• Defence Helicopter

  US Army to brief on Joint Multi-Role project

  2nd November 2011

  The US Army is reaching out to industry as it continues to shape its Joint Multi-Role vision, with an industry conference planned for 18 November. …

• Digital Battlespace

  CACI wins SCRD delivery order

  1st November 2011

  CACI has announced the award of a $139 million delivery order for its continued support for the Special Communications Requirements Division (SCRD) of the US …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Thales and DCNS move forward with D2AD

  31st October 2011

  Thales and DCNS have announced the launch of a supplementary phase for the Technology Demonstration of a system for automatic landing and deck-landing of UAVs …

• Defence Helicopter

  French DGA orders the modernisation of seven Cougars

  31st October 2011

  The French defence procurement agency, the DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement), has announced it has ordered seven AS532 Cougar helicopters to be modernised by Eurocopter. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cassidian unveils new ground surveillance radar

  28th October 2011

  Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has unveiled its newest radar for battlefield surveillance in a statement released by the company on 28 …

• Digital Battlespace

  RTI calls for defence 'apps' store

  28th October 2011

  The global defence industry has not progressed far enough in achieving interoperability, the Interoperable Open Architecture (IOA) conference was informed on 28 October. Addressing delegates …

• Land Warfare

  GVA 'errors' erased with version update

  27th October 2011

  The latest version of the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Generic Vehicle Architectures (GVA) Defence Standard (DEFSTAN) due to be published tomorrow will correct a …

• Military Logistics

  Boeing's Tapestry selected for CAMPS

  27th October 2011

  Boeing wholly owned subsidiary Tapestry Solutions has been selected as part of an industry team to upgrade and support the US Air Force Air Mobility …

• Defence Helicopter

  Russian Helicopters delivers Mi-171Sh to Peru

  26th October 2011

  On 25 October Russian Helicopters announced that the second batch of three Mi-171Sh military transports was delivered to the Defence Ministry of Peru as part …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  USMC progresses with MTVR tests

  26th October 2011

  The US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) has completed a second Limited Technical Assessment (LTA) of Oshkosh’s Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) unmanned system. The nine-day assessment, …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon receives US Marine Corps Excalibur order

  25th October 2011

  Raytheon has received an urgent operational order from the US Marine Corps for 1,037 155m Excalibur extended range, precision-guided artillery projectiles for use in Afghanistan, …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Army, Lockheed Martin demonstrate MS GUI

  21st October 2011

  Lockheed Martin announced on 21 October that it had been selected by the US Army's Research Development And Engineering Command, Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering …

• Military Logistics

  Alenia Aeronautica signs contract with the Lithuanian air force

  20th October 2011

  Alenia Aeronautica has recently signed a contract with the Lithuanian armed forces worth about EUR 10 million to provide logistics support to the Lithuanian air …

• Military Logistics

  More Brazilian companies sought for KC-390 programme

  20th October 2011

  Around 80 Brazilian companies from the Brazilian aerospace cluster participated in the KC-390 Workshop, held yesterday by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). Embraer Defense and …

• Digital Battlespace

  Thales to incorporate Esri Geospatial Technology into C4I solutions

  20th October 2011

  The latestgeospatial technology from Esri will be embedded into Commander, the Thales integrated C4I suite, Esri announced today. Integrated in Thales' communications and information framework, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System (JTAARS) / Medium ULS-A [USMC]

  Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A), which will provide logistics and ground units with their ...

• Loitering munitions

  Small-Sized Suicide Drones [South Korea]

  Programme Background Drone Ambition As reported by Shephard, South Korea has ambitions to possess a large arsenal of drones. In May 2024, the presidential office ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Type 707 (1-2) [Germany]

  Programme Background Requirements The German Navy approved an acquisition to start replacing the two ageing Rhön-class (Type 704) class single-hulled tankers, which were constructed in the ...

• Transport

  C-130 Replacement [Greece]

  Programme Background Requirement The existing C-130 fleet of the Hellenic Air Force has faced operational readiness issues, with only one or two airframes in service at ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  F-5E/F Adversary Trainer US Navy

  The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed to a service life of 9000 flight hours. The aircraft ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  CH-47F (Australia)

  Programme Background The government of Australia has requested to buy four CH-47F cargo helicopters with unique modifications: eight T55-GA-714A aircraft turbine engines, five AN/AAR-57 common ...

• OPVs

  58m OPV Procurement [Guyana]

  Programme Background Timeline In April 2024, OCEA announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (loI) with the Guyana Defence Force for the procurement of an ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  Second LHD [Turkey]

  Programme Background Timeline On 29 October 2023, during the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish President Recep Erdogan stated that the Navy is ...

• Corvettes

  Ada Class Corvettes (1-2) [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Timeline In October 2020, the MoD of Ukraine and the President of the Turkish Defence Industries signed a memorandum of understanding. This outlined ...

• AEW&C

  E-7 Wedgetail (737) - UK

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 covering the ...

• Frigates

  Multi-Role Combat Vessels (1-6) [Singapore]

  Programme Background Requirements Singapore is planning to replace its current ageing Victory-class corvettes, which are due to leave service in 2025, with an equal number of ...

• AEW&C

  E-7 Wedgetail (Second Order) [U.K.]

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 ...

• Amphibious assault ships

  TCG Anadolu LHD [Turkey]

  Programme Background TCG Anadolu is a Multipurpose Assault Ship (LHD) built by Sedef in Tuzla for the Turkish Navy. The vessel, which is the single ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  VN16 (Thailand - First Batch)

  Programme Background The RTMC has the capability to carry out amphibious landing operations, having previously taken delivery of more than 30 AAV7s (formerly known as ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM

  Air: Radio and SATCOM | E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)

  The UK MoD signed a £1.51 billion ($1.98 billion) deal to purchase five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft from Boeing for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Guided munitions

  LG-155

  Unveiled for the first time at Saha Expo 2024, the LG-155 is a 155 mm artillery round developed by Roketsan. This laser-guided projectile is engineered ...

• Deployable/static missile systems

  Oerlikon Laser Gun

  Rheinmetall showcased the applications for its High Energy Laser (HEL) guns for the first time at IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi. The Oerlikon Laser Gun ...

• Self-propelled missile systems, Land: Integrated Defensive Systems

  Skyranger Missile

  Rheinmetall's Skyranger Missile is a short-range air defence system that is being developed to defeat low-flying air threats such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and UAVs, as ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  InShield

  Indra’s InShield Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system has been developed by the company to protect the Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force) Airbus A400M Atlas. 

• Light machine guns

  LSAT LMG

  Textron Systems Unmanned Systems is developing and maturing a Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) family of weapons and ammunition with the US Army that fires ...

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

  Attritable Multirotor First Person View (AM-FPV)

  Unveiled in May 2025, the Attritable Multirotor First Person View (AM-FPV) is a low-cost, rapidly deployable platform for strike and ISR missions, inspired by battlefield lessons from ...

• Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

  MEWS

  The Modular Electronic Warfare System (MEWS) is a land COMINT sensor that was jointly developed by L3 TRL and Qinetiq. Utilising L3 TRL compact receiver ...

• Land: fire control systems

  Oerlikon Skymaster

  Oerlikon Skymaster is the command and control unit of Rheinmetall's Skynex air defence system. The Skymaster is intended to support tactical and operational level air ...

• Land: air defence radar

  X-TAR 3D

  The X-Band Tactical Acquisition Radar 3D (X-TAR 3D) air surveillance and acquisition radar is the newest member of Rheinmetall’s X-TAR family. The fully coherent phased-array ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  Manta

  Manta is a laser-based DIRCM system for airborne platforms. Designed to defeat first- and second-generation and imaging IR seekers, it is said to be effective ...

• Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Smartscan- MEWS

  MEWS (Modular Electronic Warfare System) is a software-driven spectrum surveillance system covering two megahertz to three gigahertz. It is designed to detect, collect and geolocate ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  CM32/33/34 Yunpao

  The CM32 Yunpao (Cloud Leopard) family of 8x8 armoured vehicles has been developed to meet the requirements of the Republic of China Army to replace ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: sonar systems

  SBTS

  The Shore-Based Sonar Training System (SBTS), launched in 2016, incorporates technology from the Model 997 Hull/Bow-Mounted Sonar Model 980 ALOFTS system to help support sonar ...

• Subsystems: visual

  Apogée 7

  Apogée 7 is an integrated COTS-based image generation system. It provides functions enhancing overall fixed- or rotary-wing simulation efficiency, image quality and supports large-area realistic ...

• Land: handheld NV devices

  NVS 7 Binocular Series

  Based on the NVS 7-3AG NVG, the NVS 7 Binocular Series uses Gen III auto-gated NV technology and is suitable for defence, marine and SAR ...