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Defence Helicopter
Raytheon to provide advanced imaging sensors to the US Navy
1st March 2011
Raytheon Company has been awarded a $50 million contract to deliver 50 AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems for use on the US Navy's MH-60R and MH-60S …
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Land Warfare
TROPHY Rafael Active Protection System completes a successful evaluation in the US
28th February 2011
An ISRAEL Defense Forces (IDF) Stryker Armored Fighting Vehicle fitted with TROPHY, a Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Active Protection System, withstood numerous missiles and rockets …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin wins role on Navy C4ISR services contract
28th February 2011
The US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) selected Lockheed Martin as one of four companies that will compete for task orders to enhance …
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Land Warfare
Al Jaber Group selects Oshkosh Global HET for UAE Armed Forces
28th February 2011
Al Jaber Group, a privately owned, multi-faceted group of companies based in Abu Dhabi, has selected Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, to provide …
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Land Warfare
Prototypes delivered for Australia's Land 121
28th February 2011
All three competing bidders for Phase 4 of Australia’s Land 121 programme have delivered two prototypes each to the Department of Defence (DoD). The prototypes …
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Digital Battlespace
Harris Corporation receives $14m in orders for Falcon tactical radio systems
28th February 2011
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received $14 million in orders from the Federative Republic of Brazil to provide Falcon III …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AAI Shadow UAS successfully demonstrates sense and avoidance system
28th February 2011
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has successfully completed an unmanned flight demonstration …
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Defence Helicopter
Elbit Systems completes successful flight test for ANVIS/HUD
28th February 2011
Elbit Systems, a market leader in military Helmet Mounted Head-Up Displays (HUDs), announced today that it successfully completed a test flight of its ANVIS/HUD Day/Night …
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Military Logistics
SAIC awarded $28m contract to support US Navy Strategic Systems Programs Command
28th February 2011
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it was awarded a prime contract by the US Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) Command to provide project …
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Land Warfare
Oshkosh develops M-ATV TOW carrier
26th February 2011
Oshkosh Defense unveiled an MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Multi-Mission Vehicle (MMV) equipped with a Raytheon Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank missile launcher at the Association …
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Military Logistics
Boeing scoops tanker award
25th February 2011
Boeing has been awarded the hotly-contested contract to build the US Air Force’s (USAF's) ‘next-generation’ aerial refuelling tanker. Announced by Secretary of the Air Force …
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Land Warfare
AUSA Winter: Ansul launches vehicle fire extinguishing system
25th February 2011
Ansul, a brand of Tyco Fire Protection Products, announced at the Association of the US Army’s Winter Symposium the launch of an Automatic Fire Extinguishing …
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Land Warfare
AUSA Winter: GDLS outlines Stryker status
25th February 2011
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has completed underbelly blast testing of the ‘double-V hulls’ for the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) variant as well as …
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Military Logistics
EADS North America statement on US Air Force Tanker selection
25th February 2011
EADS North America officials today expressed disappointment and concern over the announcement by the US Air Force that it had selected a high-risk, concept aircraft …
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Land Warfare
Improved training facilities for South Australian Defence
25th February 2011
Senator David Feeney, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, today toured Cultana Training Area in South Australia. The expansion of the Cultana Training Area is critical for …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Tanks
NGCV: DLP
Programme Background Requirement The DLP is one of five vehicle families being developed for the US Army's NGCV programme. Expanded to include five programmes in ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-1 Gray Eagle [US Army]
Programme Background Required Quantity Although the US Army first envisioned a requirement for 132 MQ-1C Gray Eagles, the US Army's Army Acquisition Objective (AAO) was ...
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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 ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
AMPV (USA)
Programme Background The US Army initiated the AMPV programme to acquire a replacement for several variants of the M113 tracked APC, which has been in ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) [USA]
Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) will provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It is intended to ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
JLTV Oshkosh Contract (US Army)
Programme Background As of January 2021, the US DoD had signed 15 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all ...
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Loitering munitions
Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) (Forecast) [US Army]
Programme Background Contracted Units As covered in a separate programme entry, the US Army first procured AeroVironment's Switchblade 300 over a decade ago, beginning the service's ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Switchblade 300 (USA)
Programme Background AeroVironment has been providing the Switchblade 300 loitering munition to the US Army under the long-standing Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) programme ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) [Tranche 1] / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) (USA)
Programme Background The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) Programme The RPUAS programme will provide the Battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an ...
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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 ...
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Loitering munitions
Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) (Contracted) [US Army]
Programme Background First Contract In June 2011, the US awarded AeroVironment a $4.9 series-production contract for the loitering munition, satisfying the US Army's Lethal Miniature ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) [USA]
Programme Background US Army's Future Vertical Lift Programme The FLRAA is one of three strands of a broader army programme. The others are the Future ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
US Army Maneuver Support Vessel Light (MSVL)
Programme BackgroundThe Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) or MSV(L) contract was awarded by the US Army to Vigor in 2017 and are being built to replace ...
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Tanks
M10 Booker (US)
Programme Background Inception & NGCV The US Army launched the MPF programme in 2015 when it unveiled its Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy. This new platform will ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
US Army AVCATT PDSS
L3Harris Technologies is the prime contractor for the US Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) programme. L3Harris Technologies is ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
US Army Flight School XXI OFT/RCTD
L3Harris Technologies is a major subcontractor to CSC on the US Army’s Flight School XXI (FSXXI) programme. L3Harris Technologies has built or is under contract ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
OH-58 Kiowa
The single-engine OH-58 Kiowa, derived from the Bell 206, entered US Army service in 1969 as a light observation helicopter. More than 2,200 were built for ...
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Maritime patrol
US-2
The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing aircraft used primarily by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SAR.
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Towed guns
M198
The US Army developed the M198 155mm towed howitzer from 1969 to replace the M114 155mm howitzer. From 1978, 1,600 weapons were built by Rock ...
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Towed mortars
M120/M120A1
The M120/M120A1 120 mm Towed Mortar System is a US-built version of the Soltam K6 mortar that was accepted into US Army service in 1990.
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JPT
Designed for military applications, the Joint Platform Tablet (JPT) features a rugged design, including a military-grade aluminium case, dual-core processor, 128GB removable hard drive and ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72A/B Lakota
In 2006, the US Army selected a version of the medium-sized, twin-engine H145, designated the UH-72A Lakota, to meet its requirement for a new Light ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
M1150 ABV
The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) project, launched by the USMC in 2002, is a joint programme to meet the requirements of both the US ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
RQ-7 Shadow 200
The Shadow 200, designated RQ-7B by the US Army, is flown by the army brigade combat teams and combat aviation brigades along with the UAV ...
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Infrastructure - bridges
REBS
The Rapidly Emplaced Bridge System (REBS) is a 13m dry-gap bridge. It was designed by GDELS to meet a US Army requirement to provide a ...
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Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming
AN/PLQ-9 Thor-III
Sierra Nevada’s AN/PLQ-9 Thor-III is the standard Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) manpack system in service with the US Army and US Marine Corps (USMC). ...
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Infrastructure - bridges
DSB
WFEL was selected in 1996 to develop the M18 Dry Support Bridge (DSB) for the US Army. The company designed, manufactured and integrated the DSB ...
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Individual grenade launchers
M320 GLM
The M320 Grenade Launcher Module (GLM) is a further development of the HK AG36 (see separate entry) to meet a US Army requirement. The M320 ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 205/UH-1 Iroquois
The Bell 205/UH-1 Iroquois is a single-engine, medium utility helicopter developed from the Bell 204/UH-1 for the US Army. The platform first flew in August ...