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News - GM Defense

  • Digital Battlespace

    South Korea boosts ballistic missile defences

    23rd February 2016

    Ballistic missile defence is a top priority in South Korea after North Korea’s latest nuclear test on 6 January and rocket test on 7 February.  …

  • Digital Battlespace

    US to upgrade LPDS

    22nd February 2016

    Thales and Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems have received a US General Services Administration contract to provide an upgraded version of Link-16 Pulse Deconfliction Server …

  • Training

    US mulls Saudi support services

    19th February 2016

    The US State Department has made a determination approving a foreign military sale of support services to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Singapore Airshow: Sikorsky looks to leverage Lockheed muscle (video)

    19th February 2016

    Following Lockheed Martin's aquisition of Sikorsky in November 2015, Samir Mehta, president of Defense Systems and Services at Sikorsky, speaks to Shephard about progress integrating …

  • Training

    Singapore Airshow: Arguing the case for VMT

    18th February 2016

    One of the more interesting papers at the Singapore Aerospace Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) was delivered by US virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) specialists, DISTi …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Singapore Airshow: Boeing lays out regional opportunities

    18th February 2016

    Boeing Defense, Space & Security is bullish about prospects for military rotorcraft sales in the Asia-Pacific region, with Indonesia emerging as a potential buyer for …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Honeywell to continue DARPA work

    17th February 2016

    Honeywell has been contracted by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue work aimed at improving three-dimensional (3-D) visibility and safety for …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AMDR testing progresses

    17th February 2016

    Raytheon has completed the construction of the first of four faces of its AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). The AMDR is set to …

  • Military Logistics

    Singapore Airshow: RAAF C-27J training spools up

    17th February 2016

    One of the highlights of the Singapore Air Show is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft in the static park. …

  • Naval Warfare

    Singapore Airshow: 2020 will be end of P-8 purchase sweet spot

    17th February 2016

    International customers can take advantage of a ‘sweet spot’ in the current production run of P-8 Poseidon MPAs by purchasing the aircraft before the US …

  • Defence Helicopter

    UH-60V undergoes CDR

    16th February 2016

    Northrop Grumman, the US Army, Redstone Defense Systems and the prototype integration facility have successfully conducted the critical design review (CDR) of the UH-60V Black …

  • Defence Notes

    India’s blue-water ambitions

    13th February 2016

    The Indian Navy’s international fleet review, held off the Andhra Pradesh coast and featuring 75 warships plus 24 international warships, sent out a loud message. …

  • Training

    CAE to support USAF’s DTCN

    12th February 2016

    CAE USA has been contracted to upgrade a range of KC-135 aircrew training devices to allow them to be used on the US Air Force's …

  • Land Warfare

    Virtual reality windows for DARPA

    12th February 2016

    Honeywell has been selected to provide a virtual reality (VR) instrument panel to the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for its Ground X-Vehicle …

  • Training

    Cubic to support USAREUR

    12th February 2016

    Cubic Global Defense has been awarded a five-year contract to continue supporting the US Army Europe’s (USAREUR) simulation and readiness centres in Germany, it announced …

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

    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 ...