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Land Warfare
AUSA 2016: Griffin to tempt US Army (video)
3rd October 2016
General Dynamics has brought a new vehicle to AUSA to show the US Army its ideas for future medium weight fire support. The Griffin tracked …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2016: Revision submits SOF helmet offer
3rd October 2016
Revision Military has submitted its offering for the US Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM’s) Family of Tactical Headborne Systems (FTHS) programme. The programme is designed at …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUSA 2016: Silent Archer detects and destroys
3rd October 2016
With counter-UAS (C-UAS) technology a quickly expanding market with an immediate requirement, SRC will be showcasing its Silent Archer C-UAS to the US Army at AUSA …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2016: New modular sniper rifle debuts
3rd October 2016
Austrian-based firearms design and manufacturing company Ritter & Stark is launching its SX-1 Modular Tactical Rifle (MTR). A subsidiary of HPP Precision Products, the company …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2016: US Army programme highlights (video)
2nd October 2016
The US Army has several ongoing programmes to try and imporve its capabilities. At AUSA 2016, Tim Fish highlights some of these programmes and which …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2016: Suppressive fire concept to be to be unveiled
30th September 2016
Control Solutions will be unveiling its design to provide the current inventory of open manned turrets with a new remote suppressive fire (RSF) capability. According …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2016: GMV influence continues
29th September 2016
One major theme from recent AUSA annual meetings that is likely to be repeated in 2016 is the presence on extremely lightweight vehicle platforms. The …
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2016: Future Vertical Lift takes off (video)
28th September 2016
The US Army is currently looking for a new generation of rotorcraft to replace some of its in-service helicopters through its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) …
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Digital Battlespace
AUSA 2016: Army pursues 7,000 new radios
28th September 2016
The US Army initiated a full and open competition for the Small Airborne Networking Radio (SANR) through its 11 August 2016 release of a draft …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2016: Army set for AMPV delivery
28th September 2016
The US Army is on schedule to receive its first Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV) prototype from manufacturer BAE Systems this December, company officials have said. …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2016: Mobile firepower plans emerge
27th September 2016
The Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) programme is one of the few new ground combat vehicle acquisitions being currently pursued by the US Army. MPF …
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2016: V-247 to provide pivotal vigilance
27th September 2016
Bell Helicopter has unveiled its unmanned VTOL concept, the V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor, which it hopes will meet the US Marine Corps’ (USCM) requirement for a …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUSA 2016: Roboteam bids for common robotics
26th September 2016
Roboteam see success with US military programmes like the Common Robotics System - Individual (CRS-I) as an opportunity for the company. The RfP for CRS-I …
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2016: Helicopter engine replacement for the future
26th September 2016
The replacement of the T700 engine onboard the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache, through the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), remains a longer-term option …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2016: JLTV freed from protest
26th September 2016
Oshkosh Defense says it is on track with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme and will be ready to deliver the first vehicles to …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Xtender [US]
Programme Background Previous Procurement In early 2021, the US Department of Defence awarded a contract to XTEND for the platform in partnership with Isreal's MoD. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Gray Eagle 25M (National Guard) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement In FY2021, the National Guard Association of the United States (NGUAS) announced that it was "critical" that it fielded the MQ-1C Gray Eagle ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Vertical & Horizontal UAV [Italy]
Programme Background Speaking in late January 2024 at the SAE Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology conference in London, Commander Mauro Ghezzi stated that the Italian ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Maritime UAS (MUAS) [USCG]
Programme Background Contract Award In June 2024, the USCG awarded Shield AI an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity firm-fixed-price contract to supply UAVs for its cutter vessels. The contract, which ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Wolverine / Honeybadger [US]
Programme Background During the Modern Day Marine (MDM) exhibition, held in Washington between 10-12 May 2022, XTEND announced it would supply hundreds of Wolverine platforms ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (USA)
Programme Background Requirement The OMFV programme is the latest of several attempts to develop a Bradley replacement. Designed to be capable of operating with or without ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) [USA]
Programme Background US Army's Future Vertical Lift Programme The FLRAA is one of three strands of a broader army programme. The others are the Future ...
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Tanks
NGCV: DLP
Programme Background Requirement The DLP is one of five vehicle families being developed for the US Army's NGCV programme. Expanded to include five programmes in ...
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Loitering munitions
Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) [US Army]
Programme Background Launch The Program Executive Office Soldier, a US Army organisation responsible for rapid prototyping, procurement, and equipment fielding, launched the effort in May 2023 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-1 Gray Eagle [US Army]
Programme Background Required Quantity Although the US Army first envisioned a requirement for 132 MQ-1C Gray Eagles, the US Army's Army Acquisition Objective (AAO) was ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) (Tranche 2) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]
Programme Background The Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) Programme The RPUAS programme will provide the battalion and below-ground manoeuvre elements within the US Army with an ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing
Replicator [US]
Programme Background Announcement & Requirement In late August 2023, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced the Replicator programme, an effort to galvanise an industry which ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Black Hornet 3 / Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement The Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) provides short-range day and night ISR to US Army units at the squad, platoon and other small ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
eLRV
Programme Background Purpose The US Army unveiled a new concept for a more deployable IBCT structure at AUSA in October 2014. Built around three main types ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Bradley NG/RB301
BAE Systems introduced the Bradley Next Generation (NG) at AUSA 2016 to showcase a cost-effective option for extending the M2 Bradley's service life into the 2030s. Centred around ...
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Land: RWS
Elbit UT50
Announced in FQ4 2022, the Elbit UT50 is Elbit Systems of America's latest RWS mounted with a 50mm XM913 cannon. Elbit's development of a 50mm variant ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Twister
Unveiled at AUSA 2023, the Twister is a mini fixed-wing UAV manufactured by Quantum-Systems. It is an eVTOL drone that performs ISR missions autonomously. It can be ...
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Military UGVs
Tracked Robot 10-Ton (TRX)
The TRX (Tracked Robot 10-ton) is a UGV developed by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS). The vehicle has been intended to be an enabling technology in critical ...
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Loitering munitions
HERO-1250
The HERO-1250 is the largest lethal loitering system in the HERO series by UVision. It is capable of long-range multipurpose operations. This weapon system is ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
StrykerX
Unveiled at AUSA 2022, the StrykerX from General Dynamics Land Systems is the technology demonstrator for the next-generation Stryker vehicle family. Featuring a hybrid diesel-electric power ...
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Loitering munitions
HERO-900
The HERO-900 is a lethal loitering system in the HERO series by UVision. It is capable of long-range multipurpose operations. This weapon system is designed ...
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Air: mission management systems
iCommand 2.5
The iCommand 2.5 is the latest version of the iCommand integrated command suite, designed by Textron Systems Advanced Information Solutions. The system has been designed ...
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Loitering munitions
HERO-250
The HERO-250 is a gasoline-powered loitering munition manufactured by UVision. This weapon system is designed for operating units in urban areas carrying out strikes against armoured ...
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Loitering munitions
HERO-70
The HERO-70 is a lethal loitering system in the HERO series by UVision. Like its siblings, it is man-pack portable, launched by a canister and ...
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Military UGVs
MTGR
Roboteam unveiled the new configuration of its Micro Tactical Ground Robot (MTGR) at the AUSA 2013 exhibition after an initial unveiling in August 2012. The ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
ALTIUS-600 / ALTIUS-600M
Part of the ALTIUS family, the ALTIUS-600 is an air-launched, tube-integrated UAV that Area-I has designed to conduct ISR, SIGINT collection and electronic warfare missions. At AUSA 2022, Anduril ...
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Loitering munitions
HERO-20
The HERO-20 is the smallest in the UVsion family of loitering munitions. With its small size, the HERO-20 is portable in a man-pack and designed for anti-personnel ...
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Military UGVs
SURUS
General Motors unveiled its Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure (SURUS) – a large, multipurpose, hydrogen-electric UGV – at the AUSA exhibition in Washington, DC, in ...
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Counter-UAS systems, Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar
pMHR
Portable Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (pMHR) is the smallest in the family of MHRs manufactured by Israeli company RADA Electronic Industries. It provides hostile fire location ...
