Military Logistics

INVISIO receives US DoD order

21st March 2019

INVISIO has received a $3.13 million order from an existing US Department of Defense customer to deliver its communication and hearing protection systems, the company …

Land Warfare

US DoD selects Barrett sniper rifle

21st March 2019

Barrett Firearms has received a five-year contract worth $50 million from the US Department of Defense to deliver the Multi Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) sniper …

Land Warfare

Spain requests amphibious assault vehicles

21st March 2019

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of 11 amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) and related equipment to Spain, the …

Naval Warfare

Raytheon receives SPY-6 radar order

20th March 2019

Raytheon has received a $402.65 million contract modification for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). Through this order, …

Digital Battlespace

Northrop to support Poland’s Wisla programme

20th March 2019

Northrop Grumman has received a $713 million contract for the production of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command Systems (IBCS) for the first …

Defence Notes

France questions if US support for NATO is 'perennial'

19th March 2019

France's defence minister questioned on 18 March 2019 whether the US commitment to the NATO alliance is ‘perennial’ and said Europe needs to build defence …

Digital Battlespace

CAMM integrated into IAMD IBCS

15th March 2019

Northrop Grumman and MBDA have successfully incorporated the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) family into the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System …

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 ...