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News - GM Defense

  • Land Warfare

    AUSA 2013: Textron unveils new direct fire Commando vehicle

    22nd October 2013

    A new variant of the Commando 4x4 armoured vehicle fitted with a 90mm gun has been unveiled at AUSA by Textron Marine & Land Systems …

  • Land Warfare

    AUSA 2013: ArmorSource advances helmet order

    22nd October 2013

    US company ArmorSource is expecting to deliver the first 1000 test article samples of 375,000 helmets ordered by the US Defense Logistics Agency by 21 …

  • Military Logistics

    AUSA 2013: US-Afghanistan retrograde on track

    22nd October 2013

    At least $17 billion of US equipment in Afghanistan will need to be extracted by the end of 2014, it has emerged. Speaking at the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUSA 2013: Lockheed Martin furthers unmanned offering

    21st October 2013

    Lockheed Martin has completed the first trials of its Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS) and is planning for another trial in January before further tests …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUSA 2013: Textron unveils BattleHawk launcher

    21st October 2013

    Textron Defense Systems has completed arena level trials of its BattleHawk squad-level loitering munition as part of a demonstration to the US Army and is …

  • Land Warfare

    Raytheon to continue Patriot fleet modernisation

    21st October 2013

    The US Army has contracted Raytheon to upgrade the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System with the modernised Radar Digital Processor (RDP) and Modern Man …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AUSA 2013: Thales expands US presence

    18th October 2013

    The US communications arm of Thales has announced an expansion of its business, along with a name change to better represent its focus areas. In …

  • Land Warfare

    Russia plans 3 trillion rubles land modernisation

    17th October 2013

    The Russian Ministry of Defence plans to implement of an ambitious programme to renew up to 30% of its land forces arsenal by 2020. In …

  • Defence Notes

    UAE seeks $4 billion munitions for F-16 fleet

    16th October 2013

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested munitions and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support from the US government under a possible foreign military …

  • Defence Helicopter

    SOCOM develops DVE avionics for helicopters

    14th October 2013

    Three companies have been chosen to develop a synthetic-vision system for US Special Forces helicopters, to counter brownouts and degraded visual conditions (DVE), it has …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Novawurks launches satellite recycling programme

    11th October 2013

    The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Novawurks a $30.7 million contract to advance its ‘Phoenix’ initiative, aimed at recycling ageing satellite …

  • Naval Warfare

    New Zealand selects Sea Ceptor for ANZAC Frigate upgrade

    7th October 2013

    MBDA’s Sea Ceptor has been selected by the New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) as the Local Area Air Defence (LAAD) system for the Royal …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Army to use LTAS aerostats during NIE 14.1

    4th October 2013

    Trailer-mounted aerostat launcher systems supplied by Lighter Than Air Systems (LTAS) will be used during the US Army’s Network Integration Experiment (NIE) 14.1 to provide …

  • Military Logistics

    Rolls-Royce to open Global Hawk engine service facility

    2nd October 2013

    Rolls-Royce is to serve the US Air Force’s Global Hawk UAV engine fleet from a new engine depot facility to be opened at Tinker Air …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Kratos to build maintenance trainers for CH-53K

    1st October 2013

    Sikorsky has issued an $8.5 million contract to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for the design and development of maintenance training systems for the CH-53K …

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 ...