• Land Warfare

  General Dynamics MPC completes critical test phase

  10th June 2013

  General Dynamics Land Systems has announced its Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC) has successfully completed water performance swim and human factors testing for the US Marine …

• Land Warfare

  Patriot successfully test fires PAC-3 MSE missile

  7th June 2013

  Raytheon has announced that the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System has successfully test fired a PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile at White Sands …

• Land Warfare

  British Army unveils its latest armoured vehicle

  5th June 2013

  The British Army’s newest and most technologically advanced armoured vehicle has formally entered service after a record 11-year development programme. The Terrier Combat Engineer Vehicle …

• Land Warfare

  Wyle awarded US Army missile systems support contract

  4th June 2013

  Wyle will provide logistics, engineering, technical, programmatic and field engineering services for a variety of missile and close combat weapon systems for the US Army …

• Digital Battlespace

  NATO ACCS first element delivered to NCI

  4th June 2013

  The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) agency has taken delivery of the first element of NATO's new Air Command and Control System (ACCS). The hand …

• Military Logistics

  UK Dstl contracts QinetiQ to manage weapons centre

  4th June 2013

  A four-year contract has been awarded to QinetiQ by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) for the management of research into complex weapons …

• Land Warfare

  Chemring announces new US Army HMDS order

  4th June 2013

  Chemring subsidiary Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology (NIITEK) will provide spares for the Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) for the US Army under a new delivery order …

• Land Warfare

  USMC selects Oshkosh P-19R ARFF vehicles

  3rd June 2013

  Oshkosh Defense will supply the P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle to the US Marine Corps under a new $192 million contract …

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems, Polish Defence Holding team for Polish MTP bid

  31st May 2013

  BAE Systems Hägglunds has announced that it will team with Polish national defence company, Polish Defence Holding, to offer a solution for the Polish armed …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris announces new Middle East nation order

  31st May 2013

  Harris Corporation will supply its Falcon III radios and associated systems to an unnamed nation in the Middle East under a new $23 million order. …

• Digital Battlespace

  3SDL wins UK MoD live ISTAR training contract

  29th May 2013

  3SDL has been awarded a one year contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide ISTAR training to the British Army Training Unit …

• Land Warfare

  General Dynamics focuses on APS development

  29th May 2013

  General Dynamics Land Systems has announced that it will lead an effort to develop a combat vehicle with a fully integrated Active Protection System (APS) …

• Land Warfare

  Kongsberg to supply Protector RWS to Croatia

  29th May 2013

  Kongsberg will provide additional Protector Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) for the Croatian armed forces under a new contract announced on 29 May. The RWS will …

• Military Logistics

  Balpro Protector modular shield system expanded

  28th May 2013

  Kenno Tech has expanded its Balpro Protector modular ballistic shield system to include a watch tower. This latest expansion of the modular steel element barrier …

• Land Warfare

  Boeing furthers Ground-Launched SDB

  24th May 2013

  Boeing is moving forward with development of the ground-launched variant of its Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), which it believes fills a gap for long-range precision …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Loitering munitions

  Medium Range Precision Strike (MRPS) [UK]

  Programme Background Prior Information Notice (PIN) On 21 October 2024, the MoD published a PIN in collaboration with the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S;). The notice ...

• Fighter - naval

  F-35C Carrier Variant (CV) Future Procurement

  US Navy has ordered 118 F-35C aircraft until FY2020, the remaining 121 fighters will be acquired at a rate of 21-28 per year between FY2021 ...

• Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Phoenix Ghost (Ukraine Aid) [US]

  Programme Background Presidential Drawdown (21 April 2022) Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, on 21 April 2022, President Biden announced an $800 ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Land 121 Phase 4 (Hawkei PMV-L)

  Programme Background Three suppliers were originally down-selected to meet the Land 121 Phase 4 requirement: Thales Australia, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) and Force Protection ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• Main battle tanks

  Main Battle Tank Upgrade [Australia]

  Programme Background Between 2006 and 2007, the Australian Army received 59 M1A1 AIM SA Abrams MBTs under Project Land 907 Phase 1. These vehicles were planned to ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  Land Mobility Programme (Light Mobility Vehicle) [UK]

  This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) programme. Information on the LPM and MPM can ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB3 [Turkish Army]

  Background Land Forces Command Delivery In late October 2024, Haluk Bayraktar, Baykar's CEO, stated that the Bayraktar TB3 had entered mass production and could be exported ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  CH-47F Chinook-Saudi Arabia- Contracted

  The helicopters will increase the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command's interoperability with the US and advance the development of the country's heavy-lift helicopter capability.

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Project Land 400 Phase 3 [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement: 2015 RfI The Land 400 Phase 3 programme will procure a new tracked IFV to replace the Australian Army's legacy fleet of ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  NH90 NFH-Germany - Awarded

  NH90 Sea Lions will take on a wide range of roles including search and rescue (SAR), maritime reconnaissance, special forces as well as personnel and ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  CH-47F Chinook-Saudi Arabia

  In addition to this, the request includes M134D mini-Guns, aircraft survivability equipment, infrared signature suppression system, fast rope insertion extraction system, extended range fuel system, ...

• 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 MPM can ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  Project Land 2097 Phase 4 [Australia]

  Programme Background According to the RfI, under Project Land 2097 Phase 4, the selected helicopter must comprise a commercial or military off-the-shelf solution that is ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Trainer, Transport

  EMB-121 Xingu

  The EMB-121 Xingu is a twin-turboprop light transport and advanced multi-engine trainer aircraft developed by Embraer based on the EMB-110 Bandeirante. Its maiden flight was ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  Hawkei

  Thales Australia developed the 4x4 Hawkei for the Australian Army's Land 121 Phase 4 Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light (PMV-L) project.  The prototype was unveiled in ...

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

  Aertos 121

  The Digital Aerolus Aertos 121 ducted-fan quadrotor UAV is an improved version of the Aertos 120 infrastructure inspection platform. It is designed as an asset for ...

• Towed mortars

  Soltam K6 120mm Lightweight Towed Mortar

  The Soltam K6 120mm Lightweight Towed Mortar has a maximum range of 7,200m using conventional unassisted bombs. The K6 was selected for US Army service ...

• Land Ops

  ESS Land Ops goggles provide eye protection and fog-resistance for ground troops and are authorised by the US Army for use over prescription eyewear. Land ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: indirect fire location radar

  KRONOS Land

  KRONOS is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations.  The system simultaneously performs surveillance, dedicated target ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  Land 125

  In 1994, Australia initiated Project Wundurra to develop an integrated soldier combat system, and by 2005 this had evolved into the multi-phase Land 125 programme ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Land Ceptor

  MBDA Land Ceptor is a medium-to-long range ground-based air defence missile system based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family of surface-to-air missiles developed ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Superav Land

  The Superav Land 8x8 is a modular vehicle with a large diameter turret ring that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of remote-controlled ...

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

  ALADIN

  ALADIN is a miniature system consisting of a man-portable GCS and a hand-launched air vehicle with exchangeable sensor payloads.  The UAV, which can be operated ...

• Aertos 120

  The Digital Aerolus Aertos 120 is a light, ducted-fan UAV dedicated to safely conducted inspections in confined spaces such as buildings and tunnels. 

• Transport

  C-40 Clipper

  The USN began replacing its ageing fleet of 29 McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain aircraft in 1997 with the C-40A Clipper, a military version of the ...

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  T-VIEW-Land

  The T-VIEW-Land is a lightweight EO/IR, gyro-stabilised sensor, installed on vehicles for day/night observation. It incorporates two cameras: a thermal imager and a colour charge-coupled ...

• Naval guns, Land: RWS

  Naval/Land Rogue

  The Land Rogue is an RWS developed by Reutech for installation on armoured vehicles. Capable of being armed with a 7.62mm machine gun, a 12.7mm ...

• LTVs - 4x4

  G-Wagon

  Mercedes-Benz G-Wagons are designed to meet specific military needs and have been in production since 1979. The vehicle comes in several variants, including 4x4 and 6x6 versions. ...