• Land Warfare

  General Dynamics awarded $95m by US Army for Bradley Fighting Vehicle reactive armor

  26th November 2010

  General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a $94.6 million contract by the US Army to produce reactive armor tiles for 440 Bradley …

• Digital Battlespace

  Rafael will unveil the "ImiLite" at LWC

  4th November 2010

  Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., developer and manufacturer of leading air, sea, and land defense solutions, will unveil the Imilite, a new, multi-sensor, multi-platform intelligence, …

• Military Logistics

  Parvus unveils PC/104+ MIL-STD-1275/704 power supply card

  2nd November 2010

  Parvus Corporation announces the ACS-5180 PC/104-Plus MIL-STD-1275/704 power supply module at MILCOM booth #1224 being held in the Jose Convention Center Oct 31 to Nov …

• Defence Helicopter

  Royal Air Force Sea King crew hailed for Cumbrian flood rescues at Shephard 2010 SAR Awards

  22nd September 2010

  A rescue helicopter crew from 22 Sqn 'C' Flight of the UK's Royal Air Force have become the first winners of the new annual Shephard …

• Defence Helicopter

  Flight tests begin for Eurocopter's Tiger HAD support and attack helicopter in Spain

  20th September 2010

  The first HAD support and attack version of Eurocopter’s Tiger helicopter has initiated its flight test program at the company’s Albacete facility in Spain. During …

• Land Warfare

  General Dynamics awarded $48M by US Army for reactive armor side skirt tiles

  26th August 2010

  The US Army, Army Contracting Command, Joint Munitions and Lethality, in Picatinny, NJ, has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products an order valued at …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2010: Hatehof aims for full rate FAV production

  18th June 2010

  Israeli company Hatehof has described how it hopes to take its 4x4 Zibar fast attack vehicle (FAV) into full production by the end of the …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2010: Rafael to extend Spike product range

  17th June 2010

  Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is to extend its Spike family of multi-purpose precision weapons systems with a short range (SR) variant, the company has revealed …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Eurosatory 2010: G-Nius unveils AvantGuard UGCV

  15th June 2010

  The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is in talks with unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) developer G-Nius regarding the possible procurement of its AvantGuard system for operations …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  FIDAE 2010: Rafael UAVs assisting in earthquake effort

  26th March 2010

  Aeronautics and Rafael are working together to help Chilean earthquake humanitarian effort. The companies have loaned two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Chilean Air …

• Defence Helicopter

  Newest MV-22 trainer delivered to Marine Corps

  17th December 2009

  The newest MV-22 Osprey flight trainer was delivered to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Nov.16. The fully self-contained, $8.6 million containerized flight training device …

• Defence Helicopter

  Armed Black Hawk Demonstrator completes test program

  14th December 2009

  Sikorsky Military Systems and Elbit Systems have successfully completed the Armed Black Hawk (ABH) demonstrator program, proof-of concept for the development Battlehawk helicopter. The ABH …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  MQ-9s begin operations in the Seychelles

  13th November 2009

  US Air Force MQ-9 Reapers have begun anti-piracy operations from the Seychelles Islands. The operation, led by the newly formed United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Spike and Skylite B team up to demonstrate real-time closure of sensor-to-shooter loop

  25th September 2008

  Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd carried out a demonstration of the integrated operational capabilities of the Spike multi-purpose missile system and the SkyLite B mini-UAV, …

• Defence Helicopter

  Eurocopter successfully leads the first firing campaign of the HAD Tiger using the Spike missile

  12th September 2008

  As part of the development of the HAD (support and destruction helicopter) version of the Tiger, Eurocopter successfully completed a firing campaign using the Spike …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Vilkas [Lithuania - Second Batch]

  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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Hunter [Singapore - Contracted]

  Programme Background 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 ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Hunter IFV [Singapore - Forecast]

  Programme Background 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Loitering munitions

  Echelon 1: Ground Organic Precision Strike Systems (GOPSS) [USSOCOM]

  Programme Background Requirements The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has made loitering capabilities a priority in its efforts to support counter-violent extremist organization (C-VEO) operations ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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. ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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, ...

• 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, ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

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

  Golden Eagle HS

  The Golden Eagle HS (Heavy Strike) is a rotary-wing UAV that can be armed with Rafael's powerful Spike SR and LR2 missiles, providing ground troops with anti-armour ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.  ...

• 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 ...