• Land Warfare

  AUSA 2021: Archer completes US Army shoot-off evaluation

  12th October 2021

  Archer is a fully automated mobile weapon system that provides highly responsive and versatile fire support to troops in combat.

• Land Warfare

  French and Slovak firms cooperate on energetic materials

  9th September 2021

  The Eurenco Modular Charge for NATO 155mm munitions breaks new ground with 3D printing of energetic materials.

• Defence Notes

  India disbands unwieldy OFB

  4th October 2021

  India's public sector undertakings are inefficient and out of date. The government has moved to address this.

• Land Warfare

  PLA upgrades its heavy 155mm SPH inventory

  2nd September 2021

  The PLZ-05 155mm SPH in Chinese army service has received a makeover.

• Land Warfare

  Equipment for ‘squad games’ emerges at Seoul ADEX

  22nd October 2021

  Major players such as Hanwha, Hyundai Rotem and S&T Motiv were all out in force at this year's Seoul ADEX with new equipment for land forces.

• Land Warfare

  MSPO 2021: HSW presents new Polish 4x4 vehicle

  16th September 2021

  A Polish company is aiming a new 4x4 protected vehicle at national requirements.

• Land Warfare

  DSEI 2021: Hanwha eyes larger share of European market

  9th September 2021

  Hanwha Defense of South Korea has an eye on the future Mobile Fires Platform for the British Army as it prepares to exhibit at DSEI 2021.

• Land Warfare

  US approves modern artillery pieces for Taiwan

  5th August 2021

  New American-built 155mm self-propelled howitzers, and indigenous 8x8 vehicles armed with 105mm guns, are on the way for Taiwan's army.

• Land Warfare

  Italy to upgrade army support capabilities

  17th August 2021

  The latest Italian defence multi-year plan has identified key areas across the Army's support capabilities that need to be modernised.

• Land Warfare

  Upgrade kits enhance artillery accuracy

  21st July 2021

  Spanish firm develops kits for 70mm and 300mm rockets and artillery shells up to 155mm.

• Land Warfare

  Czech Army artillery FC programme moves back on track

  5th July 2021

  The Czech Army's delayed artillery fire control system acquisition programme is finally set to come to fruition this year. The challenge now is to decide between the systems on offer.

• Land Warfare

  PLA fields new artillery systems and a ‘Chinese LARC’

  4th August 2021

  The range of rocket and tube artillery systems in PLA service continues to grow from an already impressive and diverse foundation.

• Defence Notes

  COVID-19 and lack of big-money deals hit French exports in 2020

  7th June 2021

  Official figures show that French defence equipment export orders took a big hit last year.

• Land Warfare

  India, Netherlands and Spain to receive Excalibur

  17th June 2021

  Three FMS customers will obtain the M982 Excalibur 155mm guided shell.

• Land Warfare

  Arquus upgrades two dozen VABs but eyes a bigger prize

  2nd June 2021

  Rapid overhaul of some VAB vehicles could be followed by a fleet-wide upgrade for a Middle Eastern customer.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

  DT46 [France]

  Programme Background Reports Around Eurosatory 2024, multiple defence news outlets, notably Army Recognition and The Defence Post, reported that the French Army had acquired Delair's ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  Titus

  While there has been no direct confirmation that Nexter has sold the Titus to Saudi Arabia, it has been confirmed that Nexter has delivered CAESAR ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Sherpa Light (Morocco)

  Programme Background Morocco is in the midst of procuring large quantities of defence equipment from the French defence industry to modernise its forces, with much ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  4x4 Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle (Poland)

  Programme Background The Polish Army wants to replace legacy Soviet equipment procured during the Cold War with new NATO-standard platforms to enhance its interoperability with ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Rosomak [Poland - Fifth Batch]

  Programme Background The Polish Army selected the Rosomak 8x8 armoured vehicle (a version of Patria's Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8x8 produced under licence by Rosomak) ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Self-propelled guns

  Caesar 6x6 MkII + 8x8

  Nexter’s Caesar (CAmion Equipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie) is a self-propelled 155mm/52cal artillery mounted available on either a 6x6 or 8x8 truck chassis. The configuration was chosen to provide ...

• Towed guns

  Trajan

  Nexter unveiled the Trajan 155 mm/52 calibre towed gun at IDEX 2013. Trajan was developed for the export market, with the first potential customer being ...

• Land: air defence simulators

  CAESAR

  The Computer Aided Evaluation System for Air Defence Rating (CAESAR) was designed for air defence mission planning and provides a means to train commanders and ...

• Self-propelled guns

  ATMOS

  Unveiled in 1999, the Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS) was developed by Soltam Systems (now Elbit Systems) as a private venture to meet the ...

• Towed guns

  AH4

  In 2010, Norinco revealed that it was developing the AH4 155mm/39cal Lightweight Gun Howitzer to provide a lightweight alternative to its 12.5t AH1 155mm/45cal and ...

• Land: battle management systems

  ATLAS

  An interoperable C4I system for artillery missions and resources deployed in the French Army. Commissioned in 2005, ATLAS represents a main element of battlespace digitisation, ...

• Caesar Trauma Patient Simulator

  Caesar is claimed to be one of the most realistic and physiologically advanced trauma patient simulators available. The mannequin, which represents a 1.93m, 68kg soldier, ...

• Self-propelled guns, Land: manned turrets

  T6 Turret

  Building on its experience producing the G6 6x6 155mm SPH, Denel Land Systems developed the T6 155mm/52cal turret, first shown publicly in 2003, for the ...

• Self-propelled guns

  Centauro 155/39

  The Centauro 155/39 artillery system is being developed by CIO to meet the Italian Army's requirement for an ultra-lightweight self-propelled wheeled howitzer to equip the ...

• Air: mission management systems

  Storm FCC

  Storm Fire Control Computer (FCC) is a family of computers developed to meet artillery and mortar firing requirements in international markets. Designed according to NATO ...

• Self-propelled guns

  Diana

  Konstrukta developed the Diana 155mm/52cal SPH, unveiled at MSPO in September 2015, to compete for the Indian Army’s tracked SPH requirement. Designed in accordance with ...

• Towed guns

  FH2000

  The 155mm/52cal FH2000 (for Field Howitzer) is a further development of the ST Kinetics 155mm/37cal FH88, which entered Singaporean service in 1987, and uses some ...

• Towed guns

  Nora-A1

  Yugoimport Nora-A1 towed gun is a member of Nora howitzer family and, according to the company, features improved design and 155mm/39cal barrel with breach block ...

• Self-propelled guns

  MGS-25 Aleksandar

  Yugoimport-SDPR unveiled the MGS-25 Aleksandar 155mm/52cal wheeled  SPH at the Partner defence exhibition in July 2017, which builds on the company's experience producing the Nora ...

• Self-propelled guns

  Fırtına

  The Fırtına 155mm/52cal tracked SPH is a Turkish-built version of the Samsung Techwin (now Hanwha) K9 Thunder. Production began in 2001 and it is estimated that ...