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Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2012: First NIE 12.1 Procurement Targets Single Channel SRW Radios
23rd February 2012
In what appears to be the first procurement activity emerging from the US Army’s recent Network Integration Evaluation (NIE), the service has just released a …
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Naval Warfare
Royal Navy to receive four new tankers
23rd February 2012
The Royal Navy (RN) is to receive a new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers to maintain its ability to refuel at sea and will provide fuel …
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Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2012: US Army anxiously awaits finalisation of network technology baseline
23rd February 2012
With multiple iterations of its Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) events coming on the heels of several years of Future Combat Systems (FCS) and post-FCS system …
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Military Logistics
AUSA 2012: Abrams, Bradley and Stryker may see sustainment funding challenges
22nd February 2012
The upcoming end of procurement for three major US Army ground combat systems provides planners with some concern over subsequent sustainment funding. Speaking to media …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2012: US Army Quantifies Stryker Double-V Hull
22nd February 2012
Service representatives used the venue of the AUSA Winter 2012 to quantify initial combat performance of the new Stryker ‘Double-V Hull’ (DVH) design and speculate …
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Land Warfare
3,500 M-ATV underbody kit in-theatre installations completed
22nd February 2012
Oshkosh Defense has announced that along with the US military, it has completed the in-theater installation of the 3,500th Oshkosh MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Underbody …
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Digital Battlespace
TRACER goes operational with SOUTHCOM
22nd February 2012
The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has deployed Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar (TRACER) following operational demonstrations. According to Lockheed Martin, the sensor which …
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Land Warfare
General Dynamics, BAE Systems demo RCGM
21st February 2012
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and BAE Systems have successfully demonstrated a tactical version of their 81mm Roll Control Guided Mortar (RCGM). A total …
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Land Warfare
ATK to develop GMLRS alternative warhead
21st February 2012
ATK has announced that it has been selected by the US Army to develop an alternative warhead for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SGA2012: Chinese VTOL readies for open market
16th February 2012
Beijing Yotaisc Technology Development is preparing to bring its X200 vertical take-off/landing (VTOL) UAV to the market in September, company officials have stated. Speaking to …
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Military Logistics
SGA2012: Rolls-Royce helps military customers with fuel management
16th February 2012
Rolls-Royce announced at Singapore Airshow that it had signed an 'innovative' fuel management contract with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The company is also …
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Defence Helicopter
SGA2012: CAE signs training centre MoU with Brunei
16th February 2012
CAE and the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) have signed an MOU to start a joint venture to develop a multi-purpose training centre (MPTC) for …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Army signs largest single micro-UGV contract
15th February 2012
The US Army has signed a $13.9million contract with ReconRobotics for the service's largest micro-UGV order to date, company officials claimed. According to ReconRobotics, the …
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Defence Helicopter
SGA2012: Boeing confident in heavy lift offerings
15th February 2012
Boeing is looking at upgrades for its heavy lift CH-47 helicopter and C-17 transport aircraft in order for them to continue being what a company …
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Digital Battlespace
SGA2012: ITT hopeful of NVG contracts
15th February 2012
User evaluation of ITT Exelis' latest net-centric vision enhancement systems is due to be completed by the end of the year, company officials have told …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Indiza (South Africa)
Programme Background Trials The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) is known to have begun trialling the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Indiza ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Indiza - Additional Units (South Africa)
Programme Background First Procurement After trialling the platform, in September 2019 the South African Army chief confirmed the Indiza had been procured to support SANDF peacekeepers ...
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Military UAS - mini
ECAC/2022/199 [South Africa]
Programma Background Two Tenders In March 2023, DefenceWeb reported that the South African Army's tender ECAC/2022/154 was put on hold due to bidders failing to ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | SAS Drakensberg Replacement [South Africa]
The South African Navy needs to replace the SAS Drakensberg Combat Support Ship (CSS), which entered service in 1987. In October 2023, the South African Navy Chief ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | SAS Drakensberg Replacement [South Africa]
The South African Navy needs to replace the SAS Drakensberg Combat Support Ship (CSS), which entered service in 1987. In October 2023, the South African Navy Chief ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Project Hoefyster (South Africa)
Programme Background History The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) first formulated operational requirements for a new ICV in 1995, but modernisation of South Africa's ...
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OPVs
Project Biro (1-3) [South Africa]
Programme Background Three multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) have been procured for the South African Navy under Project Biro. Based on Damen's Stan Patrol 6211 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Milkor 380 [South Africa]
Programme Background According to Milkor, as reported by defenceWeb, during its successful showing of the UAV at AAD 2022, an MoU was signed with the South ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
Project Kiepie [South Africa]
Programme Background South African Air Force has been planning to replace 47TP (DC-3)s and C212s since mid-2010s. However, budget issues put this replacement programme behind the other ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
SAS Drakensberg Replacement [South Africa]
Programme Background Requirements The South African Navy needs to replace the SAS Drakensberg Combat Support Ship (CSS). SAS Drakensberg was launched in 1986 and commissioned ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | C-130 Replacement [South Africa]
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is actively exploring options to replace its ageing fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft, which have been ...
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Data links
Data links | C-130 Replacement [South Africa]
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is actively exploring options to replace its ageing fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft, which have been ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | C-130 Replacement [South Africa]
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is actively exploring options to replace its ageing fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft, which have been ...
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MPVs - 4x4
RG32M Replacement [Ireland]
Programme Background Ireland currently maintains a small army designed for home defence. It is only deployed abroad as part of operations authorised by the UN. ...
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Main battle tanks
Project Aorta
During the 1990s, the SANDF envisioned the procurement of 282 new MBTs to replace the Olifants then in service. Should a similar tender be initiated ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Wheeled assault guns
Rooikat
The 76mm-armed Rooikat 6x6 armoured car was developed in 1976-89 for the South African Army and the first of 240 vehicles was delivered in 1989. The ...
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Trucks and utility vehicles - 4x4
SAMIL 50
Like other vehicles in the South African Military (SAMIL) series the SAMIL 50 all-wheel-drive 4x4 truck was developed in the 1980s to meet the requirements ...
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Trucks and utility vehicles - 4x4
SAMIL 20
The all-wheel-drive 4x4 SAMIL 20 is the smallest member in the South African Military (SAMIL) truck range developed in the 1980s to meet the requirements ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Indiza
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Indiza small fixed-wing mini-UAV started its development in 2017 and was deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Naval guns
Denel 35mm Dual Purpose
The Denel 35mm Dual-Purpose is a naval dun system developed by South African Denel. The Denel 35mm comprises two Denel GA35 cannons and the non-deck-penetration ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Casspir
Originally adopted by the Apartheid-era South African Police for COIN operations in Namibia, the Casspir is generally regarded as having pioneered the development of the ...
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Patrol boats
Warrior Class (Stan Patrol 6211)
Under Project Biro, the South African Navy is acquiring three new multi-mission inshore patrol vessels. The project is expected to run for approximately seven years, ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Oryx
The Oryx is a medium-sized utility helicopter based on the Airbus SA 330 Puma. It was manufactured to meet South African military requirements during the ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Umkhonto-IR Block II
The Umkhonto-IR Block II is a South African-developed medium-range surface-to-air missile. It was designed for all-around defence against simultaneous air attacks from multiple targets. The ...
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Air: aerial targets
Skua
The Skua is a high-speed aerial target in service with the South African National Defence Force since 1994.
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Trucks and utility vehicles - 6x6
SAMIL 100
The all-wheel-drive 6x6 SAMIL 100 is the largest member of the South African Military (SAMIL) truck series developed in the 1980s to meet the requirements ...
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MPVs - 4x4
AML
Panhard developed the 4x4 AML (Auto Mitrailleuse Légère) in 1956-1960 to meet a French Army requirement for a fast, long range light armoured car which carried ...
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Land: air defence radar
RSR 320 – DBRXL
The RSR 320 – DBRXL 3D ground-based dual-band radar is based on the ESR 220 Thutlwa local warning radar already in service with the South ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Ratel
The Ratel Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) was developed to meet the specific operational requirements of the Apartheid-era South African military for a highly mobile, reliable ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Maatla 4x4
Paramount's Maatla 4x4 is a Light Protected Vehicle (LPV) aimed at the African off-road armoured vehicle market. Announced at the African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD 2022) in ...