Military Logistics

Cobham wins US $227m in MDA task orders

4th August 2011

SPARTA, Inc. doing business as Cobham Analytic Solutions has been awarded nine task orders supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) totaling $227M in value over …

Land Warfare

Oshkosh to deliver more FMTVs to US Army

3rd August 2011

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will deliver nearly 7,000 additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers to the US Army …

Land Warfare

General Dynamics to supply 33 LAV-A2s to USMC

3rd August 2011

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has been awarded a $42 million contract to produce 33 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-A2) in various configurations for the United States …

Digital Battlespace

Transaero, ITT sign NVG distribution agreement

3rd August 2011

Transaero Inc. and ITT Corporation are pleased to announce the signing of a domestic distributor agreement on July 22, 2011. Through this agreement, Transaero will …

Digital Battlespace

DRS Technologies awarded US Army IDIQ contract

3rd August 2011

DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced that its Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Group has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, …

Military Logistics

SAIC wins contract for US Army Materiel Command

3rd August 2011

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a follow-on contract by the US Army Materiel Command (AMC) to provide ammunition operations and …

Military Logistics

Jacobs to support US Army Program Manager HBCT

3rd August 2011

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command in Warren, Mich. …

Digital Battlespace

Premier Electronics unveils Golan thermal imager

2nd August 2011

GOLAN is a new ruggedized thermal imager with a high sensitivity uncooled microbolometer in 640X480 format 17µm detector pitch. It is available with a powerful …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Roke launches advanced UAV Moving Target Indicator

2nd August 2011

Roke Manor Research today launches VTA (Visual Target Analysis), the first moving target indicator system which immediately tracks and maps vehicle and personnel movement within …

Defence Helicopter

Collective applause as ADF pilots fly GrandNew helicopter

2nd August 2011

Nowra, NSW "It was fantastic!" - that was the verdict of highly-experienced Australian Defence Force pilots who took the controls of the GrandNew helicopter at …

Military Logistics

Sale of Pattonair completed

2nd August 2011

Today marks the completion of the acquisition by Exponent Private Equity of Pattonair from Umeco plc for £145.8 million. Headquartered in Derby, Pattonair has around …

Digital Battlespace

General Dynamics wins $362m US SITEC contract

2nd August 2011

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, is one of seven awardees selected to receive a multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract …

Defence Helicopter

Lockheed Martin wins $60m M-TADS/PNVS contract

2nd August 2011

The US Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $60 million follow-on production contract for the combat-proven Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), …

Land Warfare

Olin wins US Army ammunition contract

2nd August 2011

Olin Corporation announced today that its Winchester Division has been awarded a five year contract by the United States Army for the production of .50 …

Defence Helicopter

JMSDF receives two new TH-135 helicopters

2nd August 2011

Becker Avionics is pleased to announce the recent delivery of two more TH-135 aircraft to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) with the Becker …

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. ...