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News - global sof

  • Military Logistics

    Turkey to provide regional CN235 support

    15th July 2016

    Turkey’s CN235 fleet will be supported in-country following the authorization of the Turkish Air Force’s 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Centre (2nd ASMC) in Kayseri …

  • Training

    Farnborough 2016: CAE and Draken International ink collaborative deal

    10th July 2016

    CAE and Draken International have used the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that is designed …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    NATO AGS system at Warsaw Summit

    12th July 2016

    The operational capabilities of the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system were presented to heads of state at the 2016 Warsaw NATO Summit on 8-9 …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Farnborough 2016: Tip of the Spear

    13th July 2016

    With electronic warfare threats and counter-UAS systems increasing in proliferation, companies are looking at ways to protect and harden existing UAS systems for today's battlespace. …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Farnborough 2016: Application integration as easy as INCT

    13th July 2016

    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced the Integrated Network Centric Terminal (INCT), an avionics system upgrade, as a global application at the Farnborough International Airshow …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Farnborough 2016: NATO AGS operators get hands on

    6th July 2016

    Recent NATO trials to test its Joint ISR concept used live data feeds from five information collection platforms from four countries. Exercise Unified Vision 2016 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Gearboxes ground South Korean Surions

    15th July 2016

    The fatal crash of an Airbus Helicopters H225 in Norway in April is having widespread effects on the far side of the world, with South …

  • Training

    Farnborough 2016: Cubic pushes live but looks to LVC

    8th July 2016

    Cubic Global Defense will be using this year’s Farnborough International Airshow to highlight its capabilities in the live combat air training environment that has, at …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Farnborough 2016: International operator opts for armed Black Hawk

    12th July 2016

    Quickly forging ahead with its development of an armed Black Hawk, Sikorsky is currently working with an unnamed existing operator of the aircraft to qualify …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Farnborough 2016: Boeing secures UK aircraft contracts

    11th July 2016

    Boeing has confirmed mutiple deals with the UK including a $2.3 billion deal with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 50 AH-64E Apaches for the British …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Israel requests Seahawk equipment

    7th July 2016

    The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of excess SH-60F Seahawk helicopter equipment and support to Israel …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Farnborough 2016: V-280 mockup makes international debut

    11th July 2016

    Bell Helicopter has debuted its V-280 Valor mockup at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA 2016). Currently, the V-280 Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD), a …

  • Military Logistics

    NAVSUP FLC replaces fuel facility

    7th July 2016

    The US Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) in San Diego has renovated and updated its San Clemente Island fuel facility, the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Singapore gears up for cyber defence 2.0

    5th July 2016

    The Singapore Armed Forces will begin its Cyber Security Operations Centre 2.0 initiative to better counter the growing threat of cyberattacks. The local Defence Science …

  • Land Warfare

    Austrian Army to receive BvS10

    5th July 2016

    Austria is set to become the latest country to operate the BvS10 military vehicle under a government-to-government arrangement with Sweden, it was announced on 30 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

    Multidomian Micro Drones [USSOCOM]

    Background Special Notice On 14 November 2024, a Special Notice was released that informed the industry that the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was looking for ...

  • LTTV

    Programme Background The LTTV is to equip the combat support and combat service support elements of the Belgian SOF and the Belgian Army's two Ranger ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    NH90 Special Forces [France]

    Programme Background In French service, advanced H225M Caracals with aerial refuelling capabilities are used by SOF units of the French Air Force (FAF) and French ...

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

    Attritable Multirotor First Person View (AM-FPV) [US]

    Background SOF Week 2025 Speaking to Shephard at Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week 2025, Performance Drone Work's (PDW) CEO Ryan Gury, stated that the Attritable Multirotor First Person View (AM-FPV) was ...

  • Pegaz Special Operations Vehicles

    Programme BackgroundRequirementThe Polish MoD has a long-standing requirement to procure a new 4x4 tactical vehicle to replace the M1165A1 HMMWVs and Oshkosh M-ATVs currently in ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    SOF Vehicles (Bulgaria)

    Programme Background The Bulgarian MoD is investing in the modernisation of the Bulgarian Armed Forces by procuring new equipment for all of its branches, including ...

  • Zmag SOF Vehicle (Israel)

    Programme Background Originally designed by and marketed by Ido Cohen, the Zmag is part of a family of ATVs aimed at both civilian and military customers. In ...

  • Zmag SOF Vehicle (Israel - Options)

    Programme Background Originally designed by and marketed by Ido Cohen, the Zmag is part of a family of ATVs aimed at both civilian and military customers. In ...

  • SOV-Cdo Replacement (Australia)

    Programme Background The Australian MoD plans to invest in new equipment for its SOF units to allow the ADF to respond more effectively and more ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    RQ-4 Global Hawk (South Korea)

    Programme Background Requirments Seoul required UAS assets to help monitor its neighbour to the north and, increasingly, Chinese activities in waters and in the air near ...

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

    Teal 2 (Customs and Border Protection Force) [US]

    Programme Background First Order Global News Wire reported that Red Cat had filled an order for 54 Teal 2 units from the US Customs and ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)

    Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...

  • ISR/special mission

    Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (1-3) [Germany]

    Programme Background Requirement The Pegasus (Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System) project aims to fulfil a SIGINT capability which has been missing in the German Armed ...

  • Submarines: conventional, attack

    Submarines Procurement (1-2) [Greece]

    Programme Background Requirements As of 2025, the Hellenic Navy (HN) submarine force consists of four Type 214, four Type 209/1200 and two Type 209/1100. With ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (Follow-On) [Germany]

    In 2021, Germany awarded a contract to Hensoldt for the Kalaetron integrated SIGINT system to be installed on three Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, forming the Persistent ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    Thunder TM-1025

    The SOF Thunder comprises one variant in a wider family of TM-1025 RIBs currently in service with the Polish armed forces. The SOF Thunder is ...

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

    Attritable Multirotor First Person View (AM-FPV)

    Unveiled in May 2025, the Attritable Multirotor First Person View (AM-FPV) is a low-cost, rapidly deployable platform for strike and ISR missions, inspired by battlefield lessons from ...

  • LTVs - 4x4

    VOS-APP

    The Arquus VOS-APP is a 6x6 support vehicle currently under trial with the French SOF. Acting as a replacement for the 1970s-vintage ACMAT VLRA, the VOS-APP is the ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    ZH-753

    The Zodiac Hurricane 753 OB SAR is typically used as a shore-based boat operating independently in SAR, counterterrorism and law enforcement missions. The deep-V fibreglass ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    Ares 35 Harpoon

    The Ares 35 Harpoon has been designed for interception & interdiction operations, as well as anti-smuggling, SOF insertion and extraction, surveillance and patrolling missions.

  • Loitering munitions

    Red Dragon

    The Red Dragon is a loitering munition from AeroVironment. According to the company, it is designed for one-way attack missions in high-threat, GPS-denied and communications-degraded environments. Unveiled in ...

  • Data links

    GSNC

    Global Secure Network Connection (GSNC) provides a global data communications solution for military aircraft, including bomber, refuelling and transport aircraft. The GSNC system uses Iridium ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    Ares 55 Harpoon

    The Ares 55 Harpoon is a fast interceptor craft by Ares Shipyard for interception & interdiction operations, as well as anti-smuggling, SOF insertion and extraction, ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    Ares 65 Harpoon

    The Ares 65 Harpoon is a fast interceptor craft by Ares Shipyard for interception & interdiction operations, as well as anti-smuggling, SOF insertion and extraction, surveillance and ...

  • Swimmer delivery vehicles

    Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS)​

    The USN has contracted Teledyne Brown to develop the Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS) as part of a wider effort to develop new underwater transports for ...

  • Submachine guns

    FN SCAR-SC

    FN Herstal unveiled the 5.56mm FN SCAR-SC (Subcompact Carbine), the newest member of the SCAR (SOF Combat Assault Rifle) family originally developed for the US ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    Global Observer

    The AeroVironment Global Observer HALE UAV was a developmental HALE UAV designed for various civil, commercial and government applications.  Development of the platform began in 2007 ...

  • Global HET

    Built to haul payloads of up to 72.6t, the Oshkosh Global Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) is a mover for some of the heaviest military equipment. ...

  • Subsystems: software

    Global Teach

    Global Teach training management systems provide support for educational processes. Inovex’s military-adapted training management system oversees training processes from planning to controlling, independently from the ...

  • Individual grenade launchers

    XRGL40

    The XRGL40 is an extended-range 40mm handheld multi-shot weapon able to engage at ranges up to 800m. Fitted with the GR40 multi-velocity programmable sight (see ...