Digital Battlespace

Northrop Grumman awarded IBCS transformation contract

8th January 2020

Northrop Grumman will undertake a 28-month programme to transform the software development process for the US Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command …

Land Warfare

CV90 fires Spike-LR missile in testing

8th January 2020

BAE Systems has tested the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle’s ability to fire long-range anti-tank guided missiles, the company announced on 7 January. The testing, carried …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Kratos receives target drone orders

8th January 2020

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) has received new orders worth approximately $6 million for its jet powered unmanned aerial target drone …

Training

Kratos receives Australian DoD trainer update order

8th January 2020

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a contract from the Australia Department of Defence to deliver hardware, software and technical data package upgrades for …

Naval Warfare

Ace Electronics Defense Systems receives Tomahawk kit IDIQ

7th January 2020

Ace Electronics Defense Systems has been issued an IDIQ contract by the US Naval Surface Warfare Center to produce kits for the hardware component refresh …

Digital Battlespace

Next-gen DAS order for F-35 aircraft

6th January 2020

Lockheed Martin has received a $98.9 million order to integrate the next generation electro-optical Distributed Aperture System into all variants of the F-35 aircraft.The work …

Defence Notes

Raytheon receives $768 million for AMRAAM production

6th January 2020

Raytheon has received a contract from the US Department of Defense for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Production Lot 33. The $768.2 million contract, awarded on …

Defence Helicopter

Rostec details Russian helicopter deliveries

6th January 2020

Russian Helicopters delivered more than 20 helicopters to the Russian Defense Ministry in 2019, including Ka-52 Alligator, Mi-35M, Mi-28UB and Mi-28NM Night Hunter combat helicopters …

Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky receives Black Hawk funding

31st December 2019

Sikorsky has received funding from the US Army for Black Hawk production, the US Department of Defense announced on 18 December. The company was awarded …

Defence Helicopter

US Army funds Apache remanufacture work

30th December 2019

Boeing has received a contract modification worth $564.5 million for the remanufacture of AH-64E Apacheaircraft, the US Department of Defense announced on 18 December. The …

Defence Helicopter

Bell Textron awarded helo production support contract modification

27th December 2019

Bell Textron has received a $27.5 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order from US Naval Air Systems Command, the US Department of …

Defence Notes

BAE Systems named on SIA 3 contract

24th December 2019

BAE Systems has been named as a prime contractor on the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA’s) Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 3 (SIA 3) IDIQ contract.  The …

APCs/IFVs - 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. ...

APCs/IFVs - 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 ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

JLTV Future Procurement (USMC)

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 ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

AGMV 1.1

Programme Background The US Army has been seeking a lightweight, air-droppable, high mobility vehicle since as early as 2014, when it initiated its Ultra Light ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

JLTV [US Army - Second Order]

Programme Background Oshkosh was awarded a contract to produce up to 16,901 JLTVs for the US Army and USMC programmes of record in August 2015.  ...

Maritime patrol

Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Singapore)

Programme Background Deployed from Changi West airbase, and jointly operated by the RSAF and Republic of Singapore Navy, the ageing Fokker 50 fleet is primarily ...

Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Xtender [US]

Programme Background Previous Procurement In early 2021, the US Department of Defence awarded a contract to XTEND for the platform in partnership with Isreal's MoD. ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

eLRV [US]

Programme Background Purpose The US Army unveiled a new concept for a more deployable IBCT structure at AUSA in October 2014. Built around three main types ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 5th Batch]

Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Aksungur [Turkish Air Force]

Programme Background First Flight & Contract Award The platform's maiden flight was completed on 20 March 2019, and it was first publicly shown at IDEF ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 2nd Batch]

Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 3rd Batch]

Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 4th Batch]

Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

Air: Radio and SATCOM

Air: Radio and SATCOM | P-1 EW [Japan]

Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

Data links

Data links | P-1 EW [Japan]

Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

Infantry Squad Vehicle

The General Motors (GM) Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) is a fully-integrated military platform based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 mid-sized truck chassis with Roll ...

Special operations vehicles

Electric Military Concept Vehicle

The Electric Military Concept Vehicle (e-MCV) is General Motors (GM) Defense's concept vehicle designed for the US Army's ongoing electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV) programme. Based on ...

Land: air defence radar

9S18M1E

The 9S18M1E is a mobile, 3D, frequency-agile coherent pulse radar designed to detect and identify air threats and feed target data to the Buk-M1E AD ...

Military vehicle engines

6V53

The 6V53 is a six cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine that stems from the GM Diesel Series 53 engine launched in 1957. The 6V53 has a ...

Self-propelled guns, Self-propelled missile systems

Tunguska

KBP Instrument Design Bureau began development of the 2K22 Tunguska tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system in 1970 to provide the Soviet Army with ...

Self-propelled missile systems

Buk-M2

The Buk-M2 (NATO designation SA-17 Grizzly) tracked self-propelled air defence system entered Russian service in 1995 and various models have been exported to more than ...

Land: battle management systems

ADC3

IAI's Air Defense Command, Control and Communication (ADC3) was developed to meet the air defence mission requirements of Israeli Defense Forces.

Military UGVs

SURUS

General Motors unveiled its Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure (SURUS) – a large, multipurpose, hydrogen-electric UGV – at the AUSA exhibition in Washington, DC, in ...

Subsystems: software

Network Defense Trainer

The Scalable Network Defense Trainer is an LVC simulation system for delivering realistic hands-on cyber training. It enables students to experience cyber attacks launched against ...

Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

GenCOM Defense Ground

GenCOM Defense Ground provides an automatic multi-layered situational awareness picture to the decision-maker, based on external signal data (metadata) gathered in real time. Integrating with ...

Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

GenCOM Defense Naval

GenCOM Defense Naval offers an automatic situational awareness picture achieved through integration with single or multiple CESM-DF arrival sensors deployed on an array of naval ...

Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

GenCOM Defense Air

GenCOM Defense Air provides an automatic multi-layered situational awareness picture to the decision-maker, based on external signal data (metadata) gathered in real time. Integrating with ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: Electronic Attack - Pod

Talisman [Defense Initiatives]

The Talisman is an integrated self-protection system developed by Defense Initiatives of Belarus. It is designed to equip combat aircraft and is thought to be ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

CombatGuard

IMI Systems unveiled its new CombatGuard, a 4x4 armoured combat vehicle designed to provide a high level of off-road mobility, at Eurosatory 2014. It is ...

Air: mission management systems

TAIKS Fire Support C3 System

TAIKS is the tactical element of AFSAS (see separate entry) that integrates fire support units and target acquisition systems with each other and other functional ...