• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin UK develops turret facility

  13th May 2015

  A new facility to streamline the design and fabrication of new turrets for the UK’s Scout and Warrior armoured vehicles will be built at Lockheed …

• Military Logistics

  US Army awards ESPC contract to 14 businesses

  13th May 2015

  The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, has issued awards to fourteen companies under a $1.5 billion, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) …

• Naval Warfare

  OCCAR orders seven vessels for Italian Navy

  12th May 2015

  The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has signed an order for the construction of seven vessels for the Italian Navy with Fincantieri and Finmeccanica. …

• Defence Notes

  IDEF 2015: Gunship solution heading for Italian SF

  7th May 2015

  A six-barrelled variant of Oto Melara’s 20mm Gatling Gunship system for cargo aircraft is destined for the Italian Special Forces. Roberto Rossi, project manager at …

• Digital Battlespace

  IDEF 2015: Fotoniks and BAE to deliver Turkish digital displays

  6th May 2015

  Turkish electronics company Fotoniks will deliver 16 new LiteHUD (Heads Up Display) systems to the Turkish Air Force with the assistance of BAE Systems. The …

• Military Logistics

  SRA wins place on INSCOM GISS contract

  1st May 2015

  SRA International has been awarded a position on the US Army Intelligence and Security Command's (INSCOM) Global Intelligence Support Services (GISS) contract, it announced on …

• Digital Battlespace

  Airbus delivers Comcept satellite network to France

  1st May 2015

  Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the Comcept satellite network to the French defense procurement agency, it announced on 28 April. The French Ministry of …

• Digital Battlespace

  ITEC 2015: Esterline unveils transportable dome

  30th April 2015

  Esterline Simulation Visual Systems has launched its new patented TD-Series of dome simulators at ITEC 2015 in Prague. The new TD-Series is a deployable dome …

• Naval Warfare

  Philippines orders ten MRRVs from JMU

  29th April 2015

  The Philippines have ordered ten 40m Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRVs) for the Philippine Coast Guard in a project awarded to Japan Marine United (JMU). The …

• Defence Notes

  ITEC 2015: Close Air Solutions and Omnifinity join forces

  28th April 2015

  Omnifinity has again proven to be a trade show highlight with its immersive training environment, shown to the public in concert with Close Air Solutions …

• Land Warfare

  Raytheon announces Patriot system order

  22nd April 2015

  Raytheon has been awarded a contract to deliver its Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to an undisclosed international customer, the company announced on 17 …

• Digital Battlespace

  CTX 2015: New SATcase to start production

  22nd April 2015

  UK-based telecoms company, SATcase will produce its SATcase smart communications case in July 2015. The company announced its new product at the Counter Terror Expo …

• Defence Helicopter

  Ka-226T certified in Russia – at last

  22nd April 2015

  In a long-awaited development, the Kamov Ka-226T twin-engine co-axial helicopter received its long-delayed type certificate by the Interstate Aviation Committee (ARMAK) at the end of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Saab orders 60 Skyward-G IRST systems from Selex

  21st April 2015

  Saab has awarded a contract to Selex for 60 of its Skyward-G Infra-Red Search and Track (IRST) systems for the Swedish Air Force, as announced …

• Naval Warfare

  Denmark orders Saab's Ceros 200 tracking system

  20th April 2015

  The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) has ordered the Ceros 200 tracking system from Saab. The order, which was announced by Saab on …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  MEUAS IV (US)

  Programme Background MEUAS History The first iteration of the MEUAS programme began in the early 2000s when the ScanEagle was acquired through the programme and ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Cobra II Armoured Tactical Vehicle - 2 (EGM-ZTA-2)

  Some of the Cobra IIs delivered to the SGD are armed with an Aselsan SARP RWS. Based on the value of the June 2016 contract ...

• Tanks

  Leopard 2 [Lithuania]

  Programme Background Seeking to form a new Tank Batallion, Lithuania has signaleld repeatedly since February 2022 its intent to purchase at least 50 new MBTs.  ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Vector / Scorpion (Contracted) [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Previous Orders & Donations On 29 March 2022, the US Embassy in Warsaw announced that Quantum Systems had donated an unknown quantity of ...

• Transport

  C295 [Angola]

  Programme Background Requirement Angola's transport capability is mainly provided by Soviet-origin An-12, An-30, An-72/74, Il-76 and the Xian MA-60 from China. According to AIN Online, Angola ...

• Maritime patrol

  C295 MPA [Angola]

  Programme Background Requirement Angola uses a mix of Dornier Do-28s, A-29s and EMB-312 Tucanos for maritime surveillance duties. The country's dedicated maritime patrol capability was ...

• Tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Bidders and Suppliers The Leopard 2A8, the latest in the Leopard family, was selected by the Royal Dutch Army as per announcements in ...

• Tanks

  T-90S/SK (Forecast) (Vietnam)

  Shephard estimates that Vietnam may have a requirement for up to 200 T-90S/SK MBTs to modernise its tank fleet. Minus the 64 that were already ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A330 MRTT (1-9) [NATO]

  Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that the EDA ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A330 MRTT Follow-On (NATO)

  Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that the EDA ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Announced at the NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels in June 2023, Ukraine formally signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Procurement and Operation ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Su-30MKI - India Follow-On

  India is experiencing Chinese violations in the western sector of the Line of Actual Control. The stand-off with China has sped up government-to-government discussions that have ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  BvS10 military vehicles

  The Austrian BvS10 fleet is expected to reach IOC by the end of 2020. When the contract was announced, there were indications that the Austrian ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, Special operations vehicles

  Pars IV 6x6 MKKA

  Programme Background The Turkish Special Forces Command is understood to have launched its MKKA programme to meet a requirement for 6x6 mine-protected vehicles. These will provide ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  KT-1B Woongbi - Indonesia

  The programme value is estimates as $30 million for the purchase of three KT-1B aircraft. The deliveries are planned to be completed in 2021. The KT-1B ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Counter-UAS systems, Land: Integrated Defensive Systems, Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars

  CHR

  RADA Electronic Industries' Compact Hemispheric Radar (CHR) is a family of sensors used in active protection systems for land vehicles. The CHR family comprises active ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  Drone Dome

  Drone Dome is made up of three main components: RADA Electronic Industries' RPS-42 radar; Controp's MEOS observation; and Netline's C-Guard RD and NetSense subsystems for ...

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  Erieye

  The S-band Erieye is a long-range airborne early warning and control radarthat detects and automatically tracks air and surface targets across a largearea. The radar has ...

• Counter-UAS systems, Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

  pMHR

  Portable Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (pMHR) is the smallest in the family of MHRs manufactured by Israeli company RADA Electronic Industries. It provides hostile fire location ...

• Maritime patrol

  340 MSA

  The Saab 340 MSA incorporates a mission management system connected to onboard sensors for all-weather monitoring of large maritime areas. The aircraft is equipped with automatic ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  C2 Training

  Saab provides doctrinal-based simulation that enables trainees to dynamically execute plans and orders from their own C2 system. Commander and staff can perceive and comprehend ...

• Tanks

  VT2

  The 125mm-armed VT2 tracked MBT, which was unveiled at DSA 2012, is the export version of the People's Liberation Army Type 96A. As of early ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Mildef Tarantula

  The Tarantula is a High Mobility Armoured Vehicles from Malaysian defence manufacturer Mildef International Technologies.  First revealed in February 2021, the Tarantula has already received orders from ...

• Land: battle management systems

  MFoCS

  Mounted Family of Computing Systems (MFoCS) is a modular family which is designed to integrate existing FBCB2, future JBC-P and WIN-T capability into a modular ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Maatla 4x4

  Paramount's Maatla 4x4 is a Light Protected Vehicle (LPV) aimed at the African off-road armoured vehicle market. Announced at the African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD 2022) in ...

• Data links

  Link Y Mk2

  Thales Link Y Mk2 is used to securely exchange tactical data and orders via a self-managing, adaptive radio network between multiple military platforms. Designed for ...

• Tanks

  Yatagan

  The Yatagan tank, sometimes referred to as the T-84-120, is an improved T-84 armed with a NATO-standard 120mm smoothbore gun developed by KMDB for the ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  Initial Maneuver - SHORAD

  Unveiled at AUSA 2019, Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) is a multipurpose platform, based on the Stryker IFV, which moves and maneuvers in ...

• Military UGVs

  SUGV

  The Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) was previously known as the 310 SUGV and is designed for dismounted EOD missions, but it can also be used ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  Faux/Replica Weapons

  Strategic Operations can replicate different weapon models. The construction method produces a toughened, hand-finished epoxy replica that has a realistic look, weight and feel. The ...