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Land Warfare
Australia’s Land 400 project – the right choice?
15th March 2018
On 14 March the Australian government announced that Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) had won a fierce competition to build the Australian Army’s next generation of AFVs. …
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Land Warfare
Boxer scores KO in Australian competition
14th March 2018
Rheinmetall’s Boxer has come out on top of BAE Systems’ Patria AMV35 in a bitter fight to win a lucrative contract for 225 Combat Reconnaissance …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Singapore leverages unmanned and AI tech
2nd March 2018
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has begun live trials of more unmanned, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) systems to overcome the island-state’s constraints and …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Industry readies for UK counter-UAS requirement
27th February 2018
While the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) remains tight-lipped about its urgent capability requirement for a counter-UAS (C-UAS) system one industry member has confirmed its …
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Digital Battlespace
EO/IR Special Report: Hensoldt expands Asia footprint
20th February 2018
When Airbus Group took the decision to concentrate on its core aviation-related business lines, a number of divisions were cut free to fend for themselves. …
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Defence Helicopter
New Spike missile being integrated on IAF's Apache helicopters
20th February 2018
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is equipping its AH-64 Apache helicopters with the Rafael Spike LR2, a new fifth-generation variant of the missile family. Brig …
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Land Warfare
IDF takes on new AS60 shoulder-launched weapon
15th February 2018
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have signed an agreement for the acquisition of thousands of new lightweight shoulder-fired rockets for …
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Land Warfare
Latvia to order Spike missiles
15th February 2018
The Latvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to sign a $132.3 million contract with EuroSpike for the purchase of Israeli-made Spike anti-tank missile systems. …
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Defence Notes
French defence spending spike to hit NATO target
8th February 2018
France has announced plans to boost defence spending by more than 40%, bringing it into line with NATO targets after complaints from US President Donald …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Singapore Airshow 2018: UK MoD sees Drone Dome demo
8th February 2018
Israel-based company Rafael carried out a demonstration of its Drone Dome counter-UAS capability to the UK’s MoD in January, as the demand for such systems …
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Land Warfare
Slovenia selects Boxer to meet 8x8 requirement
5th February 2018
The Slovenian MoD has announced that it will move forward with plans to acquire the German-made Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicle, making it the fourth country …
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Land Warfare
Puma missile system tests near completion
29th January 2018
Final testing of the German Armed Force's anti-tank missile system on its fleet of Puma IFVs is expected to be completed by the third quarter …
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Land Warfare
Israel says India to restart talks on missile sales
17th January 2018
India is to restart talks with Israel over a cancelled deal to buy anti-tank missiles, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on …
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Training
Qatar boosts Hawk trainer purchase
17th January 2018
Qatar intends to increase its purchase of Hawk training aircraft from BAE Systems, the country's defence minister has announced. Speaking at the Royal United Services …
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Land Warfare
India may revive deal for Israeli missiles
12th January 2018
The Indian Army and the government of India are discussing ways to revive a $500 million order to buy Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Rafael, …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Vilkas (Lithuania - Additional Units)
Programme Background Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions (Forecast) [Germany]
Programme Background Three Systems In April 2023, Germany reportedly ordered three different loitering munition systems to further assess their suitability for use by the German Armed ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Vilkas (Lithuania)
Programme Background Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Orbiter 3 [Greece]
Programme Background On 17 April 2023, Aeronautics announced a contract to supply "dozens." of Orbiter 3 UAVs to the Greek MoD. The agreement was part ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Hunter (Contracted)
Development of the Hunter began in 2006 and was assisted by Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). At least five variants of the platform have been ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Project Land 400 Phase 3 (Australia)
Programme Background Requirement: 2015 RfI The Land 400 Phase 3 programme will procure a new tracked IFV to replace the Australian Army's legacy fleet of ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Hunter IFV (Forecast)
Development of the Hunter began in 2006 and was assisted by Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). At least five variants of the platform have been ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles) [Australia]
Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...
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Special operations vehicles
Death Adder RTV 2
Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Land 400 Phase 2 - Boxer CRV (Australia)
Programme Background History The Land 400 Phase 2 programme will procure a replacement for the ASLAV, a derivative of the General Dynamics Land Systems Light Armoured Vehicle ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants)
Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...
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Special operations vehicles
Death Adder RTV 2 (Options)
Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]
Programme Background According to earlier reports, Berlin had earlier decided to procure 15 EA-18G Growlers over the Eurofighter Typhoon ECR concept, which is expected to be ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
ARV (USMC)
Programme Background The ARV constitutes one component of a wider USMC effort to develop an interconnected network of manned and unmanned platforms more suited to ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing
Israeli Drones [Israel]
Programme Background Chinese Dependency As reported in August 2024 by Globes, a Hebrew-language daily financial newspaper, the Israeli MoD is keen to reduce its dependence on Chinese ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Individual assault/anti-tank weapons
Spike SR
Part of Rafael's Spike missile family, the fire-and-forget, man-portable Spike Short Range (SR) EO-guided missile system has operational capabilities in all weather conditions. Although the ...
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Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons
Spike LR2
The Spike LR2 (NT-S) is Rafael’s fifth generation of the Spike missile and is backwards-compatible with existing Spike launchers. Two warheads have been developed: a ...
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Multipurpose missiles
Spike ER
The Spike ER is a fourth-generation, multipurpose missile fitted with EO charge-coupled device/imaging IR sensors for operation during the day, night and in adverse weather. ...
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Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons, Multipurpose missiles
Spike MR/LR
The Spike MR and Spike LR share the same command launch unit, thermal sight, tripod and missile technology. The fire-and-forget missile is equipped with an ...
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Towed rocket launchers
SPARC
Rafael unveiled the SPARC, a 360° remote-controlled towed launcher for its Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missile, at the September 2015 DSEI exhibition in London. Spike NLOS ...
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Loitering munitions, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Spike Firefly
Spike FireFly is a loitering munition developed jointly by Rafael and the Israeli MoD. It is designated as Maoz by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). The Spike ...
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Military - USVs
Protector
The Protector, having been in use since 2004, was the first USV to enter operational service. It is fitted with several subsystems that include; a radar, ...
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Multipurpose missiles
Spike ER2
The Spike ER2 (Extended Range) is a multipurpose missile that can be fired from ground-based, airborne or naval platforms at a range of surface targets, ...
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Land: RWS
Samson MK I
Formerly known as the Remote Controlled Weapon Station-30 (RCWS-30), the Samson MK I is a dual-axis gyro-stabilised unmanned turret developed by Rafael to meet the ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Freccia
The Freccia 8x8 was developed by CIO to meet an Italian Army requirement for an IFV derived from the 105mm-armed Centauro cavalry vehicle to equip ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer CRV
In March 2018, the Australian DoD announced that it had selected the Rheinmetall Boxer CRV, a further development of the ARTEC 8x8 Boxer APC, to meet ...
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Land: RWS
Samson Mk II/ Samson 30
The Samson Mk II (now referred to as the Samson 30) was unveiled in 2012 as a replacement for the original Samson uncrewed turret. Like ...
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Multipurpose missiles
Spike NLOS
The Spike NLOS (non-line-of-sight) is a multi-purpose, EO missile system with a real-time wireless data link capable of attacking targets at ranges up to 25km. ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Hunter
ST Engineering began the development of the tracked Next-Generation Armoured Fighting Vehicle (NGAFV) in 2006 as a replacement for the Singapore Army's fleet of approximately ...
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Land: RWS
R800
The R800 is a RWS developed by EOS for integration on heavy armoured vehicle platforms. It is designed to offer the capabilities of a medium ...
