• Military Logistics

  Boeing delivers UAE's 3rd C-17

  1st August 2011

  Boeing on July 28 delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence at the C-17 …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris Corporation receives $25m in orders from USMC

  29th July 2011

  Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received orders totaling $25 million from the US Marine Corps for Harris Falcon III AN/PRC-117G …

• Digital Battlespace

  SAIC awarded US Navy C2 supply contract

  27th July 2011

  Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it was awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ)contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWARSYSCEN …

• Digital Battlespace

  Israeli MOD awards Elbit Systems follow-on order

  25th July 2011

  Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a $40 million order by the Israel Ministry of Defense (MOD) for the follow- on Digital …

• Land Warfare

  800th Bushmaster delivered to Australian MoD

  20th July 2011

  The 800th Bushmaster to roll off the Bendigo production line has been officially handed over to the Hon. Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence. The handover …

• Land Warfare

  Ceradyne receives armour plate insert order

  19th July 2011

  Ceradyne, Inc. announced that it has received a delivery order for approximately $36.2 million for ESAPI (Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert) ceramic body armor plates. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Comtech wins support contract for US Army movement tracking system

  19th July 2011

  Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced July 15 that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received an initial funded order totaling $4.6 million to support the …

• Land Warfare

  Navistar Defense to produce second round of MRAP

  18th July 2011

  Navistar Defense, LLC today announced that it received a delivery order for 140 International MaxxPro Recovery vehicles with rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) nets from the US …

• Land Warfare

  Oshkosh to provide 400 additional MRAP M-ATVs to US Army

  15th July 2011

  Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will build and deliver an additional 400 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) base variants with integrated underbody protection following …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris to supply Falcon III multiband manpack radios to US DoD

  11th July 2011

  Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received orders totaling $12.2 million to supply additional Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios systems …

• Digital Battlespace

  US DoD orders 6,350 JTRS HMS radios from GDC4S

  8th July 2011

  General Dynamics C4 Systems has received an order from the U.S. Department of Defense for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form …

• Defence Helicopter

  CHC preparing for possible DOD contracts in Afghanistan

  7th July 2011

  CHC Helicopter has cleared a substantial hurdle that could lead to new contracts with the US Department of Defense (DOD). Helicopters are one of the …

• Military Logistics

  AAR receives $24 million in shelter orders from US Army

  7th July 2011

  AAR announced today that it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide lightweight, multi-purpose shelters (LMS) for the US Army, valued up to $14 …

• Military Logistics

  Alenia Aeronautica receives Mexican C-27J order

  6th July 2011

  New success on the international markets for the tactical transport aircraft C-27J, designed and built by Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company. Mexico has in fact …

• Defence Helicopter

  Eurocopter marks pedigree of the Ecureuil

  29th June 2011

  When flight test engineer Bernard Certain flew on the first flight of Aerospatiale AS350 Ecureuil in June 1974 he wasn't entirely convinced it was going …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

  Edge 130 [US]

  Programme Background First Order As reported by Shephard, In October 2024, the US Customs and Border Protection force submitted a $1.6 million order to acquire Edge ...

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

  MEUAS IV (US)

  Programme Background MEUAS History The first iteration of the MEUAS programme began in the early 2000s when the ScanEagle was acquired through the programme and ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Cobra II Armoured Tactical Vehicle - 2 (EGM-ZTA-2)

  Some of the Cobra IIs delivered to the SGD are armed with an Aselsan SARP RWS. Based on the value of the June 2016 contract ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 (Ukraine Aid) [Denmark & Sweden]

  Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine was the recipient of a number of Western systems, many of which ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  CH-53K [U.S. Marine Corps]

  Programme Background The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Sikorsky a USD$10.855 billion contract covering up to 99 CH-53K helicopters. According to Lockheed Martin, this is the ...

• Main battle tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]

  Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia became the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...

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

  FALKE (2022-2023) [Germany]

  Background Inception In November 2022, the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) published details on its desire to award a ...

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

  Vector / Scorpion (Contracted) [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Previous Orders & Donations On 29 March 2022, the US Embassy in Warsaw announced that Quantum Systems had donated an unknown quantity of ...

• Transport

  C295 [Angola]

  Programme Background Requirement Angola's transport capability is mainly provided by Soviet-origin An-12, An-30, An-72/74, Il-76 and the Xian MA-60 from China. According to AIN Online, Angola ...

• Main battle tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Bidders and Suppliers The Leopard 2A8, the latest in the Leopard family, was selected by the Royal Dutch Army as per announcements in ...

• Maritime patrol

  C295 MPA [Angola]

  Programme Background Requirement Angola uses a mix of Dornier Do-28s, A-29s and EMB-312 Tucanos for maritime surveillance duties. The country's dedicated maritime patrol capability was ...

• Main battle tanks

  T-90S/SK (Forecast) (Vietnam)

  Shephard estimates that Vietnam may have a requirement for up to 200 T-90S/SK MBTs to modernise its tank fleet. Minus the 64 that were already ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Enok LAPV [Romania]

  Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Romania has embarked upon a rapid modernisation of its armed forces. This has included orders for ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Boxer IFV (Schakal) [Netherlands]

  Programme Background The Boxer is currently in service with both Germany and the Netherlands, having entered service in 2009 and 2013, respectively.  In October 2025, ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 [Ukraine - Forecast]

  Programme Background Announced at the NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels in June 2023, Ukraine formally signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Procurement and Operation ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars

  CHR

  The Compact Hemispheric Radar (CHR) is a family of sensors used in active protection systems for land vehicles manufactured by RADA Electronic Industries in Israel. The ...

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  Erieye

  The S-band Erieye is a long-range airborne early warning and control radarthat detects and automatically tracks air and surface targets across a largearea. The radar has ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  Pozitiv-ME1.2

  The Pozitiv-ME1.2 is a three-dimensional naval surveillance radar manufactured in Russia. It is designed to search, detect, and track air and surface targets. According to ...

• Counter-UAS systems, Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

  pMHR

  The Portable Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (pMHR) is the smallest in the family of MHRs manufactured by Israeli company RADA Electronic Industries. The radar provides hostile ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Sea: coastal surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

  ieMHR

  The ieMHR radar is a three-dimensional pulse-doppler radar previously manufactured by Israeli company RADA Electronic Industries and is currently produced by Leonardo. It is designed ...

• Maritime patrol

  340 MSA

  The Saab 340 MSA incorporates a mission management system connected to onboard sensors for all-weather monitoring of large maritime areas. The aircraft is equipped with automatic ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  C2 Training

  Saab provides doctrinal-based simulation that enables trainees to dynamically execute plans and orders from their own C2 system. Commander and staff can perceive and comprehend ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Mildef Tarantula

  The Tarantula is a High Mobility Armoured Vehicles from Malaysian defence manufacturer Mildef International Technologies.  First revealed in February 2021, the Tarantula has already received orders from ...

• Main battle tanks

  VT2

  The 125mm-armed VT2 tracked MBT, which was unveiled at DSA 2012, is the export version of the People's Liberation Army Type 96A. As of early ...

• Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars

  Three-Dimensional Perimeter Surveillance Radars

  The Three-Dimensional Perimeter Surveillance radars are hemispheric surveillance radars manufactured by RADA in Israel. They provide border and perimeter surveillance through detection, classification and tracking ...

• Land: battle management systems

  MFoCS

  Mounted Family of Computing Systems (MFoCS) is a modular family which is designed to integrate existing FBCB2, future JBC-P and WIN-T capability into a modular ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Maatla 4x4

  Paramount's Maatla 4x4 is a Light Protected Vehicle (LPV) aimed at the African off-road armoured vehicle market. Announced at the African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD 2022) in ...

• Data links

  Link Y Mk2

  Thales Link Y Mk2 is used to securely exchange tactical data and orders via a self-managing, adaptive radio network between multiple military platforms. Designed for ...

• Main battle tanks

  Yatagan

  The Yatagan tank, sometimes referred to as the T-84-120, is an improved T-84 armed with a NATO-standard 120mm smoothbore gun developed by KMDB for the ...

• Light UGVs

  SUGV

  The Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) was previously known as the 310 SUGV and is designed for dismounted EOD missions, but it can also be used ...