• Uncrewed Vehicles

  RE2, Inc. to design a Modular Intelligent Manipulation System for the US Army

  19th April 2010

  RE2, Inc., a leading developer of modular manipulation systems, announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to research …

• Defence Helicopter

  Marines fast rope their way into urban terrain exercises

  19th April 2010

  A small group of Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marines fast roped out of two Navy …

• Military Logistics

  Oshkosh Defense awarded $11 million for in theater MRAP support

  16th April 2010

  Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, announced today that it has received a purchase order for more than $11 million from Force Protection Industries, …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin completes design review for Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment Enabled Radar

  15th April 2010

  A synthetic aperture radar system with the capability to operate in all types of weather, day or night, is one step closer to providing warfighters …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris Corporation announces significant new features that Integrate with its Full-Motion Video Asset Management Engine (FAME)

  15th April 2010

  Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has announced new capabilities that integrate with its commercial Full-Motion Video Asset Management Engine (FAME). These …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat Protected Vehicle (SPV) 400 contender for UK MoD LPPV programme unveiled

  13th April 2010

  The Supacat Protected Vehicle (SPV400) today received its International Media Launch at the Long Valley Test Ground, Aldershot, UK. The SPV400 is the contender from …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  US Army brigade modernization to expand UAS participation

  12th April 2010

  US Army planners are projecting a significant expansion of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capabilities in the upcoming testing of Brigade Combat Team Modernisation capabilities packages. …

• Defence Helicopter

  First live warhead flight for Lockheed Martin's multi-purpose Hellfire II missile

  9th April 2010

  Lockheed Martin's multi-purpose AGM-114R Hellfire II missile scored another success in its second proof-of-principle (POP) flight test, the first armed with a live warhead.  The …

• Land Warfare

  German Army orders 44 DINGO 2 GSI mobile workshop vehicles from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann

  6th April 2010

  The German Defence Procurement Agency (BWB) has commissioned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to supply 44 all-protected battle damage repair vehicles based on the DINGO 2. The …

• 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

  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 …

• Land Warfare

  Oshkosh Defense awarded $41 million for M-ATV Protection Kits

  30th March 2010

  Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has received an order valued at more than $41 million from the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) …

• 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 …

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems hands over last Viking MK2 to UK Ministry of Defence

  29th March 2010

  The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken delivery on time of the last of 24 BvS10 Viking Mk 2 mine-protected vehicles ordered from BAE …

• Defence Notes

  Associations issue statement on global sectoral approach to aviation and climate change

  22nd March 2010

  The heads of a group of airline associations – Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), Association of European Airlines (AEA), …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV [Slovenia - 2nd Batch]

  Programme Background  Slovenia began its procurement of Oshkosh Defence's JLTV 4x4 armoured vehicle in 2018, although a US government FMS contract was not signed until ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-64E Apache-Follow-On [Morocco]

  Programme Background Morocco has placed a request with the US government for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 20 November 2019, it was announced that the ...

• Loitering munitions

  Warmate 3 [India]

  Programme Background While awaiting domestic solutions, the Indian Army has filled a capacity gap by purchasing around 120 Warmate 3 units from WB Group. As ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-64E Apache [Morocco]

  Morocco has placed a request with the US government for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 20 November 2019, it was announced that the US State ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  CH-47F (Australia)

  Programme Background The government of Australia has requested to buy four CH-47F cargo helicopters with unique modifications: eight T55-GA-714A aircraft turbine engines, five AN/AAR-57 common ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  AW169M (Austria)

  The aircraft was selected ahead of two light twin platforms – the Bell 429 and H145M - as it represented the best option for Vienna ...

• Tanks

  VT5 [Bangladesh]

  Programme Background The Bangladesh MoD issued an RfI for a new light tank and a related ARV in September 2017. This will be easier to ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CATV [Norway]

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its ageing fleet of BV206 tracked all-terrain vehicles, the Norwegian Armed Forces reported in May 2023 it was considering a ...

• Tanks

  VT5 [Bangladesh - Forecast]

  Programme Background The Bangladesh MoD issued an RfI for a new light tank and a related ARV in September 2017. This will be easier to ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-1Z Viper [Czech Republic]

  Programme Background On 3 May 2019, it was announced that the US State Department had approved a possible FMS of four AH-1Z Vipers to the Czech ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Special Operations Vehicles [Malaysia]

  Forecast Methodology Malaysia's SOV tender calls for a vehicle that 'is capable of conducting special operations deep in enemy-held territory' and 'capable of manoeuvring in hostile ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Neton VLOE - (Spain - Navy)

  Programme Background Information regarding the Spanish Navy's procurement of the Einsa Neton remains limited, however, it is likely that decisions to procure the platform arose from ...

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

  Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Colombia]

  Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

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

  ScanEagle 2 (Philippines)

  Programme Background MSI ProgrammeThe Philippines are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...

• Military UAS - small

  Indonesia - ScanEagle 2

  Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Subsystems: visual

  Terrain Tools for ESRI ArcGIS

  MVRsimulation's Terrain Tools for Esri ArcGIS enable users to turn geospatial data into real-time geospecific 3D terrain from within their GIS software. Building on the ArcGIS ...

• Subsystems: visual

  ESP

  Introduced in January 2008, ESP is intended to provide a common, Windows PC-compatible platform on which to build a wide variety of virtual simulations for ...

• Subsystems: visual

  Sindbad 3-EX

  Sindbad 3-EX is a tool aiming at generating geographic terrain databases and 3D models for environment display systems. It is based on COTS tools and ...

• Air: parachute simulators

  Parasim

  Parasim is designed to simulate parachuting from the moment of leaving the aircraft to landing, including free fall before canopy deployment and controlled descent with ...

• Subsystems: software

  Light Box

  Light Box software provides critical, precision test tools to assess the correlation and compatibility of output formats, and automate the validation, quality control and accuracy ...

• Military UGVs

  PIAP Gryf

  The PIAP Gryf is a lightweight UGV designed for reconnaissance, EOD/IED detection, neutralisation and bomb disposal in places that are difficult to access. It was ...

• Subsystems: software

  Content Creation

  Content creation tools from Presagis include 3D modelling and terrain generation software that enable modellers and developers to build accurate and detailed virtual environments optimised ...

• Subsystems: software

  SE Core

  The US Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) common virtual environment management (CVEM) program provides simulations with the ability to fully integrate and interoperate within ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Q4i

  The Q4i is a mini rotary-wing UAV designed for ISR tasks. The UAV and the Ninja, the Q4i's smaller sibling, can be assembled without tools and features an autopilot ...

• Construction vehicles

  10K ATFL

  The Cat 10K and 13K All-Terrain Forklifts (ATFL) utilise the Cat 930K platform to lift and carry loads, and provide rough-terrain capability for work in ...

• Subsystems: software

  CDB

  Equipe’s Continental Databases (CDB) expand the concept of flight simulation visual training environments from current networks of local airport regions to continental-sized areas containing the ...

• Military UGVs

  MV-10

  The DOK-ING MV-10 is a large, dedicated mine clearance UGV designed to clear anti-personnel, antitank mines and unexploded ordnance. The platform is usually fitted with ...

• Military UGVs

  MW330 Medium MineWolf

  The Medium MineWolf (MW330) was unveiled in 2010 and is designed to combine features from the manned MW370 and the remote-controlled MW240. It can be ...

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Workshops

  Marshall offers a range of integrated, shelter-based workshops. These include several systems now in UK service: the Deployable Machine Shop fitted with the tools needed ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Ninja

  Designed for security and surveillance applications, the Ninja is a micro rotary-wing UAV manufactured by ideaForge.  The UAV and the Q4i, the Ninja's larger sibling, ...