• Digital Battlespace

  Quad A 2011: Raytheon joins race for next-generation PCAS

  19th April 2011

  Raytheon has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to compete with Northrop Grumman in the development of its Persistent Close …

• Military Logistics

  US DoD awards LifePort $45.5m contract

  19th April 2011

  LifePort, Inc. announced today that it had been awarded an IDIQ contract by the Defense Logistics Agency permitting orders up to $45.5 million to provide …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Lockheed Martin TRACER completes UAS test flights

  19th April 2011

  Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System. TRACER is a dual-band (UHF …

• Digital Battlespace

  AMF JTRS submitted for NSA certification testing

  19th April 2011

  Lockheed Martin announced today that the National Security Agency (NSA) has conditionally recognized completion of critical design for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical …

• Military Logistics

  Northrop Grumman wins $99m base security and support contract

  19th April 2011

  US Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a five-year contract to perform base security operations and support services at overseas US …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Acoustic Device Countermeasure contract for Bluefin Robotics

  18th April 2011

  Bluefin Robotics, a leader in the design and manufacturing of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), is being awarded a subcontract from Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems, Inc., …

• Military Logistics

  US Logistics wins new contracting channel via FEMA

  18th April 2011

  US Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of private equity consolidator Ranger International Services Group, announces a recent contract award by the Federal Emergency Management Administration …

• Digital Battlespace

  Rockwell Collins' 5th Generation ARC-210 certified for satellite communications

  15th April 2011

  The Rockwell Collins ARC-210 Gen5 radio has successfully completed the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) satellite communications testing, a first step in providing a communication …

• Digital Battlespace

  LogIn Crete changes its name to MilDef

  15th April 2011

  LogIn Crete, with headquarters in Helsingborg, Sweden, was founded in 1989 and has since then evolved into a well-known supplier of rugged computers and special …

• Digital Battlespace

  E-2D Advanced Hawkeye programme completes DAB review

  14th April 2011

  Following a successful Defense Acquisition Board review, funding for an additional 10 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft has been authorized. The authorization comes just a short …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon's JLENS successfully tracks test targets

  14th April 2011

  Raytheon Company's JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) has successfully demonstrated tracking targets of opportunity in the Salt Lake City …

• Military Logistics

  General Dynamics selected for $565m infrastructure services programme

  14th April 2011

  General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Engineering and Support Services …

• Military Logistics

  SAIC to support NSWC India

  14th April 2011

  Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a task order by the US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head Division to …

• Land Warfare

  LAAD 2011: Oshkosh looks to light tactical market

  13th April 2011

  US manufacturer Oshkosh Defense has exhibited its SandCat Tactical Protector Vehicle (TPV) in Latin America for the first time at LAAD 2011. The company believes …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  LAAD 2011: Embraer and AEL enter into joint venture

  13th April 2011

  Embraer Defense and Security and Elbit subsidiary AEL Sistemas have agreed to launch a joint venture to exploit the emerging UAS requirements of the Brazilian …

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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.

• Loitering munitions, Military UAS - small

  ALTIUS-700 / ALTIUS-700M

  The ALTIUS-700 is a tube-launched small UAV from Aera-I, a subsidiary of Anduril.  Part of the ALTIUS family, the 700's payload is customisable, allowing users to ...