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News - MX-series

  • Military Logistics

    Rheinmetall delivers logistics trucks to Bundeswehr

    9th November 2018

    Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) has delivered the first batch of 20 military logistics trucks to the German Army in Munich, Rheinmetall announced on 5 …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Army demonstrates convoy autonomy

    9th November 2018

    The US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) demonstrated advanced behaviours in an autonomous leader-follower convoy at the American Center for Mobility …

  • Military Logistics

    Allison, Leonardo to develop OBVP system

    1st November 2018

    Allison Transmission has expanded its partnership with Leonardo DRS to develop an On-Board Vehicle Power (OBVP) system for military vehicles. Under the partnership, the companies …

  • Defence Notes

    North and South Korea begin destroying border guard posts

    12th November 2018

    The two Koreas began destroying 20 guard posts along their heavily-fortified frontier 11 November under a plan to reduce tensions on the border. Under an …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Blighter to supply C-UAS radar to Liteye

    31st October 2018

    Blighter Surveillance Systems will supply its counter-UAS radar technology to Liteye Systems, the company announced on 25 October. Liteye is working on a contract to …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Army issues MX-10D contract to L3

    11th October 2018

    L3 Technologies has received an IDIQ contract worth up to $454 million from the US Army for its next-generation Wescam MX-10D sensor suite, the company …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US Army demos ALIAS technology

    5th November 2018

    US Army pilots have carried out a series of demonstrations of technology developed by Sikorsky and DARPA, Lockheed Martin announced on 29 October. The flights …

  • Naval Warfare

    Babcock completes Mk8 Mod 1 firing trials

    30th October 2018

    Babcock International has detailed progress on its five year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver an upgraded 4.5in Mk8 Mod 1 …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Falco EVO flies with upgrade package

    31st October 2018

    Leonardo has completed a series of successful test flights of its Falco EVO RPAS in Bulgaria. The flight was carried out to validate a package …

  • Training

    CAE launches Medallion MR e-Series visual system

    23rd October 2018

    CAE has launched its Medallion MR e-Series integrated visual system that has been designed for military fighter and fast-jet training, and specifically, interoperability and networking …

  • Digital Battlespace

    First Skynet 6 contract timeline confirmed

    6th November 2018

    Skynet 6A, the first contract for the emerging British SATCOM programme Skynet 6, is expected to be issued before the end of 2019, more than …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    China steps up drone race with stealth aircraft

    9th November 2018

    China is unleashing stealth drones and pilotless aircraft fitted with AK-47 rifles onto world markets, racing to catch up to US technology and adding to …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UMS Skeldar, Scanfil partner for V-200 production

    26th October 2018

    UMS Skeldar has partnered with Finnish company Scanfil to ramp up its UAS volume production capability, the company announced on 22 October. The partnership will …

  • Defence Notes

    Zhuhai Air Show 2018: HD-1 missile takes international aim

    8th November 2018

    A newcomer at Airshow China 2018 was the HD-1 supersonic cruise missile from Guangdong Hongda Mining, this weapon being targeted directly at the export sector …

  • Land Warfare

    Taiwan readies for IFV production

    30th October 2018

    Taiwan is ready to commence series production of an IFV variant of its indigenous Cloud Leopard 8x8 armoured vehicle for the Republic of China Army …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Loitering munitions

    MX-10 [France]

    Programme Background French Media In February 2025, Opex360 reported that the French Army had ordered 460 units of the MX-10 drone and stated that their delivery ...

  • Military UAS - MALE

    Anka-B [Türkiye]

    Programme Background TAI announced in November 2019 that it had delivered a total of 22 Anka-B UAVs to the Turkish Navy. Two large contracts contributing ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    AH-6i (Thailand)

    Programme Background The US State Department has made a determination approving the possible $400 million sale on 24 September 2019. The eight AH-6i light attack ...

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

    ISTAR UAS project [Canada]

    Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    MD 530G Lebanon

    The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes: two Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6” x 9” LCD primary displays, Tek Fusion ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    Bell 407GX

    The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency noted that the proposed sale of five Bell 407GX helicopters will help compensate for the combat loss of seven IA407 helicopters ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Viper MIFV

    Programme BackgroundDue to its focus on conducting counterinsurgency operations against the Tehrik-e Taliban (TTP), the Pakistan Army has eschewed the substantial investment needed to develop ...

  • ISR/special mission

    King Air 350ER -Canada

    Programme Background Canadian Special Forces was looking to procure ISR aircraft to support their missions both overseas and domestically.  There were few Canadian suppliers to sell ...

  • ISR/special mission

    King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait

    Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...

  • Fighter - naval

    Tejas LCA (Naval variant) - India

    The average unit cost is estimated to be around $63 million per aircraft based on the $5.2 billion deal for the procurement of 83 LCAs ...

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

    Orlik [Poland]

    Programme Background Inception & Cancellation The Orlik programme was launched in early 2015 to procure a tactical UAV to carry out short-range ISTAR missions for the Polish ...

  • Special operations vehicles

    VLFS

    Programme Background The VLFS platform is derived from the Arquus Dagger PVP platform, but has been specifically designed to meet the requirements of French Special ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    A330 MRTT [Singapore]

    In February 2020, Airbus and the Singapore government announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of an A330 Smart Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). One Singaporean ...

  • MPVs - 4x4

    Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle [Colombia - Forecast]

    Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

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

    Orlik (Options) [Poland]

    Programme Background Inception & Cancellation The Orlik programme was launched in early 2015 with the aim of procuring a tactical UAV that can carry out ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Subsystems: visual

    L3 Wescam MX - Sim

    Partnering with L3 Wescam, INSYEN has developed the MX - Sim, a training product which simulates the operations of the L3 Wescam MX-series of EO/IR ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-8

    Unveiled at AUSA 2016, the Wescam MX-8 is an EO/IR system designed for small crewed and uncrewed aircraft.  The smallest system in the Wescam's MX series, the ...

  • Sea: naval surveillance radar

    Indera MX-3AH

    The Indera MX-3AH is a naval surveillance radar manufactured by Solution 247 in Indonesia. It is a Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) radar that is equipped with Maritime Tracking ...

  • Light mortars

    60MX Mortar Series

    Expal's 60mm 60MX1 and 60MX2 mortars are designed to be used with a bipod or in handheld mode using a commando kit, which consists of ...

  • Subsystems: visual

    L3 Wescam MX - Emulator

    INSYEN has partnered with L3 Wescam to develop the MX -Emulator, a product which emulates the operations of L3 Wescam's MX series of EO/IR turrets, ...

  • Medium mortars

    81mm MX Mortar Series

    The 81mm MX mortar series includes two different barrels for different operational scenarios: 1.15m (81MX1) and 1.45m (81MX2). Both can be transported in three backpack ...

  • Towed mortars

    120mm MX Mortar Series

    The 120mm MX Mortar Series consists of two models with different barrel lengths: the 1.6m 120MX1 and 1.8m 120MX2. The design has numerous improvements based ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-25D

    The L3 Harris Wescam MX-25 is an EO/IR imaging system designed for ultra-high, long-endurance surveillance and reconnaissance missions from aircraft. It supports up to six sensors simultaneously, including long-range target ...

  • Core systems: image intensifiers

    MX-10160

    F9800 series Gen III MX-10160 18mm I2 tubes are used in the AN/AVS-6 ANVIS and AN/AVS-9 (F4949) aviator NVG, as well as ground systems including ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-10

    The Wescam MX-10 EO/IR low-weight imaging system is designed for low-altitude tactical surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-10 has had a close ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Wescam MX-20

    The Wescam MX-20 EO/IR is an imaging system from L3 Harris, designed for high-altitude, long-range persistent surveillance and reconnaissance missions from crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The MX-20HD was a ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Alticam 11EOIR5

    Manfaucte by Hood Tech Vision, the Alitcam 11 series of EO/IR gimbals can be hosted on aircraft, vessels, or vehicles. The Alticam 11EOIR5 features HD ...

  • Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

    MX-10GS

    The MX-10GS is a mast-mounted small multi-sensor, multi-spectral imaging system in single-LRU configuration. It is designed for installation in ground combat vehicles and for force ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Alticam 09EOIR3

    Derived from the EO900 Super EO, the Alticam 09 series of gimbaled surveillance systems feature four-axis stabilisation and two simultaneous H.264 compressed video feeds. The ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Barak ER (Barak-8ER)

    The Barak Extended Range (ER) missile, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is an advanced surface-to-air interceptor designed to counter a wide spectrum of aerial ...