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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall outlines infantry weapon strategy
23rd July 2012
A Rheinmetall executive has outlined the company's infantry armament strategy, which has identified the range limitations of current infantry rifles as one issue the company …
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Land Warfare
Lockheed Martin receives MLRS follow-on order
20th July 2012
Lockheed Martin has received a $353.2 million US Army follow-on contract for the seventh production lot of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rockets, …
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Land Warfare
United Arab Emirates orders 750 M-ATVs
19th July 2012
Oshkosh Corporation announced on 19 July that the company has been awarded a contract to provide the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces with 750 MRAP All-Terrain …
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Military Logistics
US official outlines Afghan drawdown challenges
18th July 2012
The military withdrawal from Afghanistan will be a much greater challenge than the Iraq drawdown, according to a key US official. Frank Kendall, the US …
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Military Logistics
General Dynamics awarded contract for mobile shelter units
18th July 2012
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products was awarded a $6.1 million order by the US Army to produce more than 25 Army Standard Family …
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Digital Battlespace
Selex Elsag to provide wide band datalink system for NATO AGS
17th July 2012
Selex Elsag will provide its Wide Band Data Link Line-of-Sight (WBDLLOS) subsystem for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme. Elsag is subcontracted under Selex …
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Defence Helicopter
Qatar gets ready for helicopter air-to-air combat
17th July 2012
Qatar may be looking to equip its next generation attack helicopter fleet with an air-to-air capability, it has emerged. In an unusual move – followed …
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Land Warfare
First APMI round fired from Stryker
17th July 2012
The first Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI) round fired from a Stryker vehicle in Afghanistan accomplished a direct hit on a target with the first …
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Defence Helicopter
Astrium AirPatrol SATCOM terminal now flight proven
17th July 2012
Astrium Services’ latest generation of SATCOM terminal, the AirPatrol, has completed flight tests and is now flight proven. It commenced flight trials with the Canadian …
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Digital Battlespace
CMD3D enters French service
16th July 2012
ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) has announced that its CMD3D (air defense management centre in 3D) system has entered service with the French forces. The system provides France …
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Digital Battlespace
Cassidian acquires Carl Zeiss optronics shares
16th July 2012
Cassidian and Carl Zeiss AG have signed an agreement to run the optronics element of the latter jointly. The contract was signed on 13 July, …
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Digital Battlespace
Cassidian to supply IFF systems to French forces
16th July 2012
Cassidian will supply the French Armed Forces with advanced identification systems used to prevent friendly fire, the company announced on 16 July. The French defence …
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Digital Battlespace
ALEA 2012: Air Claw to provide persistent surveillance
14th July 2012
Northrop Grumman is completing the integration of a persistent surveillance sensor onto a light turboprop aircraft. The system, christened Air Claw, uses the Hawkeye I …
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Military Logistics
Farnborough 2012: Snap-On displays new tool system
13th July 2012
Snap-On Industrial has showcased the fully Automated Tool Control (ATC) system for the first time in the UK at the Farnborough International Airshow. ATC serves …
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Military Logistics
TechNet South 2012: Panel calls for increased industry involvement in reconstruction
13th July 2012
This week’s TechNet Land Forces – South gathering included calls for an increased emphasis on the reconstruction phase of military operations. The appeal for increased …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 HPM can ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Land Mobility Programme (Medium Protected Mobility) [UK]
This programme briefly introduces the wider Land Mobility Programme and then focuses on the Medium Protected Mobility (MPM) programme. Information on the LMV and MPM can ...
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
