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Defence Helicopter
Eurocopter to refit 26 Bundeswehr CH-53s for personnel recovery missions
18th June 2009
Eurocopter Deutschland and the German Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) have signed a contract to refit one prototype followed by a further …
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Defence Helicopter
Sagem signs support contract for STRIX sights on Australian Tiger helicopters
18th June 2009
Australian Aerospace and Sagem have signed a contract for support services for the STRIX sights deployed on the Australian Army’s 22 EC665 Tiger combat helicopters. …
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Defence Helicopter
Lockheed Martin's DAGR system successful in Apache helicopter testing
16th June 2009
Lockheed Martin has successfully fired the DAGR rocket system from an AH-64D Apache helicopter. The testing marked the first airborne platform tests for DAGR, demonstrating …
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Defence Helicopter
US Army H-60 fleet nears 1 million flight hours in Iraq, Afghanistan
16th June 2009
Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters flown by the US Army in the Iraq and Afghanistan theatres of war have accumulated more than 900,000 flight hours without a single …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky and L-3 Link join forces on UH-60M simulation and training
16th June 2009
Sikorsky Aerospace Services has announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with L-3 Link Simulation & Training to explore teaming on simulation and training …
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Defence Helicopter
FLIR Systems' Talon selected for US Army HH-60M Black Hawks
16th June 2009
FLIR Systems announced today that Sikorsky, with US Army concurrence, selected the Talon for its HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The US Army will utilise these …
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Defence Helicopter
Sagem's Euroflir 350 chosen for French special forces Caracal helicopters
16th June 2009
The new Euroflir 350 optronic observation system made by Sagem (SAFRAN group) has been selected by Eurocopter for the EC725 Caracal helicopters deployed by French …
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Defence Helicopter
UH-60 aviators thank Air Comm for heating their helicopters in Afghanistan
16th June 2009
The effectiveness of Air Comm's UH-60 cabin heaters inspired a group of grateful Army aviators to publicly thank the company recently at the Army Aviation …
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Defence Helicopter
PARIS 2009: The Caracal's new line of defence
15th June 2009
Crews flying the EC725 Caracal in Afghanistan have long-desired a new heavier self-defence weapon deter ground fire. Since the type began flying in Afghanistan more …
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Defence Helicopter
Latest variant of AW101 makes Paris debut
15th June 2009
The latest variant of the AgustaWestland AW101 medium lift helicopter is making its debut at the Paris Air Show. The latest variant of the AW101 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DGA to procure 3 next-generation SDTI UAVs for French Army
15th June 2009
As part of the Economic Recovery plan, the DGA (French defence procurement agency) has initiated the procurement of three next generation unmanned aerial vehicles. These new UAVs …
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Defence Helicopter
US Delivers Helicopters to Support Pakistani Military
12th June 2009
The United States has delivered four Mi-17 cargo helicopters to the Pakistani army to support Pakistan’s counterinsurgency as well as humanitarian efforts, officials at the …
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Defence Helicopter
Tigre gets called up
9th June 2009
The French Army has been given the final green light to deploy its Eurocopter Tigres to Afghanistan. The decision to send the helicopter to an …
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Defence Helicopter
FLIR Systems expands global presence on Sikorsky Black Hawks
9th June 2009
FLIR Systems has announced today that a number of recent orders are expanding the company's presence on Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters. Since the beginning of …
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Defence Helicopter
General Cites Importance of Air Power for Afghanistan
4th June 2009
The Afghan National Army Air Corps is a vital and rapidly growing component of Afghanistan’s security forces and is building air power to deny terrorists …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Medium UGVs
Mission Master (RPV Sprial 3) [UK]
Background First announced in April 2017 and referred to in early MOD documents as the ‘last mile resupply’ initiative, the British Army is reportedly evaluating ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Medium UGVs
Mission Master (RPV Sprial 2) [UK]
Background First announced in April 2017 and referred to in early MOD documents as the ‘last mile resupply’ initiative, the British Army is reportedly evaluating ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer (MIV) [UK]
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 vehicle. ...
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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 ...
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LTVs - 4x4
HMT Extenda [UK]
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 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4
Supacat HMT 400 & 600 [UK]
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 with ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
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 ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Ajax [UK]
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: 245 ...
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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 ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Recce Strike Vehicle 4x4 [UK]
Background Under Project Niala, the British Army has sought a new recce strike vehicle to augment the operations of 11th Brigade. This sits outside of ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4
Supacat HMT 400 [UK]
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 a shortfall ...
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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 HPM can ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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Main battle 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 ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
HIDAS
Leonardo’s Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids System (HIDAS) combines laser, missile and Radar Warning Receivers, and a Chaff and Flare Dispensing System (CFDS). The system is ...
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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Main battle 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Main battle 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 ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
Trojan
In 2001, Vickers Defence Systems (now part of BAE Systems) received a £250 million ($300 million) UK MoD contract to build 66 Engineer Tank Systems ...