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News - danish army

  • Land Warfare

    IDEX 2017: New lease of life for Leclerc

    21st February 2017

    Following France's decision to begin upgrading its fleet of Leclerc main battle tanks, manufacturer Nexter is now hoping the United Arab Emirates – the type's …

  • Land Warfare

    Netherlands receives new Boxer vehicle

    14th February 2017

    OCCAR has announced the delivery of the 400th Boxer vehicle under its trilateral co-operation programme between Germany, the Netherlands and Lithuania.The vehicle – an Armoured …

  • Land Warfare

    Ukraine plans new T-64 tank variant

    24th February 2017

    An upgraded T-64 tank will be brought into service in the Ukrainian Army, known at Tirex. Kiev has announced that the Ukraine MoD is in …

  • Land Warfare

    IDEX 2017: Nimr gets UAE vehicle order boost

    23rd February 2017

    The UAE Land Forces has ordered thousands of vehicles from their domestic manufacturer, Nimr, it was announced at IDEX.Although the value of the contract was …

  • Land Warfare

    Ghana looks for wheeled action

    13th February 2017

    Ghana's army is looking to procure new wheeled armoured vehicles to upgrade its mobile warfare capability. The goal is to introduce vehicles that will mechanise …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Aero India 2017: IAI consolidates presence in India

    16th February 2017

    Illustrating its continued contribution to India's defence industry, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed two agreements on 15 February, the second day of Aero India 2017, …

  • Land Warfare

    General Dynamics to upgrade LAV III vehicles

    13th February 2017

    General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada will upgrade Canada's Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) III vehicles under a CAD $404 million contract amendment announced on 10 February.The company …

  • Land Warfare

    Raytheon begins Patriot enhancements

    14th February 2017

    Raytheon will enhance the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System under a contract issued by the US Army Contracting Command, the company announced on 13 …

  • Land Warfare

    IDEX 2017: Cluster bombs removed from US missiles

    22nd February 2017

    Progress towards removing cluster munitions from the US Army's long-range MGM-140 Tactical Missile System (TACMS) is a step closer. Lockheed Martin announced at IDEX that …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Aero India 2017: India develops micro-UAVs to UCAVs

    17th February 2017

    A range of indigenous Indian UAVs – from micro-UAVs all the way up to a MALE platform – was on full display at Aero India …

  • Land Warfare

    Australian air defence proposals emerge

    10th February 2017

    Australia is seeking to further improve its mobile Short Range Air Defence capability. Sources have told Shephard that this could develop into a request for …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Aero India 2017: Rafael scores big in airborne SDRs

    17th February 2017

    Rafael is getting ready to supply its BNET-AR, part of the Israeli company's software-defined radio family, to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in serious quantities.Speaking …

  • Defence Helicopter

    ​Russian Helicopters finalising PSV tests

    17th February 2017

    Russian Helicopters is finishing tests of a new high-speed helicopter that will be designed for speeds up to 405 km/h, according to an official spokesperson …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    IDEX 2017: Ukraine assesses armed ground robots

    20th February 2017

    The Ukrainian government is in the final evaluation stage for an armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) concept known as 'Fantom'.Developed by the company Spets Techno …

  • Land Warfare

    Aero India 2017: Thales to Make in India

    15th February 2017

    A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Thales and Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) will explore opportunities for the transfer of technology of the Starstreak missile …

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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...