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News - brigade bct combat

  • Land Warfare

    Dutch CV90s set for APS

    5th January 2017

    BAE Systems will test and verify the Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS) on the Netherlands’ CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles under a contract announced in …

  • Defence Helicopter

    The year ahead: The Asia-Pacific region

    5th January 2017

    Within the Asia-Pacific region the year just passed was pretty much dominated by the machinations of one country – China – and there is little …

  • Defence Helicopter

    The Year Ahead: Military helicopter market

    4th January 2017

    Recent global events have starkly cast the reduction in military spending across the Western world in the past six or seven years in a fresh …

  • Land Warfare

    The year ahead: European land programmes

    4th January 2017

    In Europe, falling defence expenditure means that most countries are struggling to maintain significant force sizes that can sustain one medium sized operation at a …

  • Naval Warfare

    DDG 115 completes acceptance trials

    3rd January 2017

    The future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) has completed acceptance trials with the US Navy, clearing the way for delivery to take place, Naval Sea …

  • Land Warfare

    Analysis: AAV7 - remaking a legacy

    3rd January 2017

    The LVT-7 (Landing Vehicle Tracked) when first fielded by the US Marine Corps in 1972 was vast improvement over its predecessor the LVT-5.  It was …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Serbia takes nine H145Ms

    3rd January 2017

    Airbus Helicopters and the Serbian government have signed for nine H145Ms. The aircraft will be received by the Serbian Air Force and Police. The order for …

  • Land Warfare

    The year ahead: Land programmes in the Americas

    3rd January 2017

    The coming year is likely to be as eventful as 2016. The civil war in Syria is ongoing as is the attempt by the Iraqi …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Russian forces receive Orlan-10 UAS

    3rd January 2017

    The Russian Ministry of Defence has announced that a new batch of Orlan-10 UAS has been delivered to the Kamchatka UAV squadron of the Russian …

  • Military Logistics

    US sends armoured brigade equipment to Europe

    3rd January 2017

    US Army Europe (USAREUR) reopened a storage facility in the Netherlands on 15 December as part of the prepositioning of equipment for an armoured brigade …

  • Land Warfare

    Tata readies armoured offerings

    3rd January 2017

    Tata Motors is confident that a decision on which companies have been down-selected for the Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) programme will be announced in …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Spain receives Tiger HAD/E helicopter

    30th December 2016

    The first Tiger HAD/E helicopter in Block 2 configuration was delivered to the Spanish Army in mid-December, OCCAR has announced. The new helicopter will join …

  • Naval Warfare

    Austal delivers LCS 10 to US Navy

    29th December 2016

    Austal has delivered the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) to the US Navy, the company announced on 26 December. USS Gabrielle Giffords is the …

  • Land Warfare

    Sweden orders Mjölner mortar systems

    29th December 2016

    BAE Systems will install Mjölner vehicle mounted mortar systems on the Swedish Army’s CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles under a $68 million contract announced on 23 …

  • Naval Warfare

    Ukraine receives two Gyurza-M-class boats

    28th December 2016

    The Ukrainian Navy recently commissioned its first two Project 58155 Gyurza-M-class armoured artillery boats.  The Ukrainian Navy Commander-in-Chief, VADM Igor Voronchenko, said during the commissioning …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Loitering munitions

    Warmate (2017) [Poland]

    Programme Background Order In November 2017, Poland ordered 100 sets of Warmate loitering munitions, each consisting of ten platforms, for a reported 100 million Polish Zloty ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) [USA]

    Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) will provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It is intended to ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project [UK]

    Programme Background Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project The British Army launched the RAS project to provide the "direction required to exploit emerging technologies to ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CV90 [Slovakia - Second Batch]

    Programme Background Requirements The Slovakian Armed Forces are currently lumbered with an ageing inventory of legacy platforms that are not interoperable with its allies and ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    Mini-UAVs [Czechia]

    Programme Background Tactical UCAV Halted The effort to acquire mini-UAVs is directly linked to the Czech MoD's now-delayed procurement programme for tactical or MALE drones, such as ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 6x6

    6x6 APC (Philippines)

    Programme Background The Philippine Army has identified an urgent need for new wheeled APCs, after the Battle of Marawi exposed shortcomings in its existing fleet ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    CV90 [Slovakia - First Batch]

    Programme Background Requirements The Slovakian Armed Forces are currently lumbered with an ageing inventory of legacy platforms that are not interoperable with its allies and ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4, APCs/IFVs - 6x6

    Armoured Vehicles (Ecuador)

    Programme Background In November 2022, the Ecuadorian Army confirmed it had placed an order with Elbit for 137 armoured vehicles required for military combat operations against ...

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

    Interim Air Assault Vehicle (Netherlands)

    Programme Background As part of its Defence-wide Replacement Programme of Wheeled Vehicles (DVOW), the Dutch Army initiated the 12kN AASLT Air Assault Vehicle procurement programme ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

    Company Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System (SUAS) Directed Requirement (DR) [US Army]

    Programme Background Requirement The US Army approved the Co-Level SUAS DR acquisition in June 2023 to supply Brigade Combat Teams with an "immediate, commercially available capability" to ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Estonia CV9035NL

    Programme Background In its previous National Defense Development Plans, the Estonian MoD identified the need for a mechanised infantry brigade that would enable its forces ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

    Small VTOL UAV (Denmark)

    Programme Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    BMP-3F (Russia)

    Programme Background The Russian Navy's Naval Infantry are believed to have first tested the Kurganmashzavod BMP-3F in 2010, but at that time the service opted ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    AW101 [Poland]

    According to the media reports, Airbus couldn't provide a competitive offer for the programme due to the offset requirements.  The deliveries were to be completed ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Piranha V

    264 of the Piranha Vs will be assigned to the Danish Army's 1st Brigade, following its reorganisation in January 2019. Each of its three armoured ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Aerosonde Mk 4.8 HQ FTUAS

    From the Texton family of Aerosonde UAS, the Aerosonde Mk 4.8 Hybrid Quad (HQ) FTUAS is a tactical drone purpose-built to meet the US Army's Future Vertical Lift ...

  • Self-propelled guns, Self-propelled missile systems

    IM-SHORAD

    Unveiled at AUSA 2019, Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) is a multipurpose platform, based on the Stryker IFV, which moves and maneuvers in ...

  • Major networking projects

    Army BCT Modernisation Program Increment 1

    The US Army brigade combat team (BCT) modernisation strategy will build a mix of mobile, networked BCTs that can gain leverage from mobility, protection, information ...

  • Land: tactical engagement simulators

    CATS CTC

    The CATS Combat Training Centre (CTC) trains armed forces in simulated opposition. Features: direct-fire weapon effect simulation with laser engagement systems; area weapon effect simulation ...

  • Construction vehicles

    HMEE

    The JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE) was originally designed to support the US Army’s Stryker brigade combat teams and has been proven on operations ...

  • Armoured engineer vehicles

    M1150 ABV

    The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) project, launched by the USMC in 2002, is a joint programme to meet the requirements of both the US ...

  • Armoured engineer vehicles

    JAB

    The US Army is leading the Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) project to replace legacy M60A1-based bridge launchers in service with itself and USMC with an M1-based ...

  • Land: C2 simulators

    Collective Combat Training

    Thales offers a global simulation and training approach that links together various simulators to perform the full spectrum of military operations (offence, defence, stability and ...

  • Surface-to-surface missiles

    9K720 Iskander-M

    The Iskander-M (NATO reporting name: SS-26 'Stone') is a short-range ballistic missile. It was the second attempt by Russia to replace the Skud after their ...

  • Land: battle management systems

    FüInfoSys Heer

    FüInfoSys Heer (Army Command and Control Information System) is the first common, integrated and mobile system of its kind in the German Army. It is ...

  • Land: tactical engagement simulators

    GAMER Deployable CTC

    Saab’s GAMER Deployable Combat Training Center (CTC) is an instrumented training system, enabling a military to train on home bases and deploy worldwide for training ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    RQ-7 Shadow 200

    The Shadow 200, designated RQ-7B by the US Army, is flown by the army brigade combat teams and combat aviation brigades along with the UAV ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle

    The tracked M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV), developed in parallel with the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), equips reconnaissance units within the US ...

  • Subsystems: software

    Simulation-based Embedded Training Software Package

    This software package is installed in the Stryker Interim Armoured Vehicle (IAV), supporting US Army brigade combat team training requirements. It has been in service ...

  • Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

    EWPMT

    Raytheon’s Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) is a US Army programme which began in 2014, designed to support electronic warfare officers and provide ...