
The AN/ARC-231 Skyfire is an airborne VHF/UHF/LOS and DAMA SATCOM system. This system supports US DoD requirements for airborne, multi-band, multi-mission, secure anti-jam voice, data ...
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Air-to-air missiles
9M39 Igla-V
The 9M39 Igla-V (‘needle’) is a Russian IR homing SAM adapted for helicopter use. It is an air-launched version of the Igla MANPADS, which the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
Global Observer
The AeroVironment Global Observer HALE UAV was a developmental HALE UAV designed for various civil, commercial and government applications. Development of the platform began in 2007 ...
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Counter-UAS systems
CLWS
Developed by Boeing, Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS or CLaWS) is a medium-range, low-power laser C-UAS system. According to the reports, the CLWS prototype has ...
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Weapon sights for day use
CompM4/M4s
The US DoD has bought over one million Aimpoint sights since 1997. The US Army is now fielding the CompM4s as the latest version of ...
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Heavy machine guns
M2HB
US Ordnance is one of two US M2HB heavy machine gun manufacturers which has received multi-year contracts to supply weapons to the US DoD. The ...