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News - danish army

  • Defence Helicopter

    Taiwan's Apache fleet goes into service amid China tensions

    17th July 2018

    Taiwan on 17 July put into service its fleet of US-made Apache attack helicopters, upgrading its defences against a growing military threat from China. The …

  • Training

    First test flights of Mi-28UB

    10th July 2018

    The Russian Army Aviation has successfully completed the first test flights of the new Mi-28UB combat training helicopter, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on …

  • Land Warfare

    Oshkosh receives order for JLTVs

    4th July 2018

    Oshkosh Defense has received a $484 million order from the US Army for 1,574 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and associated installed and packaged kits, …

  • Special Operations

    Fuerzas Comando begins for Latin American SOF

    17th July 2018

    The Latin American special operations community has come together to conduct the 2018 iteration of the annual Fuerzas Comandocompetition in Panama.Due to run from 16-26 …

  • Defence Notes

    Zimbabwe army vows neutrality in election

    4th July 2018

    Zimbabwe's military vowed on 4 July to stay neutral in upcoming elections, dismissing suggestions it would deploy service personnel to influence national polls scheduled for …

  • Land Warfare

    Russia orders 'experimental batch' of Kurganets-25

    16th July 2018

    The Russian MoD has placed an initial order for the Kurganets-25 tracked armoured vehicle, likely for experimentation trials by front-line army units. This was disclosed in …

  • Land Warfare

    GD-OTS receives AGMV contract

    2nd July 2018

    General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) has received a $33.8 million contract from the US Army for the production of Army Ground Mobility Vehicles …

  • Defence Helicopter

    First EMD CH-47F​ Block II inches closer

    2nd July 2018

    The first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) CH-47F Block II programme helicopter has entered final assembly, Boeing announced on 27 June.Boeing is developing the next-generation …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Pressure on Pentagon for MUM-T solutions

    11th July 2018

    In the Pentagon's bid to race ahead with new technology development, the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is joining forces with the other services to …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US Army miscalculates number of Apaches needed

    29th June 2018

    Question marks are surrounding the US Army's AH-64E Apache buy after service leaders failed to properly analyse the number of aircraft needed for testing and …

  • Land Warfare

    Axe hangs over UK's £1.6bn Warrior upgrade

    6th July 2018

    The British Army’s plans to upgrade its legacy Warrior IFVs looks to be in further jeopardy as a new UK government watchdog report revealed that …

  • Defence Notes

    PLA shows its skills in Hong Kong

    4th July 2018

    The Hong Kong Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) opened three of its camps to the public on 30 June and 1 July, allowing …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Singapore transfers Chinooks to Australia for training

    3rd July 2018

    The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has quietly transferred five Boeing CH-47D Chinooks to the Oakey Army Aviation Centre in Australia, and has also …

  • Defence Notes

    Opinion: Carter’s capability challenges

    4th July 2018

    General Sir Nick Carter has now formally taken on the role of Chief of the Defence Staff for the British Armed Forces. Carter comes to …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Israel accuses Hamas of targeting soldiers with World Cup app

    3rd July 2018

    Israeli military intelligence on 3 July accused Hamas hackers of creating a World Cup app and two online dating sites to tempt soldiers into downloading …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • EO/IR systems

    Helios/HeliTOW

    A stabilised direct view optical system for surveillance and targeting, HeliTOW includes TOW missile tracking and guidance systems. The sight unit provides the gunner with ...

  • Sniper rifles

    AX50

    The 50cal AX50 long-range anti-materiel rifle is based on the company's AW50. It has an external stock design with the aim of facilitating a secure, ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Eagle V 4x4

    GDELS unveiled the fifth generation of its Eagle light tactical vehicle at Eurosatory 2012. The platform has replaced earlier-generation vehicles in production. More than 1,250 ...

  • EO/IR systems, Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems

    SeaFLIR 280-HDEP

    Unveiled in 2020, the SeaFLIR 280-HDEP is a shipboard multi-spectral surveillance system manufactured by Teledyne FLIR. It features an FHD daylight camera, a WXGA MWIR ...

  • EO/IR systems

    SeaFLIR 380X-HD

    The SeaFLIR 380X-HD is a long-range, shipboard EO/IR system. It is available as an upgrade to any existing SeaFLIR 380-HD system. Manufactured by Teledyne FLIR, the system features ...

  • Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

    DANES

    Initial efforts to field a complete soldier system through the Danish Army Network-Enabled Soldier (DANES) concept were abandoned, following an evaluation of the US Land ...

  • OPVs

    MPV80

    At DSEI 2021, OMT presented the Modular Patrol Vessel 80 (MPV80), an OPV design characterised by strong modularity and flexibility. The MPV80 comes in three ...

  • Land: RWS

    Lemur

    Originally comprising a series of roof-mounted stabilised EO sights, the BAE Systems Bofors Lemur family has since expanded to incorporate armed RWS variants. Available in ...

  • Medium/general-purpose machine guns

    M60E6

    The M60E6 GPMG is the latest improved version of the M60. USORD's M60E4/Mk 43 is in service in at least 15 countries and with US ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CV90 Armadillo

    The Armadillo APC, unveiled at Eurosatory 2010, is based on BAE Systems’ CV90 IFV design. It has been modified to provide a higher degree of ...

  • Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns

    C7A2

    Colt Canada developed the 5.56mm C7 family of assault weapons based on the M16A2 to meet the requirements of the Canadian Army. The family includes ...

  • Tanks

    Leopard 2A7/A8

    Featuring a layout similar to the Leopard 2A5/A6, the Leopard 2A7 mainly offers subsystem upgrades compared to earlier versions. Adopted as the widely upgraded to ...

  • Maritime patrol

    Challenger 604

    Bombardier Challenger CL-604 MPAs are in service with the Royal Danish Air Force and the Korea Coast Guard. The first of three Danish aircraft entered ...

  • Patrol boats

    Flyvefisken Class

    Fourteen Flyvefisken-class (Standard Flex 300) patrol vessels were built by Aalborg Shipyard, which has since shut down and entered service with the Danish Navy. The ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Piranha V

    The Piranha V, the latest member of the Piranha family of wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, introduced a vehicle in the upper weight class. Unveiled in ...