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  • Land Warfare

    More MSFV for Afghanistan National Army ordered

    28th June 2012

    Textron Marine & Land Systems has announced that it has received a third option award from the US Army Contracting Command for 71 Mobile Strike …

  • Land Warfare

    Saab receives BAE Systems UTAAS order

    28th June 2012

    Saab has announced that it has received an order from BAE Systems in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, for sight and fire control system Universal Tank and Anti-Aircraft …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Army outlines Gray Eagle lessons learned

    27th June 2012

    Following the first full company deployment of the Gray Eagle UAS to Afghanistan in March, the US Army has described the learning process associated with …

  • Military Logistics

    Marshall wins French CT scanner contract

    27th June 2012

    Marshall Land Systems has announced that its Marshall SV business has secured a contract with the French Ministry of Defence (MOD) to supply its deployable …

  • Land Warfare

    Lockheed Martin wins MLRS contract

    27th June 2012

    Lockheed Martin has announced that it has received a contract from the US Army for the first phase of a three-year development programme that will …

  • Defence Helicopter

    100th modified Chinook delivered to US Army

    25th June 2012

    Boeing has announced that it has delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the US Army in a ceremony at the company's modification centre …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Thales selected for French CONTACT programme

    22nd June 2012

    The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has officially notified Thales that it has been awarded the development contract for the CONTACT strategic programme for the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Lockheed awaits SMSS decision

    22nd June 2012

    Lockheed Martin is awaiting feedback from the US DoD's National Assessment Group regarding the validation of programme of record (PoR) for its Squad Mission Support …

  • Land Warfare

    MEADS funding decision imminent

    22nd June 2012

    A final decision regarding funding for the final test phase of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) could be made within the next two …

  • Land Warfare

    BAE Systems wins Norwegian CV90 contract

    22nd June 2012

    BAE Systems has announced that it will upgrade and build CV90 armoured combat vehicles for the Norwegian Army under a contract awarded by the Norwegian …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Selex Elsag awarded Brazilian Army contract

    22nd June 2012

    Selex Elsag has announced that it has signed a contract with the Brazilian Army completing the upgrade of the SISTAC tactical communications system. This award …

  • Defence Helicopter

    German Army begins hot and high training flights in New Mexico

    21st June 2012

    The German Army has begun field tests of NH90 and Tiger helicopters in New Mexico in readiness for a possible deployment to Afghanistan later this …

  • Military Logistics

    Serco awarded US Army base closure contract

    20th June 2012

    Serco has announced that it has been awarded a contract to support the United States Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) base closure and transition initiative through the …

  • Military Logistics

    DRS Technologies wins Joint Assault Bridge contract

    20th June 2012

    DRS Technologies has announced that its Sustainment Systems division has been awarded an engineering and manufacturing design (EMD) contract for the US Army’s Joint Assault …

  • Defence Helicopter

    DCI to continue Kuwait helicopter maintenance

    18th June 2012

    DCI has announced that it will continue to maintain the Kuwait Air Force’s helicopter fleet under a contract extension issued in January 2012 and announced …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing

    First Person View (FPV) Drones [UK]

    Background Parliament Questions On 20 May 2025, Ben Obese-Jecty, Conservative MP for Huntingdon, asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many FPV drones had been procured ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Bug Nano UAS (UK)

    Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...

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

    Magni-X (UK)

    Programme Background On 12 January 2022, Elbit Systems UK announced it had been awarded a contract from the UK MoD's Defence Equipment & Support's Future Capability ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)

    Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4

    Supacat HMT 400 & 600 [UK - Option]

    Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it had a requirement for at least 70 new HMT platforms ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8, APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Bulldog FV432 Mk 3 Replacement [UK]

    Programme Background Requirement Serving in several iterations since 1963, the FV432 Mk3 'Bulldog' remains operational and deployed as command vehicles, ambulances, and recovery vehicles within the British Army. Although ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Boxer MIV [UK]

    Programme Background History The UK MoD announced in March 2018 that it would re-join the Boxer programme and pursue a sole-source acquisition of the 8x8 ...

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

    Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project [UK]

    Programme Background Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project The British Army launched the RAS project to provide the "direction required to exploit emerging technologies to ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) (MRV-P) Package 1 (UK)

    Programme Background Requirement The MRV-P programme was intended to procure replacements for a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Ajax [UK]

    Programme Background Under its $4.3 billion production contract, GDUK will provide 589 Ajax to the British Army. These will be delivered in six different variants: ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4

    Supacat HMT 400 & 600 [UK - Contracted]

    Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it required at least 240 new HMT platforms to mitigate ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Land Mobility Programme (Light Protected Mobility) [UK]

    This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Light Protected Mobility (LPM) programme. Information on the LMV and MPM can ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Land Mobility Programme [UK - Medium Protected Mobility]

    This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Medium Protected Mobility (MPM) programme. Information on the LMV and MPM can ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    French Operational Pocket Drone / DrOP (France)

    Programme Background French UAV Procurment / DrOP Under its 2019-2025 Military Programming Law (LPM), France aims to introduce 1,200 new UAVs into service with the ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Black Hornet 3 (First Order) [Norway]

    Programme Background First Batch The Norwegian Home Guard has procured the Black Hornet 3 to provide each of its districts with a nano UAS that ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    British Army Apache Training Facilities

    Aviation Training International (ATIL) – a Leonardo Helicopters/Boeing joint venture formed in 1998 - was selected to provide the attack helicopter training service to the ...

  • Tanks

    Challenger 1

    420 Challenger 1 MBTs were delivered to the British Army between 1983 and 1990. Developed from the Shir 2 MBT originally designed for Iran, the ...

  • Unguided Artillery Ammunition

    L52 Smoke

    The L52 Smoke is a 105mm smoke artillery round manufactured by BAE Systems.  The British Army uses it in its L118 Light Guns.

  • Self-propelled guns

    AS90

    The AS90 155mm/39cal tracked SPH was designed and built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering (acquired by BAE Systems in 1999) to meet the requirements of ...

  • Unguided Artillery Ammunition

    L21 High Explosive (HE)

    The L21 High Explosive (HE) is a 155mm artillery shell manufactured by BAE Systems. The British Army uses the L21 with its Archer artillery systems.

  • Towed guns

    105mm Light Gun

    The 105mm Light Gun was designed and manufactured by Royal Ordnance Nottingham (now BAE Systems), with the first guns introduced to the British Army in ...

  • Tanks

    Challenger 2

    The 120mm-armed Challenger 2 MBT was introduced into British Army service in 1994 as a replacement for the Challenger 1, which was successfully employed in ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    FV432 Mk 3 Bulldog

    The FV432 Mk 3 Bulldog is an upgraded version of the long-serving FV432 family of tracked vehicles, of which approximately 3,000 were delivered to the British ...

  • Unguided Artillery Ammunition

    L17 Inert

    The L17 Inert is a 155mm training artillery round manufactured by BAE Systems.  It is in service with the British Army, where its Archer artillery systems use ...

  • Subsystems: software

    Exonaut Software Suite

    Since 2000, 4C has been developing the Exonaut software suite. The products within the Exonaut suite can either be used standalone or as part of ...

  • Armoured engineer vehicles

    Buffalo MPCV

    The Buffalo Mine-Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV) is in service with the armed forces of Canada, France, Italy, Pakistan, the UK and the US and has ...

  • Land: tactical engagement simulators

    Instrumented Ground Combat Training Systems

    Cubic supplies combat training systems for CTCs, homestations and forward-deployed environments. The systems are designed to support missions including force-on-force, urban operations, joint, combined arms ...

  • Tanks

    Olifant

    The Olifant (Elephant) is a South African variant of the British Centurion MBT. Development of the Centurion began in 1943. It was introduced into service ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6

    Cougar 6x6

    The Cougar 6x6 has its origins as a South African vehicle manufactured by Force Protection, a company eventually purchased by General Dynamics. Mine-protected vehicles manufactured ...

  • Infrastructure - bridges

    IAB

    The Infantry Assault Bridge (IAB) is a lightweight foot bridge for light infantry and airborne troops to cross dry or wet gaps. One complete bridge ...