• Military Logistics

  M7 Aerospace wins $15.6m C-26, UC-35 support contract

  11th April 2011

  Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that Elbit Systems of America's recently acquired subsidiary, M7 Aerospace LP (M7), has been awarded a $15.6 million contract by the …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris Corporation wins Canadian Navy contract

  11th April 2011

  Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a $2 million contract from the Canadian Government for shipboard satellite communications terminals. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris Corporation assists in development of ISR Solutions

  11th April 2011

  Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has combined its commercial and government full motion video initiatives into a single organization focused entirely …

• Defence Helicopter

  Alion awarded $6.6m NAVAIR Seahawk contract

  11th April 2011

  Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, was awarded a two-year, $6.6 million task order from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to …

• Military Logistics

  JBT announces USAF contracts for Halvorsen 25K services

  11th April 2011

  JBT Corporation announced today that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded service contracts totaling nearly $7 million by the United States Air Force to …

• Defence Helicopter

  HSC-85 gets new helicopter in support of new mission

  11th April 2011

  The sailors of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 welcomed the arrival of their first HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter to their squadron at Naval Air …

• Defence Helicopter

  Block III Apache production begins

  8th April 2011

  Construction has begun at Boeing’s Arizona facility on the first fuselage of the US Army’s AH-64 Block III Apache helicopter. It is expected that production …

• Defence Helicopter

  Alion awarded $6.6m NAVAIR contract

  8th April 2011

  Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, was awarded a two-year, $6.6 million task order from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to …

• Defence Helicopter

  Donaldson Aerospace & Defense Inlet Barrier Filter systems for Bell 407 aircraft

  8th April 2011

  Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc, will provide Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) systems and avionics bay filtration for new Bell 407 …

• Defence Helicopter

  Pave Hawks put to sea

  8th April 2011

  The joint operational capabilities of the United States armed forces are on display in the middle of "the Med" as amphibious transport dock USS Ponce …

• Defence Helicopter

  CH-53K programme back on track, report claims

  7th April 2011

  The US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-35K helicopter programme has ‘made progress and adopted strategies’ in response to the cost and time difficulties it faced in …

• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky moves forward with Raider programme

  7th April 2011

  Sikorsky has selected Aurora Flight Sciences to design and build two prototype airframes for the Sikorsky S-97 Raider coaxial compound aircraft programme. Announced by Aurora …

• Military Logistics

  A400M contract amendment finalised with customer nations

  7th April 2011

  EADS and Airbus welcome the conclusion of contract amendment negotiations with OCCAR and the seven A400M launch customer nations. The contract amendment was signed today …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  IMC and Innocon join forces on UAV system

  7th April 2011

  The Israeli communications company IMC (IMC Microwave Industries Ltd.) has joined forces with the UAV company, Innocon. Together the companies will offer a complete UAV …

• Land Warfare

  Oshkosh Defense to provide HEMTT underbody armour kits, LVSRs

  7th April 2011

  Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will deliver more than 400 underbody armor protection kits for the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

  MQ-1 Gray Eagle [US Army]

  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 increased ...

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

  Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) Warrior [India]

  Programme Background Make In India The 'Make In India' is an initiative by the Indian government to grow the domestic manufacturing industry. In the context ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8, APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Bulldog FV432 Mk 3 Replacement [UK]

  Programme Background Requirement Serving in several iterations since 1963, the FV432 Mk3 'Bulldog' remains operational and deployed as command vehicles, ambulances, and recovery vehicles within the British Army. Although ...

• Military UAS - small

  Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)

  Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...

• Military UAS - small

  Bug Nano UAS (UK)

  Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...

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

  Naval Collaborative Combat Air Vehicle (N-CCAV) [India]

  Programme Background CATS Warrior The Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) is a planned, uncrewed and crewed family of aircraft in development by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ...

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

  Orbiter 3 (Croatia)

  Programme Background The Croatian government launched a competitive tender for the procurement of a short-range UAV in October 2017. Although the tender was opened on ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, LTVs - 4x4

  Supacat HMT 400 & 600 [UK - Option]

  Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it had a requirement for at least 70 new HMT platforms ...

• 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 ...

• 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 - 8x8

  Boxer (MIV) [UK]

  Programme Background History The UK MoD announced in March 2018 that it would re-join the Boxer programme and pursue a sole-source acquisition of the 8x8 ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  AMPV [USA]

  Programme Background Platform Development The US Army initiated the AMPV programme to acquire a replacement for several variants of the M113 tracked APC, which has ...

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

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

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

• Military UAS - small

  Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) / 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 ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  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 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  AN/PRC-170

  The AN/PRC-170 Javelin is a single-channel, small-form-factor radio that supports TSM waveform. Produced by Thales, it provides voice and data communications across multipath and dynamic environments. ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  MUBC

  The Modular Universal Battery Charger (MUBC) is a scalable charging system for a range of military and commercial batteries. It provides for the addition of ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - industry programmes

  Warrior Systems

  General Dynamics Mission Systems is prime contractor and system integrator for the US Army’s Warrior soldier systems, which include Air Warrior, Future Force Warrior, Land Warrior ...

• Land: battle management systems

  Joint Battle Command - Platform

  Joint Battle Command - Platform (JBC-P) is a networked mission command information system designed for the US Army and USMC. It can provide real-time blue ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  Shadowcat

  General Dynamics Shadowcat radio provides low-visibility communications in a small form factor package. Capable of forming mesh networks, it provides voice, video and data communications ...

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

  InstantEye Mk-3 GEN4-HL

  Manufactured by InstantEye Robotics, the InstantEye Mk-3 GEN4-Heavy Lift (HL) is a rotary-wing UAV that is involved in the US Army's Render Safe Sets, Kits & ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

  The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is a two-person, light scout helicopter with a day/night mast-mounted sight, glass cockpit and four-bladed rotor system. Following the retirement of ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Warrior

  The Warrior IFV entered service with the British Army in mid-1987. A total of 789 vehicles were delivered in IFV, infantry command, anti-tank, recovery, repair, ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  MD 530F Cayuse Warrior

  An evolution of the OH-6 Cayuse light observation helicopter, the MD 530F was initially Federal Aviation Administration-certified in July 1985 as the Model 369FF. It ...

• Land: vehicle simulators

  Convoy/C-IED Training System

  Laser Shot’s Convoy/Counter IED Training System consists of an immersive training environment that places soldiers in high-fidelity, virtual scenarios in order to train on a ...

• Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

  M792 High Explosive Incendiary Tracer

  The M792 High Explosive Incendiary Tracer (HEI-T) is a 25mm medium calibre round manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems.

• Land: NVGs

  AN/PSQ-20B ENVG

  The AN/PSQ-20B ENVG (Enhanced Night Vision Goggle) is a helmet-mounted dual-waveband monocular night vision system. As a fusion system that combines image intensification technology with ...

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

  Falcon II Nyx

  The Falcon II Nyx is a rotary-wing drone from Wave Aerospace. It is in the US Army's Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) programme. Primarily designed to operate in ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  DANES

  Initial efforts to field a complete soldier system through the Danish Army Network-Enabled Soldier (DANES) concept were abandoned, following an evaluation of the US Land ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers

  AN/AVR-2B(V)

  UTC-ISR Systems' laser warning systems detect, prioritise in order of lethality and characterise laser rangefinders, laser designators and laser beam-riding missile threats. They are designed ...