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News - bmd nato

  • Training

    Joint Warrior gets underway in UK

    11th October 2019

    More than 3,000 troops from 14 participating nations have arrived in the UK for NATO exercise Joint Warrior. The multinational, biannual military exercise will take …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AOC 2019: New approach to innovation needed as EW threat expands

    30th October 2019

    Having heard from government departments, agencies and defence primes at AOC 2019 on the state-of-play of US electromagnetic warfare (EW) capabilities, representatives from commercial industry …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Germany looks into radar picture improvements

    1st November 2019

    The Luftwaffe (German Air Force) may embark upon a major procurement of new ground-based air surveillance radars over the coming five years which could see …

  • Naval Warfare

    HMS Cattistock joins NATO operations

    8th October 2019

    Royal Navy minehunter HMS Cattistock has departed on a seven week deployment in support of NATO operations as part of Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 1.The …

  • Land Warfare

    Latvia relaunches tactical vehicle procurement

    25th October 2019

    The Latvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is making another attempt to procure a fleet of tactical vehicles. This comes after the previous competition, which saw the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Lithuania eyes UH-60M Black Hawks

    18th October 2019

    The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has announced that it will procure UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to replace its Mi-8 fleet. Six of the type …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AOC 2019: Financial and Great Power challenges threaten US electronic warfare capability

    28th October 2019

    Budget pressures and a lack of military programming and industrial agility are some of the main challenges facing the US and its electronic warfare (EW) …

  • Land Warfare

    Lithuania receives more Unimog trucks

    2nd October 2019

    Daimler has delivered 110 more Unimog U5000 trucks to the Lithuanian armed forces, adding to 88 examples already delivered under a 340-unit order for the …

  • Training

    L-39NG presented at NATO Days event

    24th September 2019

    Aero Vodochody’s first L-39NG prototype has been presented to the public for the first time in its complete configuration with armament at the NATO Days …

  • Digital Battlespace

    CACI awarded US Army task order

    27th September 2019

    CACI International has been awarded a four-year plus task order worth up to $197 million to support the US Army Fixed Wing Project Office’s special …

  • Land Warfare

    Europe set to receive new artillery and air defence capabilities

    9th October 2019

    European nations are expected to spend in excess of $46 billion acquiring new artillery and air defence capabilities over the next decade, according to a …

  • Land Warfare

    Aegis Ashore returns to service in Romania

    13th August 2019

    NATO’s Romania-based Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence (BMD) system has completed an update and has been returned to service at its Deveselu base. While details …

  • Defence Notes

    Italy ready to join coalition of European militaries

    20th September 2019

    Italy said on 19 September that it would be joining a coalition of European militaries ready to react to crises near the continent's borders, as …

  • Defence Notes

    US Defense Secretary Esper reiterates need for NATO nations to spend more

    6th September 2019

    Mark Esper – the recently appointed US Defense Secretary – reiterated the US stance that its NATO allies should commit more to their defence expenditures …

  • Land Warfare

    Closing the range gap (sponsored)

    12th September 2019

    For years, NATO artillery and missile systems have been at a range disadvantage compared to its future potential adversaries. New ramjet technology, however, has the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Major networking projects

    Ballistic Missile Defence

    In early 2010, NATO acquired the first phase of an initial theatre ballistic missile defence capability to protect alliance forces. 

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BMD-2

    Between 1,000 and 2,000 BMD-2 (Boevaya Mashina Desantnaya - Airborne Combat Vehicle) amphibious IFVs were produced for the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) by the Volgograd ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BMD-4M

    The BMD-4M is based on the BMD-4, which has been in the Russian Army's airborne forces (VDV) service since 2004. It was developed to provide an ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BMD-1

    The Volgograd Tractor Plant (now known as the Volgograd Machine-Building Company) developed the BMD-1 amphibious IFV specifically to meet the requirements of the Soviet Union's ...

  • Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

    Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System

    The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System, developed by the United States, provides advanced sea-based and land-based protection against ballistic missile threats.  Using the AN/SPY-1 ...

  • Land: battle management systems

    BMD-Flex

    BMD-Flex is a modular C2 software system for integrated air and missile defence. Built on T-Core, BMD-Flex’s features and functions can be tailored, ranging from ...

  • Land: manned turrets

    Bereg

    KBP developed the Bereg one-person turret (referred to as a ‘combat module’ in Russia) to provide an upgrade option for the Russian-designed BMD-series airborne IFV ...

  • Land: manned turrets

    Bakhcha

    The Bakhcha is the latest version of the two-man turret originally developed for the BMP-3 tracked IFV, which entered Soviet Army service in 1987.  It ...

  • Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

    Aegis Ashore

    Aegis Ashore is the first operational land-based version of the Aegis Combat System originally developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy's Ballistic Missile Defence ...

  • Cannons

    2A70

    The 2A70 is a 100mm cannon that has been designed to equip infantry fighting vehicles, including the BMP-3, BMP-3F and the BMD-4M.

  • Major networking projects

    NATO SATCOM

    Leonardo has been awarded a turnkey contract to rationalise and upgrade NATO’s SATCOM systems and associated infrastructure. The company will design, build, test, commission and ...

  • Major networking projects

    NATO DCIS

    Airbus is delivering the NATO Deployable Communication and Information System (DCIS). The project represents a major upgrade in the capability of NATO Response Forces (NRF) ...

  • Land: RWS

    Qimek NATO

    Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS. The Qimek NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a ...

  • Land: RWS

    Nanuk NATO

    Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS, which was introduced in 2008. The Nanuk NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BTR-MDM

    The BTR-MDM Rakushka is an amphibious tracked armoured vehicle developed by Kurganmashzavod to meet the Russian Airborne Forces' (VDV) need for a new air-droppable APC. ...