Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment and Kratos team up

10th May 2019

AeroVironment and Kratos Defense & Security Systems have teamed up to develop and demonstrate highly integrated and operationally effective multi-domain UAS for peer/near-peer environments. The …

Digital Battlespace

EW Europe 2019: US Army selects cyber EW support

10th May 2019

Perspecta has been selected to provide cyber electronic warfare support to the US Army Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (PEO IEW&S;) …

Naval Warfare

USMC to get Naval Strike Missile

10th May 2019

Raytheon will integrate the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) into the US Marine Corps' existing force structure, the company announced on 7 May. The work will …

Naval Warfare

Raytheon tests rocket motor for MAD-FIRES interceptor

10th May 2019

Raytheon has successfully tested a hot fire rocket motor for DARPA's Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System (MAD-FIRES), the company announced on 6 May.  …

Defence Notes

US ends support for Japan crashed fighter jet search

9th May 2019

The US Navy has ended operations assisting Japan's search for a stealth fighter jet that crashed in the Pacific, after some of its debris was …

Defence Helicopter

Czech Republic requests helicopters

9th May 2019

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of military helicopters to the Czech Republic, the Defense Security Cooperation …

Defence Notes

USAF tests Minuteman III missile

9th May 2019

The US Air Force has launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) equipped with a test re-entry vehicle from Vandenberg AFB, California, the …

Defence Notes

US sending B-52s to Middle East against Iran 'threat'

9th May 2019

The US Air Force is deploying massive B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the Gulf in response to an alleged possible plan by Iran to attack American …

Military Logistics

FNSS, Hyundai Rotem team for South Korean

9th May 2019

FNSS and Hyundai Rotem have teamed up to offer Otter Armoured Amphibious Assault Bridge (AAAB) vehicles for evaluation by South Korea's Ministry of National Defense, …

Land Warfare

UAE requests Patriot missiles

8th May 2019

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missiles Segment Enhanced (MSE) to …

Land Warfare

Bahrain requests Patriot missile systems

7th May 2019

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of Patriot missile systems to Bahrain, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Citadel to defeat weaponised UAS

7th May 2019

Citadel Defense has received a contract from the US Air Force to continue development of its Titan counter-UAS (C-UAS) solution to defeat weaponised UAS and …

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 ...