• Defence Helicopter

  Lockheed Martin successfully tests Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) tri-mode seeker

  1st April 2010

  Lockheed Martin has successfully completed a wide-ranging series of tests on the multi-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system. JAGM will provide a …

• Defence Helicopter

  ATAC helps Brantley firm attain aviation quality status

  1st April 2010

  In a region that is economically stressed, being a contender in the international aerospace arena might be considered a pipe dream to some, but to …

• Defence Helicopter

  Progress on new helicopter facilities at Culdrose

  1st April 2010

  Defence Estates (DE) is overseeing an important project to build bespoke new facilities for the four Sea King helicopter squadrons based at the Royal Navy …

• Military Logistics

  TenCate Protective Fabrics receives order from Short Bark for the US Marine Corps flame resistant Inclement Weather Combat Shirt (IWCS)

  1st April 2010

  The US Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded a contract of 180,000 garments over 18 months for the US Marine Corps flame resistant Inclement Weather …

• Defence Helicopter

  Recent US Army reliability and characterisation testing demonstrates the reliability and maturity of ECLIPSE

  1st April 2010

  The results of recent US Government reliability and characterisation tests have demonstrated the maturity of the latest infrared countermeasure system jointly developed by SELEX Galileo …

• Defence Helicopter

  Aria completes installation of the Axsys V-14 MSII cameras and troll systems downlinks in Royal Thai Army Bell 212 and UH-1 Helicopters

  1st April 2010

  Aria International Incorporated, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Aria International Holdings, Inc., a company focused on providing specialized surveillance and communications solutions to a global customer …

• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin awarded $83 million automated test equipment contract to support US Navy fleet aircraft

  31st March 2010

  Lockheed Martin was awarded an $83 million contract to design, develop, fabricate, integrate, and test the Electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS) for the US …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon makes first delivery of encrypted identification technology to US Air Force

  30th March 2010

  Raytheon Company has delivered the first of the KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique computers to the US Air Force more than 60 days ahead of …

• Defence Helicopter

  Army Chinooks commence summer operations in Afghanistan

  30th March 2010

  Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters have commenced the summer rotation of rotary wing operations in Afghanistan while embedded with the United States 82nd Combat Aviation …

• Digital Battlespace

  Herley subsidiary CTI is awarded a $5 million contract to provide electronics for US Navy electronic attack aircraft

  30th March 2010

  Herley Industries, Inc. announced today that its Herley-CTI subsidiary located in Whippany, NJ, has received an award valued at approximately $5 million from a major …

• Defence Notes

  MBDA and UK MoD agree long term partnering arrangement for supply and support of Complex Weapons

  29th March 2010

  MBDA is pleased to announce it has agreed a long term partnering arrangement with the UK MOD for the development and supply of new Complex …

• Digital Battlespace

  Data Link Solutions (DLS) awarded a $20 million contract to deliver MIDS-LVTs to US and coalition forces

  29th March 2010

  Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, has been awarded a $20 million contract from the US Navy Space …

• Land Warfare

  German Army orders 41 DINGO 2 KMW will deliver before the end of the year

  29th March 2010

  The DINGO 2 has already been successfully tried and tested in numerous international missions, including in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Lebanon. Next to Germany it …

• Digital Battlespace

  ThalesRaytheonSystems receives follow-on contract for US Army Sentinel Radar support

  29th March 2010

  ThalesRaytheonSystems has been awarded a $12.5 million follow-on contract for its AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel air defense radar Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) program. This multiyear option …

• Military Logistics

  AAR receives $24 million order for specialized shelters

  29th March 2010

  AAR announced today that it has received a $24 million order for shelters to be used by the US Army. AAR has delivered more than …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  MQ-1 Gray Eagle [US Army]

  Programme 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 ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) (Increment 2) [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 intended to ...

• 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 ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  AMPV (USA)

  Programme Background The US Army initiated the AMPV programme to acquire a replacement for several variants of the M113 tracked APC, which has been in ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) (Forecast) [US Army]

  Programme Background Contracted Units As covered in a separate programme entry, the US Army first procured AeroVironment's Switchblade 300 over a decade ago, beginning the service's ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Loitering Munitions [Switzerland]

  Programme Background Announcement In a February 2023 interview with Swiss news outlet CH-Media, Swiss army chief Thomas Süssli stated that the country was considering acquiring loitering ...

• Loitering munitions

  Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) (Contracted) [US Army]

  Programme Background First Contract In June 2011, the US awarded AeroVironment a $4.9 series-production contract for the loitering munition, satisfying the US Army's Lethal Miniature ...

• 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 ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) [USA]

  Programme Background US Army's Future Vertical Lift Programme The FLRAA is one of three strands of a broader army programme. The others are the Future ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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. 

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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) ...

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Infrastructure - bridges

  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 ...

• Infrastructure - bridges

  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 ...

• 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). ...

• 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 ...