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Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Static/towed guns

    L-70 40mm Bofors upgrade [India]

    Background Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) won an order in a global open tender issued by the Indian Army to upgrade L-70 40mm Bofors guns. The ...

  • Self-propelled guns

    SHORAD [Sweden]

    Background In January 2026, Sweden announced its intention to dramatically expand its territorial air defence capabilities, which would include the purchase of a gun-armed Short ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Commando Select MSFV (Afghanistan)

    Programme Background Between 2011 and 2018, 733 Commando Selects of various configurations were delivered to the Afghan National Army (ANA). Known as the Mobile Strike ...

  • OPVs

    Second-hand Nordkapp OPVs [Uruguay]

    Programme Background For years, the Uruguayan Navy has sought to procure new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to modernise its fleet. The Navy has attempted to do ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CV90 (Ukraine Aid) [Denmark & Sweden]

    Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine was the recipient of a number of Western systems, many of which ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    AIFV replacement [Egypt]

    Background Egypt acquired over 1,000 AIFVs from the Netherlands from 1994 to 2008. Of these, 690 remain in active service. Whilst they have received various upgrades to ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    AIFV replacement [Bahrain]

    Background Bahrain acquired 120 secondhand AIFVs from 1996 to 2016. Of these, 75 remain in active service. Whilst they have received various upgrades to extend their service ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    Indonesian Navy PC-60M

    Programme Background Local Indonesian shipyard PT Caputra Mitra Sejati has designed and developed a class of fast patrol boats that have been ordered by the ...

  • Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

    NASAMS [Australia]

    Background The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) initiated the LAND 19 Phase 7b programme, which intends to replace the Bofors RBS 70 VSHORAD system with ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Pars 4x4 STA (First Batch)

    Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    VN1 (Thailand)

    Programme Background Thailand has procured and tested a variety of 8x8 armoured vehicle platforms. Between 2010 and 2015, 217 BTR-3E1 amphibious 8x8s were acquired from ...

  • Frigates

    Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES) - Frigate Acquisition Programme [Colombia]

    Programme Background The replacement of the existing ageing Almirante Padilla-class frigates was first initiated in 2015. The predecessors, built by Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) have been in service ...

  • Destroyers

    Type 83 Future Air Defence System (FADS) [UK]

    Programme Background Requirements The Daring-class (Type 45) consists of six ships, although the original plan was to have 12 destroyers. This was cut to eight in ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Kaplan-10 STA (First Batch)

    Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Pars 4x4 STA (Second Batch)

    Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    Bofors 40mm 3P

    The Bofors 40mm 3P (Pre-fragmented, Programmable, proximity-fused) is a multi-purpose medium calibre round designed for the Bofors 40 Mk4, a gun system manufactured by BAE Systems ...

  • Self-propelled guns

    Tridon Mk2

    The Tridon Mk2 consists of a Bofors 40mm gun mounted on a removable pallet, which is mounted on the back of a military truck. An ...

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

    Sarucabey Class

    Two Sarucabey landing ship tanks are in service with the Turkish Navy. The design is an enlarged version of the decommissioned Cakabey design with the ...

  • OPVs

    Bir Anzaran (OPV 70)

    The first OPV 70, Bir Anzaran, was delivered to the Royal Moroccan Navy in June 2011. Another three ships have reportedly been ordered, although no further ...

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

    ​Osman Gazi

    A single Osman Gazi-class landing ship/minelayer is in service with the Turkish Navy. The ship was laid down in 1989,  launched in 1990, and commissioned ...

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

    Magar

    Magar-class landing ship tank helicopter vessels are in service with the Indian Navy. Based on the British Sir Lancelot design the first two entered service ...

  • Unguided Naval Ammunition

    Bofors 57mm 3P

    The Bofors 57mm 3P (Pre-fragmented, Programmable, Proximity- fused) is a multi-purpose naval round designed for the Bofors 57 Mk3 naval gun system, manufactured by BAE Bofors.

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    Cetina

    Cetina (Silba)-class amphibious landing craft are operated by the Croatian Navy which are also used for minelaying. Three were built and two remain in service. ...

  • Static/towed guns

    L-70 40mm Upgraded Anti-Aircraft Gun

    The L-70 is a 40mm towed anti-aircraft gun originally developed by Bofors and operated by the Indian Army. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) upgraded 200 guns under ...

  • Minehunters

    MCMV 24

    The MCMV 24 is a mine countermeasures vessel concept being developed by Saab. The 66m vessel is designed for mine countermeasures missions in the Baltic ...

  • Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

    BATRAL

    BATRAL (Bâtiment de Assaut et de Transport Léger)  landing ships  are in service with Chile, Gabon and Morocco and have been retired from French service. ...

  • Naval guns

    Bofors 40 mk4

    Bofors 40 Mk4 is a naval gun system developed and produced by BAE Systems. It was originally produced by Swedish Bofors, which was acquired by ...

  • Naval guns

    Bofors 57 mk3/mk110

    Bofors 57 mk3, known as mk110 in the United States, is a naval gun system produced by BAE Systems. It was originally designed in the ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    FPB 57

    FPB 57 fast attack craft has been designed by German company Lürssen and is in service with Indonesia, Kuwait, Nigeria and Turkey. Some of these ...

  • Guided munitions

    Bonus

    The Bofors 155 Bonus is a guided artillery round developed as a joint initiative between Bofors and Nexter. BONUS is currently in use by several countries, including Finland, ...

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