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News - Army Tactical Missile System

  • Digital Battlespace

    No R&R for RAF ISTAR

    13th March 2015

    There are ‘significant challenges’ operating in contemporary environments, says the UK RAF ISTAR command. The RAF had been looking forward to 12 months of ‘recuperation …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Upgraded RAF Pumas begin Afghan deployment

    13th March 2015

    The Royal Air Force’s upgraded Puma HC Mk2 medium helicopter has achieved initial operating capability (IOC), paving the way for three to be deployed to …

  • Land Warfare

    Nexter to renovate French Leclerc tanks

    13th March 2015

    Nexter Systems has been notified of a contract to renovate France's Leclerc tanks and DCL recovery vehicles, the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) said on …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Thales, Airbus to design French SIGINT system

    13th March 2015

    Thales and Airbus Defence and Space have been selected to design and develop the French future military spaced-based signals intelligence (SIGINT) system, as announced by …

  • Land Warfare

    Taiwan seeks 120 M1A1 Abrams tanks from US

    13th March 2015

    Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has formally requested 120 second-hand General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) M1A1 Abrams MBTs from the US. This figure is …

  • Defence Notes

    BAE Systems to continue Vanguard class successor work

    13th March 2015

    BAE Systems has received additional funding of £257 million for the final phase of design work for the successor to the UK Royal Navy's Vanguard …

  • Naval Warfare

    LIMA 2015: Malaysia looks to naval constraints

    13th March 2015

    Since the 2013 incursion by Sulu militants, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has had to focus on both blue water and brown water operations simultaneously. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    LIMA 2015: Malaysia looks at air priorities

    13th March 2015

    As Malaysia is coming to the end of the 10th Malaysian Plan (2011-2015), which outlines government spending, no major procurement is expected to be undertaken …

  • Defence Helicopter

    LIMA 2015: Honeywell poised to expand Malaysian market

    13th March 2015

    Honeywell has one of the broadest product portfolios in the aerospace industry, including mechanical and avionics components on Royal Malaysian Air Force BAE Hawk, Airbus …

  • Defence Helicopter

    First AMCM-equipped MCH-101 delivered to Japan

    12th March 2015

    Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered the first MCH-101 helicopter with Airborne Mine Counter Measures (AMCM) to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). The …

  • Land Warfare

    Small Diameter Bomb launched from MLRS

    12th March 2015

    Saab and Boeing Weapons and Missile Systems have conducted the first ground-launch of Boeing’s GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb I. Originally developed for delivery by aircraft, …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DARPA details next phase of ALIAS programme

    12th March 2015

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has detailed the next phase of its Aircrew Labour In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) programme, with all three contract …

  • Naval Warfare

    Sonardyne's Sentinel sonar deployed for IMCMEX

    12th March 2015

    Sonardyne's Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) has been successfully deployed during the International Mine Counter-Measures Exercise (IMCMEX) in Bahrain, the company said on 10 March. …

  • Naval Warfare

    Raytheon details US Navy Tomahawk order

    12th March 2015

    Raytheon will supply 114 Tomahawk Block IV All Up Round missiles for the US Navy under a $122 million contract modification announced by the company …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Lord’s ACVS selected for KUH MEDEVAC variant

    12th March 2015

    Lord Corporation will supply its Active Vibration Control System (AVCS) for the KUH MEDEVAC variant of the KUH-1 Surion helicopter. The company announced a contract …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Light attack, Trainer

    Hürkuş-C Advanced Armed Trainer (Turkey)

    The Hurjet-C development programme funding was included in the Hurkus-B procurement contract awarded by  the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries in December 2013.  The Hurjet will ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    NMS 4x4

    Prior to the announcement that Qatar had signed a contract for 214 NMS, there were reports in 2017 that the Qatar Armed Forces were seeking ...

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

    Heavy Lift VTOL (HVTOL) (Forecast) [US Army]

    Programme Background USMC In September 2021, Kaman unveiled its Kargo UAV, which had been specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Joint Tactical Autonomous ...

  • Military UAS - tactical

    Desert Hawk III Replacement (UK)

    Programme Background The British Army has taken 222 Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III UAVs into its core fleet, after having originally procured the system to ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Tactical Drone System (SDT) [France]

    Programme Background Tactical Drone System (SDT) programme The French Army launched the SDT programme to replace the Sagem (now Safran) Sperwer Intermediate Tactical Drone System ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    CU172 Blackjack (First Batch) (Canada)

    Programme Background Requirement The Canadian Army identified a requirement for two new tactical UAV systems after recognising that the squadron and company level Aerovironment RQ-11 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Maritime patrol

    P-8 Poseidon [South Korea]

    Programme Background South Korea is facing an imminent submarine threat from North Korea. The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is operating an aging fleet of P-3C ...

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

    Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System (JTAARS) / Medium ULS-A [USMC]

    Programme Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A), which will provide logistics and ground units with ...

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

    Spy Ranger SMDR - Contracted (France)

    Programme Background Requirement The French Army has identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac UAS, which first entered service in ...

  • Loitering munitions

    N-Raven / IRIX [Greece]

    Programme Background Unveiled during the Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA 2023) exhibition, IRIX is a Greek version of the N-Raven loitering munition developed by Paramount in ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Switchblade 300 [Australia]

    Programme Background Contract Award & Delivery On 8 July 2024, the Australian Government announced its soldiers would be equipped with Switchblade 300 following an acquisition ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Patroller [Greece]

    Programme Background On 20 June 2023, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) announced at the Paris Air Show that Greece had signed a contract with Safran ...

  • Military UAS - tactical

    RQ-7B Shadow v2 Block III (USA)

    Programme Background The first iteration of the Shadow UAS, the Shadow 600, was first introduced in 1992 and since then Textron has had a longstanding ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Loitering Munitions [Switzerland]

    Programme Background Announcement In a February 2023 interview with Swiss news outlet CH-Media, Swiss army chief Thomas Süssli stated that the country was considering acquiring loitering ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Surface-to-surface missiles

    MGM-140 ATACMS

    The MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is an American surface-to-surface missile. ATACMS is described as the US Army's primary 24/7, all-weather, and surface-to-surface artillery precision ...

  • Land: battle management systems

    AMDWS

    AMDWS (Air and Missile Defense Work Station), is a collaborative battlespace awareness information management system developed by Northrop Grumman to meet the requirements of the ...

  • Surface-to-surface missiles

    9K720 Iskander-M

    The Iskander-M (NATO reporting name: SS-26 'Stone') is a short-range ballistic missile. It was the second attempt by Russia to replace the Skud after their ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    GEM-T

    An upgrade to the PAC-2 missile, the Guidance Enhanced Missile TBM (GEM-T) is designed to defeat tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles or enemy aircraft in ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    9M317

    The 9M317 (SA-17 Grizzly) is a supersonic, surface-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union from 1988, but it was only adopted in 1998. It was ...

  • Land: infantry weapon simulators

    DX407 GT Simulator

    The DX407 is an indoor GT simulator for the Eryx short-range shoulder- and tripod-fired antitank missile. It is used for initial training and skill maintenance ...

  • Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers

    LIMWS

    BAE Systems is leading the US Army’s Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) initiative. This is intended to enhance the missile protection provided to US ...

  • Self-propelled missile systems

    Multi-Mission Launcher

    The US Army is developing a Multi-Mission Launcher (MML), which is designed to fire a variety of interceptor missiles, depending on the threat. The MML ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    CAMM-ER

    The CAMM-ER, the Common Anti-air Modular Missile Extended Range, is part of MBDA's CAMM family of next-generation air defence missiles. The missile is conceived to provide ...

  • Major networking projects

    IBCS

    The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) is a C2 system designed to integrate current and future sensors. The system also improves ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    MIM-104F Patriot PAC-3

    The MIM-104F Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) is a long-range, medium- to high-altitude, all-weather air defence missile designed to ...

  • 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 ...

  • Self-propelled missile systems

    Pantsir-S1

    KBP developed the Pantsir (NATO designation SA-22 Greyhound) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system from 1989 to replace the Tunguska system in Russian Army service. 

  • Military helicopters - light/training, Military helicopters - multirole, Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    H160M

    Airbus is developing the H160M to meet the requirements of the French military for the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, or HIL) programme. It ...

  • Self-propelled missile systems

    Land Ceptor

    MBDA Land Ceptor is a medium-to-long range ground-based air defence missile system based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family of surface-to-air missiles developed ...