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News - brigade bct combat

  • Digital Battlespace

    Canadian Army pursuing SOTM capability

    19th November 2013

    The Canadian government is seeking bids for mobile satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals for Canadian Army vehicles. The request for proposals is being issued under the …

  • Land Warfare

    MBDA prepares to ship MPCVs

    19th November 2013

    MBDA has completed factory acceptance tests and integration work on the first batch of Multi-Purpose Combat Vehicles (MPCVs) for export. The company announced the milestone …

  • Land Warfare

    Denel, Patria sign South African Badger agreement

    14th November 2013

    Denel Land Systems and Patria have entered an agreement regarding the 8x8 armoured wheeled vehicles being delivered to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Future UAV ‘super satellite highway’ makes progress

    14th November 2013

    Experts from BAE Systems’ Future Combat Air Systems business have been working with engineers from Astrium on developing a Ka band ‘satellite super highway’ to …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Pentagon raises Afghan Mi-17 concerns

    11th November 2013

    The planned withdraw of NATO forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 will leave Afghan special forces without adequate helicopter support, a Pentagon report …

  • Land Warfare

    General Dynamics completes GCV Preliminary Design Review

    11th November 2013

    General Dynamics Land Systems’ bid for the US Army Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) programme has reached an important milestone with the completion of a successful …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Poland advances weapons upgrade for combat helicopters

    8th November 2013

    Poland’s Ministry of Defence is considering the purchase of Ukrainian-built anti-tank and missile defence systems for its fleet of Mil Mi-24 combat helicopters, it has …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US DoD retains civilian airlift contractors in Afghanistan

    7th November 2013

    The US has extended three civilian contracts for helicopter air transportation in Afghanistan worth $272.9 million, it has emerged. On 1 November, the US Department …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AeroVironment awarded DARPA TERN contract

    5th November 2013

    AeroVironment will work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAS designed to operate from small ships to …

  • Defence Notes

    US defence companies report declining sales

    4th November 2013

    US prime defence contractors have reported declining sales for the third quarter of 2013 as some of their businesses are affected by the current budget …

  • Defence Notes

    D&S 2013: Saab eyes further opportunities across Asia

    4th November 2013

    Saab is using Defence & Security 2013 as an opportunity to show its continued commitment to Thailand, which has become its base of operations in …

  • Defence Notes

    Saab sees declining profits

    1st November 2013

    Saab has recorded a net income of SEK455 million ($70.5 million) for the first half year of 2013, which is a decrease of 55% compared …

  • Land Warfare

    Cubic to enhance USMC I-TESS II combat training system

    1st November 2013

    Cubic will provide the US Marine Corps (USMC) with new weapons simulation capabilities under a new contract announced on 31 October. The contract, valued in …

  • Defence Notes

    Dutch MoD welcomes extra budget

    30th October 2013

    The Dutch MoD has reversed a series of austerity measures after negotiations within the government led to the release of an additional €115 million into …

  • Defence Notes

    ADEX 2013: BAE Systems expects KF-16 upgrade contract by year end

    30th October 2013

    BAE Systems provided further details of its planned upgrade of the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (RoKAF’s) KF-16C/D fleet at ADEX 2013, revealing that it …

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 ...