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Land Warfare
Excalibur Ib performs well during flight tests
25th October 2012
Raytheon has carried out qualification flight tests on the Excalibur Ib artillery projectile to verify the performance and efficacy of the system’s new configuration. In …
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2012: US Army takes delivery of first OH-58F
24th October 2012
The US Army has taken delivery of the first of two prototype OH-58F Kiowa Warriors as part of that aircraft's Cockpit and Sensor Upgrade Program …
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Military Logistics
Euronaval 2012: Rolls Royce engine chosen for hovercraft design
24th October 2012
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract from Textron Marine and Land Systems to provide its MT7 gas turbine for the US Navy's future hovercraft fleet. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Euronaval 2012: Rafael unveils Protector variant
24th October 2012
Rafael has displayed the 11m variant of its Protector USV for the first time at the Euronaval exhibition in Paris, France. The USV is operational …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
JLENS able to detect swarming boat threat
23rd October 2012
Raytheon has announced that a recent US Army test to assess the acquisition and tracking capabilities of JLENS has proved the system able to provide …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin introduces DiamondShield C2 system
23rd October 2012
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new command and control (C2) platform that provides warfighters a wide range of intuitive decision-support aids, allowing them to plan …
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Defence Helicopter
AUSA 2012: Boeing preparing for next steps on Chinook roadmap
23rd October 2012
Boeing has begun flight tests with the new Cargo Onload Offload System (COOLS) for the CH-47 Chinook, one of a trio of enhancements set to …
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Land Warfare
BattleGuard proves precision engagement capability
22nd October 2012
Raytheon has announced that its BattleGuard modular weapon station has successfully performed in a live-fire exercise at Fort Benning on an A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon selected for US Army Thermal Weapon Sights
22nd October 2012
Raytheon has announced that it has been selected by the US Army to provide Thermal Weapon Sights (TWS) under a modification to an existing contract …
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Naval Warfare
New MK 54 torpedo award for Raytheon
19th October 2012
Raytheon will supply MK 54 lightweight torpedo equipment to the US Navy under a $45.3 million contract announced on 18 October. The contract will increase …
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Defence Notes
Netherlands requests AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder missiles
19th October 2012
The government of the Netherlands is reportedly seeking to purchase AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II all-up-round missiles from the US government at an estimated cost of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman poised to begin Titus UGV deliveries
18th October 2012
Northrop Grumman has announced that its Remotec subsidiary will begin deliveries of the newest and smallest member of its Andros line of unmanned ground vehicles …
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Digital Battlespace
Thai Air Force activates TPS-77 long range radar
17th October 2012
Lockheed Martin has announced that the TPS-77 long range radar that it delivered to the Royal Thai Air Force has been activated, making it the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Simlat selected for UAS training & simulation contract
17th October 2012
Simlat has announced that it has been selected to provide a high fidelity UAS training system to an undisclosed Large Scale Synthetic Environment lab. Under …
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Land Warfare
IWI unveils conversion kit for X95 assault rifle
15th October 2012
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has unveiled a new conversion kit for the X95 assault rifle for 5.45mm-caliber ammunition, making it the only weapon in the …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - multirole
Rafale [France]
Programme Background Rafale F4 is the latest configuration of the Rafale fighter jet family. New functions will also be developed to improve the aircraft’s capabilities ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R (Australia)
Programme Background Requirement The RAN already has 24 MH-60R Seahawks (the last delivered in September 2016), so this represents a 50% increase in fleet size. ...
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ISR/special mission
ISTAR Aircraft (South Korea)
Programme Background South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration stated that Seoul is planning to procure additional aircraft to minimize potential surveillance gaps amid growing security ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Project Sea 129 Phase 5 [Australia]
Programme Background Requirement Project Sea 129 Phase 5 was intended to acquire a new ISR UAS capability for the RAN. The aircraft was required to perform ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]
Programme Background Requirements Australia has set out requirements for a fleet of up to 18 Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels - Medium (LMV-M) with the release of ...
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ISR/special mission
E-6 TACAMO Recapitalisation Programme (E-130J) [USN]
Programme Background The E-6 Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) provides for air vehicle replacement and mission systems modernization to augment and eventually ...
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Tanks
M1A2T Abrams
Programme Background Taiwan has had a long-standing desire to attain M1A1 or M1A2 Abrams from the US in order to replace elderly M60A3 TTS and CM11 ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]
On 19 December 2021, Australia launched an RfT (Request for Tender) for the Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (LMV-M) requirement under Project Land 8710 Phase 1A. The closing date ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]
On 19 December 2021, Australia launched an RfT (Request for Tender) for the Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (LMV-M) requirement under Project Land 8710 Phase 1A. The closing date ...
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Submarines nuclear, ballistic missile
Dreadnought Class (Successor Programme)
Programme Background Requirements The Dreadnought-class, prior to being named in October 2016, was known as the Successor programme, which was approved by the government in May ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 [Italy]
Programme Background Initial Procurement Italy submitted a $330 million FMS request through the Defence Security Cooperation Agency for four MQ-9A aircraft, four GCS and five ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Loyal Wingman (Forecast) [Germany]
Programme Background Need Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, stated in Jue 2024 that the "German Air Force has expressed a clear need for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [Germany]
Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS), which ...
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Destroyers
DDX Programme [Italy]
Programme Background Requirements Destroyers are fundamental to Italy's blue water fleet and will be required to be capable of projecting capability at sea from the ...
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Fighter - multirole
Tornado Replacement (F-35A) [Germany]
Programme Background In March 2020, it emerged that the German government was considering 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to replace 45 nuclear-capable Tornados, although contracts have yet ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
ESTL
The Enhanced Survivability Technology (ESTL) is an integrated self-protection pod with missile approach warning (MAWS) to counter RF and IR threats. The ESTL pod consists ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-66 Standard-1MR
The RIM-66 Standard-1MR is a medium-range surface-to-air missile that can also take on the role of an anti-ship missile. It was developed as part of ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
SkyCeptor
The SkyCeptor missile is a multi-mission interceptor developed collaboratively by Raytheon and Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is a derivative of the Stunner missile ...
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Self-propelled missile systems
NASAMS/NASAMS II/NASAMS III
The National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), previously known as the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, was originally developed by Kongsberg and Raytheon to meet ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2
The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 is a short-range, ship-launched missile designed primarily to defend naval vessels against incoming anti-ship missiles and aerial ...
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Sea: weapon training
SM-1 and SM-2 Standard Missile and Harpoon Missile with Guided Missile Launcher Mk 13 Mod 4 Simulator
Textron's SM-1 and SM-2 Standard Missile and Harpoon Missile simulator simulates a guided missile launching system and guided missile launcher, Mk 13 Mod 4, in ...
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Man-portable missile systems
FIM-92 Stinger
The FIM-92 Stinger, passive-guided MANPADS, was developed by General Dynamics to meet the requirements of the US Army to defence against low-flying threats. It replaced ...
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Multipurpose missiles
BGM-71 TOW
The BGM-71 Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile entered US Army service in 1970. As well as being integrated on vehicles and helicopters, TOW can be ...
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Surface-to-air missiles, Surface-to-surface missiles
RIM-174 Standard ERAM SM-6 Block I/IA
The SM-6 (RIM-174 Standard ERAM) is a surface-to-air supersonic missile launched from cruisers and destroyers, capable of successfully engaging crewed and uncrewed, fixed- or rotary-wing ...
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Air-to-air missiles, Surface-to-air missiles
AIM-120 AMRAAM
The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is the main all-weather, all-environment radar-guided, air-to-air missile developed jointly by the USAF and USN. The AMRAAM has seen ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
SPY-6(V)3
The SPY-6(V)3 EASR has three fixed faces, each with nine Radar Modular Assemblies (RMAs). The SPY-6(V)3 will be installed on Ford-class aircraft carriers and Constellation-class ...
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Deployable/static missile systems
Patriot SAM system
The MIM-104 Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) is an American Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system designed for air-defence duties. The original Standard MIM-104A ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPY-3
AN/SPY-3 is an X-band multifunction radar developed by Raytheon. The primary modes for AN/SPY-3 include horizon search/track while scan, surface search and navigation, periscope detection, ...
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Air-to-air missiles
AIM-92 Stinger
The Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) system, also known as the AIM-92 Stinger, is developed from the shoulder-launched FIM-92 Stinger and uses the same Stinger-RMP (Reprogrammable Microprocessor) ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Tamir
Tamir is a short-range, surface-to-air missile developed for Israel's Iron Dome air defence system. Each missile firing unit, carried on 8x8 heavy-duty trucks, consists of ...