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News - danish army

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Parrot to produce SRR prototypes for US Army

    16th April 2020

    Parrot Drones has passed another milestone in the US Short Range Reconnaissance UAV programme. As part of its preparation for the final stage of the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Parrot to produce SRR prototypes for US Army

    16th April 2020

    Parrot Drones has passed another milestone in the US Short Range Reconnaissance UAV programme. As part of its preparation for the final stage of the …

  • Land Warfare

    French Army receives 250 VT4 vehicles

    14th April 2020

    The French Army is likely to have received 250 new VT4 vehicles from Arquus by the end of this week, as it continues to upgrade its …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    ROKAF receives second Global Hawk

    23rd April 2020

    The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) is now in receipt of half its Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Block 30 fleet after a second Global Hawk …

  • Land Warfare

    IWI seeks buyers for new assault rifles

    22nd April 2020

    The Arad and Carmel assault rifles recently developed by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) are attracting interest abroad among militaries – especially in Asia – that …

  • Land Warfare

    Germany to gain artillery upgrade

    15th April 2020

    The German Army plans to enhance its indirect-fire capability by upgrading its legacy PzH 2000 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled (SP) howitzer, procuring new systems and …

  • Land Warfare

    Poland seeks modern anti-tank missiles

    16th April 2020

    The Armament Inspectorate of the Polish MoD has launched a technical dialogue as it prepares to procure a series of man-portable, lightweight, single-shot anti-tank missile …

  • Special Operations

    Israeli anti-tunnel expertise attracts US interest

    6th May 2020

    Israel is continuing to offer US security authorities the benefit of its military experience in detecting subterranean tunnels dug by terrorists, Shephard has learned. The …

  • Land Warfare

    Nigeria takes delivery of first batch of Chinese VT4s

    9th April 2020

    The Nigerian Army on 8 April received the first batch of 17 armoured vehicles from china. These included examples of the VT4 (MBT-3000) main battle tank, …

  • Land Warfare

    Jordan receives donation of APCs from Qatar

    15th April 2020

    The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) has received eight APCs which were donated by Qatar to reflect the strengthening of Jordanian-Qatari relations and to enhance …

  • Land Warfare

    Innovation underpins MGCS initiative

    6th May 2020

    The Franco-German effort to develop the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) aims to improve the mobility and protection of their MBT fleet and to incorporate …

  • Land Warfare

    Innovation underpins MGCS initiative

    6th May 2020

    The Franco-German effort to develop the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) aims to improve the mobility and protection of their MBT fleet and to incorporate …

  • Defence Notes

    Germany's new law will allow faster defence procurement

    15th April 2020

    The German Armed Forces are counting on a new ally to help them overcome problems in buying urgently needed military equipment: the 'Law on Accelerated …

  • Land Warfare

    Turkey's fleet of new anti-tank vehicles to enter service by 2022

    29th April 2020

    Turkey expects to equip its army with new Kaplan-10 and PARS 4x4 anti-tank vehicles by 2022, as it moves to improve the mobility and the lethality of …

  • Digital Battlespace

    South Korea approves military digital programmes

    30th April 2020

    The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in South Korea has approved three new programmes critical to digitisation of the armed forces, while also signing off …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • EO/IR systems

    Helios/HeliTOW

    A stabilised direct view optical system for surveillance and targeting, HeliTOW includes TOW missile tracking and guidance systems. The sight unit provides the gunner with ...

  • Sniper rifles

    AX50

    The 50cal AX50 long-range anti-materiel rifle is based on the company's AW50. It has an external stock design with the aim of facilitating a secure, ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Eagle V 4x4

    GDELS unveiled the fifth generation of its Eagle light tactical vehicle at Eurosatory 2012. The platform has replaced earlier-generation vehicles in production. More than 1,250 ...

  • EO/IR systems, Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems

    SeaFLIR 280-HDEP

    Unveiled in 2020, the SeaFLIR 280-HDEP is a shipboard multi-spectral surveillance system manufactured by Teledyne FLIR. It features an FHD daylight camera, a WXGA MWIR ...

  • EO/IR systems

    SeaFLIR 380X-HD

    The SeaFLIR 380X-HD is a long-range, shipboard EO/IR system. It is available as an upgrade to any existing SeaFLIR 380-HD system. Manufactured by Teledyne FLIR, the system features ...

  • Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

    DANES

    Initial efforts to field a complete soldier system through the Danish Army Network-Enabled Soldier (DANES) concept were abandoned, following an evaluation of the US Land ...

  • OPVs

    MPV80

    At DSEI 2021, OMT presented the Modular Patrol Vessel 80 (MPV80), an OPV design characterised by strong modularity and flexibility. The MPV80 comes in three ...

  • Land: RWS

    Lemur

    Originally comprising a series of roof-mounted stabilised EO sights, the BAE Systems Bofors Lemur family has since expanded to incorporate armed RWS variants. Available in ...

  • Medium/general-purpose machine guns

    M60E6

    The M60E6 GPMG is the latest improved version of the M60. USORD's M60E4/Mk 43 is in service in at least 15 countries and with US ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CV90 Armadillo

    The Armadillo APC, unveiled at Eurosatory 2010, is based on BAE Systems’ CV90 IFV design. It has been modified to provide a higher degree of ...

  • Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

    C7A2

    Colt Canada developed the 5.56mm C7 family of assault weapons based on the M16A2 to meet the requirements of the Canadian Army. The family includes ...

  • Tanks

    Leopard 2A7/A8

    Featuring a layout similar to the Leopard 2A5/A6, the Leopard 2A7 mainly offers subsystem upgrades compared to earlier versions. Adopted as the widely upgraded to ...

  • Maritime patrol

    Challenger 604

    Bombardier Challenger CL-604 MPAs are in service with the Royal Danish Air Force and the Korea Coast Guard. The first of three Danish aircraft entered ...

  • Patrol boats

    Flyvefisken Class

    Fourteen Flyvefisken-class (Standard Flex 300) patrol vessels were built by Aalborg Shipyard, which has since shut down and entered service with the Danish Navy. The ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Piranha V

    The Piranha V, the latest member of the Piranha family of wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, introduced a vehicle in the upper weight class. Unveiled in ...