Defence Helicopter

Super Puma/Cougar/EC225 family marks 4 million flight hours

16th February 2010

Eurocopter’s heavy-duty family of helicopters, the AS332 Super Puma/AS532 Cougar and their latest-generation derivatives, the EC225/EC725, have accumulated a total of four million flight hours …

Land Warfare

Raytheon teams with Larsen & Toubro on India tank upgrade proposal

16th February 2010

Raytheon Company and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) have submitted an L&T-led proposal to upgrade Indian Army T-72 tanks. The announcement was made Tuesday at …

Defence Helicopter

SAIC awarded $12 million delivery order to develop US Army aviation crew member simulators

16th February 2010

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that it was awarded a delivery order by the US Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and …

Land Warfare

Upgraded powertrain extends military vehicle's operational life

15th February 2010

The introduction of a new engine and the latest fully automatic transmission technology has seen a military vehicle produced by Engesa that was a success …

Military Logistics

Boeing submits proposal for US Army Ground-Vehicle support

15th February 2010

The Boeing Company today announced that it has submitted a proposal to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide supply chain services to the US …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial System demonstrates critical resupply capability

15th February 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated that its MQ-8B Vertical Unmanned Aerial System (VUAS) can resupply US or coalition troops deployed on a combat mission. …

Defence Helicopter

Luminator to furnish the LS16 Searchlight on the US Army's UH-72A Lakota for Security and Support Missions

15th February 2010

Luminator has been selected to provide its LS16 Searchlight on the US Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter for Security and Support missions. From Luminator’s …

Military Logistics

US Army affirms FMTV contract award to Oshkosh Corporation

15th February 2010

Oshkosh Corporation today announced the US Army has affirmed the contract award to the Company, originally received on Aug. 26, 2009, to produce the Family …

Land Warfare

Second Battery of Lockheed Martin's THAAD Weapon System Activated at Fort Bliss

12th February 2010

The US Army and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) activated the second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery today in a ceremony at Fort …

Military Logistics

General Dynamics awarded $387 million Training Support Contract by the US Army

12th February 2010

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract for Constructive Training Systems support by the US Army's Program …

Defence Helicopter

Flying above Afghanistan

12th February 2010

The environment of Afghanistan, with its talcum powder dust everywhere, is not very forgiving. Flying there is described, at times, like flying inside a brown …

Defence Helicopter

Eurocopter reinforces its commitment to India at Defexpo 2010

12th February 2010

Eurocopter will show a significant presence at Defexpo 2010, with its star product, the AS 550 C3, participating in the ongoing trials for the Reconnaissance …

Military Logistics

US Army awards BRS Aerospace major cargo parachute contracts

12th February 2010

BRS Aerospace (Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc.), a manufacturer of whole-aircraft emergency parachute systems, military cargo and personnel parachutes, and reflective safety products, announced today that …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Cubic's Fire Scout Data Link delivers clear video imagery during US Army training exercise

12th February 2010

Cubic Defense Applications has announced its Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) successfully transmitted video imagery to warfighters during a US Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman delivers first production STARLite Radars to US Army

11th February 2010

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently delivered the first two production AN/ZPY-1 STARLite radars for the US Army's Extended Range / Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aerial System. Northrop Grumman's …

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 ...

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, APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Armoured Vehicles (Ecuador)

Programme Background In November 2022, the Ecuadorian Army confirmed it had placed an order with Elbit for 137 armoured vehicles required for military combat operations against ...

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 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Quimbaya X-003

The Quimbaya X-003 is a Colombian fixed-wing UAV designed and developed by the Colombian Aeronautical Industry Corporation (CIAC). Reportedly, following evaluation tests in late 2023, ...

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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

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 ...