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  • Defence Notes

    US apologises to Japan over military accidents

    9th January 2018

    The US has apologised to Japan following a recent series of accidents involving US military equipment, the Japanese Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. US Secretary …

  • Defence Notes

    UK unprepared for Russia threat

    22nd January 2018

    Britain would struggle to match Russian military capabilities on the battlefield and risks falling further behind potential adversaries without more investment, the British Army head …

  • Naval Warfare

    ADECS 2018: Taiwan pursues indigenous submarines

    23rd January 2018

    The Republic of China Navy (ROCN) launched its Indigenous Defence Submarine (IDS) programme in 2016, the goal being to build eight submarines within a decade. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US Army sets out stall for AH-6i haul

    11th January 2018

    The US Army has invited industry to outline its suitability for producing and delivering 120 FMS AH-6i armed scout helicopters. To such ends an RfI …

  • Land Warfare

    SHOT Show 2018: IWI readies for Tavor 7 introduction

    24th January 2018

    Israel Weapon Industries is expected to offer its new 7.62mm bullpup-configured Tavor 7 to potential customers by early spring, officials have confirmed. Keeping in line …

  • Naval Warfare

    Surface Navy 2018: Orbital ATK moving forward with counter-UAS

    11th January 2018

    As Pentagon leaders grapple with ways to counter unmanned aerial systems, Orbital ATK is moving forward with developing an attack capability to down small UAS …

  • Defence Notes

    UN report says Iran violated Yemen arms embargo

    12th January 2018

    Iran has violated a UN arms embargo by failing to block supplies to Yemen's Huthi rebels of ballistic missiles that were fired at Saudi Arabia, …

  • Military Logistics

    Rockwell to support Robins AFB maintenance depot

    12th January 2018

    Rockwell Collins has received a $22 million contract from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide support for the Robins Air Force Base (AFB) …

  • Defence Helicopter

    V-280 Valor makes maiden flight

    21st December 2017

    Bell Helicopter's V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype has successfully completed its first flight at the company's Amarillo assembly facility in Texas.  In a short video released …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Second Sea Hunter hull gets go-ahead

    18th December 2017

    A second Sea Hunter USV is to be built by US-based Leidos in a continuation of the programme to deliver a viable long-endurance unmanned ASW …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US Army pushes forward with Lakota

    10th January 2018

    The US Army is progressing with plans to buy up to 35 new Airbus UH-72A Lakota aircraft for pilot training.  The move comes after legal …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Faulty motor suspected in UH-1 Huey mishap

    8th January 2018

    A faulty rotor may have caused a US military helicopter to make an emergency landing on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, a Japanese official …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    USCG continues research on long-range UAS

    15th January 2018

    The US Coast Guard (USCG) is continuing research to understand the state of technology available in the long-range and ultra-long endurance (LR/U-LE) UAS market, the …

  • Land Warfare

    Latvia signs contract for G36 rifles

    15th January 2018

    The Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) have signed a framework agreement and purchase contract with Heckler & Koch for G36 assault rifles, the Latvian Ministry …

  • Naval Warfare

    Surface Navy 2018: Foreign-held US debt strengthening potential rivals

    10th January 2018

    Foreign governments are using US debts to enhance their own defence capabilities, according to USCG commandant ADM Paul Zukunft, speaking at the Surface Navy Association …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - small

    Puma 3 AE (Ukraine Aid) [US]

    Programme Background Military Aid - $300 Million On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine to "bolster Urkaine's capacity ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    M1165 Special Ops HMMWV [USA]

    Background The HHMWV, or Humvee, has been in US service since 1983. The M1165A1B3 is a special operations variant of the platform.  In 2015, the US ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 300 (Ukraine Aid) [US]

    Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (16 March 2022 & 13 April 2022) On 16 March 2022, President Biden announced $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine through ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Point Blank [US]

    Programme Background As IAI stated in a 19 January 2023 press release, it had been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the Irregular Warfare Technical Support ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 600 (Ukraine Aid) [US]

    Programme Background $300 Million USAI (1 April 2022) On 1 April 2022, the US DoD announced a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine following ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    Puma LE [Kosovo]

    Background Contract Award On 21 January 2022, the US Department of Defence (DoD) announced that AeroVironment had been awarded an $11.01 million firm-fixed contract for Puma ...

  • Loitering munitions

    ALTIUS-600M (Ukraine Aid) [US]

    Programme Background On 24 February 2023, the US DoD announced that the Biden Administration had released an additional aid package under the Ukraine Security Assistance ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    M1152A1B2/M1165A1B3 HMMWV [USA]

    Background The HMMWV has been in US service since the 1980s. Despite the introduction of newer platforms, the US DoD continues to utilise the platform ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    M1165A1B3 HMMWV [USA]

    Background The HMMWV has been in US service since the 1980s. Despite the introduction of newer platforms, the US DoD continues to utilise the platform ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]

    Background Presidential Drawdown Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 million Presidential Drawdown security ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS): Switchblade [US]

    Background DoD Contract On 27 August 2024, the US DoD announced that AeroVironment had been awarded a ceiling $990 million hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract to provide “an ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Puma 2 AE [Estonia]

    Programme Background The US DoD announced that it had awarded AeroVironment an $8.868 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply an undisclosed number of RQ-20B Puma AE ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    KC-46A (3-6) [Japan]

    On 30 October 2020, the US DoD announced that it awarded a $342 million contract to Boeing for two Japanese KC-46A tanker aircraft. Work will be performed ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    ACV-30 PRTV [USA]

    Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked vehicles. ...

  • Military UAS - MALE

    XQ-58A Valkyrie [USMC]

    Programme Background Contract Award On 30 December 2022, the US DoD announced that it had awarded Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems a $15.52 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Pistols

    M9

    M9 is the US DoD designation for the military-specification 9mm Beretta 92FS, selected in 1985 to replace the 45cal M1911A1 in US service. Sales to ...

  • Man-portable missile systems

    Igla/SA-18

    The 9K38 Igla (US DoD designation SA-18, NATO reporting name Grouse ) IR-homing MANPADS was developed by KBM and entered service in 1983 to meet the requirements ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Point Blank

    Point Blank Weapon System is a hand-launched electro-optical VTOL-capable loitering munition developed by Isreal Aerospace Industries (IAI). IAI has been awarded a contract by the US ...

  • Military UAS - small

    ScanEagle 3

    Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 3 at the Xponential exhibition in Denver in May 2018. The platform has twice the payload capacity of its ScanEagle predecessor ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    BAT-850

    Pathfinder's BAT-850 VSAT is a carbon fibre, tri-band terminal with auto-acquisition capability. Suitable for flyaway (case-based) and vehicle-mounted applications, it is in service with the ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    URC-300

    The URC-300 is a software-defined radio designed for line-of-sight, ground-to-air communications in particular. Introduced in 2020, it adheres to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards as well ...

  • Air: aerial targets

    BQM-177A/i

    The BQM-177A subsonic aerial target (SSAT) was designed for the USN, and the BQM-177i is the export variant. The BQM-177 provides realistic threat emulation for ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    Banshee Tactical Radio

    Developed by Fenix Group, the Banshee Tactical Radio (BTR) is a communications system that uses 4G/LTE connectivity to provide secure mesh networking capability on the ...

  • Crew-served grenade launchers

    Striker 40/MK47

    General Dynamics is systems integrator for the Striker 40 (MK47 AGL in US service). The complete system comprises the weapon, AN/PWG-1 Lightweight Video Sight and ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    AN/ARC-231 Skyfire

    The AN/ARC-231 Skyfire is an airborne VHF/UHF/LOS and DAMA SATCOM system. This system supports US DoD requirements for airborne, multi-band, multi-mission, secure anti-jam voice, data ...

  • Air-to-air missiles

    9M39 Igla-V

    The 9M39 Igla-V (‘needle’) is a Russian IR homing SAM adapted for helicopter use. It is an air-launched version of the Igla MANPADS, which the ...

  • Military UAS - HALE

    Global Observer

    The AeroVironment Global Observer HALE UAV was a developmental HALE UAV designed for various civil, commercial and government applications.  Development of the platform began in 2007 ...

  • Directed energy weapons

    CLWS

    Developed by Boeing, Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS or CLaWS) is a medium-range, low-power laser C-UAS system. According to the reports, the CLWS prototype has ...

  • Weapon sights for day use

    CompM4/M4s

    The US DoD has bought over one million Aimpoint sights since 1997. The US Army is now fielding the CompM4s as the latest version of ...

  • Data links, Land: Radio and SATCOM, UAS: communication systems

    QNT-200

    The Collins QNT-200 is a dual-channel software-defined radio (SDR) designed for size, weight and power-constrained platforms. Using IP-based mesh networks, it offers high-bandwidth mobile networking ...