Digital Battlespace

DSEI 2023: Spectra Group breaks into Asian market with SlingShot sale to Indonesian Army

7th September 2023

UK company Spectra Group has received a significant order for its SlingShot SATCOM system for the Indonesian Army, marking a big step forward in the country's tactical communications capabilities.

Land Warfare

Rising Anti-Armour Threats in Ukraine Spotlight Need for Active Protection Systems (Studio)

6th September 2023

Amid the evolving threats in modern warfare, active protection systems (APS), like Rafael’s Trophy, offer advanced defence for armoured vehicles.

Land Warfare

Mercedes-Benz delivers 100-plus Zetros trucks to Ukraine in support of war against Russia

6th September 2023

Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks has delivered more than 100 Zetros off-road vehicles to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence for military support and logistics tasks under an initiative funded by the German government.

Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin successfully tests next-generation artillery rocket

4th September 2023

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the extended range and precision of its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) rocket in a successful flight test, bringing it closer to fielding for the US Army.

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Titan-B

Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

Military UAS - small

Small UAV (Colombia)

Programme Background Many of the Colombian military's UAVs are operated by the Colombian Air Force, but the Colombian Army has also employed several different types ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Titan-C

Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Surplus M1117 Guardian ASV (Colombia)

Programme Background The Colombian Army has requested surplus M1117s to assist with counter-insurgency and counter-narcotics operations. Due to a lack of armoured vehicles suitable for ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

Colombia M113A3

Programme Background The Colombian Army currently operates 54 M113A1 and M113A2 APCs, which are divided among two mechanised infantry battalions and a training school. Known ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle (Colombia - Forecast)

Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

PETEF - Light Tactical Vehicles

The Colombian MoD has not outlined how many new patrol vehicles will be needed to equip all seven of the light cavalry groups, nor how ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

PETEF - LAV III (Colombia)

Programme Background Since the replacement of the M113 is understood to be a priority for the Colombian Army, it is anticipated that a contract could ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle (Colombia - Announced)

Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Coelum (Colombia)

Programme Background Testing Colombian Aeronautical Industry Cooperation (CIAC) was working on a project called Dron Coelum X-001. In late 2020, the CIAC tested a redesigned prototype of the ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

PETEF - Tracked IFV

Since a programme to procure a tracked IFV has yet to be launched by the Colombian Army, it is unclear how many tracked IFVs could ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Colombia]

Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

Tanks

PETEF - MBT

The Colombian Army has evaluated several offers for MBT platforms in the past, though none of these have progressed to the formal contract stage. For ...

Fighter - multirole

Kfir Replacement (Colombia)

Programme Background In May 2021, budget constraints prompted new Colombian finance minister José Manuel Restrepo (in post since 3 May) to place on indefinite hold ...

Frigates

Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES)-Frigate Acquisition Programme

Programme Background The replacement of the existing ageing Almirante Padilla-class frigates was first initiated in 2015. The predecessors, built by Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) have been in service ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Titan

Blindex developed the Titan series of APCs to provide the Colombian Army with an affordable means of transporting large numbers of troops for internal security ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

M1117 Guardian ASV

In December 1995, the US Army selected a design based on the Textron ASV 150 to provide the military police with a vehicle that combined ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Coelum

Manufactured by Corporación de la Industria Aeronáutica Colombiana (CIAC), the Coelum is a mini UAV that is fitted with a 40x zoom EO/IR camera payload for ISR missions.  The ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

PRC-710

The PRC-710 is a VHF/FM voice and data handheld radio with COMSEC and ECCM capabilities. Designed in response to emerging combat requirements, the PRC-710 is ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

LPR 40 MKII

The LPR acts as a command boat for the group of tactical riverine combat boats operated by the Colombian Marine Corps. It is equipped with ...

EO/IR systems, Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

SERO 250

The SERO 250 is a compact submarine periscope that can be installed in both new-build and upgraded boats. Little or no structural modifications are required ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

SCTV

The Survivable Combat Tactical Vehicle (SCTV), developed by Textron Marine & Land Systems and Granite Tactical Vehicles, is an upgrade solution for the AM General ...

Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

Airmor

Airmor is an autonomous modular countermeasure SPS designed for helicopters and transport aircraft. Airmor’s core components are IMI’s management control unit (MCU), which processes information ...

OPVs

OPV 93C

The OPV 93C is an offshore patrol vessel designed and developed by Cotecmar. The Colombian Navy ordered one platform in November 2022 and one in ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

MD 500

The MD 500 is a single-engine light helicopter derived from the Hughes OH-6A Cayuse developed for the US Army in the early 1960s and the ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Type 209/1200

The Type 209/1200 diesel-electric submarine is a variant of the Type 209 submarine designed by the German company Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft exclusively for the export market. ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

SandCat

The 4x4 SandCat family of vehicles was designed by Israeli armour specialist Plasan Sasa in 2005 for a range of military, special operations, homeland security, ...

Multipurpose missiles

Spike NLOS

The Spike NLOS (non-line-of-sight) is a multi-purpose, EO missile system with a real-time wireless data link capable of attacking targets at ranges up to 25km. ...

Corvettes

Donghae Class

The Narino is a Donhgae-class corvette in service with the Colombian Navy. It was originally one of four patrol ships built and in service with the ...

Light attack, Trainer

EMB-312 Tucano

The EMB-312 Tucano (Brazilian designation T-27) is a trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Embraer to meet the training requirements of the Brazilian Air ...