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News - UK MoD

  • Military Logistics

    Rolls-Royce opens new SDC

    13th April 2016

    Rolls-Royce has opened a new service delivery centre (SDC) at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, the company announced on 11 April.  The SDC will provide …

  • Land Warfare

    DSA 2016: Thinner vest, robust protection

    16th April 2016

    DSM Dyneema have launched a vest with anti-stab technology for the body armour market. The company which invented and manufactures Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene …

  • Training

    CAS closes in on UK augmented success

    1st April 2016

    Close Air Solutions (CAS), in partnership with Cursive Simulation, has submitted a second bid as part of the UK’s defence growth partnership (DGP) innovation challenge and …

  • Military Logistics

    BAE to build Lightning II facilities

    12th April 2016

    BAE Systems has received a £118 million contract from Lockheed Martin for the construction of engineering and training facilities at RAF Marham in Norfolk, BAE …

  • Naval Warfare

    Analysis: UK shipbuilding

    30th March 2016

    As the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigate passes another milestone with the award to BAE Systems of an extension for the demonstration phase, the backbone …

  • Land Warfare

    Estonia sharpens its spears

    7th April 2016

    The US and NATO are starting to ramp up weapon supplies to the Baltic states in response to Russian activity in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Vikhr-1 ATGMs for the Russian Ka-52 fleet

    6th April 2016

    The Kalashnikov Concern reported on 5 April 2016 that it had finalised the delayed contract for the delivery of Vikhr-1 anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to …

  • Digital Battlespace

    UK tests Finmeccanica’s BriteCloud decoy

    4th April 2016

    The UK Air Force has successfully conducted an initial evaluation of Finmeccanica’s BriteCloud anti-missile countermeasure decoy, the company announced at the end of March. The …

  • Naval Warfare

    UK, US ships conduct minehunting exercise

    4th April 2016

    Four British ships together with several US ones participated in a four-day minehunting exercise as a warm-up for the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise, the UK …

  • Defence Notes

    DefExpo 2016: ‘Uplift’ in UK-Indian defence

    4th April 2016

    Spearheaded by Minister of State for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne, the UK was making a push to solidify defence cooperation with India at DefExpo 2016. …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Kelvin Hughes details UK supply contract

    22nd March 2016

    Kelvin Hughes will supply its SharpEye radar for more than 60 Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships, submarines and shore facilities, the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    AAR commences Falkland SAR operations

    4th April 2016

    AAR’s Airlift division has commenced search and rescue (SAR) and support helicopter (SH) operations for the UK Ministry of Defence in the Falkland Islands, the …

  • Land Warfare

    Russian upgrades tactical strike

    11th April 2016

    The Russian Army has strengthened its tactical strike capability through the recent deliveries of the 9K720 Iskander-M (SS-26 ‘Stone’) tactical ballistic missile system to another …

  • Training

    Embraer Selects RDE for STE

    12th April 2016

    Embraer’s KC-390 tactical transport aircraft has been designed to address the C-130 replacement market which, according to Embraer, totals 700 aircraft. The company is understood …

  • Naval Warfare

    Marshall, Aerodata sign contract

    6th April 2016

    Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has received a contract from Aerodata to provide special mission role conversion engineering services in relation to the latter’s ATR-72 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Major networking projects

    Project Marshall

    The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...

  • Military UGVs

    T7

    The T7 is a multi-mission robotic system designed for military, police and hazardous missions. At DSEI 2017, the UK MoD awarded the Harris Corporation a ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    ASTOR FBFCT

    The Fixed Base Flight Crew Trainer (FBFCT) is a Level 5+ FTD for the UK RAF’s Airborne Standoff Radar (ASTOR) platform. The ASTOR FBFCT is ...

  • Air-launched ASW torpedoes, Ship-launched torpedoes

    Sting Ray

    The Sting Ray Mod 1 is an air- and surface-launched, lightweight ASW torpedo. It can be deployed from frigates, helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft against ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Warthog

    The Warthog is based on the ST Kinetics Bronco all terrain tracked carrier (ATTC) and was developed to meet a UK MoD urgent operational requirement ...

  • Infrastructure - generators

    Standalone Field Generator

    HGI is a supplier of standalone field generators to the UK MoD. It has supplied systems for communications, C2, field hospitals and workshop facilities. The ...

  • Major networking projects

    Skynet 6 SATCOM

    Skynet 6 is designed to replace Skynet 5. The PFI contract for Skynet 5,  held by Paradigm Secure Communications and Airbus DS, ends in 2022. As ...

  • Major networking projects

    DTT

    Raytheon UK is working with the UK MoD to deliver a Defence Targeting Toolset (DTT) capability. Aimed initially at land operations and eventually extending to ...

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    RFA Proteus (Vard 3 08)

    RFA Proteus serves as the launchpad for remotely operated vehicles and is the newest UK seabed warfare vessel. The ship, bought by the UK MoD as MV ...

  • Major networking projects

    Skynet 5 SATCOM

    Airbus is the service provider for the UK MoD Skynet 5 private finance initiative contract, signed in October 2003 and now worth $5.6 billion. Airbus ...

  • Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

    UK MFTS

    The Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme, is a private finance initiative involving the MoD and Ascent, a JV of Lockheed Martin and Babcock, which was ...

  • Air-to-surface missiles

    SPEAR 3

    The Selective Precision Effects At Range (SPEAR) Capability 3 is being developed by MBDA for the UK MoD, which is seeking a new missile for ...

  • Trucks and utility vehicles - 6x6

    Wheeled Tanker

    The Oshkosh Wheeled Tanker is a high-performance tactical vehicle, designed and built for the UK MoD in order to replace the existing fleet of legacy ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Sentinel

    First displayed at DSEI 2023, Sentinel is a tethered drone from Drone Evolution. Designed to support various applications, such as increased ISR, EW and communications, ...

  • Data links

    AN/URC-138

    The AN/URC-138 is a Link 16 interoperable terminal originally developed for the Sea Harrier. It has the same Link 16 crypto as JTIDS/MIDS. The system ...