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  • Military Logistics

    Australian Army to trial 3D printing

    24th February 2020

    The Australian Army is set to trial new 3D printing technology already being used by the Royal Australian Navy. A partnership between the Australian Department …

  • Land Warfare

    Raytheon moves fast to begin Patriot radar replacement

    25th February 2020

    The US Army is one step closer to replacing the radar for its Patriot system, after Raytheon on 21 February announced the completion of the …

  • Naval Warfare

    USN shines a light on laser incident in Pacific

    2nd March 2020

    The US Navy claimed on 28 February that one of its maritime patrol aircraft has been targeted by a laser fired from a Chinese destroyer. …

  • Land Warfare

    DRS equipment for US Army M777A2s

    21st February 2020

    DRS Network & Imaging Systems has received a $21.4 million contract from the US Army, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 19 February. …

  • Defence Notes

    US border wall drains funding from military programmes

    11th March 2020

    As debate rages in Washington, DC, on the FY2021 Presidential Budget Request, one of the main sticking points has been the redirecting of funding for …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US Army distances itself from high-speed Apache talk

    21st February 2020

    The US Army has made explicitly clear that it is not taking any notice of an AH-64 high-speed Apache Block 2 configuration under study by …

  • Naval Warfare

    Russia tests Tsirkon hypersonic missile in Barents Sea

    28th February 2020

    The Russian Navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov has test-fired the Tsirkon hypersonic missile for the first time in the Barents Sea, TASS reported on 27 February. …

  • Air Warfare

    Japan charts course for new F-X fighter

    16th March 2020

    As its fleet of F-2A and F-2B fighters ages, Japan continues to consider plans and potential partners for an indigenous next-generation fighter that is due …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UAV procurement surge beckons for Russia

    9th March 2020

    Chelyabinsk-based Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) is set to become a major designer and supplier of large UAVs for the Russian armed forces in …

  • Land Warfare

    Australia improves mobility and safety under Land 121 Phase 3B/5B

    19th February 2020

    The Australian Department of Defence is maintaining its effort to improve mobility, protection and safety for the Australian Army and RAAF. By 2024, the department …

  • Land Warfare

    Oshkosh to deliver more JLTVs

    17th February 2020

    Oshkosh Defense was awarded a contract modification worth $407.3 million to provide 1,240 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), predominantly to the US Army and the …

  • Defence Notes

    Patriot users invest $314 million on modernisation

    25th February 2020

    Raytheon confirmed on 25 February that $314 million has been invested to modernise the Patriot air and missile defence system by all partner states. The …

  • Defence Notes

    USEUCOM warns of more coronavirus base lockdowns

    26th February 2020

    USAF General Tod Wolters, head of US European Command (USEUCOM), has suggested that the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Northern Italy could lead to …

  • Military Logistics

    Philippines plays Turkish AACE card for combat earthmover

    18th February 2020

    The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) learned some painful lessons during the bitter fighting against Islamic insurgents in Marawi, Mindanao, in 2017. One of …

  • Defence Notes

    Defence awakens to European COVID-19 nightmare

    18th March 2020

    The impact of COVID-19 has caused widespread disruption to the European defence industry which has introduced exceptional operational measures to protect the health of armed forces personnel, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing

    First Person View (FPV) Drones [UK]

    Background Parliament Questions On 20 May 2025, Ben Obese-Jecty, Conservative MP for Huntingdon, asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many FPV drones had been procured ...

  • 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 ...

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

    Magni-X (UK)

    Programme Background On 12 January 2022, Elbit Systems UK announced it had been awarded a contract from the UK MoD's Defence Equipment & Support's Future Capability ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)

    Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4

    Supacat HMT 400 & 600 [UK - Option]

    Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it had a requirement for at least 70 new HMT platforms ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8, APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Bulldog FV432 Mk 3 Replacement [UK]

    Programme Background Requirement Serving in several iterations since 1963, the FV432 Mk3 'Bulldog' remains operational and deployed as command vehicles, ambulances, and recovery vehicles within the British Army. Although ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Boxer MIV [UK]

    Programme Background History The UK MoD announced in March 2018 that it would re-join the Boxer programme and pursue a sole-source acquisition of the 8x8 ...

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

    Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project [UK]

    Programme Background Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project The British Army launched the RAS project to provide the "direction required to exploit emerging technologies to ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) (MRV-P) Package 1 (UK)

    Programme Background Requirement The MRV-P programme was intended to procure replacements for a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Ajax [UK]

    Programme Background Under its $4.3 billion production contract, GDUK will provide 589 Ajax to the British Army. These will be delivered in six different variants: ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Land Mobility Programme (Light Protected Mobility) [UK]

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

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4

    Supacat HMT 400 & 600 [UK - Contracted]

    Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it required at least 240 new HMT platforms to mitigate ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Land Mobility Programme (Medium Protected Mobility) [UK]

    This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Medium Protected Mobility (MPM) programme. Information on the LMV and MPM can ...

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

    French Operational Pocket Drone / DrOP (France)

    Programme Background French UAV Procurment / DrOP Under its 2019-2025 Military Programming Law (LPM), France aims to introduce 1,200 new UAVs into service with the ...

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

    Black Hornet 3 (First Order) [Norway]

    Programme Background First Batch The Norwegian Home Guard has procured the Black Hornet 3 to provide each of its districts with a nano UAS that ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    British Army Apache Training Facilities

    Aviation Training International (ATIL) – a Leonardo Helicopters/Boeing joint venture formed in 1998 - was selected to provide the attack helicopter training service to the ...

  • Tanks

    Challenger 1

    420 Challenger 1 MBTs were delivered to the British Army between 1983 and 1990. Developed from the Shir 2 MBT originally designed for Iran, the ...

  • Unguided Artillery Ammunition

    L52 Smoke

    The L52 Smoke is a 105mm smoke artillery round manufactured by BAE Systems.  The British Army uses it in its L118 Light Guns.

  • Self-propelled guns

    AS90

    The AS90 155mm/39cal tracked SPH was designed and built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering (acquired by BAE Systems in 1999) to meet the requirements of ...

  • Unguided Artillery Ammunition

    L21 High Explosive (HE)

    The L21 High Explosive (HE) is a 155mm artillery shell manufactured by BAE Systems. The British Army uses the L21 with its Archer artillery systems.

  • Towed guns

    105mm Light Gun

    The 105mm Light Gun was designed and manufactured by Royal Ordnance Nottingham (now BAE Systems), with the first guns introduced to the British Army in ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    FV432 Mk 3 Bulldog

    The FV432 Mk 3 Bulldog is an upgraded version of the long-serving FV432 family of tracked vehicles, of which approximately 3,000 were delivered to the British ...

  • Tanks

    Challenger 2

    The 120mm-armed Challenger 2 MBT was introduced into British Army service in 1994 as a replacement for the Challenger 1, which was successfully employed in ...

  • Unguided Artillery Ammunition

    L17 Inert

    The L17 Inert is a 155mm training artillery round manufactured by BAE Systems.  It is in service with the British Army, where its Archer artillery systems use ...

  • Subsystems: software

    Exonaut Software Suite

    Since 2000, 4C has been developing the Exonaut software suite. The products within the Exonaut suite can either be used standalone or as part of ...

  • Armoured engineer vehicles

    Buffalo MPCV

    The Buffalo Mine-Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV) is in service with the armed forces of Canada, France, Italy, Pakistan, the UK and the US and has ...

  • Land: tactical engagement simulators

    Instrumented Ground Combat Training Systems

    Cubic supplies combat training systems for CTCs, homestations and forward-deployed environments. The systems are designed to support missions including force-on-force, urban operations, joint, combined arms ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6

    Cougar 6x6

    The Cougar 6x6 has its origins as a South African vehicle manufactured by Force Protection, a company eventually purchased by General Dynamics. Mine-protected vehicles manufactured ...

  • Tanks

    Olifant

    The Olifant (Elephant) is a South African variant of the British Centurion MBT. Development of the Centurion began in 1943. It was introduced into service ...

  • Infrastructure - bridges

    IAB

    The Infantry Assault Bridge (IAB) is a lightweight foot bridge for light infantry and airborne troops to cross dry or wet gaps. One complete bridge ...