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Defence Helicopter
Fulfilment of Sweden’s UH-60M requirement edges closer
14th September 2012
Sikorsky Aircraft is nearing completion on its work for the Swedish Defence Material Administration’s (FMV) 15 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter programme, with the delivery of …
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Land Warfare
AEL Sistemas to supply unmanned turrets to Brazilian Army
13th September 2012
Elbit Systems’ Brazilian subsidiary, AEL Sistemas, has won a contract to supply Unmanned Turrets to the Brazilian Army for its Iveco 6x6 Armoured Personnel Carriers …
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Defence Helicopter
ILA 2012: Eurocopter hands over first CH-53GA to the German Army
13th September 2012
The German Army has officially taken delivery of the first of 40 upgraded CH-53GA transport helicopters from Eurocopter. The 1970s-vintage aircraft are receiving a comprehensive …
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Defence Helicopter
ILA 2012: German Tigers could deploy to Afghanistan before NH90
13th September 2012
The German Army could deploy its Tiger attack helicopters to Afghanistan by the end of the year and before it sends its NH90s to the …
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Land Warfare
ATK receives XM25 airburst system contract
12th September 2012
ATK announced on 12 September that it has received an engineering and manufacturing development contract modification from the US Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier …
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Digital Battlespace
TeleCommunication Systems announces USMC award
12th September 2012
TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has announced that it has been awarded $19.2 million in incremental funding to provide the US Marine Corps (USMC) with Wireless Point …
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Defence Helicopter
ILA 2012: Eurocopter carrying out risk-reduction research on Future Transport Helicopter
11th September 2012
Eurocopter has been carrying out risk-reduction studies on its Future Transport Helicopter (FTH) project currently being worked on in conjunction with Boeing. Pre-design work on …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ILA 2012: Northrop Grumman prepares for EuroHawk test flights
11th September 2012
Northrop Grumman is getting ready for the first test flights of the EuroHawk SIGINT platform inside German airspace, it has been revealed. The first EuroHawk …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
JLENS demonstrates waterway protection capabilities
11th September 2012
Raytheon has announced that it carried out a number of tests in June on its Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defence Elevated Netted Sensor System …
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Defence Helicopter
Norway considers Lynx life extension as NH90 woes continue
11th September 2012
The Norwegian government is considering extending the life of several of its Lynx helicopters to ensure the country's coast guard continues to have a shipborne …
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Land Warfare
DRS Technologies wins new thermal weapon sight contract
10th September 2012
DRS Technologies announced on 10 September that its DRS Imaging and Targeting Solutions (ITS) group has been awarded a contract to develop and deliver Improved …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SeaFox takes part in US Navy Fleet Experiment
10th September 2012
Atlas North America has announced that its SeaFox mine neutralisation system has participated in the Trident Warrior 2012 US Navy Fleet Experiment, performing unmanned mine …
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Defence Helicopter
First Dutch CH-47Fs delivered, Lynx withdrawn from service
10th September 2012
After much delay, the first two CH-47Fs for the Defence Helicopter Command (DHC) have arrived in the Netherlands. The new medium transport helicopters arrived by …
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Defence Helicopter
Cobham awarded US Army Apache OBIGGS contract
7th September 2012
Cobham has announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply On-Board Inert Gas Generating System (OBIGGS) Nitrogen Inert Units (NIU) for US Army …
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Defence Helicopter
Wildcats deploy into the field
7th September 2012
The British Army Air Corps has deployed its new AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Mk1 helicopter into the field for the first time, paving the way for …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-1 Gray Eagle [US Army]
Background Required Quantity Although the US Army first envisioned a requirement for 132 MQ-1C Gray Eagles, the US Army's Army Acquisition Objective (AAO) was increased ...
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Main battle tanks
NGCV: DLP
Programme Background Requirement The DLP is one of five vehicle families being developed for the US Army's NGCV programme. Expanded to include five programmes in ...
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AGMV 1.1
Programme Background The US Army has been seeking a lightweight, air-droppable, high mobility vehicle since as early as 2014, when it initiated its Ultra Light ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Heavy Lift VTOL (HVTOL) (Forecast) [US Army]
Background USMC In September 2021, Kaman unveiled its Kargo UAV, which had been specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
AMPV [USA]
Programme Background Platform Development The US Army initiated the AMPV programme to acquire a replacement for several variants of the M113 tracked APC, which has ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV Oshkosh Contract [US Army]
Programme Background As of January 2021, the US DoD had signed 15 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) (Increment 2) [US Army]
Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) was to provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It was intended to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) (Increment 1) [USA]
Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) was to provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It was ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72 Follow On
Programme Background In March 2019, Airbus stated that it expected orders from the US Army for between 12 and 15 UH-72A helicopters. In March 2020, ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Stryker (Sergeant Stout) [USA]
Programme Background As part of the Army Transformation Initiative the US DoD is fundamentally reorganising the structure of the US Army. As part of this all Infantry ...
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Loitering munitions
Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) [US Army]
Background First Contract In June 2011, the US awarded AeroVironment a $4.9 million series-production contract for the loitering munition, satisfying the US Army's Lethal Miniature ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Switchblade 300 (USA)
Programme Background AeroVironment has been providing the Switchblade 300 loitering munition to the US Army under the long-standing Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) [Tranche 1] / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) (USA)
Programme Background The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) Programme The RPUAS programme will provide the Battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Group 4/5 UAV [US Army]
Background Request for Information (RfI) On 5 June 2024, the American DoD published an RfI with an original response date of 19 July 2024. The ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
US Army Maneuver Support Vessel Light (MSVL)
Programme BackgroundThe Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) or MSV(L) contract was awarded by the US Army to Vigor in 2017 and are being built to replace ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
US Army AVCATT PDSS
L3Harris Technologies is the prime contractor for the US Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) programme. L3Harris Technologies is ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
US Army Flight School XXI OFT/RCTD
L3Harris Technologies is a major subcontractor to CSC on the US Army’s Flight School XXI (FSXXI) programme. L3Harris Technologies has built or is under contract ...
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Maritime patrol
US-2
The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing aircraft used primarily by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SAR.
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
OH-58 Kiowa
The single-engine OH-58 Kiowa, derived from the Bell 206, entered US Army service in 1969 as a light observation helicopter. More than 2,200 were built for ...
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Towed guns
M198
The US Army developed the M198 155mm towed howitzer from 1969 to replace the M114 155mm howitzer. From 1978, 1,600 weapons were built by Rock ...
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Towed mortars
M120/M120A1
The M120/M120A1 120 mm Towed Mortar System is a US-built version of the Soltam K6 mortar that was accepted into US Army service in 1990.
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Light tanks
M10 Booker
The US Army awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) a contract worth US$1.14 billion to supply 96 light tanks under the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) ...
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JPT
Designed for military applications, the Joint Platform Tablet (JPT) features a rugged design, including a military-grade aluminium case, dual-core processor, 128GB removable hard drive and ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72A/B Lakota
In 2006, the US Army selected a version of the medium-sized, twin-engine H145, designated the UH-72A Lakota, to meet its requirement for a new Light ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
M1150 ABV
The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) project, launched by the USMC in 2002, is a joint programme to meet the requirements of both the US ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
RQ-7 Shadow 200
The Shadow 200, designated RQ-7B by the US Army, is flown by the army brigade combat teams and combat aviation brigades along with the UAV ...
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REBS
The Rapidly Emplaced Bridge System (REBS) is a 13m dry-gap bridge. It was designed by GDELS to meet a US Army requirement to provide a ...
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Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming
AN/PLQ-9 Thor-III
Sierra Nevada’s AN/PLQ-9 Thor-III is the standard Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) manpack system in service with the US Army and US Marine Corps (USMC). ...
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DSB
WFEL was selected in 1996 to develop the M18 Dry Support Bridge (DSB) for the US Army. The company designed, manufactured and integrated the DSB ...
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Individual grenade launchers
M320 GLM
The M320 Grenade Launcher Module (GLM) is a further development of the HK AG36 (see separate entry) to meet a US Army requirement. The M320 ...
