• Naval Warfare

  USCG orders Air Data Computers

  1st September 2015

  The US Coast Guard (USCG) has awarded a contract to the Defense Solutions division of Curtiss-Wright to provide Air Data Computer technology for its MH-65 …

• Naval Warfare

  P-8A Poseidon for RAAF ordered

  1st September 2015

  The US Navy has ordered 13 Full-Rate Production (FRP) Lot 2 P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Boeing Defense in a nearly $1.5 billion contract, it was …

• Digital Battlespace

  DoD awards FHE manufacturing contract

  31st August 2015

  FlexTech Alliance has been awarded a cooperative agreement by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to establish and manage a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) for …

• Defence Helicopter

  Viper gains first export customer

  28th August 2015

  Pakistan continues to build up its attack helicopter capability and is now to receive new-build aircraft from the US, according to a contract awarded to …

• Naval Warfare

  AN/AQS-20A sonar set for improvements

  28th August 2015

  Raytheon and the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) are working to improve the capabilities of the US Navy’s AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar, the company announced …

• Defence Helicopter

  Jenoptik generator controllers for CH-53Es

  26th August 2015

  Jenoptik Defense & Civil Systems has been awarded a series production contract from the US Navy to supply generator controllers for CH-53E heavy-lift transport helicopters, …

• Land Warfare

  And the JLTV winner is… Oshkosh

  26th August 2015

  After what seems like forever, the US Army has finally selected a vendor for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme. Oshkosh Defense has beaten …

• Land Warfare

  Hungary to raise defence bar

  26th August 2015

  Hungary plans to significantly increase military spending over the next several years.  Viktor Orban, prime-minister of Hungary has stated that this is not due to …

• Land Warfare

  Polaris MRZR vehicle deliveries

  26th August 2015

  Polaris Defense has started delivering its MRZR off-road tactical vehicle under a contract awarded by the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in July, the company …

• Land Warfare

  Czech Republic selects Pandur II 8x8

  25th August 2015

  The government of the Czech Republic has approved the acquisition of 20 Pandur II 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles, the Czech Ministry of Defence announced on …

• Digital Battlespace

  Sniper pod expands Taiwan capabilities

  25th August 2015

  Taiwan's air force is to increase its precision attack capabilities with the acquisition of new sniper pods fitted to its aircraft. Lockheed Martin has announced …

• Digital Battlespace

  Qualification for new Canadian soldier suite

  24th August 2015

  A new suite of systems developed to modernise the dismounted capabilities of Canadian troops has entered qualification testing. Known as the Integrated Soldier System Project …

• Naval Warfare

  US warns of Chinese reclamation

  24th August 2015

  The US expressed ongoing consternation over the scale of Chinese land reclamation in the South China Sea in a recent Pentagon report. The Department of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Spain to get RQ-11B Ravens

  21st August 2015

  The US Army has awarded a $3.4 million foreign military sales contract to AeroVironment to supply RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Spanish …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cubic to produce F-35 training systems

  20th August 2015

  Cubic Global Defense has been awarded a series of contracts from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to produce and enhance the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) air …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• LTVs - 4x4

  Infantry Squad Vehicle (Heavy) [USA]

  Background The US Army has been operating the ISV since 2019. It currently serves alongside the JLTV and HMMWV in the Army's Mobile Brigade Combat ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  Infantry Squad Vehicle [USA]

  Background The JLTV, HMMWV, and ISV constitute the US Army’s Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) fleet. The US Army has evaluated the ISV as part of ...

• Medium UGVs

  Medium Modular Equipment Transport Trailer (M-METT) [USA]

  Background Whilst there are many medium UGV programmes developing concepts for last-mile resupply problems, the US Army's M-METT programme aims to provide an uncrewed logistics ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  Light Utility Vehicle (COTS) [Canada]

  Background The Canadian Army currently employs two platforms in what it terms its Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (LUVW) fleet, the Mercedes G-Wagon and the Chevrolet Silverado. There ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  Anaconda replacement [Netherlands]

  Background The Netherlands procured the Anaconda to serve as a patrol vehicle for the Netherlands Marine Corps in the Dutch Caribbean. This role was previously filled ...

• Land: air defence radar

  GM 403M Air Defense Radar [Bangladesh]

  Background Bangladesh procured Ground Master 400 long-range radars for the protection of strategic points or forces deployed in external territories. The procurement is part of ...

• 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 HPM can ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  Light Forces Enhancement [Canada]

  Background The LFE programme was first launched in 2020 with the intention of providing the Canadian army with new light mobility platforms that could rapidly ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  G-Wagon Replacement [Norway]

  Programme Background The Norwegian Army began to acquire its fleet of 3,000 G-Wagons in the 1980s. They are currently used for a variety of roles, ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  G-Wagon Replacement [Sweden]

  Programme Background Sweden currently operates an estimated 400 G-Wagons across the Army and Air Force, where they are used in a logistics and support capacity.  ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  G-Wagon Replacement [Argentina]

  Programme Background Like many militaries around the world, the Argentine Army uses the G-Wagon as a logisitics and support vehicle. In keeping with other G-Wagon ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  G-Wagon replacement [Germany]

  Background The G-Wagon, known as the Wolf in German service, has been operated by the Bundeswehr for decades. German forces also operate a number of ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  G-Wagon Replacement [Latvia]

  Programme Background Latvia procured 240 G-Wagons from Norway in 2004. These vehicles had been kept in storage in Norway and had very low mileage. This ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  G-Wagon Replacement [Belgium]

  Background Belgium is understood to have procured several hundred G-Wagons in the 1990s.  These were used for a range of functions, including logistics, command vehicles ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  G-Wagon Replacement [Austria]

  Background Austria is understood to have procured over 1,000 G-Wagons, known as the Puch G in Austrian service. The Puch G-Class W461, currently operated by Austria, was ...

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 ...

• Hybrid effector 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.