• Military Logistics

  Lockheed Martin wins task order to support Marine Corps

  21st April 2010

  Lockheed Martin will provide equipment support, inventory management and fielding team support to the US Marine Corps System Command, through a new task order with …

• Land Warfare

  Dutch decision casts doubt over SF programme

  20th April 2010

  The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ‘cancelled or postponed’ a requirement to equip its Special Forces (SF) with a dedicated, multi-role Special Operations Vehicle …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing receives Joint Tactical Radio System service support contract

  20th April 2010

  The Boeing Company announced today that it has received a two-year, $21.4 million contract from the US Navy for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) …

• Digital Battlespace

  Data link upgrade for Dutch Navy

  20th April 2010

  The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed plans to modernise the Royal Netherlands Navy's (RNLN) Tactical Data Link Systems (TDLSs) in order to increase …

• Military Logistics

  First Lockheed Martin/USAF HC-130J combat rescue tanker rolls out

  20th April 2010

  Lockheed Martin rolled out the first of a new fleet of HC-130J combat rescue tankers for the US Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC) during …

• Defence Helicopter

  Raytheon-Boeing team fires first Joint Air-to-Ground Missile

  20th April 2010

  Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company fired the first Joint Air-to-Ground Missile during a test funded by the two companies. The weapon, fired from a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  RE2, Inc. to design a Modular Intelligent Manipulation System for the US Army

  19th April 2010

  RE2, Inc., a leading developer of modular manipulation systems, announced today that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to research …

• Land Warfare

  US Army delays GCV deadline

  19th April 2010

  The US Army has delayed the deadline for the request for proposals (RfP) for its Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) programme in order to allow industry more …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin Announce teaming agreement to compete for the VXX Presidential helicopter program

  19th April 2010

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Lockheed Martin have today announced the signing of a teaming agreement to compete jointly for the US Navy’s revived VXX Presidential …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Themis UAV applications teams up with Rada electronic industries in an innovative aircraft upgrade contract

  19th April 2010

  Themis UAV applications has signed a contract with Rada electronic industries to provide consulting, system characterization, training and customer support services to a customer in …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Fire Scout returns from first operational deployment

  19th April 2010

  The MQ-8B Fire Scout, a Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV), returned from its first operational deployment April 15. The VTUAV was embarked …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AAI's Shadow Unmanned Aircraft takes flight with new extended wing design

  19th April 2010

  AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems announced today that it has begun deliveries of the new extended wing kit for its Shadow Tactical …

• Land Warfare

  Supacat goes live with web forum

  16th April 2010

  Supacat is to launch a web-based one-stop-shop allowing its international customers to compare and contrast capabilities as well as allowing them access to view the …

• Defence Helicopter

  TALON Laser-Guided Rocket completes flight tests, verifies production configuration

  16th April 2010

  Raytheon Company and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) completed four ground-based guided flight tests of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket. The TALON LGR is an affordable, semi-active …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aircraft developing optionally piloted Black Hawk demonstrator helicopter

  16th April 2010

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is collaborating with the US Army to develop an optionally piloted demonstrator Black Hawk helicopter, the company announced today from the AAAA …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• LTVs - 4x4

  Land Mobility Programme (Light Mobility Vehicle) [UK]

  This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) programme. Information on the LPM and HPM can ...

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Land Lethality Pipeline [UK]

  Background Defence Investment Plan (DIP) In late June 2026, the UK published its delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP), which outlined plans to spend £298 billion ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV (Batch 2) [USA]

  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 vehicles. ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV (Batch 3) [USA]

  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 vehicles. ...

• 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 - 8x8

  ACV (Batch 4) [USA]

  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 vehicles. ...

• 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 ...

• Main battle tanks

  Main Battle Tank Upgrade [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 ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Small UAV [Belgium]

  According to reports, the Belgian Land Force is set to launch various procurement programmes to expand and diversify its UAV fleet. One of these is ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | Small UAV [Belgium]

  According to reports, the Belgian Land Force is set to launch various procurement programmes to expand and diversify its UAV fleet. One of these is ...

• Military UAS - mini

  DEF129 (Small UAS) [Australia]

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

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (LACP) (Project NYX) [UK]

  The British Army’s Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (LACP) programme aims to develop a highly autonomous, sovereign system to be paired with crewed Apache AH-64E systems. In November ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• Directed energy weapons

  DragonFire

  DragonFire is a laser weapon system built for the UK MoD and manufactured by a consortium of manufacturers. The primary manufacturer is MBDA, though they ...

• 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 ...

• 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: air defence 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 ...

• 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: 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 ...

• Patrol boats

  Guardian Class

  The Guardian-class Pacific Patrol Boats are being manufactured under the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement project by the Australian shipbuilding company Austal. The project is aimed ...

• 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 ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: surveillance radar, Air: UAS radar

  Osprey 30

  The Osprey 30, also known as the Osprey, is an airborne active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar optimised for low size, weight and power (SWAP) requirements. As a multi-mode ...

• 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 ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Skeldar V-200

  UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture, UMS SKELDAR, to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV, which is used by various countries, including Belgium, Canada ...

• 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 ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Emerald AES-210/E

  The Elbit Systems Emerald AES-210/E is a family of lightweight electronic support measures and ELINT systems for helicopters and aircraft tasked with land or maritime surveillance ...