• Uncrewed Vehicles

  CUV announces STMPAS aerial system delivery

  18th May 2012

  Carolina Unmanned Vehicles CUV has announced that it has delivered its Lightweight Aerostat System (LAS) for the Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (STMPAS) to the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Predator demonstrates sovereign payload capability

  18th May 2012

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) has announced that along with Selex Galileo and Cobham, the Predator UAV has carried out a Sovereign Payload Capability …

• Military Logistics

  Final CN235 delivered to Mexico

  17th May 2012

  EADS North America has announced that it has delivered the fourth and final Airbus Military CN235-300 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to be supplied to the …

• Land Warfare

  Northrop Grumman targets â??technology gapâ?? with TLM

  17th May 2012

  Northrop Grumman has announced the successful demonstration of its new Target Location Module (TLM), a ‘key component’ of the man-portable Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder High …

• Digital Battlespace

  General Dynamics demonstrates WNW on JTRS HMS

  17th May 2012

  General Dynamics C4 Systems has announced that it recently demonstrated wireless high definition video and data transfer to US government customers using the Wideband Networking …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris receives Falcon III radios order

  16th May 2012

  Harris has announced that it has received an order worth $39 million from US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for Falcon III AN/PRC-152A wideband handheld tactical …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cassidian delivers components for German SVFuA project

  16th May 2012

  Cassidian has announced that it has delivered the first electronic components for the German Armed Forces’ new software-defined radio communications system (KommSysBw). The delivery paves …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Army launches NIE 12.2

  15th May 2012

  The US Army has kicked off the latest evolution of its Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas and White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martinâ??s EAPS undergoes testing

  15th May 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that it has successfully conducted a series of target tracking tests against Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (RAM) targets using its Extended …

• Digital Battlespace

  General Dynamics delivers radios for US Army exercise

  15th May 2012

  General Dynamics has announced that the largest ever deployment of its JTRS HMS Manpack and Rifleman Radios and the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) network has …

• Defence Helicopter

  US Navy conducts cross-platform ASW demonstration

  14th May 2012

  Telephonics has announced today that the US Navy has conducted an exercise to demonstrate several anti-surface warfare (ASW) concepts of operation using an MH-60S Sierra …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris receives USAF manpack order

  14th May 2012

  Harris Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for the delivery of its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G …

• Digital Battlespace

  SELEX Elsag, SVGC team on IM capabilities

  10th May 2012

  Selex Elsag has announced that it has teamed with SVGC of the UK on Information Management (IM) capabilities to provide a network and bearer agnostic …

• Land Warfare

  SOFEX 2012: Raytheon exploring tactical directed energy options

  10th May 2012

  Raytheon has revealed it is considering downsizing its Silent Guardian family of non-lethal systems yet further to fulfil strict requirements from military and law enforcement …

• Land Warfare

  SOFEX 2012: Simulation critical for SOF HVT missions

  10th May 2012

  Simulation will maximise but never replace 'live' training, the USSOCOM's programme manager for special operations forces (SOF) training systems has announced. Speaking at the Special …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military helicopters - multirole

  UH-1Y [Romania]

  Programme Background The Romanian MoD has a long-standing requirement for new rotary platforms, including troop transport, supply and attack configurations. According to the the Romanian Military ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Class 2 Tactical UAS [Ireland]

  Background EU Tender On 13 March 2024, the Irish Department of Defence released a planning notice on the EU tenders website, confirming that the Irish ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Omen [UAE]

  Background Joint Venture In November 2025, EDGE Group and Anduril unveiled the EDGE-Anduril Production Alliance, a joint venture in which the two companies collaborated on ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  Next Tactical Aviation Capability Set (nTACS) [Canada]

  Programme Background The Royal Canadian Air Force has unveiled its new nTACS programme that aims to replace the RCAFs ageing fleet of CH-146 Griffon helicopters ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Tracked Support Vehicle [Spain]

  Programme Background Requirement Spain has an inventory of ageing M113s in various configurations, at least 20 of which were transferred to Ukraine in 2022. According ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-X III Phase II (F-35) [South Korea]

  Programme Background On 14 September 2014, South Korea signed an FMS contract under the first phase of F-X III programme to supply 40 F-35As for ...

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

  Multidomian Micro Drones [USSOCOM]

  Background Special Notice On 14 November 2024, a Special Notice was released that informed the industry that the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was looking for ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-35B (1-12) [Singapore]

  Programme Background Singapore is renowned as a discerning and demanding customer, so its selection of the F-35 must be seen as a vote of confidence ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Project Corvus [UK]

  Background Retirement In November 2024, speaking in the House of Commons, Defence Secretary John Healey stated that the WK 450 Watchkeeper was to be retired as ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  SW4 Puszczyk Replacement [Poland]

  Programme Background  In 2002, Poland order 47 SW4 training helicopters from Italian manufacturer Leonardo; as of Spring 2025, the Ministry of Defence is looking to ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-35A Japan Follow On

  The F-35 full-rate production is expected to be further delayed following an October 2020 US DoD announcement that postponed the simulation tests, originally planned for 2017 ...

• 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 ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Tactical Drone System (SDT) (1-14) [France]

  Background Tactical Drone System (SDT) programme The French Army launched the SDT programme to replace the Sagem (now Safran) Sperwer Intermediate Tactical Drone System (SDTI) ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-35A (1-60) [Italy]

  The 2019 and 2020 budget contained significant funding for the F-35 programme: €690 million ($775 million) in 2019 and €859 million ($962 million) in 2020, ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  Next Generation Trainer [Slovakia]

  Programme Background As Slovakia is set to receive 14 Lockheed Martin F-16Vs by the end of 2023, the Slovak Air Force (Vzdušné sily Slovenskej Republiky: ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  Field Artillery Training Systems

  The ICE Field Artillery Training Systems for the M109A6 Paladin and M270/M270A1 MLRS provides instrumented real-time data and performance monitoring during training and live-fire missions. ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  ITAS-TESS

  The Improved Target Acquisition System – Tactical Engagement Simulation System (ITAS-TESS) is a laser-based system designed to conduct simulated weapons engagement during crew and collective ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  TESS

  The Tactical Engagement Simulation System (TESS) is a transparent training instrumentation system designed for the AH-64 Apache Longbow Force-on-Force collective training for live aerial gunnery ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  I-HITS

  The Initial Homestation Instrumentation Training System (I-HITS), developed for the US Army, provides high-fidelity, scalable CTC training capabilities for missions including force-on-force, urban operations, joint ...

• Subsystems: software

  Tactical Simulation Tool Suite

  Saab's Tactical Simulation Tool Suite is a software package for creating entity simulations and complex tactical scenarios. The software can be used as a standalone ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  Area Weapons Effects Simulation

  Cubic’s indirect fire and Area Weapons Effects Simulators (AWES) determine the extent of simulated injuries and damage sustained by soldiers and vehicles in a combat ...

• Air: chaff/flare/decoy systems

  BriteCloud

  Leonardo's BriteCloud is a digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) expendable active decoy (EAD). The device is designed to disrupt incoming missiles' RF tracking systems and ...

• Subsystems: visual

  G10 Image Generator

  Incorporating multiple CPU and GPU processing cores, the latest Generation10 (G10) Image Generators offer 54 billion textured pixels-per-second (peak) per channel. Using leading-edge graphics technologies, ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  CATS CTC

  The CATS Combat Training Centre (CTC) trains armed forces in simulated opposition. Features: direct-fire weapon effect simulation with laser engagement systems; area weapon effect simulation ...

• Subsystems: software

  Simulation

  From physics-based dynamics and intelligent entity behaviours to tactical and operational missions, Presagis simulation software tools address the rigorous challenges of M&S; applications. Its simulation ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  MANWORN II DPU

  The MANWORN II Dismounted Player Unit (DPU) is a flexible position location tracking system suitable for individual through brigade-level training. MANWORN II DPU features GPS ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Helicopter Cabin/Door Gun Trainer

  The airborne cabin/door gun training system was jointly developed with Saab. It uses existing weapon installations enabling any flight to be used as a training ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  Magnet

  Magnet is an infantry micro-tactical weapon training system with AAR capability. It is based on a control system and laser engagement technology, which enables the ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Q CIEW

  Q CIEW is a family of COMINT and EW (CIEW) systems focused on counter-terror and counter-insurgency operations in a land environment, supported by naval, air ...

• Land: vehicle simulators

  LETS

  The US Army maintains a large fleet of locomotives and rail vehicles throughout the US to facilitate the movement of equipment and supplies and provides ...