Land Warfare

USSOCOM places Carl-Gustaf follow-on order

18th June 2012

Saab has announced that US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has placed a follow-on order for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon systems and ammunition. The new contract, …

Land Warfare

Saab receives additional ADF Carl-Gustaf order

27th April 2012

Saab has announced that it has received an order from Australia for ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf M3 weapon system. The order, announced 27 April, 2012, …

Land Warfare

Saab receives new Carl-Gustaf orders

3rd January 2012

Saab has announced that it has signed a contract for the delivery of additional M3 Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system components to an unnamed customer. According …

Digital Battlespace

Saab signs Carl-Gustaf contract extension

22nd December 2011

Saab has announced that it has received a contract extension for ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf M3 weapon system with an unnamed customer. The announcement was …

Land Warfare

US Army buys Saab weapon system

30th November 2011

Saab has announced that it has received an order from the US Army and the US Special Operations Command for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. According to Saab, …

Digital Battlespace

USAF cryptographic units to be updated by Raytheon

7th November 2011

Raytheon has won a contract from the US government to modernise the US Armed Forces cryptographic units under the VINSON/ANDVT Crypto Modernization (VACM) programme. The …

Digital Battlespace

Carl Zeiss Optronics unveils TLS 40i

16th September 2011

Carl Zeiss Optronics's new generation hand-held laser target location system is generating significant global interest. The TLS 40i was developed in response to customer requirements …

Defence Helicopter

Northrop Grumman demonstrates 5th generation IRCM system

13th September 2011

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful demonstration of the company's fifth generation infrared countermeasures (IRCM) system specifically designed to protect military rotary-wing platforms. The …

Defence Helicopter

Fly-by-wire technology now used in Army utility helicopters

26th August 2011

In use in other Defense Department aircraft for years, fly-by-wire now replaces the conventional manual flight controls in some Black Hawk helicopters with an electronic …

Land Warfare

Saab receives new orders for Carl-Gustaf

11th August 2011

Defence and security company Saab has received an order for components to the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. The total value of the order is MSEK …

Land Warfare

Design contract success for Phoenix Dynamics

26th July 2011

Newcastle under Lyme-based Phoenix Dynamics is celebrating the award of a major design contract with the United States Department of Defense. The contract, which runs …

Defence Helicopter

Northrop Grumman unveils new self protection processor

9th June 2011

Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced the development and demonstration of a new aircraft self-protection system processor that is specifically designed to meet the rigors of …

Defence Helicopter

Raytheon-Boeing team responds to call for JAGM

7th June 2011

Raytheon Company submitted its proposal for the US Army and Navy's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile competition and responded as a prime contractor. Raytheon is teamed with …

Defence Helicopter

Northrop Grumman delivers 1000th Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly

28th April 2011

Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced the delivery of the 1,000th Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly (GLTA) to the US government for use as part of the …

Land Warfare

Saab receives significant order for the Carl-Gustaf system

11th March 2011

Defence and security company Saab has received a significant order for ammunition to the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system. The order amounts to MSEK 1155. The …

Special operations vehicles

Death Adder RTV 2

Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

Special operations vehicles

Death Adder RTV 2 (Options)

Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

C-130H Replacement [Sweden]

Programme Background Requirements Sweden has five C-130H aircraft (designated Tp-84) and one KC-130H. Two C-130Es bought in the 1960s have retired, but the six H ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Light Utility Transformative Vertical Lift (TVL) / Large ULS-A [USMC]

Programme Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A), which will provide logistics and ground units with ...

Military UAS - MALE

Future Vertical Lift Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) [USA]

Programme Background Requirement The FVL-MS programme seeks to develop and acquire a family of systems, including crewed and uncrewed aircraft, to replace rotary life aircraft utilised ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

Carl-Gustaf M4

In September 2014, Saab Dynamics introduced the Carl-Gustaf M4, the fourth generation of the widely deployed shoulder-fired 84mm recoilless weapon system. It describes the new ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

Carl-Gustaf M3

The Carl-Gustaf M3 is the third generation of the 84mm shoulder-fired, recoilless antitank gun which was first fielded by the Swedish Army in 1946. Since ...

Land: infantry weapon simulators

SAVIT

The Small Arms Virtual Indoor Trainer (SAVIT) is a modular system that can be combined in several configurations depending on customer requirements and training objectives. ...

Land: infantry weapon simulators

Carl-Gustaf Sub-Calibre Training Ammunition

Saab’s 84mm Carl-Gustaf shoulder-fired multipurpose weapon system has been sold to customers in more than 40 countries, including US Special Operations Command and the US ...

Land: tactical engagement simulators

STC Rocket DFWES

The STC Rocket Direct Fire Weapon Effect Simulator (DFWES) is intended for tactical training in the field of antitank groups in infantry regiments equipped with ...

Land: infantry weapon simulators

Carl-Gustaf Full-Calibre Training Ammunition

Saab’s 84mm Carl-Gustaf shoulder-fired multipurpose weapon system has been sold to customers in more than 40 countries, including US Special Operations Command and the US ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing

UH-72B Unmanned Logistics Connector (ULC)

The UH-72B Unmanned Logistics Connector (ULC) is an uncrewed version of Airbus' AH-72A crewed helicopter, which is related to the H145. The drone, unveiled in early ...

Land: fire control systems

Vingmate SL 1000

The Vingmate SL1000 FCS, introduced at Eurosatory 2016, is designed for use with shoulder-launched antitank weapons, such as the AT4, Carl-Gustaf, Panzerfaust and RPG-type weapons, ...

Land: fire control systems, Weapon sights for day use

FCS12

The FCS12 is a fire control system designed for use with crew-served weapons such as the Carl-Gustaf, MK19 and GMG. It consists of an eye-safe ...

Aircraft carriers

Nimitz Class

The first Nimitz class aircraft carrier entered service in 1975 and at 100,000t were the largest warships ever built until the first of the new class ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

V-247 Vigilant

The V-247 Vigilant is a tiltrotor UAV from Bell. Officially introduced in 2016, it features an open modular architecture and can host several payloads. These include ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

AN/PRC-152 Falcon III

The Falcon III AN/PRC-152 single-channel, multi-band, multi-mission handheld radio provides a transition to JTRS technology. The radio covers the 30-512MHz frequency range with adjustable transmit ...

Aircraft carriers

Gerald R. Ford Class

The Gerald R. Ford-class consists of the next-generation aircraft carriers designed to replace the USS Enterprise and the Nimitz-class carriers and retain overall USN in-service carrier numbers ...

Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

Spike SR

Part of Rafael's Spike missile family, the fire-and-forget, man-portable Spike Short Range (SR) EO-guided missile system has operational capabilities in all weather conditions. Although the ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

LAV

Developed by the Defence Division of Komatsu in the late 1990s, the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) is a 4x4 APC designed to provide protected mobility ...