• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI 2014: Service leaders outline unmanned aspirations

  14th May 2014

  Tri-service leaders from the US Department of Defense (DoD) have described the future of unmanned systems in light of budget restrictions and an evolving operational …

• Land Warfare

  New Afghan MSFV orders on hold

  21st March 2014

  Plans for additional Commando Select armoured vehicles for the Afghan National Army (ANA) are being put on hold until a bi-lateral US-Afghanistan security agreement is …

• Naval Warfare

  AUSA Winter: Army watercraft due for replacement

  21st February 2014

  The main programme causing a headache for the PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support (CS&CSS) is new watercraft for the US Army. Speaking at …

• Land Warfare

  AUSA Winter: JTLV a benchmark for future programmes

  21st February 2014

  The source selection evaluation criteria for the downselect of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme were released last week, it has emerged. Speaking to …

• Land Warfare

  SHOT 2014: Revision secures IHPS contract

  20th January 2014

  Revision Military provided details of its US Army contract for a next generation helmet system at the SHOT Show 2014. The company secured a $783,000 …

• Land Warfare

  Revision awarded PEO Soldier IHPS SPS contract

  9th January 2014

  Revision Military has been awarded a two year development-to-acquisition programme contract for PEO Soldier's Integrated Head Protection System (IHPS) Soldier Protective System (SPS). The programme …

• Land Warfare

  IITSEC 2013: Land simulation to up game

  5th December 2013

  Simulation specialists have responded to calls from a senior US government official to further enhance training aids in the land environment to compete with levels …

• Land Warfare

  Hearing protection fielding to US Army

  6th November 2013

  Danish voice communications company, Invisio, will be equipping units with the US Army with soldier hearing protection systems. A spokesman told Shephard on 5 November …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Army EMARSS programme transfers to PEO Aviation

  2nd October 2013

  The US Army’s Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) programme has been transferred to the US Army’s Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, where …

• Land Warfare

  AeroVironment details additional Switchblade orders

  10th September 2013

  The US Army has placed orders for the AeroVironment Switchblade tactical missile system, ancillary equipment and support, worth a total of $36.7 million. The orders …

• Land Warfare

  AeroVironment wins US Army Switchblade award

  28th August 2013

  AeroVironment has received new orders that will see it supply the Switchblade tactical missile systems, ancillary equipment and support to the US Army. The five …

• Land Warfare

  Kongsberg wins Stryker ECP smart display contract

  10th July 2013

  Kongsberg Integrated Tactical Systems (KITS) will supply commander’s and driver’s smart displays for the US Army Stryker Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) programme under a new …

• Defence Helicopter

  Quad A 2013: US Army gives financial perspective on future helicopter programmes

  12th April 2013

  The head of the US Army’s PEO Aviation has offered insight into the force’s upcoming helicopter development programmes in light of pressure to reduce procurement …

• Military Logistics

  MRAP support drawdown

  22nd March 2013

  As the expected drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan gathers pace, the reduction in the number of troops and vehicles in the Middle East has …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Hydroid’s Littoral Battlespace Sensing AUV enters FRP

  19th February 2013

  Hydroid has announced that its contract to provide Littoral Battlespace Sensing (LBS) AUVs to the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Alternative [USA]

  Programme Background FARA Programme As covered in more detail in a separate entry on Defence Insight, the US Army initiated the FARA project in 2018 to develop a ...

• 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 helicopters - attack

  Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) [USA]

  Programme Background Requirement In 2018, the US Army initiated the FARA project to develop a replacement for Army attack and scout helicopters, such as the OH-58D Kiowa and AH-64 ...

• 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 ...

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

  Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) [USA]

  Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) will provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It is intended to ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Major networking projects

  FORCEnet

  A USMC and USN effort to implement network-centric operations, FORCEnet uses a series of concepts to improve communications, enhance situational awareness and enable sharing of time-sensitive ...

• Land: NVGs

  Digitally Enhanced NVG

  Designed as part of the US Army’s Enhanced NVG programme, this goggle uses digital imagery to assist soldier mobility and situational awareness under a range ...

• EW test systems, Air: air combat simulators

  MAST

  The Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer (MAST) replicates the visual and spectral effects of a shoulder-fired IR missile threat to stimulate UV-based aircraft survivability equipment systems ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  Combatant Craft Heavy (CCH) SEALION

  The Combatant Craft Heavy (CCH) SEALION (Sea Air Land Insertion, Observation and Neutralization) is a low-observable semi-submersible craft employed by U.S. Naval Special Warfare Special ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  LSMP

  US Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command selected Rockwell Collins to perform the LIFT Simulator Modernization Program (LSMP) delivery order under the STRI Omnibus Contract. ...

• Land: air defence radar

  SkyChaser

  The SkyChaser is a lightweight on-the-move (OTM) radar designed for tracking targets from a moving platform. Compact and efficient, it features a panel that can be mounted ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  AN/PRC-148C/D IMBITR

  The AN/PRC-148 Improved Multiband Inter-Intra Team Radio (IMBITR) is a dual-channel, certified networking radio designed to enhance communications. The IMBITR is a variant of the ...

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

  Gray Eagle ER

  The Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) is an improved derivative of the US Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle. Compared to the original Gray Eagle, the Gray ...