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News - LAAD
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Uncrewed Vehicles
LAAD 2015: Tekever to take stake in Santos Lab
16th April 2015
Portuguese UAV manufacturer Tekever announced at LAAD on 15 April that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire a ‘significant interest’ in Santos Lab, …
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Defence Notes
LAAD 2015: Embraer and Saab sign ‘historic’ Gripen agreement
15th April 2015
Embraer and Saab have signed an agreement at the LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro establishing a partnership for the joint management of the Brazilian …
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Land Warfare
LAAD 2015: IWI unveil small arms management concept
15th April 2015
Small arms manufacturer Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) is unveiling a new weapon inventory management solution called eLog at this year’s LAAD exhibition in Rio de …
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Land Warfare
LAAD 2015: Brazilian M113 modernisation nears completion
15th April 2015
Modernisation work on the first tranche of 150 M113B armoured personnel carriers for the Brazilian Army is almost complete, BAE Systems officials have revealed to …
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Land Warfare
LAAD 2015: ST Kinetics Brazil subsidiary makes debut
14th April 2015
Brazilian maintenance, repair and overhaul specialists Technicae will make their debut at this year’s LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, two years after being acquired …
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Defence Helicopter
LAAD 2015: Bell pushes militarised commercial helicopters
14th April 2015
Bell Helicopter is hoping to draw on its recent success selling the 407GX aircraft to the Mexican Air Force with further orders from Latin American …
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Naval Warfare
Defexpo 2014: DCNS updates on Indian sub programme
4th February 2014
French shipbuilder, DCNS, has announced that the first Scorpene submarine built under licence by Mazagon Docks (MDL) will be commissioned in 2015. Issued in a …
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Naval Warfare
New Zealand selects Sea Ceptor for ANZAC Frigate upgrade
7th October 2013
MBDA’s Sea Ceptor has been selected by the New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) as the Local Area Air Defence (LAAD) system for the Royal …
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Military Logistics
STK moves into Brazil
23rd July 2013
Singapore Technologies Kinetics (STK) has acquired a 90% equity in Technicae Projetos e Serviços Automotivos (Technicae) for BRL1.04 million ($0.5m). STK announced the move on …
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Defence Helicopter
LAAD 2013: First upgraded Panther nears certification
12th April 2013
The first upgraded Panther K2 helicopter is expected to pass certification this month, ready to be delivered to the Brazilian Army in mid-May for operational …
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Digital Battlespace
LAAD 2013: Selex expands lightweight ISR offerings
12th April 2013
Selex ES has unveiled the newest addition to its aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) offerings with the introduction of the Light ISR system. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
LAAD 2013: Earth moves into AGV market
12th April 2013
With an eye on border surveillance and security requirements across South America, one company from the UAE brought its Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) to the …
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Land Warfare
LAAD 2013: Upgraded Brazilian M113 makes debut
11th April 2013
An upgraded M113 armoured personnel carrier from the Brazilian Army has been unveiled at the LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro. BAE Systems is upgrading …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
LAAD 2013: Santos Lab unveils VTOL UAV
11th April 2013
Santos Lab used the LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro to publicly unveil a new VTOL UAV. Dubbed the ORBIS, the UAV features a quadrotor …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
LAAD 2013: Chile opts for Israeli UAV
11th April 2013
The Chilean Army has purchased SpyLite mini-UAV systems from Israeli company BlueBird Aero Systems, the company has revealed. BlueBird Aero Systems CEO Ronen Nadir told …
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
V-RAPTOR
Unveiled at LAAD 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, the V-RAPTOR is a tactical police armoured vehicle from domestic manufacturer Combat Armor Defense do Brasil.
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Pistols
Jericho Pistol 941
Designed for military and law enforcement users, the Jericho Pistol 941 is available in 9mm, .40 S&W; and .45 ACP calibres and in standard, short ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Guará WS
Avibras is marketing the 4x4 Guará WS light armoured vehicle, a further development of its 4x4 AV-VB4 RE Guará prototype. Developed in cooperation with the ...
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OPVs
Israel Shipyards OPV
The Israel Shipyards OPV design is a 400t-500t vessel designed for naval security operations. The 500t version can equip a light marine helicopter (up to five ...
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Land: manned turrets
TORC30
The TORC30 is a stabilised unmanned turret armed with a Rheinmetall MK30-2/ABM 30mm cannon being developed by Ares, an Elbit subsidiary, and the Brazilian Army’s ...
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Air: Displays
Panoramic Cockpit Display
Developed by L3Harris and Elbit Systems America, the Panoramic Cockpit Display (PCD) is a touchscreen MFD integrated into F-35 aircraft. It provides two electronically divided ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
Armadillo TA-2
The Armadillo TA-2 is an automatic or manned rocket launcher system designed to be fully retracted inside a 4x4 light vehicle.The concept, which was being ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Puma 2 AE
The Puma 2 All Environment (AE), or RQ-20B in US nomenclature, is the second generation of AeroVironment's small UAS. The Puma 2 AE is sometimes called ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Guarani 6x6 (VBTP)
Iveco Defence Vehicles developed the 6x6 VBTP-MR Guarani 17-20t-class amphibious armoured vehicle family to meet the requirements of the Brazilian Army. In 2009, IDV signed ...
