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News - GM Defense

  • Defence Notes

    UDT 2016: Norway eyes Russian activity

    1st June 2016

    Russian naval presence in the North Atlantic and High North areas is beginning to bring about the revisited notion of collective defence in the maritime …

  • Naval Warfare

    UDT 2016: Anti-access, area denial focus for Norway

    1st June 2016

    As UDT 2016 gets underway, the Norwegian government is recognising that maritime anti-access and sea lane denial is becoming increasingly important, as countries see their …

  • Military Logistics

    Omani logistics extension

    30th May 2016

    The US State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to continue providing logistics support services and equipment to Oman for $260 million, the …

  • Land Warfare

    Javelin sale option to Qatar

    30th May 2016

    The US State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale of Javelin anti tank guided missiles and associated training, support and equipment to Qatar for …

  • Defence Helicopter

    South Korea receives first Apaches

    30th May 2016

    South Korea has sped up deployment of its new attack helicopters due to concerns over North Korea’s bellicose military stance, including a fourth nuclear test …

  • Training

    Textron wins JSECST, retrofit kit orders

    27th May 2016

    AAI Corporation, operating as Textron Systems Electronic Systems, has been awarded two delivery orders worth $11.5 million for Joint Service Electronic Combat Systems Testers (JSECST) …

  • Military Logistics

    SOFIC 2016: Bidding up for SOF support

    27th May 2016

    Contractor logistics support services for US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is up for renewal in September 2018 and interested companies are positioning themselves. Lockheed Martin, …

  • Naval Warfare

    UDT 2016: Quick out of the TRAPS

    27th May 2016

    As military sub-surface activity in northern European waters reaches heights not seen for more than a generation, one of the main focuses for those attending …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US extends AAR's Afghan flight ops

    25th May 2016

    The US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has issued an extension on an existing contract with the AAR's Airlift Group subsidiary for rotary-wing flight services in Afghanistan, …

  • Naval Warfare

    Raytheon delivers Railgun containers

    25th May 2016

    Raytheon has started deliveries of pulse power containers for the US Navy Railgun programme, it announced on 23 May. The containers have multiple pulsed power …

  • Naval Warfare

    US tests Aegis BMD Combat System

    23rd May 2016

    The US Navy’s USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, has successfully used Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Baseline 9 terminal engagement capability …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    SAS 2016: Liquid pushes Wave Glider

    23rd May 2016

    The latest version of California-based Liquid Robotics’ Wave Glider unmanned surface vessel – the SV3 is the company’s new flagship product. Speaking at the Navy …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Orbital bags proximity sensor order

    23rd May 2016

    Orbital ATK has been awarded a $16 million order for its DSU-33D/B proximity sensors, with deliveries to begin in mid-2016, it announced on 19 May. …

  • Land Warfare

    Ceradyne wins US body armour contract

    20th May 2016

    Ceradyne, a part of 3M, has been awarded a $92.7 million contract by the US Defense Logistics Agency to supply and deliver 177,000 body armour …

  • Land Warfare

    Georgia to expand land forces

    20th May 2016

    The government of Georgia plans to increase its military capacity over the next few years with investment in personnel and equipment  Georgia’s MoD will have …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    JLTV Future Procurement [US Navy]

    Programme Background According to the FY2021 budget request, the USN funded three JLTVs in FY2018, eight in FY2019, 19 in FY2020 and 25 in FY2021. ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    JLTV Future Procurement [US Air Force]

    Programme Background According to the FY2021 USAF budget request documents, the USAF procured 103 JLTVs in FY2019, 146 in FY2020 and 142 in FY2021. The ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    JLTV Future Procurement (USMC)

    Programme Background The USMC is expected to procure 10,859 JLTVs to replace all of its HMMWVs on a like-for-like basis. Since the USMC has already ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    AGMV 1.1

    Programme Background The US Army has been seeking a lightweight, air-droppable, high mobility vehicle since as early as 2014, when it initiated its Ultra Light ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    JLTV [US Army - Second Order]

    Programme Background Oshkosh was awarded a contract to produce up to 16,901 JLTVs for the US Army and USMC programmes of record in August 2015.  ...

  • Maritime patrol

    Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Singapore)

    Programme Background Deployed from Changi West airbase, and jointly operated by the RSAF and Republic of Singapore Navy, the ageing Fokker 50 fleet is primarily ...

  • 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. ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    eLRV [US]

    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 ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 5th Batch]

    Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Aksungur [Turkish Air Force]

    Programme Background First Flight & Contract Award The platform's maiden flight was completed on 20 March 2019, and it was first publicly shown at IDEF ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 2nd Batch]

    Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 3rd Batch]

    Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    BOV 8x8 [Slovakia - 4th Batch]

    Programme Background Requirement The Slovakian Army has a long-standing requirement for 8x8 armoured vehicles to equip its medium mechanised battalions and the combat support elements ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | P-1 EW [Japan]

    Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

  • Data links

    Data links | P-1 EW [Japan]

    Japan is advancing its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities through the development of an EW version of the domestically produced Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft. The ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    Infantry Squad Vehicle

    The General Motors (GM) Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) is a fully-integrated military platform based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 mid-sized truck chassis with Roll ...

  • Special operations vehicles

    Electric Military Concept Vehicle

    The Electric Military Concept Vehicle (e-MCV) is General Motors (GM) Defense's concept vehicle designed for the US Army's ongoing electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV) programme. Based on ...

  • Land: air defence radar

    9S18M1E

    The 9S18M1E is a mobile, 3D, frequency-agile coherent pulse radar designed to detect and identify air threats and feed target data to the Buk-M1E AD ...

  • Military vehicle engines

    6V53

    The 6V53 is a six cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine that stems from the GM Diesel Series 53 engine launched in 1957. The 6V53 has a ...

  • Self-propelled guns, Self-propelled missile systems

    Tunguska

    KBP Instrument Design Bureau began development of the 2K22 Tunguska tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system in 1970 to provide the Soviet Army with ...

  • Self-propelled missile systems

    Buk-M2

    The Buk-M2 (NATO designation SA-17 Grizzly) tracked self-propelled air defence system entered Russian service in 1995 and various models have been exported to more than ...

  • Land: battle management systems

    ADC3

    IAI's Air Defense Command, Control and Communication (ADC3) was developed to meet the air defence mission requirements of Israeli Defense Forces.

  • 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 ...

  • Subsystems: software

    Network Defense Trainer

    The Scalable Network Defense Trainer is an LVC simulation system for delivering realistic hands-on cyber training. It enables students to experience cyber attacks launched against ...

  • Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: Electronic Attack - Pod

    Talisman [Defense Initiatives]

    The Talisman is an integrated self-protection system developed by Defense Initiatives of Belarus. It is designed to equip combat aircraft and is thought to be ...

  • Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

    GenCOM Defense Ground

    GenCOM Defense Ground provides an automatic multi-layered situational awareness picture to the decision-maker, based on external signal data (metadata) gathered in real time. Integrating with ...

  • Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems

    GenCOM Defense Naval

    GenCOM Defense Naval offers an automatic situational awareness picture achieved through integration with single or multiple CESM-DF arrival sensors deployed on an array of naval ...

  • Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

    GenCOM Defense Air

    GenCOM Defense Air provides an automatic multi-layered situational awareness picture to the decision-maker, based on external signal data (metadata) gathered in real time. Integrating with ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    CombatGuard

    IMI Systems unveiled its new CombatGuard, a 4x4 armoured combat vehicle designed to provide a high level of off-road mobility, at Eurosatory 2014. It is ...

  • Air: mission management systems

    TAIKS Fire Support C3 System

    TAIKS is the tactical element of AFSAS (see separate entry) that integrates fire support units and target acquisition systems with each other and other functional ...