• Digital Battlespace

  MILCOM 09: Ongoing military ops propelling $7.8 billion U.S. military airborne communications market

  19th October 2009

  Forecast International projects that the U.S. military airborne communications market will be worth more than $7.8 billion from 2009-2018.  During this timeframe, the military is …

• Digital Battlespace

  MILCOM 09: Redcom signs PacStar as integrator and reseller for military market

  19th October 2009

  Redcom Laboratories announced today that it has entered into an agreement with PacStar, a technology-based provider of communications solutions to the military and government, to integrate …

• Digital Battlespace

  TeleCommunication Systems Receives $1.6 Million Order From US Army for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Equipment

  19th October 2009

  TeleCommunication Systems today announced that it has received a $1.6 million order from the US Army funded by NORTHCOM to supply JTRS radios and associated …

• Defence Helicopter

  Selex to focus on integrated DAS at Old Crows

  18th October 2009

  Selex Galileo, a major world player in the EW business, is to focus on integrated defensive aids suites (DAS) for helicopters at this week’s Association …

• Digital Battlespace

  Tecore enhances military mobile communications platform with intelligent network access controller, support for 3G and 4G LTE

  16th October 2009

  Tecore Networks, a global supplier of multi-technology 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructure, today announced the evolution of its Military Secured Rapid Deployment System …

• Digital Battlespace

  Rugged IPv6 GigE switch subsystem to be displayed at MILCOM 2009

  16th October 2009

  Parvus announces the availability of its DuraNET 1268 Gigabit Ethernet switch, an ideal Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) IP networking solution to enhance situational awareness in Size, Weight, …

• Digital Battlespace

  OSI Geospatial Signs $2 Million in R&D Contracts with US Army

  16th October 2009

  OSI Geospatial has announced that its US Systems Operations has signed contracts valued at approximately $2.0 million with the US Army. Under the terms of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin successfully launches target missile for air defense system test

  16th October 2009

  Lockheed Martin announced that it successfully launched a target missile for today’s ATM-48 intercept test of the US Army’s Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) air defense …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Protonex fuel cell sets endurance flight record for small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

  15th October 2009

  Protonex Technology Corporation today announced that the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), through a program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), has documented a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman Opens New Facilities for Design and Manufacture of Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Coventry

  15th October 2009

  Northrop Grumman officially opened its newly extended UK facilities for the design, manufacture and technical support of the company’s unmanned ground vehicles. The enhanced facilities …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Boeing A160T Unmanned Helicopter Flies With Foliage-Penetrating Radar in DARPA Tests

  15th October 2009

  The Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter successfully completed 20 test flights from Aug. 31 to Oct. 8 with the Foliage Penetration Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ZALA 421-08 Payload Upgrade

  15th October 2009

  Today ZALA AERO has announced the latest modular payload upgrade for ZALA 421-08. The latest development comes in time to celebrate the ZALA 421-08 platform …

• Digital Battlespace

  Rheinmetall Defence to equip Hungarian Army with command and control systems

  14th October 2009

  The Hungarian Army has contracted with Rheinmetall Defence to supply it with tactical command and control systems. The company has signed a five year framework …

• Defence Helicopter

  Selex Galileo Defensive Aids Suite selected by the RAF to protect upgraded Pumas

  13th October 2009

  Selex Galileo, a division of Finmeccanica, will provide the Defensive Aids Suite (DAS) as part of the £300 million upgrade programme for 28 of the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Reaper takes flight at Holloman

  12th October 2009

  The first MQ-9 Reaper to arrive at Holloman AFB made its first local flight on October 1, expanding the capacity for the remotely piloted vehicle …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  Tanker Transport Aircraft [Thailand]

  Programme Background  The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is on track to acquire their first transport tanker aircraft. The new aircraft will be designed to ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• Tanks

  Project Land 907 Phase 2 [Australia]

  Programme Background Between 2006 and 2007, the Australian Army received 59 M1A1 AIM SA Abrams MBTs under Project Land 907 Phase 1. These vehicles were planned to ...

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

  DEF129 (Small UAS) [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement The Australian Army identified a need for a small UAS to provide an organic ISR capability to units operating at the tactical ...

• Military UAS - small

  Bug Nano UAS (UK)

  Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...

• AEW&C

  E-7 Wedgetail (737) - UK

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 covering the ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Project Land 400 Phase 3 [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement: 2015 RfI The Land 400 Phase 3 programme will procure a new tracked IFV to replace the Australian Army's legacy fleet of ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Eitan 8x8 [Israel]

  Programme Background Due to the provisions of the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) system, there is a chance that the Eitan could be mass produced ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV - Additional Order 1 (US - USMC)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Land 400 Phase 2 - Boxer CRV [Australia]

  Programme Background History The Land 400 Phase 2 programme will procure a replacement for the ASLAV, a derivative of the General Dynamics Land Systems Light Armoured Vehicle ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV - Additional Order 2 (US - USMC)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV - Additional Order 3 (US - USMC)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Apache Adjacent UAVs [Australia]

  Background Requirement As reported by Shephard from the Australian International Airshow 2025, Australia requires a platform to support the manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) alongside the repoed 29 Apache AH-64E ...

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

  DEF129 (Tactical UAS) [Australia]

  Programme Background Programme Announcement The Australian Army announced the Project Land 129 Phase 3 programme in 2017. This announcement led to the release of an industry ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Deployable Shelter Systems

  Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group provides integrated deployable shelters for C2, ground control of unmanned systems, C4ISTAR and laboratories. Examples include the Watchkeeper UAV GCS, ...

• Major networking projects

  Project Marshall

  The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Deployable Hospital Systems

  Marshall has two types of deployable field hospitals. The first is a shelter-based solution, whose users include the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Mobile Deployable Hospital ...

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  Hawkeye Land Surveillance Systems

  Launched at DSEI 2015, the Chess Dynamics Hawkeye family of multi-sensor surveillance systems is designed to provide short- to extended-range optical surveillance and target acquisition ...

• Naval guns, Land: RWS

  DragonFire

  Dragonfire is a new laser weapon system built for the UK MoD, receiving £30 million of funding in early 2017. The design of the gun ...

• 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 ...

• Transport

  C-130J Super Hercules

  The C-130J Super Hercules is the latest model of the C-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J primarily performs the tactical portion of ...

• Land Ops

  ESS Land Ops goggles provide eye protection and fog-resistance for ground troops and are authorised by the US Army for use over prescription eyewear. Land ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Superav Land

  The Superav Land 8x8 is a modular vehicle with a large diameter turret ring that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of remote-controlled ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: indirect fire location radar

  KRONOS Land

  KRONOS is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations.  The system simultaneously performs surveillance, dedicated target ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  Land 125

  In 1994, Australia initiated Project Wundurra to develop an integrated soldier combat system, and by 2005 this had evolved into the multi-phase Land 125 programme ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Land Ceptor

  MBDA Land Ceptor is a medium-to-long range ground-based air defence missile system based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family of surface-to-air missiles developed ...

• Land: RWS

  RCG30

  The Mechatronics division of Denel Land Systems unveiled its RCG30 unmanned turret at the African Aerospace & Defence exhibition in September 2018. Armed with a ...

• Artillery rockets

  EXTRA

  EXTRA is an Israeli 306 mm GPS/INS guided artillery rocket developed by IMI (Now a subsidiary of Elbit Systems as Elbit Systems Land) for use ...

• EW test systems

  CEESIM

  The Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) family of simulators is designed for use in development, T&E;, maintenance and training support of airborne, land, shipboard and ...