• Digital Battlespace

  IEE to provide CDU for JCREW I1B1

  24th June 2016

  IEE will provide its 3.5-inch handheld control display unit (CDU) for Northrop Grumman's Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) system under …

• Land Warfare

  Northrop completes CDR of AEODRS

  10th June 2016

  Northrop Grumman and the US Navy have successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for increment one of the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Chinese UCAVs proliferate unexpectedly

  10th June 2016

  Chinese UCAVs capable of deadly armed missions have been turning up in odd places in recent times, including Kazakhstan and Myanmar. Kazakhstan displayed a Wing …

• Digital Battlespace

  FLIR unveils ground-surveillance systems

  31st May 2016

  FLIR Systems has released two new ground surveillance systems designed for border security and force protection, the company announced on 24 May. The first is …

• Training

  ITEC 2016: Airbus UAS trainer ready to fly

  17th May 2016

  Airbus Defence and Space (DS) is showcasing its customer-ready UAS Mission and Tactics Training (MTT) at ITEC in London. The generic system can be used …

• Land Warfare

  US Army tests Spider 1A (video)

  13th May 2016

  One aspect of the US Army’s ongoing Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 16.2 involves limited user testing (LUT) for the Spider M7E1 Network Command Munition Increment …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Army starts NIE 16.2 exercise

  12th May 2016

  The US Army’s Brigade Modernization Command (BMC) has started the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 16.2 exercise at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico and Fort …

• Defence Helicopter

  Switching to BrightNite

  3rd May 2016

  Elbit Systems believes it has made a significant breakthrough in night vision technology, following a series of demonstration flight tests of its BrightNite system in …

• Defence Helicopter

  Quad A 2016: DVE solution goes in-house

  30th April 2016

  The US Army has decided to pursue existing technology being developed by the government for its Brownout Rotorcraft Enhancement System (BORES) requirement, ruling out any …

• Naval Warfare

  US plans Latin American patrol vessel

  29th April 2016

  The US Navy has released details of a 75-85ft (23-26m) 'mothership' which officials hope will bolster the maritime security capabilities of partner nations in and …

• Land Warfare

  TrackingPoint launches firearm attachments

  25th April 2016

  TrackingPoint has launched three new military-spec firearm stealth attachments for night-time missions - Hush Silencer, Vivid Gen-3 Night Vision and Torrid Thermal Imaging, it announced …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Yuneec brings Typhoon H to SCTX

  19th April 2016

  UAV manufacturer Yuneec is exhibiting its new UAV, the Typhoon H, at Security and Counter Terror Expo (SCTX) in London. The new UAV features Typhoon …

• Defence Helicopter

  DSA 2016: Anka-S achieves milestones

  19th April 2016

  The Anka-S UAV from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has clocked up a number of achievements as it heads towards first delivery to the Turkish Air …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon receives NGJ EMD contract

  18th April 2016

  Raytheon has received a $1 billion sole source contract from the US Navy for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) for Increment 1 of the Next …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed MHTK completes engineering demo

  11th April 2016

  In an engineering demonstration at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Lockheed Martin’s miniature hit-to-kill (MHTK) interceptor was successfully launched from a multi mission …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) (Increment 1) [USA]

  Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) was to provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It was ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) (Increment 2) [USAF]

  Background Requirements The baseline requirements for Increment 2 of the CCA effort are similar to Increment 1, which is covered in a separate entry on Defence ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) (Increment 2) [US Army]

  Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) was to provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It was intended to ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  RQ-7 Shadow Replacement / Post Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) [US Army]

  Background Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) The US Army planned to procure an FTUAS to replace the Textron Systems RQ-7Bv2 Shadow tactical UAV in service with ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [USAFR & ANG]

  Background USAFR & ANG In October 2025, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, a nominee to be the USAF’s next chief of staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee during his ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [Netherlands]

  Background Netherlands & American Partnership On 16 October 2025, the Dutch MoD announced a letter of intent (LoI) had been signed to join the USAF's Collaborative ...

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Organic Precision Fire - Light (OPF-L) (Uncontracted) [USMC]

  Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. In May 2022, an annual update ...

• 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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) (Increment 2) [USMC]

  Background MUX Since 2016, the USMC has wished to acquire a UAV that could be deployed from a vessel, used for various missions, and fly ...

• Loitering munitions

  Organic Precision Fire - Light (OPF-L) (Contracted) [USMC]

  Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. In May 2022, an annual update ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) (Increment 1) [USAF]

  Background Requirements The programme's requirements are based on the USAF's belief that it requires mass to compete effectively with an adversary in symmetrical warfare. However, ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Gambit [Saudi Arabia]

  Background Adding to the MQ-9B Deal Speaking to Breaking Defense at the Dubai Airshow 2025, GA-ASI President David Alexander stated that the MQ-9B procurement programme was still in ...

• 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 ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [Denmark]

  Background F-35 On 10 October 2025, the Danish MoD announced that the Danish government and the parties to the Defence Agreement had agreed to acquire an additional ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Light UGVs

  Centaur

  The Centaur is a military UGV developed specifically for the US Army's Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II), a requirement for a ...

• Light UGVs

  Andros Nomad

  Unveiled in 2017, the Andros Nomad is the latest UGV designed by Northrop Grumman to carry out civil and military applications. The platform, which is able ...

• Major networking projects

  WIN-T Increment 1

  WIN-T Increment 1 is defined as providing ‘networking at the halt’ and is divided into two sub-increments defined as Increment 1a (‘extended networking at the ...

• Major networking projects

  WIN-T Increment 2

  WIN-T Increment 2 ('networking on the move') adds soldier mobility and provides a communications network down to company level. Tactical communication nodes in Increment 2 ...

• Surface-to-surface missiles

  Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)

  The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), developed by Lockheed Martin, is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile system designed to provide the US Army with enhanced long-range precision ...

• Land: air defence radar

  AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR

  AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) is a multi-mission system designed to support worldwide expeditionary requirements. It provides detection and tracking capabilities and offers traffic ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  MPU5

  The MPU5 (WR-5100) has been described as a smart MANET radio, designed for connectivity, interchangeable frequency module, stream HD video and integrated Radio over IP functionality. ...

• EO/IR systems

  FLIR 111

  The FLIR 111 is a field-proven, high-performance, compact, and lightweight Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) system designed for utility and attack helicopters.  It is jointly produced ...

• EO/IR systems

  KUH FLIR

  The KUH FLIR is an IR system from Hanwha Systems for the Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH). Hanwha says it provides stable infrared images at night and/or under limited ...

• Unguided Mortar Ammunition

  M533A2

  The 120mm illuminating (ILL) bomb is produced by KNDS. It is UN-classified as ammunition for illumination, with or without a burster, expelling charge, or propelling ...

• Unguided Mortar Ammunition

  M583A1

  The 120mm illuminating (ILL) bomb is produced by KNDS. It is UN-classified as ammunition for illumination, with or without a burster, expelling charge, or propelling ...

• Unguided Mortar Ammunition

  M535A1

  The 120mm infrared-illuminating (IR-ILL) bomb is produced by KNDS. It is UN-classified as ammunition for illumination, with or without a burster, expelling charge, or propelling ...

• EW test systems

  CRIIS

  The Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) provides time, space and position information (TSPI) as well as systems evaluation data to support testing for a ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  FIST

  In March 2003, Thales UK was selected as prime contractor for the UK’s Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) programme. The project has since evolved into ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Voly M20

  The Voly M20 is a fixed-wing UAS with a VTOL capability. The hybrid platform is highly flexible and can simultaneously carry 20lb of cargo and ...