• Defence Notes

  SDB increases capability of RAAF F-35A

  21st August 2019

  The capability of the Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighters has quadrupled since the introduction of the GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), according …

• Land Warfare

  Philippines seeks plethora of weapons for army and marines

  12th August 2019

  The Philippine Department of Defense (DND) continues to seek new equipment to fill capability gaps in terms of small arms and crew-served weapons for both …

• Special Operations

  USSOCOM seeks SHOT Show synergies

  15th August 2019

  United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) planners are exploring new weapon technology demonstrations in conjunction with the annual SHOT Show gathering in Las Vegas in …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Puma slinks quietly into Australia

  13th August 2019

  An RQ-20B Puma AE took part in a live-fire demonstration of the US-operated High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in the recently conducted Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019.  This …

• Training

  VRSG software integrated into USAF T-1A trainer fleet

  14th August 2019

  MetaVR's Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) has been integrated into the US Air Force’s T-1A Jayhawk twin-engine jet trainer fleet, part of an embedded training …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon and Rheinmetall's Lynx offering for US Army promises more to come

  16th August 2019

  Raytheon and Rheinmetall this week announced an addition to its team that will make a bid for the US Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) …

• Land Warfare

  MSPO 2019: Eastern Europe mounts tank inventory push

  22nd August 2019

  Most Eastern European countries are focusing their efforts to maintain and strengthen their armoured vehicle inventories. This is being undertaken in accordance with geopolitical ambitions …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop contracted for RAPTR tactical radar development

  13th August 2019

  The US Army has contracted Northrop Grumman to develop the Re-scalable Aperture for Precision Targeting Radar (RAPTR), which is the company’s next generation offering of …

• Special Operations

  First phase of Australia's Project Greyfin gets the go ahead

  12th August 2019

  The Australian government has approved the first stage of Project Greyfin, which will procure new equipment for the country’s special forces. The first stage provides …

• Land Warfare

  Thales continues Lithgow Arms investment

  25th July 2019

  Thales' investment at its Australian Lithgow Arms facility continues with a $1.8 million honing machine added to the site's rifle production line. The new equipment …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  QinetiQ looks to improve SAR with MUM-T solutions

  6th August 2019

  QinetiQ is working with the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to look at how UAS technology can strengthen search and rescue (SAR) operations. The …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Hydroid to support MK 18 UUVs

  7th August 2019

  Hydroid will provide engineering support and training services for the US Navy's MK 18 family of UUVs under an IDIQ contract announced by the US …

• Military Logistics

  RAAF supports USAF C-17 repairs

  30th July 2019

  A new US-Australia cross-servicing agreement has been used for the first time to return a US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft back to …

• Land Warfare

  Philippines receives sniper rifles from US

  26th July 2019

  Sniper rifles supplied to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) by the US government have arrived in country.The ten M107.50 calibre sniper rifles are …

• Land Warfare

  US Army orders PGU 46/B ammunition

  5th August 2019

  Northrop Grumman has received new ammunition orders from the US Army totalling $24.8 million. The orders, announced on 1 August, were placed under the company’s …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Main battle tanks

  Hungary Leopard 2A4 MBT

  Programme Background The Hungarian Army is in desperate need of new NATO-standard military equipment to replace its ageing Soviet platforms. Approximately 80 T-72M1 MBTs are ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle [Colombia]

  Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their occupants ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  Hürkuş-C Advanced Armed Trainer (Turkey)

  The Hurjet-C development programme funding was included in the Hurkus-B procurement contract awarded by  the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries in December 2013.  The Hurjet will ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  IAR-99 Replacement (Romania)

  On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Sherpa Light [Kuwait]

  Programme Background According to data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the first 150 Sherpa Lights from this contract were delivered to ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle [Colombia]

  Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their occupants ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Titan-B [Colombia]

  Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their occupants ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Low-Cost Israeli Drones (First Batch) [Israel]

  Background Chinese Dependency As reported in August 2024 by Globes, a Hebrew-language daily financial newspaper, the Israeli MoD is keen to reduce its dependence on Chinese drones. ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Paraguay VAMTAC ST5

  Programme Background Paraguay's Joint Task Force is in need of new armoured vehicles that can provide sufficient protection against the small arms, mines and IEDs ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  Tur-K3 6x6 Light Armoured Vehicle [Bangladesh]

  Programme Background Prior to 2010, the Bangladesh Armed Forces and police operated few light armoured vehicles able to protect against small arms fire and mine ...

• Main battle tanks

  Leopard 2A7HU [Hungary]

  Programme Background The Hungarian Army is in desperate need of new NATO-standard military equipment to replace its ageing Soviet platforms. Approximately 80 T-72M1 MBTs are ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Su-25K Replacement Sudan

  The UN Security Council imposed an open-ended arms sale embargo to the Sudan in 2004 and it is likely to continue in the coming years, ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Low-Cost Israeli Drones (Second Batch) [Israel]

  Background Chinese Dependency As reported in August 2024 by Globes, a Hebrew-language daily financial newspaper, the Israeli MoD is keen to reduce its dependence on Chinese drones. ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Tur-K2 4x4 Light Armoured Vehicle [Bangladesh]

  Programme Background Prior to 2010, the Bangladesh Armed Forces and police operated few light armoured vehicles able to protect against small arms fire and mine ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Titan-C [Colombia]

  Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their occupants ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: range systems and targets

  Thermal Shot

  The Thermal Shot live-fire virtual targetry system enables immersive live-fire training throughout Laser Shot’s line of training platforms. Thermal Shot-equipped systems provide training on virtual ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  Small Arms Trainer

  Meggitt manufactures the FATS line of simulators used by the US Army, USMC, USAF, USN, USCG, British Army, Australian Army and other military and government ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  Sagittarius Evolution

  The Sagittarius Evolution provides small arms marksmanship training, from pistols to grenade launchers and guided weapons. Using CryEngine simulation technology, it has both virtual and ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  Small Arms Training Simulator

  The Small Arms Training Simulator provides effective and safe shooting training for up to 12 trainees simultaneously, without ammunition consumption. The simulated weapon matches the ...

• Subsystems: visual

  ExpeditionDI

  The ExpeditionDI is a man-worn, fully immersive, turnkey team simulation solution for infantry simulation and training. It provides an open architecture platform for integrating simulation ...

• Data links

  Ultra Tropo

  The Tactical Transportable TROPO (tropospheric scatter radio) (3T) provides long-haul, high-bandwidth, low-latency communications, giving users BLoS capability in a small, flyaway VSAT system. 3T is ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  DarkWing VSAT

  L3Harris DarkWing is a small form factor, lightweight, flat-panel Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT). It is designed to fit in a backpack or laptop-sized case, allowing ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  SAVIT

  The Small Arms Virtual Indoor Trainer (SAVIT) is a modular system that can be combined in several configurations depending on customer requirements and training objectives. ...

• Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

  L85A2 IW

  The L85A2 Individual Weapon (IW) is the assault rifle member of the SA80 5.56x45mm bullpup small arms family originally designed by the Royal Small Arms ...

• Land: fire support simulators

  I-FACT

  Meggitt's Indirect Fire Forward Air Control Trainer (I-FACT) supports training for forward observers, naval gunfire observers, fire support planning and joint tactical close air support. ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  EST 2000

  The Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000 – described as the US Army’s only validated marksmanship trainer – teaches individual marksmanship skills, squad-level collective defence and ...

• Light machine guns

  L86A2 LSW

  The L86A2 Light Support Weapon (LSW) is the fire team support variant of the SA80 5.56x45mm bullpup small arms family originally designed by the Royal ...

• Subsystems: software

  Virtual Combat OutPost Tool

  The Virtual Combat OutPost (VCOP) Tool was developed by SDS for the US Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center to allow users to ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  Virtual Cockpit v3.0

  Virtual Cockpit v3.0 integrates all flight sensors, communication and payload interfaces into a light, small package.

• Land: C2 simulators

  CCTT

  The Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) is described as the US Army’s first operational combined arms tactical trainer system, delivering a virtual collective training capability ...