Land Warfare

Arquus wins French fuel tanker order

17th May 2024

Arquus will develop three versions of the 8x8 tanker, a large armoured tanker and two smaller tankers, one protected and one unprotected.

Naval Warfare

US Navy places small boat order worth up to $290 million

17th May 2024

The Metal Shark 40 Defiant, a 40-foot, welded-aluminium pilothouse monohull patrol boat, features ballistic protection and can be armed with a range of remotely operated and crew-served weapons systems. The ReconCraft 40ft patrol boat is similar and offers waterjet, outboard and inboard/outboard propulsion.

Air Warfare

Belgian F-35A completes first flight

17th May 2024

The Belgian Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II has taken flight, showcasing the national flag, with the first force’s first four F-35As set to head to Luke AFB for initial training amid software upgrade delays.

Naval Warfare

US and Japan sign collaborative agreement on Glide Phase Interceptor

16th May 2024

Japan and the US will aim to strengthen regional deterrence while enhancing long-standing missile defence cooperation through developing a Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI).

Air Warfare

US Navy’s plan to replace fleet of MH60s moves forward

16th May 2024

The US Navy’s Future Vertical Lift (Maritime Strike) has been an effort to recapitalise Sikorsky MH-60R/S naval helicopters which have an out-of-service date in the late-2030s.

Uncrewed Vehicles

UK’s EW UAS-jammer set for field testing

16th May 2024

The Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) will be able to impact targets such as UAS up to 1km away by beaming radio waves to disrupt or damage critical electronic components.

Air Warfare

Heron TP flies over Germany for the first time

15th May 2024

The Heron TP is a multi-role, advanced, long-range MALE UAS. It is faster, larger and higher flying than the Heron Mk 1 on which it is based and has been equipped with automatic taxi-takeoff and landing systems, satellite communication for extended range and fully redundant avionics.

Air Warfare

GA-ASI to develop new ABAD pod for MQ-9A

15th May 2024

A collaboration between General Atomics and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will seek to equip the MQ-9A Reaper with enhanced threat detection and protection against Radio Frequency and Infrared threats.

Air Warfare

Romania approved for $340 million Sidewinder purchase

15th May 2024

The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile (AAM). The heat-seeking AIM-9X Block 1 Sidewinder, the most widely used AAM on US and allied fighter aircraft, can also be mounted on helicopters.

Training

Canada’s Calian moves into UK training field with purchase of Mabway

15th May 2024

Mabway, a supplier to the British Army since 2012, has a workforce of more than 1,000 ex-military and civilian permanent staff and contractors covering the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

APCs/IFVs - tracked

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

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 (Amphibious Vehicles)

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 ...

Tanks

M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams (Poland)

Programme Background Requirement Since the early 2010s Poland wanted to upgrade its Soviet-era tank fleet due to modernisation requirements, the need to increase interoperability with NATO ...

Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Drone40 (Ukraine Aid) [Australia]

Programme Background In August 2022, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), a think tank, held a podcast with Ukraine's ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, in which ...

Landing craft and hovercraft

Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]

Programme Background Requirements Australia has set out requirements for a fleet of up to 18 Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels - Medium (LMV-M) with the release of ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Land 400 Phase 2 - Boxer CRV (Australia)

Programme Background History The Land 400 Phase 2 programme will procure a replacement for the ASLAV, a derivative of the General Dynamics Land Systems Light Armoured Vehicle ...

Tanks

M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams (Forecast - Poland)

Programme Background Requirement The Polish Army wants to replace its legacy Soviet T-72 MBTs with new NATO-standard platforms to increase interoperability with its allies and ...

Tanks

Viatura Blindada de Combate-Carro de Combate (VBC-CC) [Brazil]

Programme Background Several key technical requirements have been outlined by the Brazilian MoD. Among the most important are that the platform should weigh less than ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

Second Hand SSNs [Australia]

Programme Background Timeline In September 2021, it was announced in a trilateral announcement between Australia, the US and the UK that Australia, in a shock ...

Tanks

VT4 Haider (Pakistan)

Programme Background Pakistan appears to have commenced its programme to acquire a new military off-the-shelf MBT in 2015, when several MBT designs were tested under ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

AUKUS-SSNs [Australia]

Programme Background AUKUS Australia announced on 16 September 2021 that the contract with Naval Group signed in 2016 had been cancelled. Although not a surprising ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Project Air 7003 (Australia)

Programme Background Requirement The Royal Australian Air Force has been without a UAS capability since the Heron was withdrawn in mid-2017. According to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds, ...

Military helicopters - maritime

MH-60R (Spain)

Programme Background On 16 March 2022, the US State Department approved an FMS to Spain for eight MH-60R helicopters and associated equipment and weaponry for $950 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

MQ-4C Triton (Contracted) [Australia]

Programme Background Three Contracted Units In June 2018, the Government provided Second Pass (Tranche 1) Approval to procure the first of six air vehicles, supporting ...

Destroyers

Hobart Class (Sea 4000)

Programme Background The Hobart-class consists of three air warfare destroyers (AWDs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ships replaced the Adelaide-class frigates. Built by a ...

Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys

Nulka

The Nulka active anti-ship missile decoy was originally conceived in Australia, and developed under a joint Australian-US programme. BAE Systems Australia is prime contractor, while ...

S-64 Helitanker Fire-fighting Equipment

Erickson's 10,031l tank for the S-64 helitanker drops water, retardant or foam mix at a rate of around 95l/h. Microprocessor-controlled tank doors offer eight individual ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

AUKUS SSN

The AUKUS-SSN will be the submarine design resulting from the AUKUS trilateral pact between Australia, the US and the UK. Expected to incorporate technology from ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

HATS

In October 2014, the Australian government approved a A$700 million (US$530 million) contract award to Boeing Defence Australia, teamed with Thales Australia, to provide the ...

Tanks

M1A2 SEPv3

The M1A2 System Enhancement Package 3 (M1A2 SEPv3, also known as M1A2C) is the latest production-standard variant of the Abrams MBT. Designed primarily to address ...

Land: tactical engagement simulators

CVTESS

Saab's Combat Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (CVTESS) is a laser-based simulator which supports every version of the Abrams Main Battle Tank and the Bradley ...

AEW&C

Global 550 CAEW

The G550 CAEW aircraft is a Gulfstream G550 adapted for AEW&C;, EW and ISTAR missions in Australia, Israel, Italy, Singapore and the US. The base platform is ...

Tanks

M10 Booker

The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) with a contract worth US$1.14 billion to supply 96 light tanks under the Mobile Protected ...

Frigates

Adelaide Class

The Adelaide-class guided missile frigates (FFG) were based on the US Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry design, with the first four ships in class built for ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

FGM-148 Javelin

The Lockheed Martin-Raytheon Javelin JV developed the FGM-148 Javelin for the US Army’s requirement for an Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium. Selected in 1989, the first ...

Data links, UAS: communication systems

MUMT-X

The Manned/Unmanned Teaming - eXpanded (MUMT-X) system allows AH-64E helicopters to communicate with and control UAS in flight. Capable of transmitting data and video across four ...

Fighter - multirole

F-35A

The F-35A Lightning II is a fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft with CTOL capabilities. It is a multinational programme led by the US DoD, bringing together ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

Spike LR2

The Spike LR2 (NT-S) is Rafael’s fifth generation of the Spike missile and is backwards-compatible with existing Spike launchers.  Two warheads have been developed: a ...

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 ...

Fixed wing aircraft engines

CFM56

The CFM56 family of engines is widely used commercially across Airbus aircraft, including A320 and A340, and Boeing, such as the 737, as well as ...