Defence Notes

Aegis undergoes MMW tests

4th August 2015

The US Navy, Lockheed Martin and Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Combat System has successfully taken part in Multi-mission Warfare (MMW) tests aboard the destroyer vessel …

Uncrewed Vehicles

USMC orders 75 SUGV robots

4th August 2015

iRobot has been awarded a contract to deliver 75 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) systems to the US Marine Corps (USMC), the company announced on 3 …

Digital Battlespace

MADL combat ready for USMC

4th August 2015

Northrop Grumman's Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) waveform has been proven combat-ready, with the US Marine Corps (USMC) declaring initial operating capability (IOC) for the …

Military Logistics

Switzerland orders Mabey Delta Bridge

31st July 2015

The Swiss Federal Ministry of Defence's procurement arm has ordered a 90m long single-span Delta Bridge from Mabey Bridge, the company announced on 30 July. …

Digital Battlespace

First Aussie Growler presented

31st July 2015

Boeing and the US Navy have presented the first EA-18G Growler electronic warfare (EW) aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the company announced …

Military Logistics

GE to power USS Cincinnati

28th July 2015

The US Navy's future Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) will be equipped with two LM2500 marine engines from GE Marine, the company …

Military Logistics

JHSV 1 completes FLEX period two

28th July 2015

The US Navy's Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) has completed its second period of Fleet Experimentation (FLEX), undertaken from 15-22 July. …

Naval Warfare

FREMM Tahya Misr sails for home port

28th July 2015

The Egyptian Navy's new FREMM Tahya Misr has left for its home port in Alexandria, Egypt from the French Navy's Brest military port, DCNS announced …

Naval Warfare

New LCS named USS Cooperstown

27th July 2015

The US Navy has named its next Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Cooperstown (LCS 23), it announced on 26 July. The USS Cooperstown will …

Digital Battlespace

Rockwell Collins signs CRADA with NAVAIR

24th July 2015

Rockwell Collins has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for a Required Navigation Performance-Area …

Defence Notes

Talisman Sabre 2015 concludes

24th July 2015

The Talisman Sabre 2015 military exercise between the US and Australia has come to a close with an official ceremony held on the USS Blue …

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 ...

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 ...