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News - brigade bct combat

  • Defence Notes

    Special operations commanders outline key challenges

    22nd May 2014

    US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) theatre commanders have shed light on the developing requirements in training, concepts of operations and equipment in their area of …

  • Defence Helicopter

    ILA 2014: TAI nears first T-129 export

    22nd May 2014

    Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is confident that it will be able to announce the first export sale of its T-129 ATAK helicopter, company representatives have …

  • Land Warfare

    Elbit Systems introduces new recoil mortar system

    21st May 2014

    Elbit Systems has introduced a new autonomous Recoil Mortar System (RMS) for lightweight 4x4 combat vehicles, designed to bring ground forces improved mobility, lethality and …

  • Military Logistics

    SOFIC: USSOCOM prioritises logistical issues for future ops

    21st May 2014

    The logistics chain is the ‘biggest challenge’ facing USSOCOM, director of the organisation’s Special Operations Research, Development and Acquisition Center James Geurts has claimed. Addressing …

  • Defence Notes

    ITEC 2014: New orders signal recovery for Saab T&S

    21st May 2014

    Whilst Saab Training and Simulation admitted that it had a hard time last year, so far in 2014 it has secured an intake of orders …

  • Military Logistics

    ITEC 2014: CAE and R&A debut GlobalSim combined training system

    20th May 2014

    The GlobalSim training system, which integrates theatre level and tactical level simulation training, is being demonstrated for the first time at the ITEC 2014 exhibition …

  • Land Warfare

    USMC moves to overcome vehicle obsolescence

    20th May 2014

    The US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command has awarded a $52.3 million contract modification to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to develop upgrades in support …

  • Military Logistics

    ITEC 2014: Masa applies Sword logistics element

    20th May 2014

    Masa Group has launched an updated version of its Sword command staff level trainer that includes the logistical supply chain. The modelling and simulation company …

  • Land Warfare

    Germany delivers Leopard 2A5s to Poland

    19th May 2014

    On 16 May Germany delivered the first 11 of 105 Leopard 2A5 MBTs that were purchased by Poland in November last year. The MBTs were …

  • Land Warfare

    Mexico to buy large number of HMMWVs

    19th May 2014

    The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has given notice of a potential Foreign Military Sale to Mexico for M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) …

  • Land Warfare

    Lockheed Martin fires Javelin from new turret

    15th May 2014

    Lockheed Martin has successfully fired a Javelin missile from a new turret at the Cranfield Ordnance Test & Evaluation Centre (COTEC) in the UK as …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2014: Service leaders outline unmanned aspirations

    14th May 2014

    Tri-service leaders from the US Department of Defense (DoD) have described the future of unmanned systems in light of budget restrictions and an evolving operational …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Sea Giraffe

    13th May 2014

    Saab has introduced five new additions to its Giraffe surface radar family, including AESA technology for sea and land applications, the company has revealed. Launched …

  • Land Warfare

    General Dynamics wins Stryker conversion work

    12th May 2014

    General Dynamics Land Systems will convert 93 flat-bottom Stryker infantry combat vehicles to a newer, more survivable double-V hull (DVH) design for the US Army …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2014: IAI UAVs top million hour mark

    11th May 2014

    IAI’s UAS portfolio has accumulated over one million operational flight hours worldwide, the company announced on 8 May. ‘Heron has accumulated over 200,000 operational flight …

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 ...