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Land Warfare
US Army demands more precision-guidance artillery kits
25th May 2021
US Army orders additional XM1156 kits to improve the accuracy of 155mm ammunition.
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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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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman completes fit check for MQ-8C Scout
24th May 2021
Northrop Grumman has announced that its new MQ-8C Scout has passed a successful fit check at Naval Base San Diego.
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Training
Canada to launch wargaming course
26th May 2021
Canada continues to develop its strategic wargaming capabilities and is currently planning courses to promote this training to DND staff.
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Digital Battlespace
USMC orders more AESA radars for Hornets
7th May 2021
AN/APG-79(V)4 radar shares 90% parts commonality with the baseline AN/APG-79.
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Land Warfare
US Army stabilises in FY2022 budget
3rd June 2021
Modernisation of the US Army is taking place on a static budget, so it is slowing down procurement in some traditional areas to benefit its priority programmes for future systems and capabilities.
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Defence Notes
Marshall looks to bounce back from UK C-130 setback by focusing on international growth
24th May 2021
After learning that the UK will take its C-130J fleet out of service 12 years earlier than expected, MRO provider Marshall Aerospace expects to take advantage of international transport aircraft market demand.
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Defence Helicopter
Manila still hopes US can talk Turkey on T129
21st May 2021
The Philippines and Turkey remain hopeful of getting American engines for the T129 Atak.
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Digital Battlespace
USMC orders more enhanced night-vision devices
20th April 2021
Elbit Systems of America will provide more equipment to meet the USMC Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle requirement.
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Training
USN shakes up aggressor squadrons
10th May 2021
The USN is looking to enhance its aggressor training capabilities by adding new aircraft and making improvements to in-service platforms.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Legal issue prompts USMC to buy contractor-operated Reapers
14th April 2021
A pair of MQ-9As can no longer be operated and owned by General Atomics for strike and targeting missions in the CENTCOM area of operations.
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Defence Helicopter
USN picks Bell-Boeing for Osprey logistics and repair support
15th April 2021
Logistics support order for Bell-Boeing, under the umbrella of a performance-based requirements contract, covers MV-22B, CMV-22 and CV-22 tiltrotors.
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Digital Battlespace
Operational doctrine evolves for military space sector
4th May 2021
Why has the space domain become so important and moved up the defence agenda?
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Logos Technologies announces successful WAMI sensor test
23rd April 2021
Logos Technologies successfully test the new WAMI sensor developed for the US Navy and Marine Corps.
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Naval Warfare
Maiden UK Carrier Strike Group deployment draws closer
26th April 2021
HMS Queen Elizabeth will embark in May on a 28-week deployment.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USMC)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-1Z
In issuing the Force Design 2030 report into the future direction of the USMC, the corps is attempting to steer the course of its development, ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV-30 (Batch 2) [USA]
Background The ACV is a family of vehicles intended to modernise the USMC's vehicle fleet, particularly the Corps' ageing AAV7 vehicles. Development of the ACV ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV-30 (Batch 3) [USA]
Background The ACV is a family of vehicles intended to modernise the USMC's vehicle fleet, particularly the Corps' ageing AAV7 vehicles. Development of the ACV ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (USMC) (Batch 1) [USA]
Background As of January 2021, the US DoD had signed 15 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (USMC) (Batch 2) [US]
Background The USMC was originally expected to procure 15,400 JLTVs to replace all of its HMMWVs on a like-for-like basis. In 2023, AM General unseated ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV-30 (Batch 4) [USA]
Background The ACV is a family of vehicles intended to modernise the USMC's vehicle fleet, particularly the Corps' ageing AAV7 vehicles. Development of the ACV ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV-30 (Batch 5) [USA]
Background The ACV is a family of vehicles intended to modernise the USMC's vehicle fleet, particularly the Corps' ageing AAV7 vehicles. Development of the ACV ...
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Loitering munitions
Organic Precision Fire - Mounted (OPF-M) [USMC]
Programme Background Armed Vehicles In June 2021, Shephard reported that the USMC had selected the HERO-120 for the OPF-M programme. The USMC planned to integrate ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Marine Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) MALE [USMC]
Background MUX umbrella Since 2016, the USMC has sought to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, used for various missions and fly ...
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USN)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
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Loitering munitions
Long-Range Attack Munition (LRAM) [USMC]
Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
XQ-58A Valkyrie [USMC]
Programme Background Contract Award On 30 December 2022, the US DoD announced that it had awarded Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems a $15.52 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Medium Range/Medium Endurance (MR/ME) [USMC]
Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) [USMC]
Background Joint Army and USMC effort In October 2016, the USMC and Army began the Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System (JTAARS) programme to determine ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
GATR e850 Outdoor Modem
Cubic’s GATR e850 is a rugged broadband outdoor modem ideal for mobile/transportable communications, based on the iDirect e850 board set. Features include a waterproof enclosure ...
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Individual assault/anti-tank weapons
M72 LAW FFE
The M72 Light Assault Weapon Fire from Enclosure (M72 LAW FFE) was developed by Nammo to meet a USMC requirement for a version of the ...
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Military helicopters - maritime, Military helicopters - multirole
UH-1Y Venom
Originally planned as a UH-1N Twin Huey upgrade for the USMC, all but the first ten UH-1Ys now use new-build airframes. This new build prevents ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
SeaOnyx
The SeaOnyx is an in-development cargo-carrying coaxial rotary-wing UAV manufactured by Ledois in partnership with Phenix Solutions. In April 2023, Leidos announced it had been awarded an ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV
BAE Systems teamed with Iveco Defence to offer a version of Iveco Defence Vehicle's Superav for the USMC's Armored Combat Vehicle Phase 1 Increment 1 ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-1W SuperCobra
Bell’s AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter was developed from the AH-1T for the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The helicopter has been in service since 1986 to ...
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Air: mission management systems
AFATDS
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) is a multi-service (US Army/USMC) joint and combined forces fire support battle command system. It provides automated support ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
LAV-25
General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has produced derivatives of the Piranha series, branded the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV), since the Canadian Army selected the 6x6 Piranha ...
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Air: transport/tanker simulators
USMC KC-130J Training Devices
CAE delivered a KC-130J cockpit avionics part-task trainer to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. The device is used for classroom training of ground maintenance personnel ...
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EO/IR systems
NTS/NTSA
The Night Targeting System (NTS) was a joint Israeli Air Force and United States Marine Corps (USMC) program to provide AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters with ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-1 SeaCobra
Bell developed the 209/AH-1 SeaCobra on the basis of the US Army’s single-engine AH-1G Cobra as the United States Marine Corps (USMC) determined that a ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
SAIC ACV 1.1 prototype
SAIC unveiled its first prototype for the USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 (Phase 1, Increment 1) project on 21 February 2017. The SAIC prototype is ...
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Fighter - multirole, Fighter - naval
F-35C
The F-35C Lightning II, also known as the F-35 carrier variant (CV), is a fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft in carrier configuration. It has larger wings and ...
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Subsystems: software
DI-Guy
DI-Guy is an AI, scenario and SDK for real-time human visualisation, simulation and artificial intelligence. DI-Guy has thousands of realistic ready-to-use characters and motions. It ...
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Military helicopters - maritime, Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
CH-53D Sea Stallion
The twin-engine CH-53A (S-65) Sea Stallion was developed from 1960 to meet a United States Marine Corps (USMC) requirement for a heavy-lift helicopter. It entered ...
