Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation receives $16m order from US DOD

6th October 2011

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $16 million order from the US Department of Defense for additional Falcon III …

Digital Battlespace

General Dynamics wins US Army CPOF award

6th October 2011

The US Army has awarded General Dynamics C4 Systems a two-year contract for the continued development and enhancement of the Command Post of the Future …

Digital Battlespace

General Dynamics receives ADF CSAR radio order

6th October 2011

General Dynamics C4 Systems has received a $12.7 million contract from the Australian Defence Force to provide AN/PRC-112G GPS-enabled search and rescue radios and accessories. …

Digital Battlespace

InterImage awarded $3m US Army NRMC contract

6th October 2011

InterImage, Inc. won a contract to provide IT support services to the US Army Northern Regional Medical Command (NRMC). The Mission of NRMC, headquartered at …

Military Logistics

LORD announces successful C-130 flight test

6th October 2011

LORD Corporation -- a leader in the management of vibration, noise and motion control -- has completed extensive testing of pre-production hardware of their In-Flight …

Uncrewed Vehicles

USMC to deploy K-Max to Afghanistan

5th October 2011

The US  Marine Corps (USMC) will deploy the Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned K-MAX to Afghanistan next month. The decision follows the successful completion of …

Digital Battlespace

Elbit Systems debuts ENGAGER

5th October 2011

Elbit Systems debuted today, during a media and analysts visit to its subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-optics Elop, the ENGAGER- a new advanced remote reconnaissance gathering …

Land Warfare

General Dynamics awarded $243m for Stryker vehicles

5th October 2011

The US Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, $243 million to produce and deliver …

Uncrewed Vehicles

iSTART UAV unveiled

5th October 2011

A pioneering Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) developed by Bedford-based BlueBear Systems, has been launched to acclaim from the defence industry. The iSTART is a small, …

Land Warfare

THAAD achieves intercept of two targets

5th October 2011

The US Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the US Army conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area …

Digital Battlespace

SteelCloud announces support for DoD Android mobile devices

5th October 2011

SteelCloud, Inc., a leading developer of mobility appliance and VMware solutions today announced that MobileWorks DoD Edition for Good is immediately available to support Google …

Digital Battlespace

Saab receives Multi-Mission Radar order from the US

5th October 2011

Defence and security company Saab has received an order for the GIRAFFE AMB multi-mission radar system and related services from the US Department of State. …

Land Warfare

Point Blank Solutions receives $30m to support US Military

5th October 2011

Point Blank Solutions, Inc., a leader in the field of protective body armor, today announced that Point Blank Body Armor, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, …

Military Logistics

Airbus Military details recovery plan with PT Dirgantara Indonesia

5th October 2011

Airbus Military and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) today signed a teaming agreement, defining the concrete initiatives that will allow PT DI to stabilize the …

Land Warfare

Norwegian MoD chooses Thales for NORMANS

4th October 2011

The Norwegian Defence has decided to purchase NORMANS digitised soldier system based on the concept that has been designed and tested at the Norwegian Defence …

Military helicopters - multirole

Joint Light Helicopter (HIL) Programme

Programme BackgroundThe French Ministry of the Armed Forces has elected to bring the launch of the French Armed Forces’ HIL programme forward to 2021. The ...

Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - mini

Micro & Mini Drones (France)

Programme Background RequirementOn 23 April 2021, an RfP was published by the Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé) to supply around 500 micro and nano drones for the ...

Transport/tanker aircraft

A330 MRTT (13-15) [France]

In June 2020, The French government has pledged to buy new military heavy-lift helicopters and accelerate plans for naval drone, ISTAR and tanker aircraft programmes as ...

Loitering munitions

Switchblade 300 [France]

Programme Background Plans to Purchase At Eurosatory 2022, Col. Arnaud Goujon, the French Army's chief of plans, told the media that the French Army was ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

NH90 Special Forces (France)

Programme Background In French service, advanced H225M Caracals with aerial refuelling capabilities are used by SOF units of the French Air Force (FAF) and French ...

OPVs

OPV 58 S [Senegal]

Programme Background Senegal ordered three OPV 58 S patrol vessels on 17 November 2019. A procurement contract was signed between the Ministry of Armed Forces ...

Loitering munitions

Larinae [France]

Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement ...

Loitering munitions

Colibri [France]

Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Tactical Drone System Light (SDTL) [France]

Programme Background The French 2024-2030 military programme unveiled the SDTL for the special forces and the French Army. According to reports, the requirement would cover 30 ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

H225M - France

Programme Background In April 2021, the French government signed a deal for the purchase of eight H225M Airbus helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of SA330 ...

Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Parrot Anafi - Announced Units (France)

Programme Background Requriment In February 2020, the French DGA procurement agency released a tender calling for a quadcopter micro UAS to equip all branches of ...

Submarines: conventional, attack

Submarines Procurement Programme [Romania]

Programme Background Requirements Since 2014, Romania has seen a significant increase in its defence budget, which has allowed for more room to procure modern platforms. One ...

Maritime patrol

AVSIMAR (France)

Programme Background In November 2018, the French MoD announced that it awarded a contract for the detailed definition study of the future surveillance and maritime ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Tactical Drone System (SDT) [France]

Programme Background Tactical Drone System (SDT) programme The French Army launched the SDT programme to replace the Sagem (now Safran) Sperwer Intermediate Tactical Drone System ...

Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile

SNLE 3G [France]

Programme Background Requirements Included in the 2019-2025 Military Plan Law is the replacement of the four Le Triomphant-class SSBNs with four third-generation SSBNs (SNLE 3G) beginning ...

Counter-UAS systems

Boreades

Boreades is a modular anti-UAV system developed by CS. This suite combines multi-sensors and multi-effectors in order to enable the detection, identification and neutralisation of rogue ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

UAS 100

The UAS 100 is an autonomous, three-engined platform, modular UAS manufactured by Thales in partnership with Issoire Aviation, Hionos and with the support of the ...

Surface-to-air missiles

ASTER-30

The ASTER-30 is a vertically launched surface-to-air missile. It is produced by Eurosam, a joint venture between MBDA France, MBDA Italy, and the Thales Group. ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Lanner

Unveiled at Eurosatory 2024, the Lenner is a modified variant of the Pengion C VTOL drone, specifically modified to meet the SDTL (Light Tactical Drone System) program ...

Man-portable missile systems

Piorun

In 20 December 2016, the Polish Ministry of National Defence awarded MESKO a $220 million contract to supply the Piorun short-range MANPADS to replace the ...

Military helicopters - light/training, Military helicopters - multirole, Military helicopters - scout/light attack

H160M

Airbus is developing the H160M to meet the requirements of the French military for the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, or HIL) programme. It ...

Land: handheld NV devices

O-NYX

The Thales O-NYX is a Ultra-Compact Night Vision Goggle used by the French armed forces. They have an enlarged field of vision to 51° compared ...

Pistols

Glock Pistol

The Glock family of pistols have been in widespread service since the Glock 17 was selected for Austrian military and police service in 1982. The company's ...

Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

TDS-FA/-TA/-H

Thales’ TDS family is comprised of Radar Warning Receivers (RWRs) designed to equip a range of fixed-wing aircraft. The product series includes the TDS-FA designed ...

Swimmer delivery vehicles

Kapal Selam Mini

The PT Palindo Marine mini-submarine concept was first unveiled to the market at the Indo Defence exhibition in 2016 as part of a wider plan ...

Trapper VT4

A militarised version of the commercial Ford Everest 4x4 sports utility vehicle, the Trapper VT4 light all-terrain vehicle has been selected as the French Army's ...

Major networking projects

COMCEPT

In February 2013, the French DGA defence procurement agency awarded Astrium (now Airbus Defence & Space), and its partner ACTIA Sodielec (now ACTIA Telecom), a ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

NMD

The NMD is a multirotor drone from Taharqa Technologies. The drone has been developed for the armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is due to ...

Pistols

SFP9-SF

The SFP9 striker-fired pistol is a fully pre-cocked system with a single-action trigger. The SFP9-SF is the SOF version with a short-trigger-travel of 6mm. Patented ...

Surface-to-air missiles

Mistral missile

MISTRAL is a man-portable, fully digital, heat-seeking missile designed to meet the requirements of all branches of the armed forces to defend against air threats. ...