• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop to continue to protect DISA-managed networks

  20th March 2015

  Northrop Grumman received a task order to continue its lead role in protecting US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) managed networks from cyber-attacks, as announced …

• Military Logistics

  Renault delivers 570 vehicles to French armed forces

  20th March 2015

  Renault Trucks Defense delivered 570 logistics vehicles to the French armed forces under purchase orders by the French public procurement grouping (UGAP), the company announced …

• Military Logistics

  US Navy selects AMSEC for modernisation programme

  19th March 2015

  AMSEC, a Huntington Ingalls subsidiary, was awarded a contract by the US Navy to provide technical and engineering services in support of navy modernisation.   The contract …

• Naval Warfare

  US approves sale of patrol vessels to Jordan

  19th March 2015

  The US State Department approved a possible foreign military sale of 35m coastal patrol boats to Jordan for an estimated $80 million. The Defense Security …

• Digital Battlespace

  Rockwell Collins GPS receivers for Harris' tactical radios

  19th March 2015

  Rockwell Collins signed a contract for providing its MicroGRAM GPS receivers for Harris Corporation's tactical radios, the company announced on 18 March. The addition of …

• Digital Battlespace

  DARPA awards two ACT contracts to Raytheon

  18th March 2015

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded two contract modifications to Raytheon in support of the Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT) programme. Raytheon …

• Naval Warfare

  Philippines to build three naval MPACs

  17th March 2015

  A total of three Multi-Purpose Assault Craft (MPACs) will be built for the Philippines Navy in the country, in accordance with the navy's approved technical …

• Land Warfare

  Orbital to continue PGK production for US

  13th March 2015

  Orbital ATK has signed a contract worth $120 million for additional production of the Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) with the US Army for 155mm artillery, …

• Military Logistics

  SAIC awarded US defence logistics contract

  13th March 2015

  Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a logistics support contract from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the company said on 12 March. …

• Defence Helicopter

  LIMA 2015: Honeywell poised to expand Malaysian market

  13th March 2015

  Honeywell has one of the broadest product portfolios in the aerospace industry, including mechanical and avionics components on Royal Malaysian Air Force BAE Hawk, Airbus …

• Defence Helicopter

  First AMCM-equipped MCH-101 delivered to Japan

  12th March 2015

  Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered the first MCH-101 helicopter with Airborne Mine Counter Measures (AMCM) to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). The …

• Digital Battlespace

  DARPA details next phase of ALIAS programme

  12th March 2015

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has detailed the next phase of its Aircrew Labour In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) programme, with all three contract …

• Military Logistics

  Field Aviation acquires ARINC Aerospace

  12th March 2015

  Field Aviation has acquired ARINC Aerospace Systems Engineering and Support (ASES LLC) from Rockwell Collins, the company announced on 10 March. ASES, which operates as …

• Defence Helicopter

  Lord’s ACVS selected for KUH MEDEVAC variant

  12th March 2015

  Lord Corporation will supply its Active Vibration Control System (AVCS) for the KUH MEDEVAC variant of the KUH-1 Surion helicopter. The company announced a contract …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon, TELDAT complete CDR of Patriot routers

  10th March 2015

  Raytheon and TELDAT have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of their militarised routers for the Patriot air and missile defence system, Raytheon said on …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV Future Procurement [US Navy]

  Programme Background According to the FY2021 budget request, the USN funded three JLTVs in FY2018, eight in FY2019, 19 in FY2020 and 25 in FY2021. ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  Land Mobility Programme (Light Mobility Vehicle) [UK]

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

• AGMV 1.1

  Programme Background The US Army has been seeking a lightweight, air-droppable, high mobility vehicle since as early as 2014, when it initiated its Ultra Light ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  JLTV [US Army - Second Order]

  Programme Background Oshkosh was awarded a contract to produce up to 16,901 JLTVs for the US Army and USMC programmes of record in August 2015.  ...

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

  Xtender [US]

  Programme Background Previous Procurement In early 2021, the US Department of Defence awarded a contract to XTEND for the platform in partnership with Isreal's MoD. ...

• Maritime patrol

  Maritime Patrol Aircraft [Singapore]

  Programme Background Deployed from Changi West airbase, and jointly operated by the RSAF and Republic of Singapore Navy, the ageing Fokker 50 fleet is primarily ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  eLRV [US]

  Programme Background Purpose The US Army unveiled a new concept for a more deployable IBCT structure at AUSA in October 2014. Built around three main types ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 2nd Batch]

  Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 3rd Batch]

  Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 4th Batch]

  Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 5th Batch]

  Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

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

  Aksungur [Turkish Air Force]

  Programme Background First Flight & Contract Award The platform's maiden flight was completed on 20 March 2019, and it was first publicly shown at IDEF ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 1st Batch]

  Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

• Data links

  Data links | P-1 EW [Japan]

  Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• LTVs - 4x4

  Infantry Squad Vehicle

  The General Motors (GM) Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) is a fully-integrated military platform based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 mid-sized truck chassis with Roll ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  Electric Military Concept Vehicle

  The Electric Military Concept Vehicle (e-MCV) is General Motors (GM) Defense's concept vehicle designed for the US Army's ongoing electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV) programme. Based on ...

• Land: air defence radar

  9S18M1E

  The 9S18M1E is a mobile, 3D, frequency-agile coherent pulse radar designed to detect and identify air threats and feed target data to the Buk-M1E AD ...

• Military vehicle engines

  6V53

  The 6V53 is a six cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine that stems from the GM Diesel Series 53 engine launched in 1957. The 6V53 has a ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful)

  The 2K12 Kub, known by its NATO reporting name SA-6 Gainful, is a Soviet-era mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system designed to provide ground forces with low ...

• Self-propelled guns, Self-propelled missile systems

  Tunguska

  KBP Instrument Design Bureau began development of the 2K22 Tunguska tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system in 1970 to provide the Soviet Army with ...

• Medium UGVs

  SURUS

  General Motors unveiled its Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure (SURUS) – a large, multipurpose, hydrogen-electric UGV – at the AUSA exhibition in Washington, DC, in ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  CombatGuard

  IMI Systems unveiled its new CombatGuard, a 4x4 armoured combat vehicle designed to provide a high level of off-road mobility, at Eurosatory 2014. It is ...

• Subsystems: software

  Network Defense Trainer

  The Scalable Network Defense Trainer is an LVC simulation system for delivering realistic hands-on cyber training. It enables students to experience cyber attacks launched against ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: Electronic Attack - Pod

  Talisman [Defense Initiatives]

  The Talisman is an integrated self-protection system developed by Defense Initiatives of Belarus. It is designed to equip combat aircraft and is thought to be ...

• Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

  GenCOM Defense Ground

  GenCOM Defense Ground provides an automatic multi-layered situational awareness picture to the decision-maker, based on external signal data (metadata) gathered in real time. Integrating with ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  GenCOM Defense Naval

  GenCOM Defense Naval offers an automatic situational awareness picture achieved through integration with single or multiple CESM-DF arrival sensors deployed on an array of naval ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  GenCOM Defense Air

  GenCOM Defense Air provides an automatic multi-layered situational awareness picture to the decision-maker, based on external signal data (metadata) gathered in real time. Integrating with ...

• Land: battle management systems

  ADC3

  IAI's Air Defense Command, Control and Communication (ADC3) was developed to meet the air defence mission requirements of Israeli Defense Forces.

• Air: mission management systems

  TAIKS Fire Support C3 System

  TAIKS is the tactical element of AFSAS (see separate entry) that integrates fire support units and target acquisition systems with each other and other functional ...