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Digital Battlespace
West 2013: US Navy trials 4G communication links
1st February 2013
The US Navy started trials in January to validate 4G cellular long-term evolution (LTE) technology as a possible intra-vessel high performance broadband communications system. …
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Digital Battlespace
West 2013: MTC-2 to move ahead this year
1st February 2013
An analysis of alternatives (AoA) will begin this year for the Maritime Tactical Command and Control (MTC-2) future programme of record. Speaking at the AFCEA …
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Digital Battlespace
West 2013: Team for DCGS-N to be created
1st February 2013
The analysis of alternatives (AoA) for Increment 2 of the US Navy’s Distributed Common Ground System-Navy (DCGS-N) is due to be completed and government-led team …
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Digital Battlespace
West 2013: Boeing delivers network management update
31st January 2013
A new version of the Boeing Joint Enterprise Network Manager (JENM) has been delivered to the US Army’s Joint Tactical Network Centre (JTNC), the company …
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Defence Helicopter
Helicopter commanders prepare for post-Afghanistan realities
31st January 2013
As most international forces prepare to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the need to prepare helicopter units for future conflicts is being brought …
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Defence Helicopter
Northrop Grumman wins US Navy H-1 helicopter contract
31st January 2013
Northrop Grumman will provide Gen II mission computers for the US Navy’s H-1 Upgrade helicopter programme under a new contract announced on 29 January. The …
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Defence Helicopter
Fire Scout payload protection to be enhanced
31st January 2013
Northrop Grumman will protect the payload onboard the next-generation MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with a protective cage to store and shield critical electronic components …
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Digital Battlespace
TACLANE-1G encryptor certified to Top Secret and below
31st January 2013
General Dynamics C4 Systems has announced that its new TACLANE-1G (KG-175G) encryptor has been certified by the US National Security Agency (NSA) to secure classified …
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Defence Notes
New UK MoD equipment report demonstrates spending progress
31st January 2013
Following the scrutiny of its spending costs by the National Audit Office (NAO) in 2011, the UK MoD has now made ‘significant positive steps’ to …
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Digital Battlespace
Sagem delivers Sterna PTLS to French, US forces
31st January 2013
Sagem has delivered its Sterna Precision Target Locating System (PTLS) to the French Army and the US Army following the launch of production for the …
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Naval Warfare
West 2013: Pacific Fleet commander highlights financial problems
31st January 2013
The effects of the continuing resolution used to fund government agencies means that the DoD is facing a shortfall of $3 billion for this year. …
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Land Warfare
Australia receives final Giraffe system
30th January 2013
Australia’s Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced on 30 January that the final of three Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) Giraffe radars had …
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Land Warfare
British Army conducts largest ever virtual exercise
30th January 2013
The British Army has announced that soldiers from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh completed the army’s largest ever virtual simulation exercise on 30 January. …
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Defence Helicopter
Poland launches comprehensive helicopter fleet renewal
30th January 2013
The Polish Armed Forces is reviewing bids for an initial 70 helicopter requirement, with a contract expected to be awarded at the end of this …
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Digital Battlespace
West 2013: JIE framework implementation gathers pace
30th January 2013
The DoD is progressing with the implementation of the Joint Information Environment (JIE) framework that will create a single seamless, secure network accessible by employees …
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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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Stryker DVH [USA]
Background The US Army has been operating the Stryker since 2002. The Stryker DVH is an upgraded variant that has additional armour on its underside ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (US Army) (Batch 1) [USA]
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 branches ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Heavy Lift VTOL (HVTOL) [US Army]
Background USMC First, Army Second In September 2021, Kaman unveiled its Kargo UAV, specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply ...
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Main battle tanks
Decisive Lethality Platform [USA]
Background The DLP is one of five vehicle families being developed for the US Army's NGCV programme. Expanded to include five programmes in October 2018, ...
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Military UAS - micro
eBee Vision [US]
Background Multiple orders In November 2025, the US Army acquired three eBee Vision systems to enhance training operations at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Germany. A ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
AMPV [USA]
Background Platform development The US Army initiated the AMPV programme to acquire a replacement for several variants of the M113 tracked APC, which has been ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Stryker (Sergeant Stout) (Batch 2) [USA]
Background As part of the Army Transformation Initiative, the US DoD is fundamentally reorganising the structure of the US Army. The development of the Sergeant ...
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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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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Stryker (Sergeant Stout) [USA]
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 Brigade ...
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Self-propelled guns
Mobile Tactical Cannon [USA]
Background The US Army began using the M777 in 1995. Since then, it has served as a field artillery piece providing fire support for American ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72 Follow-On [USA]
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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
M821A3 High Explosive Mortar Round
The M821A3 High Explosive Mortar Round is an 81mm mortar round manufactured by Day & Zimmerman for the US Army.
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
M933A1 High Explosive Mortar Round
The M933A1 High Explosive Mortar Round is a 120mm mortar round manufactured by Day & Zimmermann for the US Army.
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Unguided Mortar Ammunition
M934A1 High Explosive Mortar Round
The M934A1 High Explosive Mortar Round is a 120mm mortar round produced by Day & Zimmermann for the US Army.
