Digital Battlespace

UDT 2011: Future submarines will require C4ISR upgrades

7th June 2011

The next generation of submarines will be required to carry additional C4ISR equipment in order to satisfy future operational requirements, according to Manfred Klein, senior …

Defence Helicopter

Lockheed Martin submits proposal for JAGM

7th June 2011

Lockheed Martin announced today it submitted a proposal in response to the government's Request for Proposal (RFP) for the next phases of the Joint Air-to-Ground …

Land Warfare

BAE Systems FNSS joint venture wins $559m award

6th June 2011

FNSS of Turkey, a joint venture between BAE Systems, Inc. and Nurol Holding of Turkey, has received and signed a $559 million letter of offer …

Land Warfare

Textron M&LS wins Afghan armoured vehicles contract

3rd June 2011

Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, today announced it has been awarded an Undefinitized Contract Action …

Land Warfare

Saab wins Thailand orders

3rd June 2011

Saab has received an order from Thailand regarding upgrading of combat management and fire control systems. The defence and security company Saab has received two …

Land Warfare

BAE Systems announce strategic teaming agreements for TAPV

3rd June 2011

The Canadian Army's Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) programme, which will provide hundreds of next generation wheeled combat vehicles to Canadian Forces, is at the …

Uncrewed Vehicles

iRobot receives $14.1m order from the US Navy

3rd June 2011

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has received a $14.1 million order from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). This first order …

Land Warfare

Force Protection unveils Team Timberwolf

31st May 2011

Force Protection Industries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Force Protection, announced today the formation of Team Timberwolf. Team Timberwolf is comprised of Force Protection …

Military Logistics

Raytheon deploys Mini Air Launched Decoys from C-130

26th May 2011

Raytheon Company launched two Miniature Air Launched Decoy instrumented shapes from the ramp of a C-130 Hercules equipped with the new Raytheon-funded MALD Cargo Air …

Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin demonstates ISR capabilities

26th May 2011

Lockheed Martin will demonstrate its advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and battlefield communication technologies in a nine-day exercise at Empire Challenge 11 (EC 11), …

Uncrewed Vehicles

BAE and Dassault confirm OUAS interest

25th May 2011

The UK and France are expected to confirm in the next few months whether they intend to pursue a joint requirement for a MALE Operational …

Digital Battlespace

Raytheon receives $20m order for encrypted ID technology

25th May 2011

Raytheon Company has received a $20.7 million award to deliver more than 1,900 KIV-77 Mode 4 / 5 cryptographic units that provide secure communications for …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment receives $8.4m Raven order

25th May 2011

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced that it received a firm-fixed-price contract order valued at $8,373,995 under a follow-on contract with the US Army. The order comprises …

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 ...