• Land Warfare

  Goodyear selected to develop fuel-efficient tires for US Army programme

  9th February 2010

  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been selected as the exclusive developer of fuel-efficient military tires for the Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator (FED) …

• Land Warfare

  KMW inaugurates new production facility in the Netherlands

  8th February 2010

  The new production facility of KMW-subsidiary Dutch Defense Vehicle Systems (DDVS) has been officially opened today in Helmond, near Eindhoven (NL). Attendees included the official …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ING Engineering unveils the first STANAG 4609 UAV simulation system

  8th February 2010

  ING Engineering introduces the first system capable of delivering a synthetic UAV video feed with embedded metadata that is NATO STANAG 4609 compliant. Enhancing Simlat's …

• Land Warfare

  New Fischer Landforce Military Connectors Series

  8th February 2010

  Fischer Connectors, a trusted partner of Future Soldier Programmes around the world, announces new secure interconnect solutions specially designed for Defense Forces: Fischer UltiMate Military …

• Land Warfare

  US-South Korean exercise debuts Lockheed Martin simulation programme

  8th February 2010

  Lockheed Martin's Warfighters' Simulation (WARSIM) programme delivered realistic division Warfighter results during its debut in a recent command post exercise conducted by the US Army's …

• Digital Battlespace

  Herley Subsidiary is awarded contract for fast switching synthesizers for advanced simulator applications

  8th February 2010

  Herley Industries announced today that its Herley-CTI subsidiary located in Whippany, NJ has received an award worth approximately $1.1M for its flagship DS synthesizer product. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Irvine Sensors receives additional order for 'clip-on' thermal imagers

  8th February 2010

  Irvine Sensors Corporation today announced that one of its existing purchase orders with Optics 1, Inc., of Manchester, New Hampshire, an optical systems designer and …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing's 4th WGS satellite passes key integration milestone

  8th February 2010

  Boeing in late December successfully integrated the satellite bus and payload module for the fourth of six Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites the company is …

• Defence Notes

  AirManager test units being assessed by BAE Systems

  8th February 2010

  BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has accepted back AirManager units from two operators which were trialling the active cabin air management systems and is now analysing …

• Defence Notes

  BAE Systems Regional Aircraft reports 2009 performance

  8th February 2010

  In 2009, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft placed 44 aircraft and completed 25 other deals – involving engine leases and sales plus lease-end adjustments – from …

• Defence Notes

  BAE Systems Regional Aircraft wins MRJ work

  8th February 2010

  At its annual media briefing in London, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced that it is to provide Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MJET) with design integration and …

• Defence Helicopter

  Team K-MAX demonstrates successful unmanned helicopter cargo re-supply to US Marine Corps

  8th February 2010

  Lockheed Martin Corporation and Kaman Aerospace have demonstrated to the US Marine Corps the capability of the Unmanned K-MAX helicopter to resupply troops by unmanned …

• Military Logistics

  Defense Solutions Holding executes agreement in support of Iraq foodstuffs contract

  8th February 2010

  Defense Solutions Holding announced today that it executed an agreement with a major European commodity supplier to fulfill its requirements to the Government of Iraq …

• Military Logistics

  Boeing to continue providing F/A-18 engineering services to Royal Australian Air Force

  8th February 2010

  Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has been awarded a $1.5 million contract for the provision of engineering support services …

• Defence Helicopter

  H-1 WSSA Team Earns CMMI Certification

  8th February 2010

  January 15 proved an exceptional day for the H-1 program’s Weapons System Support Activity (WSSA) team at China Lake, CA, when it received word it …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles) [Australia]

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants)

  Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  DEF129 Small UAS [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement The Australian Army identified a need for a small UAS to provide an organic ISR capability to units operating at the tactical ...

• Tanks

  Project Land 907 Phase 2 [Australia]

  Programme Background Between 2006 and 2007, the Australian Army received 59 M1A1 AIM SA Abrams MBTs under Project Land 907 Phase 1. These vehicles were planned to ...

• AEW&C

  E-7 Wedgetail (737) - UK

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 covering the ...

• 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 ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Project Land 400 Phase 3 [Australia]

  Programme Background Requirement: 2015 RfI The Land 400 Phase 3 programme will procure a new tracked IFV to replace the Australian Army's legacy fleet of ...

• AEW&C

  E-7 Wedgetail - UK (Second Order)

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its six ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry AEW&C;, the British Royal Air Force awarded Boeing a £1.89 billion contract in 2019 ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Eitan 8x8 (Israel)

  Due to the provisions of the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) system, there is a chance that the Eitan could be mass produced in the ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV - Additional Order 1 (US - USMC)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

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

  DEF129 Tactical UAS [Australia]

  Programme Background Programme Announcement The Australian Army announced the Project Land 129 Phase 3 programme in 2017. This announcement led to the release of an industry ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Land 400 Phase 2 - Boxer CRV (Australia)

  Programme Background History The Land 400 Phase 2 programme will procure a replacement for the ASLAV, a derivative of the General Dynamics Land Systems Light Armoured Vehicle ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV - Additional Order 2 (US - USMC)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  ACV - Additional Order 3 (US - USMC)

  Programme Background The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) programme is intended to provide a replacement for the USMC's fleet of Amphibious Assault Vehicle 7 (AAV7) tracked ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  8x8 IFV (Bulgaria)

  Programme Background Requirement The Bulgarian Army's requirement for 8x8 vehicles is a long-standing requirement that has been subject to multiple delays. In 2017, the Bulgarian ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Deployable Shelter Systems

  Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group provides integrated deployable shelters for C2, ground control of unmanned systems, C4ISTAR and laboratories. Examples include the Watchkeeper UAV GCS, ...

• Major networking projects

  Project Marshall

  The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Deployable Hospital Systems

  Marshall has two types of deployable field hospitals. The first is a shelter-based solution, whose users include the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Mobile Deployable Hospital ...

• Naval guns, Land: RWS

  Dragonfire

  Dragonfire is a new laser weapon system built for the UK MoD, receiving £30 million of funding in early 2017. The design of the gun ...

• Land: vehicle surveillance/target acquisition systems

  Hawkeye Land Surveillance Systems

  Launched at DSEI 2015, the Chess Dynamics Hawkeye family of multi-sensor surveillance systems is designed to provide short- to extended-range optical surveillance and target acquisition ...

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Workshops

  Marshall offers a range of integrated, shelter-based workshops. These include several systems now in UK service: the Deployable Machine Shop fitted with the tools needed ...

• Land Ops

  ESS Land Ops goggles provide eye protection and fog-resistance for ground troops and are authorised by the US Army for use over prescription eyewear. Land ...

• Land: RWS

  Land Rogue

  The Land Rogue is an RWS developed by Reutech for installation on armoured vehicles. Capable of being armed with a 7.62mm machine gun, a 12.7mm ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Superav Land

  The Superav Land 8x8 is a modular vehicle with a large diameter turret ring that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of remote-controlled ...

• Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes

  Land 125

  In 1994, Australia initiated Project Wundurra to develop an integrated soldier combat system, and by 2005 this had evolved into the multi-phase Land 125 programme ...

• Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range

  Land Ceptor

  MBDA Land Ceptor is a medium-to-long range ground-based air defence missile system based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family of surface-to-air missiles developed ...

• Land: air defence radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars

  KRONOS Land

  KRONOS Land is a mobile multifunctional C-band radar system designed by Leonardo to support air and coastal defence tactical operations. The system simultaneously performs surveillance, ...

• Land: RWS

  RCG30

  The Mechatronics division of Denel Land Systems unveiled its RCG30 unmanned turret at the African Aerospace & Defence exhibition in September 2018. Armed with a ...

• EW test systems

  CEESIM

  The Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) family of simulators is designed for use in development, T&E;, maintenance and training support of airborne, land, shipboard and ...

• Land: manned turrets

  TRT-R30MK

  The TRT-R30MK is a new version of the TRT remotely operated gun turret family. The system draws on development from systems such as the TRT-25, ...