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Air Warfare
The 5 most significant air stories of 2022
30th December 2022
Several key developments emerged in the air domain in 2022, with major announcement coming toward the end of the year - we collected the five most significant ones.
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Training
History repeating at I/ITSEC 2022 Senior Leader Panel
29th November 2022
I/ITSEC's Senior Leader Panel discussion raised some thought-provoking military simulation and training issues this year, but while some were new, others had been aired many times before.
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Training
Simulation and training industry gathers for I/ITSEC 2022
25th November 2022
This year's conference theme will be 'Accelerating Change by Transforming Training', and over 300 exhibitors from industry and government are expected.
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Training
I/ITSEC 2022: How the US Marine Corps' future vision will impact the training & simulation industry
30th November 2022
The US Marine Corps has used I/ITSEC to update customers on future training requirements.
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Training
The 5 most significant training stories of 2022
26th December 2022
The year 2022 brought us many interesting training and simulation stories - we collected the five most important ones.
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Land Warfare
Ukraine poised to receive NASAMS air defence systems
1st November 2022
Kongsberg and Raytheon originally developed NASAMS to meet the requirements of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
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Land Warfare
Renk chases fuel savings with hybrid power pack
18th October 2022
Industry is stepping up efforts to develop hybrid- or electric-drive capabilities for the US Army’s ground vehicle fleet.
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Training
Congressional speakers highlight Chinese threat at I/ITSEC 2022
28th November 2022
The US Congressional Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Caucus kicked off I/ITSEC 2022 with a picture of a clear and present threat from China.
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Land Warfare
Bangladesh welcomes home its first VT5 light tanks
18th November 2022
The Bangladesh Army continues to modernise with the arrival of light tanks, rocket artillery and man-portable rocket launchers from various sources.
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Land Warfare
Japan selects Patria’s AMV XP for WAPC replacement
15th December 2022
A Finnish company has enjoyed rare success in the Japanese market, with Patria agreeing to licensed production of the AMV XP 8x8 vehicle.
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Land Warfare
New submachine guns for Indian Army are approved
27th November 2022
The Indian Army is on the hunt for new 9mm submachine guns, and a domestic solution looks the most likely option.
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Naval Warfare
Algeria and Italy mull new shipbuilding collaboration
10th December 2022
Algeria and Italy are looking into potential cooperation on a joint shipbuilding programme pulling together Fincantieri and Établissement De Costruction Et De Reparation Navale.
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Air Warfare
Bell V-280 Valor wins FLRAA Black Hawk replacement contract
6th December 2022
The US Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract awarded to Bell marks the US Army’s largest helicopter procurement in 40 years. Here is everything you need to know about the programme.
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Training
Naval aviation commanders spotlight future training strategy at I/ITSEC 2022
30th November 2022
The US Navy's flight training community is progressing on a number of programmes, with Project Avenger and the Integrated Training Facility under the spotlight.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Meshing UAS gives smaller systems strategic capabilities, Textron says
14th November 2022
This year marks Textron's second year at the US Army's Project Convergence, bringing two uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and three uncrewed ground vehicles to demonstrate collaborative teaming.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Mobile Fires Platform [UK]
Programme Background Post-Cold War Requirements Following the end of the Cold War, the UK operated a single 155mm artillery system, the AS90. The UK procured ...
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MPVs - 4x4
4x4 Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle [Poland]
Programme Background The Polish Army wants to replace legacy Soviet equipment procured during the Cold War with new NATO-standard platforms to enhance its interoperability with ...
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Loitering munitions
Switchblade 300 [France]
Programme Background Plans to Purchase At Eurosatory 2022, Col. Arnaud Goujon, the French Army's chief of plans, told the media that the French Army was ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Tactical Drone System Light (SDTL) [France]
Programme Background The French 2024-2030 military programme unveiled the SDTL for the special forces and the French Army. According to reports, the requirement would cover 30 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
DT46 [France]
Programme Background Reports Around Eurosatory 2024, multiple defence news outlets, notably Army Recognition and The Defence Post, reported that the French Army had acquired Delair's ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
UX11 (Ukraine Aid) [France]
Programme Background First Batch On 6 September 2023, Sébastien Lecornu, the French Minister of Defence, announced Delair was providing Ukraine with more than 150 drones. ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Rosomak [Poland - Fifth Batch]
Programme Background The Polish Army selected the Rosomak 8x8 armoured vehicle (a version of Patria's Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8x8 produced under licence by Rosomak) ...
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VMOE
Programme Background The Spanish Army's SOF units are procuring the VMOE to meet their requirements for an SOV with sufficient firepower, mobility and mine-protection to ...
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Wheeled assault guns
B1 Centauro Replacement [Spain]
Programme Background The Spanish Army entered the B1 Centauro into service between 2000 and 2006. Manufactured by the Italian Iveco and Oto Melara consortium CIO, the ...
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MPVs - 4x4
VBAE [France]
Programme Background The VBAE programme will procure a light 4x4 armoured vehicle to replace the Arquus Light Armoured Vehicle (VBL) currently in service with the ...
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Main battle tanks
New MBT [Slovakia]
Programme Background Initial 2022 Proposed Order The Slovakian MoD published a document for determining medium- and long-term investment priorities for the defence sector in March ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Sonora [France]
Background Aerial Drone Pact At Eurosatory 2024, the Aerial Drone Pact was signed. The Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) is managing the pact with the support of ...
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Military helicopters - attack
New Exploration and Escort Helicopter (NEES) (Phase II) [Italy]
Programme Background Phase I In 2017, the Italian government signed a contract with Leonardo to replace its fleet of AW129 Mangusta attack helicopters with the ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Heavy IFV [Poland]
Programme Background Requirement Due to the perceived threat from Russia and the conflict in Ukraine, Poland has accelerated and expanded its plans to modernise its ...
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Main battle tanks
K2 (Phase 2, Batch 1) [Poland]
Programme Background Requirement Poland's K2 purchase is the successor of the Wilk programme which aimed to replace the country's Soviet-era T-72 and PT-91 MBTs with a ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Self-propelled guns
Morana
Developed by Excalibur Army, the Morana is a 155mm self-propelled-howitzer capable of hitting targets up to 41km away. The howitzer is mounted on a Tatra Force ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Boxer Tracked
At Eurosatory 2022, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has unveiled a tracked version of the 8x8 Boxer armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) with an increased gross vehicle weight and ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Caracal
The Caracal from Rheinmetall is a special operations vehicle first unveiled at Eurosatory 2022. Designed for the German and Dutch markets, the Caracal is based ...
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Main battle tanks
KF51 Panther EVO
Rheinmetall unveiled the KF51 Panther at Eurosatory 2022. Following negotiations with Hungary, Rheinmetall announced the development of the Panther EVO, a lighter variant based on a ...
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Light UGVs
Natrix
The Natrix is a multipurpose UGV developed by Brasa Defence Systems. Conceived to carry equipment and conduct CASEVAC in a wide range of environments, the system ...
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Main battle tanks
KF51 Panther
Rheinmetall unveiled the KF51 Panther at Eurosatory 2022. The MBT uses Leopard 2 components in its bare chassis but with a brand new turret. Its main armament is the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Trojan
In June 2022, Aeronautics launched the Trojan, an uncrewed platform that it describes as a hover plane. A user can control the electrically powered UAV via ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Aravis
Nexter unveiled its 12.5t Aravis at Eurosatory 2008, and in April 2009, the company received a launch order for 15 vehicles to equip French Army ...
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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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Self-propelled guns
Caesar 6x6 MkII + 8x8
Nexter’s Caesar (CAmion Equipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie) is a self-propelled 155mm/52cal artillery mounted available on either a 6x6 or 8x8 truck chassis. The configuration was chosen to provide ...
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Land: COMINT and ELINT systems
ELK-6060
ELK-6060 is a radio location system designed to address the need of the combat unit to collect on-the-move, real-time intelligence on hostile V/UHF communication transmissions' ...
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Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar
ELM-2022
The ELM-2022, developed by IAI ELTA, is a maritime patrol radar family operating in the X-band designed for manned and unmanned, fixed- or rotary-wing airborne platforms. It is engineered for ...
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Land: RWS
Mangart 300
The Mangart 300 unmanned turret is being developed by a consortium of seven Slovenian companies led by Valhalla Turrets. Armed with a Northrop Grumman XM813 ...
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Self-propelled guns
Krab
Poland selected a modified version of the BAE Systems AS90M Braveheart 155mm/52cal turret to meet its requirement for a new SPH. Poland’s HSW is prime ...
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Guided munitions
SMArt 155
The SMArt 155 (DM702A1) is a German 155mm artillery round intended for long-range engagements against armoured vehicles.
