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Uncrewed Vehicles
Honeywell launches UAS inspection service
11th September 2017
Honeywell has launched its first commercial UAS inspection service under a collaboration with Intel, the company announced on 6 September. The InView inspection service will …
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Training
Estonia orders Saab’s BT46 systems
17th August 2017
Saab has signed a contract for the delivery of BT46 training systems to the Estonian Army, the company announced on 15 August. The deliveries will …
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Land Warfare
Slovakia receives Carl-Gustaf M4
21st July 2017
Slovakia will become the first country to deploy Saab's Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon, with delivery to the Slovakian armed forces having now taken place, Saab announced …
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Land Warfare
Saab receives Carl-Gustaf contract
14th July 2017
Saab will supply components for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system to an unnamed customer under a $13 million contract announced on 11 July. Deliveries under …
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Land Warfare
Singapore introduces Spike SR
2nd June 2017
The Singapore Army is in the process of introducing Rafael’s Spike Short Range (SR) missile to various infantry units. First unveiled in public at the …
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Naval Warfare
UDT Europe 2017: Saab launches new torpedo
31st May 2017
Saab has unveiled its new lightweight torpedo for the first time to the international market at UDT Europe 2017. In May 2016 the Swedish Defence Materiel …
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Defence Notes
Analysis: Where could Trump strike North Korea?
21st April 2017
A virtual 'hit list' of viable targets the US military could strike if it ever decided to employ force against North Korea, which Shephard has …
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Training
Saab announces AUV62-AT contract
6th March 2017
Saab will deliver its AUV62-AT anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training system to an unnamed customer under a contract announced on 1 March. The AUV62-AT is an …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Aero India 2017: Skeldar looks to ‘Make in India’
16th February 2017
UMS Skeldar is making a concerted bid for the Indian market with its V-200 at Aero India 2017 in Bangalore, where the vertical take-off and …
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Special Operations
SHOT Show: US Army to test Aimpoint FCS
25th January 2017
Aimpoint representatives have acknowledged that the US Army is preparing to test the latest model of the Fire Control System (FCS) for crew-served weapons like …
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Defence Notes
UDT Asia: Saab torpedo develops
20th January 2017
A new lightweight torpedo being developed by Saab for the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) will be integrated onto its future submarines. Dubbed Torpedo 47, it will replace …
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Land Warfare
SAAB receives Carl-Gustaf weapon order
5th January 2017
Saab will manufacture and deliver the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system to an unnamed customer under a contract announced on 4 January. The contract, worth $36.5 million, …
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Naval Warfare
DDG 115 completes acceptance trials
3rd January 2017
The future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) has completed acceptance trials with the US Navy, clearing the way for delivery to take place, Naval Sea …
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Military Logistics
Indian Army needs to overcome critical deficiencies
10th December 2016
Facing increasing cross-border intrusions by militants, the Indian Army is looking at fast tracking procurement of ammunition from existing suppliers in the next 4-5 months …
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Land Warfare
Saab receives Carl-Gustaf order
7th December 2016
Saab will supply its Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon system to an unnamed customer under a contract announced on 5 December. The company will deliver the …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
