• Land Warfare

  Scout SV turret contract signed with Lockheed Martin

  22nd October 2014

  Lockheed Martin UK has inked a deal to supply the turret for the Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) under a £1 billion contract awarded by General …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Selex helps develop hybrid airship

  21st October 2014

  Selex ES has teamed with Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) to further develop the latter’s Airlander airship concept, it has emerged. Developed under the US Army’s …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Technology hindering UAV integration

  21st October 2014

  Despite industry frustration at the slow pace of regulatory reform needed to allow commercial UAV operations, the enabling detect and avoid technology is simply not …

• Land Warfare

  MBDA's Milan ER completes validation firings

  21st October 2014

  MBDA has completed validation of series production of the Milan ER system, clearing the way for production work to be finalised and first unit deliveries …

• Defence Helicopter

  CAE to support NZDF SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite training devices

  21st October 2014

  CAE will support the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF’s) SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopter synthetic training devices under a new contract announced on 21 October. The …

• Land Warfare

  Indian guidance tech advances with Tata-Honeywell

  21st October 2014

  A recent licensing agreement between Tata Power’s Strategic Engineering Division and Honeywell Aerospace will offer India the capability to produce inertial navigation systems. Signed on …

• Naval Warfare

  Austal launches Cape class patrol boat

  20th October 2014

  Australian shipbuilder Austal has launched the latest Cape class patrol boat (CCPB) for the Australian customs service. The event took place on 17 October at …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  UAS Europe expands Spy Owl UAS product line

  20th October 2014

  UAS Europe announced on 17 October that it has launched a surveillance version of its Spy Owl 200 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The electrically-powered Spy …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  USAF Global Hawks touch down after Japan deployment

  20th October 2014

  The first two Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawks to successfully operate alongside commercial airliners at a civil-military airport have returned to base after …

• Digital Battlespace

  Thales bags Qatar military SATCOM contract

  20th October 2014

  Thales will supply the armed forces of Qatar with a military satellite communications system under a contract announced on 20 October. The contract will see …

• Land Warfare

  Morgan crew compartment on Tata LAMV

  17th October 2014

  Morgan Advanced Materials has designed and developed a custom composite crew compartment for Tata Motors’ Light Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (LAMV) programme for the Indian Ministry …

• Land Warfare

  Javelin co-production in India advances under DTTI

  17th October 2014

  Plans are afoot in India to co-develop and co-produce the next generation of Raytheon-Lockheed Martin FGM-148 Javelin ATGMs. The Javelin proposal is being instigated as …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Second US Navy Triton UAS takes flight

  17th October 2014

  The second MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the US Navy programme completed its first flight on 15 October, Northrop Grumman has reported. Conducted …

• Land Warfare

  Fiji gets new ceremonial artillery

  17th October 2014

  Fiji took delivery of six KH178 105mm artillery pieces granted by the South Korean government on 30 September. The Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF) …

• Defence Helicopter

  Concerns mount over Indian UAV developments

  17th October 2014

  Efforts to speed up development of the Rustom-2 MALE UAV appear to have stalled with neither confirmation on when production will begin nor delivery to the Indian Army, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  Tanker Transport Aircraft [Thailand]

  Programme Background  The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is on track to acquire their first transport tanker aircraft. The new aircraft will be designed to ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV (Batch 2) [USA]

  Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked vehicles. ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV (Batch 3) [USA]

  Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked vehicles. ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV (Batch 4) [USA]

  Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked vehicles. ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• Main battle tanks

  Main Battle Tank Upgrade [Australia]

  Programme Background Between 2006 and 2007, the Australian Army received 59 M1A1 AIM SA Abrams MBTs under Project Land 907 Phase 1. These vehicles were planned to ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Small UAV [Belgium]

  According to reports, the Belgian Land Force is set to launch various procurement programmes to expand and diversify its UAV fleet. One of these is ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | Small UAV [Belgium]

  According to reports, the Belgian Land Force is set to launch various procurement programmes to expand and diversify its UAV fleet. One of these is ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  DEF129 (Small UAS) [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement The Australian Army identified a need for a small UAS to provide an organic ISR capability to units operating at the tactical ...

• Military UAS - small

  Bug Nano UAS (UK)

  Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Project Land 400 Phase 3 [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement: 2015 RfI The Land 400 Phase 3 programme will procure a new tracked IFV to replace the Australian Army's legacy fleet of ...

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

  Bayraktar TB3 [Turkish Army]

  Background Land Forces Command Delivery In late October 2024, Haluk Bayraktar, Baykar's CEO, stated that the Bayraktar TB3 had entered mass production and could be exported ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Eitan 8x8 [Israel]

  Programme Background Due to the provisions of the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) system, there is a chance that the Eitan could be mass produced ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (LACP) (Project NYX) [UK]

  The British Army’s Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (LACP) programme aims to develop a highly autonomous, sovereign system to be paired with crewed Apache AH-64E systems. In November ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Major networking projects

  Project Marshall

  The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...

• Laser-directed energy weapons

  DragonFire

  DragonFire is a laser weapon system built for the UK MoD and manufactured by a consortium of manufacturers. The primary manufacturer is MBDA, though they ...

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  Hawkeye Land Surveillance Systems

  Launched at DSEI 2015, the Chess Dynamics Hawkeye family of multi-sensor surveillance systems is designed to provide short- to extended-range optical surveillance and target acquisition ...

• Transport

  C-130J Super Hercules

  The C-130J Super Hercules is the latest model of the C-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J primarily performs the tactical portion of ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  Land 125

  In 1994, Australia initiated Project Wundurra to develop an integrated soldier combat system, and by 2005 this had evolved into the multi-phase Land 125 programme ...

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

  Land Ceptor

  MBDA Land Ceptor is a medium-to-long range ground-based air defence missile system based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family of surface-to-air missiles developed ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: indirect fire location radar

  KRONOS Land

  KRONOS is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations.  The system simultaneously performs surveillance, dedicated target ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Superav Land

  The Superav Land 8x8 is a modular vehicle with a large diameter turret ring that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of remote-controlled ...

• Patrol boats

  Guardian Class

  The Guardian-class Pacific Patrol Boats are being manufactured under the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement project by the Australian shipbuilding company Austal. The project is aimed ...

• Land: RWS

  RCG30

  The Mechatronics division of Denel Land Systems unveiled its RCG30 unmanned turret at the African Aerospace & Defence exhibition in September 2018. Armed with a ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar, Air: UAS radar

  Osprey 30

  The Osprey 30, also known as the Osprey, is an airborne active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar optimised for low size, weight and power (SWAP) requirements. As a multi-mode ...

• Artillery rockets

  EXTRA

  EXTRA is an Israeli 306 mm GPS/INS guided artillery rocket developed by IMI (Now a subsidiary of Elbit Systems as Elbit Systems Land) for use ...

• EW test systems

  CEESIM

  The Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) family of simulators is designed for use in development, T&E;, maintenance and training support of airborne, land, shipboard and ...

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

  Skeldar V-200

  UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture, UMS SKELDAR, to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV, which is used by various countries, including Belgium, Canada ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Emerald AES-210/E

  The Elbit Systems Emerald AES-210/E is a family of lightweight electronic support measures and ELINT systems for helicopters and aircraft tasked with land or maritime surveillance ...