• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon's JLENS successfully tracks test targets

  14th April 2011

  Raytheon Company's JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System) has successfully demonstrated tracking targets of opportunity in the Salt Lake City …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop Grumman Fire Scout hits new flight record

  13th April 2011

  The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle marked a new single-day flight record of 18 hours. US …

• Land Warfare

  Iveco presents new Special Forces LMV

  13th April 2011

  Iveco Defence Vehicles is building on the remarkable commercial and operational success of its Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV) to develop a version dedicated to Special …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin awarded DARPA contract to improve C2 systems

  8th April 2011

  Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) has been awarded a $2.7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for Resilient Command and …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  New iRobot UGV revealed

  7th April 2011

  iRobot has unveiled pre-production prototypes of its 110 FirstLook small, light and throwable unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). Providing ‘hasty situational awareness’, the system is designed …

• Military Logistics

  TiaLinx announces launch of the OWL1-A

  7th April 2011

  TiaLinx, Inc., a developer of remotely controlled object detection radars, today announced the launch of the OWL1-A. It features an ultra sensitive radio frequency beam …

• Digital Battlespace

  Helyx delivers on operational application of CGTS programme for UK MOD

  6th April 2011

  Helyx, a specialist geospatial consultancy, has delivered on key objectives in the operational application of the Common Geospatial Tool Set (CGTS) programme being undertaken by …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  KinetX extends its reach to UAV systems

  6th April 2011

  KinetX, Inc., a small aerospace technologies company based in Tempe, AZ, has expanded its offerings with subsystems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs. Currently working …

• Military Logistics

  Marine Corps teaches old plane new tricks in Afghanistan

  3rd April 2011

  One of the US military’s most seasoned aircraft has found a new purpose as a one-of-a-kind weapon for the Marine Corps in support of troops …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  US Army extends SUGV capability

  1st April 2011

  The US Army is planning to procure two additional low-rate initial production brigade sets of iRobot’s model 320 small unmanned ground vehicle (SUGV). On 1 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Cloud Cap Technology introduces new dual-telemetry, data-links with L3 Bandit Radio for Piccolo

  1st April 2011

  Cloud Cap Technology's Piccolo Autopilot and Flight Control System now incorporates dual telemetry and data down-links, interoperable with both ROVER and OSRVT through the integration …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris Corporation receives order from German MoD

  31st March 2011

  Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $1.6 million order from the Bundeswehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic …

• Digital Battlespace

  Adapx automates field intelligence gathering with digital pens

  31st March 2011

  Adapx, the company that is changing the way mobile teams collect data and collaborate, today announced that its Capturx solutions for field intelligence gathering have …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  NURC upgrades to latest SeeTrack software

  23rd March 2011

  SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has provided the NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) with two upgraded licences of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Canada improves maritime surveillance

  22nd March 2011

  The Canadian Navy will share maritime surveillance information with the Coast Guard as part of the IMIC3 programme, awarded to Thales Canada on 19 March. …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military helicopters - light/training

  AW119 Koala-Portugal

  The order includes options for a further two aircraft. The helicopters will be deployed in a range of missions, including training, MEDEVAC, troop transport and ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Teal 2 (Customs and Border Protection Force) [US]

  Programme Background First Order Global News Wire reported that Red Cat had filled an order for 54 Teal 2 units from the US Customs and ...

• MPVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  JLTV Future Procurement [US Navy]

  Programme Background According to the FY2021 budget request, the USN funded three JLTVs in FY2018, eight in FY2019, 19 in FY2020 and 25 in FY2021. ...

• MPVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  JLTV Future Procurement [US Air Force]

  Programme Background According to the FY2021 USAF budget request documents, the USAF procured 103 JLTVs in FY2019, 146 in FY2020 and 142 in FY2021. The ...

• ISR/special mission

  King Air 350ER ISR - Kuwait

  Feb 2018: The US State Department has approved an estimated $259m potential foreign military sale of King Air 350ER intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft ...

• MPVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

  JLTV Future Procurement (USMC) [US]

  Programme Background The USMC is expected to procure 10,859 JLTVs to replace all of its HMMWVs on a like-for-like basis. Since the USMC has already ...

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

  ISTAR UAS project [Canada]

  Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

• Tanks

  M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams [Morocco]

  Programme Background The Moroccan Armed Forces have received substantial investment in recent years as the country seeks to maintain parity with its regional rival, Algeria. ...

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

  Short Range, Rotary-Wing UAV [Japan]

  Programme Background Defence Building Program (DBP) Released in December 2022, this 1 trillion yen ($8 billion) Japanese policy called on the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Next Generation JAGMS (First Batch)

  Programme Background Programme Requirements The existence of the Next Generation JAGMS programme was first disclosed at an industry event in February 2019. Officials noted a ...

• 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 ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  FPV Drones [Czechia]

  Programme Background KVAČR Concept In February 2024, the Czech Army unveiled the Construction of the Army of the Czech Republic (KVAČR) concept, which outlined a mass ...

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

  RQ-20B Puma (USAF)

  Programme Background Requirement According to the AeroVironment Vice President and product line general manager, Trace Stevenson, the USAF Security Forces requires a small UAV to ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Medium Range Reconnaissance (MRR) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]

  The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) Programme The RPUAS programme will provide the battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an organic, on-demand ...

• OPVs

  Harry DeWolf Class (AOPS) Navy [Canada]

  Programme Background The Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) project for six ships is to be used for conducting a range of diverse missions worldwide. ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: battle management systems

  Delta Situational Awareness System

  The Delta Situational Awareness System is a cloud-based ISTAR and battle management platform with planning, communication and fire control capabilities according to NATO standards. Developed ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

  AN/ALQ-210 ESM/RWR

  The multi-mission AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system provides situational awareness and threat warning with electronics intelligence (ELINT) quality measurement accuracy in complex and dense ...

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  LSAS

  The LSAS (Local Situational Awareness System) is designed to enhance the situational awareness of armoured vehicle crews by allowing them to monitor their surroundings from ...

• Air: mission management systems, Land: Radio and SATCOM

  SINCGARS RBSA

  Radio-Based Situational Awareness (RBSA) is a software capability within SINCGARS RT-1523 and Spearhead radios and RBCI boxes that enable them to automatically broadcast position location ...

• Air: Radio and SATCOM, Major networking projects

  ViaSat Mobile Transceivers

  ViaSat Mobile Transceivers and network are designed to provide improvements in situational awareness compared to the US Army/USMC legacy BFT system, through faster position location ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  ISSAT

  The Infantry Soldier Situational Awareness Tool (ISSAT) consists of an Enhanced Encrypted Personal Role Radio - which is a modified version of the current in-service ...

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  SPS-H/TA/FA

  This is a family of lightweight and modular self-protection systems (SPS) for helicopter (SPS-H), transport aircraft (SPS-TA) and fighter aircraft (SPS-FA) integrates TDS-family RWR, MWS-20 ...

• Land: battle management systems

  ELITE Headquarters

  Viasat's Expeditionary Lightweight Integrated Tactical Edge (ELITE) Headquarters is a networking solution which provides enhanced situational awareness and communications in FOB and mobile command post ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  BATS-D AN/PRC-161

  The ViaSat Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System - Dismounted (BATS-D) AN/PRC-161 radio fuses air and ground situational awareness in the palm of your hand. The ...

• Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

  EARL-Naval

  Thales describes EARL-Naval as a lightweight naval CESM solution for fast patrol boats, providing situational awareness or COMINT capability based on interception/DF of radio communication ...

• Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

  Gyrolab GL-4000

  The Gyrolab GL-4000 can accommodate the customer’s choice of a maximum G level of 6G with a mean onset rate of 1G/s and full +/-360° motion ...

• Sea: commercial shipping radar

  Synapsis Workstation

  Synapsis Workstations are available as a multifunctional console with access to all nautical applications or as a standalone system for a single application only. Applications ...

• EO/IR systems

  Eurofl’Eye

  The Eurofl’Eye is a piloting aid sensor system designed for helicopters, offering enhanced environmental perception and flight safety in degraded visual environments (DVE).  It features ...

• Land: NVGs

  AN/PVS-31 BNVD

  The Binocular Night Vision Device (BNVD) is a compact, lightweight, Gen III dual-tube goggle. It has a low-profile design and offers better situational awareness than ...

• Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance radar

  FORESTER

  The Foliage Penetration (FOPEN) Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar (FORESTER) is an airborne radar system that provides stand-off, persistent, wide-area surveillance for situational awareness ...