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Land Warfare
NZ revamps artillery with new sensors and digital backbones
13th July 2021
New Zealand has never owned weapon locating radars before, but its first examples are due in country in 2022.
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Defence Notes
Breakthrough on Turkish sanctions remains far from reality
30th July 2021
The US government is not for changing course on Turkish sanctions but Ankara continues to show it is more than capable of bypassing them.
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Land Warfare
EOD remains most prominent application for French UGVs
30th June 2021
Dealing with IEDs and mines appears still to be a core focus for French UGV developers, although some progress is being made on fully autonomous systems.
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Land Warfare
India revives near-dead FICV with new tender
25th June 2021
The FICV has re-emerged as a major programme for the Indian Army, after lying pretty much dormant for the past 4-5 years.
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Land Warfare
Sluggish expansion holds back Taifun family
6th July 2021
Russia wants to ‘Taifunise’ its armoured vehicle fleet but progress is slow.
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Land Warfare
Ajax risk to British Army (Analysis)
8th June 2021
The leak of parts of a UK government Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) report on the British Army’s Ajax reconnaissance armoured vehicle programme has raised questions about the ability to deliver the family of platforms and what it means for the Army’s future force structure.
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Air Warfare
Bell pushes on with V-280
25th June 2021
Team Valor is applying lessons learned from a multiyear flight-test programme and Soldier Touchpoint events, in preparation for an RfP from the US Army for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
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Training
CAE completes deal for L3Harris Technologies S&T businesses
5th July 2021
CAE expects to emerge from the current Covid pandemic bigger, stronger and with an increased global footprint following its acquisition of L3 Harris Technologies military S&T assets.
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Air Warfare
Airbus lines up H145M Spike ER2 live fire tests
27th July 2021
Airbus wants to add to the lethality of the H145M multirole helicopter by adding Rafael's Spike ER2 fifth-generation precision-guided missile.
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Land Warfare
WFEL begins Boxer production work in the UK
6th July 2021
Boxer sub-assemblies are being turned out at a factory in Stockport.
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Air Warfare
Three down, one to go for Thai medium tactical airlift requirement
22nd June 2021
The Royal Thai Army has ordered another C295W aircraft from Airbus.
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Land Warfare
Javelin firings showcase CROWS flexibility
25th June 2021
Kongsberg and the Javelin JV conducted a four-shot, multi-platform Javelin demonstration in May for the US Army.
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Defence Notes
AeroVironment reveals Crysalis ground control system
7th July 2021
AeroVironment has unveiled a new ground control system available in multiple configurations.
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Digital Battlespace
Systematic provides interim BMS for Australian Army
18th June 2021
SitaWare HQ battle management system software from Danish company Systematic has been provided as an interim capability for the Australian Army. It replaces software provided earlier by Elbit Systems at the battle group level and below, under the Land 200 acquisition programme.
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Land Warfare
Argentina relies on elderly M113s while it mulls wheeled APC choices
18th June 2021
Three options remain on the table as Argentina looks to procure wheeled 6x6 armoured personnel carriers.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions [Spain]
Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force by forming flexible, cohesive operational organisations, highly ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Small UAS [Spain]
The Spanish Army examined the Russo-Ukrainian War in early 2024 and incorporated many learnings into its Fuerza 35 Project, a restructuring and procurement modernisation initiative. ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Small UAS [Spain]
The Spanish Army examined the Russo-Ukrainian War in early 2024 and incorporated many learnings into its Fuerza 35 Project, a restructuring and procurement modernisation initiative. ...
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Military UAS - mini
Twister [Spain]
Background Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force by forming flexible and cohesive operational ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
VCR (Batch 1) [Spain]
Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army, including the BMR-600 6x6, VEC-M1 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
VCR (Batch 3) [Spain]
Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army, including the BMR-600 6x6, ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
VCR (Batch 2) [Spain]
Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army, including the BMR-600 6x6, ...
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Military UAS - micro
X10D [Spain]
Background Contract award On 27 May 2024, the Spanish Head of Economic Affairs of the Logistics Support Command issued a pre-tender announcement regarding the purchase ...
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Wheeled assault guns
B1 Centauro Replacement [Spain]
Background The Spanish Army entered the B1 Centauro into service between 2000 and 2006. Manufactured by the Italian Iveco and Oto Melara consortium CIO, the B1 ...
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Military UAS - mini
Vector [Spain]
Background Two tenders On 4 May 2025, Quantum Systems announced it had won two tenders from the Spanish Armed Forces to supply two different UAVs. According ...
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MPVs - 4x4
VAMTAC ST5 (Batch 4) [Spain]
Background The decision to acquire these vehicles comes within the wider context of the Spanish government announcing a significant increase in defence spending in order ...
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MPVs - 4x4
VAMTAC ST5 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) [Spain]
Background The VAMTAC ST5 is already in Spanish service with the Spanish Army, Navy, and Air Force in various configurations. In June 2025, the Spanish ...
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Military UAS - mini
AKILA [Spain]
Background Contract award In October 2025, the Spanish Procurement Directorate of the Logistics Support Command of the Air and Space Force publicly issued a framework ...
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MPVs - 4x4
VAMTAC ST5 (Batch 3) [Spain]
Background The decision to acquire these vehicles comes within the wider context of the Spanish government announcing a significant increase in defence spending in order ...
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MPVs - 4x4
VAMTAC ST5 (Batch 2) [Spain]
Background The decision to acquire these vehicles comes within the wider context of the Spanish government announcing a significant increase in defence spending in order ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Heavy UGVs
Valkyrie
The Valkyrie is a 6x6 UGV developed by the Spanish company SASCorp. It was unveiled for the first time at FINDEF 2021. The platform has reportedly ...
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Towed guns
SIAC 155mm/52cal
The SIAC 155mm/52cal towed howitzer is the latest derivative of the 155mm/52cal APU SBT howitzer originally developed by GDELS-SBS in the 1990s to meet a ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Lantrek VMTT
The Landtrek VMTT is an LTV developed by Spain's Iturri to provide logistical and support functions. The Spanish Army became the debut customer in July ...
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Land: RWS
Guardian 2.0
The Guardian 2.0 RWS is an upgraded version of Escribano's Guardian RWS in service with the Spanish Army, which offers improved sensors and better stabilisation. ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
ASCOD Common Base Platform
GDELS unveiled a new variant of its tracked ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Cooperative Development) IFV based on the new Common Base Platform (CBP) at the June ...
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Land: vehicle simulators
Leopard 2E Simulators
Indra was prime contractor for the Spanish Army Leopard 2E Tank Simulation Programme, which involved 23 devices across driving, turret and platoon simulators with networking ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
VCR Dragon
Having received a $2 billion order from the Spanish Army, the General Dynamics European Land Systems VCR Dragon 8x8 IFV is swiftly replacing the ageing BMR-600 6x6 ...
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Military UAS - mini
Alcotán
The Alcotán is a lightweight, hand-launched platform. Designed by USOL, the system features an aerial platform, autopilot and GCS. It is suitable for both civil ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Neton
The 4x4 Neton Ultrafast Tactical Vehicle is manufactured by Spanish firm Einsa. It is an all-terrain, highly mobile and air-transportable SF platform. Following an evaluation ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
BMR-600
The BMR-600 "Pegaso" is a wheeled fully-amphibious 6x6 APC which began development in 1972. It was originally designed by Santa Barbara Sistemas which is now ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
ASCOD
The Austrian Spanish Cooperative Development (ASCOD) I/CFV was developed to meet the joint requirements of the Austrian and Spanish armies for a medium-weight armoured vehicle ...
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Loitering munitions
Q-SLAM-40
The QLM-40, or Q-SLAM-40, is a multi-purpose loitering munition manufactured by Arquimea. It is launched from a pneumatic launcher, powered by an electric motor and contains an ISR payload ...
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Military UAS - mini
Fulmar X
The Fulmar X is a Thales UAV designed to carry out high-quality ISTAR missions for civil and military applications. A complete system comprises two UAVs, launch and recovery ...
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Individual assault/anti-tank weapons
Alcotan-100
The Alcotan-100 is a recoilless, shoulder-launched, antitank rocket launcher developed to meet a Spanish Army requirement, entering service in 2008. In 2014, the Peruvian Army ...
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Light machine guns
MG4
The 5.56mm MG4 has been in German Army service since 2005 and sold to at least five export customers, including the Spanish Army. The MG4 ...
