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News - MX-series

  • Defence Helicopter

    Sikorsky continues to next stage of CH-53K testing

    2nd May 2014

    The CH-53K heavy lift helicopter programme continues to progress, with the aircraft’s seven main rotor blades and four tail rotor blades attached for the first …

  • Naval Warfare

    Damen to build fourth Patrol Vessel for Equador

    2nd May 2014

    Damen Shipyards will supply a fourth Stan Patrol 2606 type patrol vessel for the Ecuadorian Coastguard under a contract with Astinave (Ecuador) - Astilleros Navales …

  • Land Warfare

    Scout recce support vehicle completes base CDR

    1st May 2014

    The Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) specific base platform for the Protected Mobility Recce Support (PMRS) variant has passed its Critical Design Review (CDR), according to …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Camcopter S-100 conducts North Sea demo

    30th April 2014

    Schiebel has demonstrated the capabilities of the S-100 Camcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Dutch authorities in the North Sea, west of Den Helder in …

  • Defence Helicopter

    UH-60M sale to Mexico approved by US State Department

    22nd April 2014

    The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 18 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Mexico as part of a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2 achieves certification

    18th April 2014

    The Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2 has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), clearing the way for customer deliveries to begin in the …

  • Land Warfare

    Stealthy moves for bike development

    17th April 2014

    The Pentagon has awarded a development contract to Logos Technologies to manufacture a prototype silent-running hybrid-electric military motorcycle. According to the company, the US Defense …

  • Naval Warfare

    Defense Services Asia: Oto Melara promotes Vulcano

    15th April 2014

    Finmeccanica subsidiary Oto Melara has used the Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition to promote its guided ammunition technology to the ASEAN market. Speaking to media …

  • Military Logistics

    Design review underway for Australian trucks

    14th April 2014

    Design reviews for the trucks procured under Phase 3B of Australia’s Land 121 project – known as Overlander – commenced in January. A spokesperson from …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    SAS14: USN reveals extended test plans for UCAS-D

    9th April 2014

    The US Navy PM for the UCAS-D programme has outlined a series of objectives for X-47B following the award of additional funding to continue testing …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Phantom Badger certified for V-22

    9th April 2014

    The US Navy has certified the Phantom Badger combat support vehicle for transport within the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. A series of successful tests were …

  • Land Warfare

    Nexter signs French Army VBCI support contract

    9th April 2014

    Nexter Group will support the French Army’s VBCI armoured infantry combat vehicle under a contract signed on 4 April. The Support in Services contract (MSS) …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Global Hawk demos expanded SATCOM capability

    4th April 2014

    A US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has demonstrated its ability to use an additional Satellite Communications (SATCOM) link to improve …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    FIDAE: EXPAL displays Shepherd UAV

    31st March 2014

    Spanish defence manufacturer EXPAL unveiled its hand-launched Shepherd-MIL UAV at the FIDAE exhibition in Santiago, Chile. Designed for silent, autonomous aerial reconnaissance, the platform is …

  • Defence Helicopter

    France, UK finally commit to FASGW(H)/ANL

    28th March 2014

    Some five years after signing a statement of intent to jointly pursue a next-generation helicopter-launched surface attack missile, the UK and France have finally committed …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Loitering munitions

    MX-10 [France]

    Programme Background French Media In February 2025, Opex360 reported that the French Army had ordered 460 units of the MX-10 drone and stated that their delivery ...

  • Military UAS - MALE

    Anka-B [Türkiye]

    Programme Background TAI announced in November 2019 that it had delivered a total of 22 Anka-B UAVs to the Turkish Navy. Two large contracts contributing ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    AH-6i (Thailand)

    Programme Background The US State Department has made a determination approving the possible $400 million sale on 24 September 2019. The eight AH-6i light attack ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    ISTAR UAS project [Canada]

    Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    MD 530G Lebanon

    The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes: two Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6” x 9” LCD primary displays, Tek Fusion ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    Bell 407GX

    The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency noted that the proposed sale of five Bell 407GX helicopters will help compensate for the combat loss of seven IA407 helicopters ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Viper MIFV

    Programme BackgroundDue to its focus on conducting counterinsurgency operations against the Tehrik-e Taliban (TTP), the Pakistan Army has eschewed the substantial investment needed to develop ...

  • ISR/special mission

    King Air 350ER -Canada

    Programme Background Canadian Special Forces was looking to procure ISR aircraft to support their missions both overseas and domestically.  There were few Canadian suppliers to sell ...

  • ISR/special mission

    King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait

    Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...

  • Fighter - naval

    Tejas LCA (Naval variant) - India

    The average unit cost is estimated to be around $63 million per aircraft based on the $5.2 billion deal for the procurement of 83 LCAs ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Orlik [Poland]

    Programme Background Inception & Cancellation The Orlik programme was launched in early 2015 to procure a tactical UAV to carry out short-range ISTAR missions for the Polish ...

  • VLFS

    Programme Background The VLFS platform is derived from the Arquus Dagger PVP platform, but has been specifically designed to meet the requirements of French Special ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A330 MRTT [Singapore]

    In February 2020, Airbus and the Singapore government announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of an A330 Smart Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). One Singaporean ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle [Colombia - Forecast]

    Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Orlik (Options) [Poland]

    Programme Background Inception & Cancellation The Orlik programme was launched in early 2015 with the aim of procuring a tactical UAV that can carry out ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Subsystems: visual

    L3 Wescam MX - Sim

    Partnering with L3 Wescam, INSYEN has developed the MX - Sim, a training product which simulates the operations of the L3 Wescam MX-series of EO/IR ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-8

    Unveiled at AUSA 2016, the Wescam MX-8 is an EO/IR system designed for small crewed and uncrewed aircraft.  The smallest system in the Wescam's MX series, the ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Indera MX-3AH

    The Indera MX-3AH is a naval surveillance radar manufactured by Solution 247 in Indonesia. It is a Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) radar that is equipped with Maritime Tracking ...

  • Light mortars

    60MX Mortar Series

    Expal's 60mm 60MX1 and 60MX2 mortars are designed to be used with a bipod or in handheld mode using a commando kit, which consists of ...

  • Subsystems: visual

    L3 Wescam MX - Emulator

    INSYEN has partnered with L3 Wescam to develop the MX -Emulator, a product which emulates the operations of L3 Wescam's MX series of EO/IR turrets, ...

  • Medium mortars

    81mm MX Mortar Series

    The 81mm MX mortar series includes two different barrels for different operational scenarios: 1.15m (81MX1) and 1.45m (81MX2). Both can be transported in three backpack ...

  • Towed mortars

    120mm MX Mortar Series

    The 120mm MX Mortar Series consists of two models with different barrel lengths: the 1.6m 120MX1 and 1.8m 120MX2. The design has numerous improvements based ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-25D

    The L3 Harris Wescam MX-25 is an EO/IR imaging system designed for ultra-high, long-endurance surveillance and reconnaissance missions from aircraft. It supports up to six sensors simultaneously, including long-range target ...

  • Core systems: image intensifiers

    MX-10160

    F9800 series Gen III MX-10160 18mm I2 tubes are used in the AN/AVS-6 ANVIS and AN/AVS-9 (F4949) aviator NVG, as well as ground systems including ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-10

    The Wescam MX-10 EO/IR low-weight imaging system is designed for low-altitude tactical surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-10 has had a close ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-20

    The Wescam MX-20 EO/IR is an imaging system from L3 Harris, designed for high-altitude, long-range persistent surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-20HD was a ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Alticam 11EOIR5

    Manfaucte by Hood Tech Vision, the Alitcam 11 series of EO/IR gimbals can be hosted on aircraft, vessels, or vehicles. The Alticam 11EOIR5 features HD ...

  • Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

    MX-10GS

    The MX-10GS is a mast-mounted small multi-sensor, multi-spectral imaging system in single-LRU configuration. It is designed for installation in ground combat vehicles and for force ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Alticam 09EOIR3

    Derived from the EO900 Super EO, the Alticam 09 series of gimbaled surveillance systems feature four-axis stabilisation and two simultaneous H.264 compressed video feeds. The ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Barak ER (Barak-8ER)

    The Barak Extended Range (ER) missile, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is an advanced surface-to-air interceptor designed to counter a wide spectrum of aerial ...