• Land Warfare

  Deftech displays proof-of-concept vehicle for improved Malaysian Army ACV-300 Adnan AFV

  7th May 2024

  The ACV-300 Adnan Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) is a Malaysian variant of the FNSS ACV-15 and was the result of a collaboration between FNSS and Malaysian company DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies (Deftech).

• Land Warfare

  European countries test use of mixed reality in combat vehicles

  26th July 2023

  Estonia and Croatia recently conducted trials with the Vegvisir Mixed Reality Situational Awareness System.

• Land Warfare

  India fantasises about a new indigenous FRCV tank

  20th June 2023

  The Indian Army is dreaming big about its FRCV, but such visions often evaporate when subjected to India's protracted red tape.

• Land Warfare

  Singapore Army improves capability with the Bionix 1+

  24th May 2022

  The Singapore Army has upgraded its longest-serving variant of the Bionix infantry fighting vehicle.

• Land Warfare

  DSA 2022: Malaysian Army ponders future AFV fleet and ATGMs

  4th April 2022

  Money continues to cause problems for modernisation of the Malaysian Army, including replacement wheeled AFVs.

• Land Warfare

  South Korea continues production of tanks and wheeled AFVs

  2nd February 2022

  With no reduction in tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul continues to modernise its extensive AFV fleet.

• Defence Notes

  ANAO highlights Australian procurement woes

  10th January 2022

  The Australian National Audit Office's latest Major Projects Report shows problems keeping to schedule and cost for a series of key procurement programmes for the ADF.

• Defence Notes

  AUSA 2021: Project Convergence accelerates and expands

  13th October 2021

  Project Convergence involves more than 5,000 military personnel in addition to over 70 different industry partners and 300 data collectors — and the DoD plans further expansion.

• Land Warfare

  Lightweight chassis for Krab support vehicles can serve broader purpose

  28th September 2021

  Versatility is the watchword for a new tracked vehicle chassis developed by HSW in Poland.

• Land Warfare

  Spanish Army benefits from new BMS release

  2nd August 2021

  Indra and Thales update the digital C2 ‘brain’ for the Spanish Army

• Land Warfare

  Silent Network seeks to circumvent adversary EW systems

  9th August 2021

  Polish firm WB Group harnesses low-power radios and quasi-satellites in a scalable and adaptive communication system.

• Air Warfare

  Poland formally commissions Warmate

  15th March 2021

  Poland is the first officially certified operator of the Warmate loitering munition system, although it has been reportedly tested and used elsewhere.

• Land Warfare

  Singapore introduces new solider personal equipment

  2nd December 2020

  New personal equipment the Singapore Armed Forces is rolling out to ground combat units will bring a range of improvements for troops.

• Digital Battlespace

  D&S 2019: Thales supports Thai armoured vehicle digitisation

  20th November 2019

  Thales is helping the Thai military to digitise military vehicles, with one fruit of that effort on display at Defense & Security 2019 in Bangkok. …

• Land Warfare

  Singapore Army commissions Hunter AFV

  11th June 2019

  The Singapore Army commissioned the Hunter AFV on 11 June as part of the armour formation’s 50th anniversary. Previously known as the Next-Generation Armoured Fighting …

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: mission management systems

  Vista-VM

  The Vista-VM is a tactical battlefield management system, mounted in military vehicles to establish data links for tank/vehicle operations. Features of the C2 system include ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  SINCGARS S-TBMS

  The Tactical Battlefield Management System (TBMS) provides a common picture of the battlefield to provide comprehensive, real-time situational awareness and command messaging facilities. The S-TBMS ...

• Air: mission management systems

  S-TBMS

  SINCGARS Tactical Battlefield Management System (S-TBMS) is described as a map-based, real-time position tracking and command management system that combines SINCGARS RT-1702 radios, IP networking ...

• Land: battle management systems

  TALON TMS

  TALON TMS (Target Acquisition Land Observation and Navigation – Tactical Mission System) is a mission management solution designed for special forces vehicles in particular. 

• Land: battle management systems

  Arkhe Command & Control

  Arkhe Command & Control system offers solutions for planning, surveillance and monitoring in different missions. It was launched by Brazilian Atech in 2017. The system integrates ...

• Land: handheld NV devices

  Sophie LITE

  The Sophie LITE is a handheld, integrated multifunction system that allows the user to detect, recognise, identify and locate targets. It can be used standalone ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  ZBD-04/VN11

  The ZBD-04 is a fully amphibious tracked IFV that entered service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2006. Based on the Russian BMP-3 design, ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  ACMS

  ST Electronics is supplying the Advanced Combat Man System (ACMS) to the Singapore Armed Forces. The basic system is already in service with three battalions, ...

• Military UGVs

  Ziesel

  The Ziesel is a fully electric multipurpose UGV developed by Diehl Defence and Hentschel System. The system features the Autonomy Kit PLATON and has a payload ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  BTR-3

  Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau produced the first 8x8 BTR-3-series amphibious APC in 2001. The series includes the BTR-3U, the BTR-3U Guardian (variant for ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Pars Alpha 8x8

  Unveiled at the World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh, the Pars Alpha is the latest 8x8 Armoured Vehicle from Turkish manufacturer FNSS. Featuring improvements on ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Mbombe 8

  Paramount unveiled the 8x8 member of its Mbombe family, the Mbombe 8, at the Kazakhstan Defence Expo on 2 June 2016.  Sharing more than 80% ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Skeldar V-200

  UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture company called UMS SKELDAR to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV.  The Skeldar V-200 is a flexible and highly ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  HIMARS

  Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control developed the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher to provide the US and allied armies with a ...