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Naval Warfare
USCG transfers decommissioned cutter to Sri Lanka
6th September 2018
The US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred the decommissioned high endurance cutter, the former USCG Sherman, to the Sri Lankan Navy at a ceremony in Honolulu …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia awards UAS tech contracts
5th September 2018
The Australian Defence Innovation Hub has awarded new contracts for the continued development of new UAS technologies, the Australian Department of Defence announced on 1 …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Royal Navy goes global, but treads fine line with China
12th September 2018
The Royal Navy’s flagship, the amphibious assault ship HMS Albion, has spent much of 2018 deployed in the Far East supporting UK strategic interests in …
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Military Logistics
Straub receives training facility construction contract
23rd August 2018
Straub Construction has received a contract to construct the P440 Air Wing Training Facility at the US Navy's Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada, the …
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Naval Warfare
HMS Bangor returns to home port
4th September 2018
The Royal Navy’s mine hunter HMS Bangor has returned to its home port of HM Naval Base Clyde on 31 August following a three-year deployment …
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Digital Battlespace
Redkite and Kestrel payloads soar to greater heights
11th September 2018
Logos Technologies has revealed that its Redkite-I wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) system successfully completed a flight aboard an Insitu Integrator UAV on 31 August. As …
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Defence Notes
Japan’s budget reflects fears for remote islands
10th September 2018
Japan’s defence budget grew by 2.1% for the 2019 fiscal calendar to a new seven-year high of $47 billion. Much of the money goes to …
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Digital Battlespace
US trials advanced tech for denied urban and subterranean warfare
10th September 2018
An undisclosed US DoD agency conducted a training exercise during the first week of September designed to consider next-generation technologies capable of supporting small unit …
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Defence Notes
Thorny trade, defence issues await US diplomats in India
4th September 2018
Two of US President Donald Trump's top officials are finally heading for talks in India in the week of 3 September, after Washington twice pulled …
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Digital Battlespace
DARPA reviews satellite servicing robot design
22nd August 2018
DARPA has concluded the preliminary design review of a satellite servicing payload for its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) programme. According to DARPA, results …
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Defence Notes
Russia, Central African Republic sign military cooperation pact
21st August 2018
Moscow and the Central African Republic (CAR) signed a military cooperation agreement on 21 August, less than a month after three Russian journalists were killed …
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Digital Battlespace
BATS-D authorised for use by partner forces
27th August 2018
Viasat’s Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System-Dismounted (BATS-D) handheld Link 16 radio has been authorised by the National Security Agency (NSA) for use by international military …
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Digital Battlespace
Russia shows off new 'anti-stealth' digital radar
28th August 2018
Russian industry has unveiled a new 2D VHF radar that combines long-range detection with high mobility and digital signal processing to significantly improve resolution and …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Raymarine updates Axiom UAV app
16th August 2018
Raymarine has updated its Axiom UAV app with a new LightHouse 3.6 OS update, the company announced on 7 August. The LightHouse 3.6 update for …
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Digital Battlespace
Boeing highlights Currawong progress, eyes Five Eyes alliance
7th September 2018
This week Boeing Defence Australia sent the last of 56 nodes to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as part of its A$650 million ($468 million) …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Tanks
Hungary Leopard 2A4 MBT
Programme Background The Hungarian Army is in desperate need of new NATO-standard military equipment to replace its ageing Soviet platforms. Approximately 80 T-72M1 MBTs are ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle (Colombia - Announced)
Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Hürkuş-C Advanced Armed Trainer (Turkey)
The Hurjet-C development programme funding was included in the Hurkus-B procurement contract awarded by the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries in December 2013. The Hurjet will ...
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Light attack, Trainer
IAR-99 Replacement (Romania)
On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Sherpa Light (Kuwait)
Programme Background According to data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the first 150 Sherpa Lights from this contract were delivered to ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle (Colombia - Forecast)
Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Paraguay VAMTAC ST5
Programme Background Paraguay's Joint Task Force is in need of new armoured vehicles that can provide sufficient protection against the small arms, mines and IEDs ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Bangladesh Tur-K3 6x6 Light Armoured Vehicle
Programme Background Prior to 2010, the Bangladesh Armed Forces and police operated few light armoured vehicles able to protect against small arms fire and mine ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Bangladesh Tur-K2 4x4 Light Armoured Vehicle
Programme Background Prior to 2010, the Bangladesh Armed Forces and police operated few light armoured vehicles able to protect against small arms fire and mine ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Titan-B
Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...
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Fighter - multirole
Typhoon Tranche 3A (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Timeline In June 2018, Saudi Arabia agreed to procure 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft from BAE. However, Germany's defence export ban to ...
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Fighter - multirole
Su-25K Replacement Sudan
The UN Security Council imposed an open-ended arms sale embargo to the Sudan in 2004 and it is likely to continue in the coming years, ...
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Patrol boats
Project 22160 - Russia
Programme Background Project 22160 is a new type of patrol ship in production for the Russian Navy. The new form of combat unit designed by ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Titan-C
Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...
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Tanks
Leopard 2A7HU (Hungary)
Programme Background The Hungarian Army is in desperate need of new NATO-standard military equipment to replace its ageing Soviet platforms. Approximately 80 T-72M1 MBTs are ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: range systems and targets
Thermal Shot
The Thermal Shot live-fire virtual targetry system enables immersive live-fire training throughout Laser Shot’s line of training platforms. Thermal Shot-equipped systems provide training on virtual ...
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Virtual Immersive Training Systems
Cubic provides a full range of virtual training devices to military, public safety and commercial customers worldwide. Cubic focuses on the development and systems integration ...
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Land: infantry weapon simulators
Small Arms Trainer
Meggitt manufactures the FATS line of simulators used by the US Army, USMC, USAF, USN, USCG, British Army, Australian Army and other military and government ...
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Land: infantry weapon simulators
Small Arms Training Simulator
The Small Arms Training Simulator provides effective and safe shooting training for up to 12 trainees simultaneously, without ammunition consumption. The simulated weapon matches the ...
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Land: infantry weapon simulators
Sagittarius Evolution
The Sagittarius Evolution provides small arms marksmanship training, from pistols to grenade launchers and guided weapons. Using CryEngine simulation technology, it has both virtual and ...
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Subsystems: visual
ExpeditionDI
The ExpeditionDI is a man-worn, fully immersive, turnkey team simulation solution for infantry simulation and training. It provides an open architecture platform for integrating simulation ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
DarkWing VSAT
L3Harris DarkWing is a small form factor, lightweight, flat-panel Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT). It is designed to fit in a backpack or laptop-sized case, allowing ...
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Data links
Ultra Tropo
The Tactical Transportable TROPO (tropospheric scatter radio) (3T) provides long-haul, high-bandwidth, low-latency communications, giving users BLoS capability in a small, flyaway VSAT system. 3T is ...
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Land: Defensive Systems - Gunshot Detection / Hostile Fire Indicator
SWAD
Small Arms Fire Warning and Direction (SWAD) is a passive stationary EO system designed to protect high-value infrastructure and strategic areas by detecting small-arms fire ...
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Land: infantry weapon simulators
SAVIT
The Small Arms Virtual Indoor Trainer (SAVIT) is a modular system that can be combined in several configurations depending on customer requirements and training objectives. ...
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Land: fire support simulators
I-FACT
Meggitt's Indirect Fire Forward Air Control Trainer (I-FACT) supports training for forward observers, naval gunfire observers, fire support planning and joint tactical close air support. ...
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Land: infantry weapon simulators
EST 2000
The Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000 – described as the US Army’s only validated marksmanship trainer – teaches individual marksmanship skills, squad-level collective defence and ...
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Land: Defensive Systems - Gunshot Detection / Hostile Fire Indicator
SpotLite M
The SpotLite M system is designed to accurately detect, classify and track small arms fire as well as anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), at ranges greater ...
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Assault rifles/carbines/shotguns
L85A2 IW
The L85A2 Individual Weapon (IW) is the assault rifle member of the SA80 5.56x45mm bullpup small arms family originally designed by the Royal Small Arms ...
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Light machine guns
L86A2 LSW
The L86A2 Light Support Weapon (LSW) is the fire team support variant of the SA80 5.56x45mm bullpup small arms family originally designed by the Royal ...
