• Land Warfare

  Norway set to upgrade night/day soldier systems

  19th September 2014

  Norway is poised to commence work on a programme to upgrade the night and day soldier systems of its armed forces, with funding in place …

• Land Warfare

  Indian artillery goes backwards

  2nd September 2014

  If it seemed that Indian defence procurement programmes are somewhat static, it now seems they are going in reverse. The new Indian government is going …

• Land Warfare

  NZ pushes ahead with rifle replacement

  15th August 2014

  New Zealand released a request for tender (RfT) for its Individual Weapon Replacement Programme (IWRP) on 14 August. The IWRP was officially initiated in March, …

• Land Warfare

  DVD2014: WCSP moves ahead as ABSV waits

  27th June 2014

  The UK’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) is expected to complete its critical design review (CDR) in Q2 2015, whist the Armoured Battlefield Support Vehicle …

• Land Warfare

  DVD2014: LAV III demonstrator from GD arrives

  26th June 2014

  General Dynamics’ new LAV III demonstrator vehicle that includes upgrades for increased mobility, firepower and protection is on display at the DVD exhibition in Millbrook, …

• Land Warfare

  DVD2014: GDUK displays Scout prototype

  26th June 2014

  The first pre-production prototype of the Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) protected mobility reconnaissance support (PMRS) vehicle was on display at the DVD exhibition in Millbrook, …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory: RMMV and Achleitner produce CBRN vehicle

  18th June 2014

  A new prototype 4x4 Survivor R vehicle specialised for CBRN missions has been built by RMMV and Achleitner. On show at Eurosatory, the vehicle was …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory: Saab et NLT en collaboration non-mortelle

  17th June 2014

  Saab Bofors Dynamics Swtizerland (SBDS) et le groupe Américain Non-Lethal Technologies (NLT) ont signé un accord de collaboration aujourd’hui à Eurosatory un atout qui permettra …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory: Saab and NLT make non-lethal deal

  17th June 2014

  Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland (SBDS) and US company Non-Lethal Technologies (NLT) have signed a cooperation agreement at Eurosatory to market the latter’s products into the …

• Land Warfare

  ATK wins US domestic ammunition contracts

  6th June 2014

  ATK will supply medium- and large-calibre ammunition to the US military under a number of contracts worth a combined $112 million, announced on 4 June. …

• Naval Warfare

  Defense Services Asia: Oto Melara promotes Vulcano

  15th April 2014

  Finmeccanica subsidiary Oto Melara has used the Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition to promote its guided ammunition technology to the ASEAN market. Speaking to media …

• Land Warfare

  New Afghan MSFV orders on hold

  21st March 2014

  Plans for additional Commando Select armoured vehicles for the Afghan National Army (ANA) are being put on hold until a bi-lateral US-Afghanistan security agreement is …

• Land Warfare

  SGA14: ST Kinetics demos total 40mm solutions

  14th February 2014

  ST Kinetics held live demonstrations of its 40mm ammunition in Singapore on 12 February to highlight the indigenous capability it can provide to nations in …

• Land Warfare

  UK Warrior upgrade completes preliminary design review

  28th January 2014

  Lockheed Martin UK announced on 28 January that the UK’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) has passed its preliminary design review. The Warrior IFV is …

• Land Warfare

  AUSA 2013: ST Kinetics secures ammo contracts

  23rd October 2013

  ST Kinetics has secured a total of more than $30 million of international orders for its 40mm ammunition. The company announced at the AUSA exhibition …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Static/towed guns

  L-70 40mm Bofors upgrade [India]

  Background Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) won an order in a global open tender issued by the Indian Army to upgrade L-70 40mm Bofors guns. The ...

• Self-propelled guns

  SHORAD [Sweden]

  Background In January 2026, Sweden announced its intention to dramatically expand its territorial air defence capabilities, which would include the purchase of a gun-armed Short ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Commando Select MSFV (Afghanistan)

  Programme Background Between 2011 and 2018, 733 Commando Selects of various configurations were delivered to the Afghan National Army (ANA). Known as the Mobile Strike ...

• OPVs

  Second-hand Nordkapp OPVs [Uruguay]

  Programme Background For years, the Uruguayan Navy has sought to procure new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to modernise its fleet. The Navy has attempted to do ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 (Ukraine Aid) [Denmark & Sweden]

  Programme Background Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine was the recipient of a number of Western systems, many of which ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  AIFV replacement [Egypt]

  Background Egypt acquired over 1,000 AIFVs from the Netherlands from 1994 to 2008. Of these, 690 remain in active service. Whilst they have received various upgrades to ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  AIFV replacement [Bahrain]

  Background Bahrain acquired 120 secondhand AIFVs from 1996 to 2016. Of these, 75 remain in active service. Whilst they have received various upgrades to extend their service ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  Indonesian Navy PC-60M

  Programme Background Local Indonesian shipyard PT Caputra Mitra Sejati has designed and developed a class of fast patrol boats that have been ordered by the ...

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

  NASAMS [Australia]

  Background The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) initiated the LAND 19 Phase 7b programme, which intends to replace the Bofors RBS 70 VSHORAD system with ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Pars 4x4 STA (First Batch)

  Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  VN1 (Thailand)

  Programme Background Thailand has procured and tested a variety of 8x8 armoured vehicle platforms. Between 2010 and 2015, 217 BTR-3E1 amphibious 8x8s were acquired from ...

• Frigates

  Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES) - Frigate Acquisition Programme [Colombia]

  Programme Background The replacement of the existing ageing Almirante Padilla-class frigates was first initiated in 2015. The predecessors, built by Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) have been in service ...

• Destroyers

  Type 83 Future Air Defence System (FADS) [UK]

  Programme Background Requirements The Daring-class (Type 45) consists of six ships, although the original plan was to have 12 destroyers. This was cut to eight in ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Kaplan-10 STA (First Batch)

  Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Pars 4x4 STA (Second Batch)

  Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

  Bofors 40mm 3P

  The Bofors 40mm 3P (Pre-fragmented, Programmable, proximity-fused) is a multi-purpose medium calibre round designed for the Bofors 40 Mk4, a gun system manufactured by BAE Systems ...

• Self-propelled guns

  Tridon Mk2

  The Tridon Mk2 consists of a Bofors 40mm gun mounted on a removable pallet, which is mounted on the back of a military truck. An ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  Sarucabey Class

  Two Sarucabey landing ship tanks are in service with the Turkish Navy. The design is an enlarged version of the decommissioned Cakabey design with the ...

• OPVs

  Bir Anzaran (OPV 70)

  The first OPV 70, Bir Anzaran, was delivered to the Royal Moroccan Navy in June 2011. Another three ships have reportedly been ordered, although no further ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  ​Osman Gazi

  A single Osman Gazi-class landing ship/minelayer is in service with the Turkish Navy. The ship was laid down in 1989,  launched in 1990, and commissioned ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  Magar

  Magar-class landing ship tank helicopter vessels are in service with the Indian Navy. Based on the British Sir Lancelot design the first two entered service ...

• Unguided Naval Ammunition

  Bofors 57mm 3P

  The Bofors 57mm 3P (Pre-fragmented, Programmable, Proximity- fused) is a multi-purpose naval round designed for the Bofors 57 Mk3 naval gun system, manufactured by BAE Bofors.

• Landing craft and hovercraft

  Cetina

  Cetina (Silba)-class amphibious landing craft are operated by the Croatian Navy which are also used for minelaying. Three were built and two remain in service. ...

• Static/towed guns

  L-70 40mm Upgraded Anti-Aircraft Gun

  The L-70 is a 40mm towed anti-aircraft gun originally developed by Bofors and operated by the Indian Army. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) upgraded 200 guns under ...

• Minehunters

  MCMV 24

  The MCMV 24 is a mine countermeasures vessel concept being developed by Saab. The 66m vessel is designed for mine countermeasures missions in the Baltic ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  BATRAL

  BATRAL (Bâtiment de Assaut et de Transport Léger)  landing ships  are in service with Chile, Gabon and Morocco and have been retired from French service. ...

• Naval guns

  Bofors 40 mk4

  Bofors 40 Mk4 is a naval gun system developed and produced by BAE Systems. It was originally produced by Swedish Bofors, which was acquired by ...

• Naval guns

  Bofors 57 mk3/mk110

  Bofors 57 mk3, known as mk110 in the United States, is a naval gun system produced by BAE Systems. It was originally designed in the ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  FPB 57

  FPB 57 fast attack craft has been designed by German company Lürssen and is in service with Indonesia, Kuwait, Nigeria and Turkey. Some of these ...

• Guided munitions

  Bonus

  The Bofors 155 Bonus is a guided artillery round developed as a joint initiative between Bofors and Nexter. BONUS is currently in use by several countries, including Finland, ...