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Defence Notes
US diplomats taken off train in Russian nuclear sub port: reports
17th October 2019
Russian authorities removed three US diplomats from a train in an Arctic shipyard city where nuclear submarines are made, news agencies reported on 16 October. …
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Training
$6.4 billion ADAIR and CCAS contract
31st October 2019
The USAF Air Combat Command has awarded seven companies combined contracts valued at $6.4 billion to support its Combat Air Forces Contracted Air Support (CAF …
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Defence Notes
ROK requests AMRAAM from US
18th October 2019
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to the Republic …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUSA 2019: US Army unconcerned by FTUAS hybrid flight kit permutations
16th October 2019
The US Army has confirmed it doesn't consider hybrid flight kit licensing authority arrangements to be an issue for its Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) programme, …
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Defence Notes
Japan set to make its F-15 fleet more lethal
30th October 2019
Japan is moving forward an ambition to modernise its Boeing F-15J fighter fleet, with the US State Department approving, on 29 October, the major upgrade …
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Military Logistics
Ricardo helping US Army improve vehicle readiness
18th October 2019
Ricardo Defense announced on 15 October that it is working with the US National Center for Manufacturing Sciences on a collaborative project to demonstrate readiness …
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Defence Notes
Podcast: Revolutions in Vertical Flight S1 E2: The Dawn of the Helicopter
20th December 2019
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s podcast series on Revolutions in Vertical Flight, sponsored by our partner Bell. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. The Revolutions in Vertical Flight …
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Defence Notes
BAE Systems awarded INSCOM task order
16th October 2019
BAE Systems has received a $437 million task order to provide open source support for US Army and Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) approved …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AOC 2019: Coyote Block 2 to integrate Howler
23rd October 2019
Raytheon expects to conduct a final demonstration of its Coyote Block 2 UAV for a counter-UAS role before the end of March 2020. Additionally, in …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2019: L3Harris adds Black Hornet to ENVG-B mix
16th October 2019
L3Harris is looking at the next generation evolution of its Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) for the US Army by connecting the solution to a …
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Defence Notes
Lockheed Martin awarded Mk21A contract
23rd October 2019
Lockheed Martin will carry out Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) for the US Air Force Mark21A Reentry Vehicle (Mk21A) under a $108 million contract …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2019: GDLS, Kongsberg team for Stryker improvements
15th October 2019
General Dynamics Land Systems has teamed with Kongsberg to jointly pursue the US Army’s next phase of Stryker lethality improvements and production. The US Army …
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Special Operations
Hundreds of night vision devices headed to German Special Forces
1st November 2019
German special operations forces are due to receive an additional order of Image Intensification (I2) Ground Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (GPNVGs), Shephard has been informed. …
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Land Warfare
Kongsberg tasked with MUMS work
15th October 2019
Kongsberg will finalise and deliver a secure, network based, Multi-User Multi-Station (MUMS) capability for the US Army and US Marine Corps (USMC), the company announced …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2019: IM-SHORAD paves the way for rapid prototyping efforts
17th October 2019
With General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) showcasing the Initial Maneuver Short-Range Air Defence (IM-SHORAD) Stryker solution for the first time at AUSA the effort demonstrates how …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - mini
RQ-20A Puma [Latvia]
Programme Background The US DoD is financing military modernisation in the Baltic to improve the capabilities of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian militaries. This includes ...
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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
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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AGMV 1.1
Programme Background The US Army has been seeking a lightweight, air-droppable, high mobility vehicle since as early as 2014, when it initiated its Ultra Light ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Surplus M1126 Stryker APCs (Thailand)
Programme BackgroundAccording to reports from Thai and US media, the RTA planned to take delivery of 120 Strykers by the end of 2020. These would ...
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Main battle tanks
NGCV: DLP
Programme Background Requirement The DLP is one of five vehicle families being developed for the US Army's NGCV programme. Expanded to include five programmes in ...
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UAE Surplus MaxxPro MRAP
Programme Background Following the withdrawal of many of its forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, the US has sought to divest of many of its MRAPs ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Switchblade 300 (USA)
Programme Background AeroVironment has been providing the Switchblade 300 loitering munition to the US Army under the long-standing Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme ...
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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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Maritime patrol
P-8A Poseidon [UK]
Programme Background In July 2016, the UK government announced that it had ordered nine aircraft for service with the RAF. Under this frame, in January ...
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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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Frigates
Second-hand LCS [Greece]
Programme Background Timeline In January 2024, Tasos Chatzivasileiou, a Member of the Hellenic Parliament and Secretary General of the Standing Committee of National Defence and Foreign ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Eagle V 4x4
According to documents released by the Danish Ministry of Defence, a total of 233.6 million Danish Krone (US$34.669 million) were allocated to this programme. 62.1 ...
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Main battle tanks
M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams [Morocco]
Programme Background The Moroccan Armed Forces have received substantial investment in recent years as the country seeks to maintain parity with its regional rival, Algeria. ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV Oshkosh Contract [US Army]
Programme 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 ...
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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US Navy T-44C training services
In late 2013, CAE received a contract to provide the USN with comprehensive T-44C aircrew training services at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas. CAE USA is ...
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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 - fixed-wing, 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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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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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 ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
OH-58 Kiowa
The single-engine OH-58 Kiowa, derived from the Bell 206, entered US Army service in 1969 as a light observation helicopter. More than 2,200 were built for ...
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Trailers
M900 Series
Heil’s M900-series tactical refuellers are designed and built to meet US military performance standards. The M967A2 ground equipment refueller and the M969A3 aircraft refueller are ...
