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Defence Notes
Gripen campaign losses leave Saab questioning Swedish government support
1st September 2022
A lack of Gripen export orders has left Saab frustrated and longing for additional support from the Swedish government.
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Defence Helicopter
US to gift H-1 helicopters to Czech Republic
19th August 2022
The US will donate utility and attack helicopters to the Czech Republic.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Iran and Russia weigh risks and rewards from potential UAV deal
31st August 2022
A potential move to supply Russia with Iranian UAVs makes some sense but it is not without disadvantages.
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Naval Warfare
Ingalls Shipbuilding and Bath Iron Works net DDG(X) contracts
26th July 2022
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works have been awarded engineering and design contracts to develop the USN's next-generation DDG(X) destroyer.
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Training
CAE to provide platform and systems training for Royal Australian Navy
2nd September 2022
CAE Australia will deliver integrated solutions to support transformation of RAN training
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Air Warfare
Philippines ponders SAR helicopters, and Chinooks instead of Mi-171s
25th August 2022
In some areas, the rotary-winged fleet of the Philippine military has progressed, but in others, it has stagnated or even reversed.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy contracts BAE Systems for data link production
23rd August 2022
The USN has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth $42.6 million to produce seven Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL) systems.
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Digital Battlespace
Viasat awarded $99 million order for US Navy tactical radios
22nd August 2022
Viasat has been awarded a $99 million contract for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) terminals by the US Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR).
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Land Warfare
Nioa to supply NZDF personnel with SureFire suppressors
6th September 2022
Nioa will distribute rifle suppressors for use by elite military and law enforcement personnel in New Zealand.
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Naval Warfare
Every picture tells a story as Egyptian Navy frigate obtains Italian EW upgrade
12th September 2022
Photos released by the USN in late August reveal that new electronic countermeasures and SATCOM equipment has been installed aboard the Egyptian frigate Al-Galala.
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Land Warfare
MSPO 2022: Mesko improves Piorun MANPADS as more orders flow in
13th September 2022
New and more capable versions of the Piorun MANPADS are in development even as orders continue to roll in for the baseline system, with Estonia being the newest customer.
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Defence Notes
Companies vie for JADC2 work
4th July 2022
USAF issues major five-year IDIQ contract to mature, demonstrate and spread the JADC2 capability across platforms and domains.
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Land Warfare
US Army orders more 144 Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks
17th August 2022
Based on the commercially available Mack Granite model, the HDTs are operated by engineering units in construction and maintenance missions for infrastructure assets.
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Land Warfare
US Army to receive Mid-Range Capability weapon system this year
15th August 2022
Lockheed Martin is progressing with the Mid-Range Capability effort and plans to hand over a prototype at the end of the year.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Teledyne FLIR stays ahead of the pack on MTRS Increment II
30th June 2022
US Army Contracting Command keeps faith in Teledyne FLIR with a new MTRS Increment II deal.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
Puma 3 AE (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background Military Aid - $300 Million On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine to "bolster Urkaine's capacity ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1165 Special Ops HMMWV [USA]
Background The HHMWV, or Humvee, has been in US service since 1983. The M1165A1B3 is a special operations variant of the platform. In 2015, the US ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 300 (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (16 March 2022 & 13 April 2022) On 16 March 2022, President Biden announced $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine through ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 600 (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background $300 Million USAI (1 April 2022) On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine following ...
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Loitering munitions
Point Blank [US]
Programme Background As IAI stated in a 19 January 2023 press release, it had been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the Irregular Warfare Technical Support ...
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Military UAS - mini
Puma LE [Kosovo]
Background Contract Award On 21 January 2022, the US Department of Defence (DoD) announced that AeroVironment had been awarded an $11.01 million firm-fixed contract for Puma ...
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Loitering munitions
ALTIUS-600M (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Programme Background On 24 February 2023, the US DoD announced that the Biden Administration had released an additional aid package under the Ukraine Security Assistance ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1152A1B2/M1165A1B3 HMMWV [USA]
Background The HMMWV has been in US service since the 1980s. Despite the introduction of newer platforms, the US DoD continues to utilise the platform ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1165A1B3 HMMWV [USA]
Background The HMMWV has been in US service since the 1980s. Despite the introduction of newer platforms, the US DoD continues to utilise the platform ...
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Loitering munitions
Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]
Background Presidential Drawdown Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 million Presidential Drawdown security ...
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Military UAS - small
Puma 2 AE [Estonia]
Programme Background The US DoD announced that it had awarded AeroVironment an $8.868 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply an undisclosed number of RQ-20B Puma AE ...
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Loitering munitions
Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS): Switchblade [US]
Background DoD contract On 27 August 2024, the US DoD announced that AeroVironment had been awarded a ceiling of $990 million hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract to ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
ACV-30 PRTV [USA]
Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked vehicles. ...
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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 helicopters - light/training
TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) (TH-57 Replacement)
Programme Background Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Pistols
M9
M9 is the US DoD designation for the military-specification 9mm Beretta 92FS, selected in 1985 to replace the 45cal M1911A1 in US service. Sales to ...
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Man-portable missile systems
Igla/SA-18
The 9K38 Igla (US DoD designation SA-18, NATO reporting name Grouse ) IR-homing MANPADS was developed by KBM and entered service in 1983 to meet the requirements ...
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Loitering munitions
Point Blank
Point Blank Weapon System is a hand-launched electro-optical VTOL-capable loitering munition developed by Isreal Aerospace Industries (IAI). IAI has been awarded a contract by the US ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
BAT-850
Pathfinder's BAT-850 VSAT is a carbon fibre, tri-band terminal with auto-acquisition capability. Suitable for flyaway (case-based) and vehicle-mounted applications, it is in service with the ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
URC-300
The URC-300 is a software-defined radio designed for line-of-sight, ground-to-air communications in particular. Introduced in 2020, it adheres to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards as well ...
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Air: aerial targets
BQM-177A/i
The BQM-177A subsonic aerial target (SSAT) was designed for the USN, and the BQM-177i is the export variant. The BQM-177 provides realistic threat emulation for ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
Banshee Tactical Radio
Developed by Fenix Group, the Banshee Tactical Radio (BTR) is a communications system that uses 4G/LTE connectivity to provide secure mesh networking capability on the ...
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Crew-served grenade launchers
Striker 40/MK47
General Dynamics is systems integrator for the Striker 40 (MK47 AGL in US service). The complete system comprises the weapon, AN/PWG-1 Lightweight Video Sight and ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
AN/ARC-231 Skyfire
The AN/ARC-231 Skyfire is an airborne VHF/UHF/LOS and DAMA SATCOM system. This system supports US DoD requirements for airborne, multi-band, multi-mission, secure anti-jam voice, data ...
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Air-to-air missiles
9M39 Igla-V
The 9M39 Igla-V (‘needle’) is a Russian IR homing SAM adapted for helicopter use. It is an air-launched version of the Igla MANPADS, which the ...
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Military UAS - HALE
Global Observer
The AeroVironment Global Observer HALE UAV was a developmental HALE UAV designed for various civil, commercial and government applications. Development of the platform began in 2007 ...
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Directed energy weapons
CLWS
Developed by Boeing, Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS or CLaWS) is a medium-range, low-power laser C-UAS system. According to the reports, the CLWS prototype has ...
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Weapon sights for day use
CompM4/M4s
The US DoD has bought over one million Aimpoint sights since 1997. The US Army is now fielding the CompM4s as the latest version of ...
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Heavy machine guns
M2HB
US Ordnance is one of two US M2HB heavy machine gun manufacturers which has received multi-year contracts to supply weapons to the US DoD. The ...
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Data links, Land: Radio and SATCOM, UAS: communication systems
QNT-200
The Collins QNT-200 is a dual-channel software-defined radio (SDR) designed for size, weight and power-constrained platforms. Using IP-based mesh networks, it offers high-bandwidth mobile networking ...
