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Land Warfare
SOFEX 2012: JLTV programme hit by short-term delay
8th May 2012
The downselect of winning contenders for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Department of Defense's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky, Terma to explore additional potential collaborations
8th May 2012
Sikorsky Aircraft and Terma have announced that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in February 2010 is to be extended and broadened to explore additional …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon demonstrates Excalibur from G6 self-propelled howitzer
8th May 2012
Raytheon has announced that it has fired four Excalibur 155mm precision-guided artillery projectiles from the Denel-manufactured G6 self-propelled howitzer as part of a field trial …
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Land Warfare
SOFEX 2012: USSOCOM deputy outlines global SOF vision
7th May 2012
The deputy commander of the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has called for a 'global network' of special forces to address the challenges of the …
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Land Warfare
SOFEX 2012: German general warns of continued SOF need in Afghanistan
7th May 2012
NATO success in Afghanistan will be measured by the ability of indigenous forces to provide security for their country, the head of Germany's special operations …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin teams with DC3 to tackle cyber crime
4th May 2012
Lockheed Martin has announced that it will team with the US Department of Defence Cyber Crime Centre (DC3) to tackle cyber crime as part a …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ADF commences Shadow 200 UAV operations
4th May 2012
The Australian Defence Force has officially commenced operations with the Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) in Afghanistan, providing an enhanced capability to the …
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Defence Notes
Germany accused of defence deficiencies by UK report
4th May 2012
The House of Lords EU Committee has warned that Europe’s member states must ‘pull their weight’ to align their defence capabilities in light of the …
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Defence Helicopter
Chemring announces UK MOD award
3rd May 2012
Chemring has announced that its UK subsidiary, Chemring Countermeasures, has been awarded a five year long term partnering agreement to deliver a range of different …
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Land Warfare
NIITEK awarded US Army sustainment contract
3rd May 2012
NIITEK, a Chemring subsidiary company, has announced that it has been awarded a sole source US Army Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Ground Penetrating Radar …
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Defence Helicopter
Royal Navy Sea Kings added to Olympic security build up
2nd May 2012
The Royal Navy's Sea King Mk7 airborne surveillance and control helicopters are set to play their role in the security operations surrounding this year's London …
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Land Warfare
Canada's CCV programme terminated by the government (again)
2nd May 2012
Canadian government procurement practices are facing further scrutiny following the abrupt revelation on 27 April that the C$2 billion Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) programme has been …
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Digital Battlespace
DARPA goes to market for ViSAR technology
2nd May 2012
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is on the lookout for technology to aid the development of its Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Volz Servos announces Aerosonde contract
2nd May 2012
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems has awarded Volz Servos a contract to supply ‘thousands’ of digital actuators (DA) for its Aerosonde small UAS. According to the …
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Military Logistics
USAF awards Lockheed Martin new C-130J training contract
2nd May 2012
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to provide new training devices to accommodate the growing pipeline of C-130J …
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 ...
