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Defence Notes
US Army applies JARVISS software to COVID-19 tracking
15th May 2020
The US Army had applied its Joint Analytic Real-Time Virtual Information Sharing System (JARVISS) to monitoring and tracking the spread of coronavirus. The software has …
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Land Warfare
BAE Systems selects MCT-30 for USMC vehicles
14th May 2020
BAE Systems has selected Kongsberg’s MCT-30 turret for use in its USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme. The company will deliver up to 150 turrets …
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Training
Military Training magazine: Project Selborne, MFTS update, extended reality and more
26th May 2020
Read the latest edition of Military Training for free in our app or on your desktop. Register below to be sent the download link and …
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Defence Helicopter
US Army aviation eyes clear skies if funding is sustained
14th May 2020
US Army aviation has developed a richly deserved reputation for supporting troops on the ground, but the pressures of 20 years of conflict in Iraq …
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Training
Allied Spirit exercise delayed until June 2020
14th May 2020
The US Army Europe and the Polish Ministry of Defence confirmed on 13 May that the Allied Spirit exercise due to take place at Drawsko …
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Air Warfare
US Army procures aircraft life cycle services
14th May 2020
The US Army Contracting Command in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama has awarded a $176.47 million contract modification to Northrop Grumman. The contract aims to support Army …
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Naval Warfare
VLS demand drives contract modifications for Lockheed and DRS
22nd May 2020
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems and DRS Laurel Technologies were each awarded contracts from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center on 21 May, for …
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Training
BMT launches virtual warship design training course
20th May 2020
BMT Defence and Security in Australia has launched a new e-learning tool about warship design, capabilities and requirements. The Warships 101 e-Learning course is an …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed to provide targeting pods for FMS customers
20th May 2020
Lockheed Martin is to produce new and upgraded targeting systems, IR Search and Track (IRST) sensors and navigation pods for the US DoD and a …
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Training
Meggitt Training Systems awarded BlueFire virtual weapons contract
15th May 2020
Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded a $2.6 million contract to supply BlueFire wireless virtual weapons to be used in the USMC Indoor Simulated Marksmanship …
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Training
US holds first Barents Sea exercise since 1990s
11th May 2020
The first US-led exercise in the Barents Sea since the 1990s is underway, involving three Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyers and a USN fast combat support …
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Naval Warfare
Boeing gains GEDMS work for Arleigh Burke vessels
19th May 2020
Boeing has been awarded a $13.23 million contract modification by US Naval Sea Systems Command, to procure AN/USQ-82(V) Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System (GEDMS) shipboard …
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Special Operations
Software acquisition rises in importance for USSOCOM
15th May 2020
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will officially stand up a new Program Executive Office (PEO) on 1 June to support programmes of record with software …
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Air Warfare
Raytheon aids AMRAAM FMS customers
18th May 2020
The US DoD on 15 May announced a $17.35 million contract for Raytheon Missiles and Defense to produce two AIM-120 AMRAAM final assembly test sets. …
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Digital Battlespace
DoD selects industry partner to embed AI into programmes and systems
21st May 2020
Booz Allen Hamilton will deliver AI-enabled products to the US Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) under a $800 million contract from the GSA Federal Systems …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
CH-47F Chinook [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background In addition to the aircraft, the request includes M134D mini-Guns, aircraft survivability equipment, infrared signature suppression system, fast rope insertion extraction system, extended ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72 Follow-On [USA]
Programme Background In March 2019, Airbus stated that it expected orders from the US Army for between 12 and 15 UH-72A helicopters. In March 2020, ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (US Army) (Batch 1) [USA]
Background As of January 2021, the US DoD had signed 15 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches ...
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Fighter - multirole
Multirole Fighter [Morocco]
Programme Background 2019 In March 2019, the US State Department announced that it had approved a possible FMS of 25 F-16V Block 72 aircraft to ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk (Second Contract) [Croatia]
Programme Background Western Technology With the help of the US, Croatia has attempted to improve its military technology, replacing Soviet equipment, such as the Mi-8/Mi-17. ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-64E Apache (Follow-On) [Morocco]
Programme Background Morocco has placed a request with the US government for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 20 November 2019, it was announced that the ...
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Land: air defence radar
Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor [US]
Background The US Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor (LTAMDS) is being acquired from US-based Raytheon. The United States Army is the primary customer ...
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Military UAS - mini
RQ-11 Raven (US Army)
Programme Background The AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven began to be deployed by the US Army in 2004 and was selected as its sole small UAS in ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Medium Range Intercept Capability [US]
Background The US Marine Corps' Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) is a new medium-range air defence capability developed from the Israeli Tamir surface-to-air missile and Iron ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (USAF) (Batch 1) [USA]
Baclground As of November 2020, the US DoD had signed 14 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Stryker DVH [USA]
Background The US Army has been operating the Stryker since 2002. The Stryker DVH is an upgraded variant that has additional armour on its underside ...
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Maritime patrol
P-8A Poseidon [UK]
Background In July 2016, the UK government announced that it had ordered nine aircraft for service with the RAF. Under this frame, in January 2019, ...
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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 ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk Add-on [Lithuania]
Programme Background On 6 June 2020, the US State Department announced that it had approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of six UH-60M Black Hawk ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (USMC) (Batch 1) [USA]
Background As of January 2021, the US DoD had signed 15 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Maritime patrol
US-2
The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing aircraft used primarily by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SAR.
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Data links
GNOMAD US Domestic
The US domestic version of GNOMAD (see separate entry) is a ruggedised system comprising a satellite antenna and baseband modular chassis that can be installed ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
US Army AVCATT PDSS
L3Harris Technologies is the prime contractor for the US Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) programme. L3Harris Technologies is ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Indirect Fire Protection Capability [US]
Leidos' Indirect Fire Protection Capability has been selected to provide medium-range Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) to sit between SHORAD and the high-end Patriot.
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
US Army Flight School XXI OFT/RCTD
L3Harris Technologies is a major subcontractor to CSC on the US Army’s Flight School XXI (FSXXI) programme. L3Harris Technologies has built or is under contract ...
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Towed mortars
M120/M120A1
The M120/M120A1 120 mm Towed Mortar System is a US-built version of the Soltam K6 mortar that was accepted into US Army service in 1990.
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Military UAS - small
ScanEagle 3
Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 3 at the Xponential exhibition in Denver in May 2018. The platform has twice the payload capacity of its ScanEagle predecessor ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Lockheed Martin Next Generation Short Range Interceptor
US-based Lockheed Martin is competing for the US Army's Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) programme with its QuadStar missile. The programme aims to replace ...
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MPVs - 4x4
RG33
BAE Systems RG33 is a family of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles available in both 4x4 and 6x6. The medium-weight class of BAE Systems MRAP ...
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Military - USVs
Voyager
Voyager is an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) built by US-based Saildrone. Voyager has been used by the US Navy (USN) and is one of three ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-119 (TH-73A Thrasher )
The US Navy announced on 13 January 2020 that Leonardo had been awarded a US$176.5 million contract for the production of 32 TH-119 helicopters in ...
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Frigates
Oliver Hazard Perry Class
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates (FFG) were initially designed for the US Navy in the mid-1970s as cost-efficient surface combatants. The robust design has ...
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Self-propelled guns
SIGMA
The SIGMA is the latest self-propelled howitzer (SPH) developed by Elbit America and Oshkosh Defense. Produced entirely in the US, the SIGMA is intended to ...
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Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming
AN/PLT-5 Thor-II
Sierra Nevada Corporations’s (SNC's) AN/PLT-5 Thor-II Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) system is designed to equip CIED teams and is used throughout the US armed ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers
LIMWS
BAE Systems is leading the US Army’s Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) initiative. This is intended to enhance the missile protection provided to US ...