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News - Dynamit Nobel Defence

  • Air Warfare

    Australia to sustain and upgrade Super Hornets and Growlers until 2030

    8th January 2024

    A contract extension with Boeing has secured the continued support and enhancement of the Royal Australian Air Force's F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets for the next five years.

  • Land Warfare

    Lithuania joins Sweden in plan to purchase air defence system

    2nd January 2024

    Lithuania has signed an agreement to join Sweden’s short-range air-defence procurement and discussed Sweden’s future involvement in operations when the Nordic country joins NATO and possible demining operations in Ukraine.

  • Land Warfare

    First Challenger 3 rolled out

    23rd January 2024

    Challenger 3, the latest iteration of the Challenger MBT introduced into service with the British Army, has been manufactured by Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land and has marked an in-service upgrade to the existing Challenger 2 platform.

  • Digital Battlespace

    Final Tranche 0 tracking satellites launched for US Missile Defense Agency

    15th February 2024

    The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) initiated the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) programme in 2018 and in January 2021 awarded Other Transaction Agreements to L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman for the creation of prototype systems.

  • Air Warfare

    Rafael’s Ice and Sea Breaker readies for production

    23rd February 2024

    Rafael revealed at the Singapore Airshow 2024 that production was about to commence on the Ice and Sea Breaker for two customers who signed up for the missile two years ago.

  • Land Warfare

    First two improved Turkish M60T tanks handed over

    16th February 2024

    The M60Ts, upgraded versions of the M60A3s, were delivered between 2007 and 2010. The latest upgrade followed a rolling programme of upgrades which have included Aselsan SARP RWS, Yamgoz situational awareness cameras, a TLUS laser warning receiver and a Pulat APS completed in 2020.

  • Naval Warfare

    Turkish Navy looks to advance maritime power with 2024 fleet expansion

    22nd January 2024

    Turkish Navy has ambitious plans to expand and modernize its fleet with new warships, submarines, drones and missiles in 2024.

  • Land Warfare

    New FFG combat support vehicle to be unveiled at Eurosatory

    23rd January 2024

    The Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) G5, a tracked armoured vehicle, will replace vehicles such as the M113 APC series with a modular family that provides a high level of protection against ballistic, mine and IED threats.

  • Air Warfare

    Lockheed pitches C-130J-30 Super Hercules to Sweden

    8th February 2024

    The focus of a new partnership between Lockheed and Sweden's MilDef will be on enhancing LM's C-130-30 Super Hercules offering to the Swedish Air Force by integrating MilDef's advanced solutions.

  • Air Warfare

    Thailand decommissions Pilatus PC-9 training aircraft

    6th February 2024

    All 22 Thai Pilatus PC-9 training aircraft have been retired with the T-6C Texan II fulfilling all training roles for the country’s air force.

  • Land Warfare

    Improved T-90M shown in detail in Donetsk

    13th February 2024

    The T-90M was publicly revealed in 2017 and entered service in the Russian Army in 2020. Its export version, T-90MS, has been ordered by India and Egypt.

  • Air Warfare

    General Atomics unveils XQ-67A combat drone

    12th February 2024

    The development of the XQ-67A was set out to create a platform capable of crewed-uncrewed teaming, with noticeable visual similarities to existing advanced UAS.

  • Naval Warfare

    Europe plans progress on semi-autonomous modular naval vessel

    18th January 2024

    The pan-European project plans to develop a a new vessel architecture, create and test the physical prototype of the vessel by the end of 2027, and develop a data-centric autonomous ship architecture.

  • Land Warfare

    Lockheed Martin awarded contract to support rocket system manufacture in Australia

    16th January 2024

    Australia received approval from the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) in 2023 to buy 60 M30A1 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) pods and 40 M31A1 GMLRS Unitary (GMLRS-U) high-explosive (HE) pods.

  • Defence Notes

    Norway improves support chain for Ukraine as US sends more weapons

    3rd January 2024

    As the Ukraine-Russia war enters its third year, both Norway and the US have continued to commit support with the Nordic country improving ease of supply and the US sending $250 million more in equipment.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

    RGW 60

    Dynamit Nobel developed the Recoilless Grenade Weapon 60mm (RGW 60) for special operations, airborne and other light forces which require a compact, lightweight assault weapon. ...

  • Land: RWS

    FeWaS 80

    The FeWaS 80 (Fernbedienbare Waffen Station 80kg – Remotely Controlled Weapon Station 80kg) was originally developed alongside the heavier FeWaS 120 to meet a requirement from ...

  • Land: RWS

    Dual FeWaS

    The Dual FeWaS is an RWS designed to be installed on medium and heavy AFVs. It is armed with two weapons consisting of either a ...

  • Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

    Enforcer

    MBDA has been developing the Enforcer since 2014 to provide a shoulder-launched precision missile system  that is able to defeat lightly armoured and soft-skinned targets ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    ACSV G5

    The Armoured Combat Support Vehicle G5 (ACSV), formerly the PMMC G5, is a tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC) intended to replace vehicles such as the M113 ...

  • Land: RWS

    FeWAS 120

    The FeWaS 120 (Fernbedienbare Waffen Station 120kg – Remotely Controlled Weapon Station 120kg) was originally developed alongside the lighter FeWaS 80 to meet a requirement from ...

  • Land: RWS

    Samson Mini

    The Samson Mini is one of the lightest members of the Samson RWS family. It is a dual-axis, gyrostabilised RWS designed for use on vehicles, ...

  • Major networking projects

    Missile Defence

    In 2010, NATO rolled out an initial capability to protect alliance forces against missile threats and is now examining options for protecting territory and populations. ...

  • Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys

    Krait Defence System

    Krait Defence System is a flexible, scalable and modular anti-submarine warfare solution by the British SEA. It includes a family of products from stand-alone KraitArray ...

  • Major networking projects

    Defence Architecture Framework

    BAE Systems is developing a broad base of systems architecture expertise to execute network-centric warfare projects on behalf of the Australian Defence Force. This is ...

  • Major networking projects

    Ballistic Missile Defence

    In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

  • Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

    NOMADS Air Defence

    Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace developed the National Manoeuvre Air Defence System (NOMADS) to address the increasing need for mobile, adaptable air defence systems capable of ...

  • Land: air defence simulators

    Rapier Air Defence PTT

    In service with the British Army, the Rapier Air Defence Field Standard A and B part task trainer (PTT) gives students target alerting, identification, tracking ...

  • Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

    Patriot Air Defence System

    The MIM-104 Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) is an American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system designed for air-defence duties. The original Standard MIM-104A  ...

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

    Falcon Air Defence System

    Unveiled at IDEX 2019, Falcon is a medium range ground-based air defence system, including C-RAM and C-UAS capabilities. The Falcon consists of Lockheed Martin's Skykeeper ...