• Land Warfare

  Saab receives BAE Systems UTAAS order

  28th June 2012

  Saab has announced that it has received an order from BAE Systems in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, for sight and fire control system Universal Tank and Anti-Aircraft …

• Defence Helicopter

  Army outlines Gray Eagle lessons learned

  27th June 2012

  Following the first full company deployment of the Gray Eagle UAS to Afghanistan in March, the US Army has described the learning process associated with …

• Military Logistics

  Marshall wins French CT scanner contract

  27th June 2012

  Marshall Land Systems has announced that its Marshall SV business has secured a contract with the French Ministry of Defence (MOD) to supply its deployable …

• Land Warfare

  Lockheed Martin wins MLRS contract

  27th June 2012

  Lockheed Martin has announced that it has received a contract from the US Army for the first phase of a three-year development programme that will …

• Defence Helicopter

  100th modified Chinook delivered to US Army

  25th June 2012

  Boeing has announced that it has delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the US Army in a ceremony at the company's modification centre …

• Digital Battlespace

  Thales selected for French CONTACT programme

  22nd June 2012

  The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has officially notified Thales that it has been awarded the development contract for the CONTACT strategic programme for the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Lockheed awaits SMSS decision

  22nd June 2012

  Lockheed Martin is awaiting feedback from the US DoD's National Assessment Group regarding the validation of programme of record (PoR) for its Squad Mission Support …

• Land Warfare

  MEADS funding decision imminent

  22nd June 2012

  A final decision regarding funding for the final test phase of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) could be made within the next two …

• Land Warfare

  BAE Systems wins Norwegian CV90 contract

  22nd June 2012

  BAE Systems has announced that it will upgrade and build CV90 armoured combat vehicles for the Norwegian Army under a contract awarded by the Norwegian …

• Digital Battlespace

  Selex Elsag awarded Brazilian Army contract

  22nd June 2012

  Selex Elsag has announced that it has signed a contract with the Brazilian Army completing the upgrade of the SISTAC tactical communications system. This award …

• Defence Helicopter

  German Army begins hot and high training flights in New Mexico

  21st June 2012

  The German Army has begun field tests of NH90 and Tiger helicopters in New Mexico in readiness for a possible deployment to Afghanistan later this …

• Military Logistics

  Serco awarded US Army base closure contract

  20th June 2012

  Serco has announced that it has been awarded a contract to support the United States Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) base closure and transition initiative through the …

• Military Logistics

  DRS Technologies wins Joint Assault Bridge contract

  20th June 2012

  DRS Technologies has announced that its Sustainment Systems division has been awarded an engineering and manufacturing design (EMD) contract for the US Army’s Joint Assault …

• Defence Helicopter

  DCI to continue Kuwait helicopter maintenance

  18th June 2012

  DCI has announced that it will continue to maintain the Kuwait Air Force’s helicopter fleet under a contract extension issued in January 2012 and announced …

• Defence Helicopter

  French Army conducting Tiger HAD trials

  18th June 2012

  The French Army air corps has been conducting a series of trials with the first French Tiger HAD (Hélicoptère d'Appui Destruction). The eight week programme, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Special operations vehicles

  VMOE

  Programme Background The Spanish Army's SOF units are procuring the VMOE to meet their requirements for an SOV with sufficient firepower, mobility and mine-protection to ...

• Loitering munitions

  Loitering Munitions [Spain]

  Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force by forming flexible and cohesive operational organisations, ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Micro UAS [Spain]

  Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force by forming flexible and cohesive operational ...

• Tanks

  New MBT (Spain)

  Programme Background One of the long-term needs identified in the Spanish Army's Force 2035 modernisation plan is a next-generation MBT. To this end, the Spanish ...

• Military UAS - small

  Small UAS [Spain]

  Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force by forming flexible and cohesive operational ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  VCR (Spain - First Batch)

  Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 6x6, ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  Mini UAS [Spain]

  Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force by forming flexible and cohesive operational ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  VCR (Spain - Second Batch)

  Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 6x6, ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  VCR (Spain - Third Batch)

  Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Neton VLOE

  Programme Background The VLOE will replace several variants of the VLOE Lathar (a SOF vehicles based on the Nissan Patrol ML-6 COTS chassis) currently in ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Neton VLOE - (Spain - Navy)

  Programme Background Information regarding the Spanish Navy's procurement of the Einsa Neton remains limited, however, it is likely that decisions to procure the platform arose from ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Spain HT-29 Caiman (NH90 TTH) - Air Force Second Batch

  The HT-29 Caiman will replace AS332 Super Puma fleet in service with the Spanish Air Force. The Spanish version of the NH90 TTHs can perform ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  B1 Centauro Replacement (Spain)

  Programme Background The Spanish Army entered the B1 Centauro into service between 2000 and 2006. Manufactured by the Italian Iveco and Oto Melara consortium CIO, the ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Spain HT-29 Caiman (NH90 TTH) - Air Force First Batch

  The HT-29 Caiman will replace AS332 Super Puma fleet in service with the Spanish Air Force. The Spanish version of the NH90 TTHs can perform ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Secondhand Logistics Transport Vessel

  Programme Background Following the decommissioning of El Camino Español (A-05) and Martín Posadillo (A-04) in November 2019 and June 2020 respectively, the Spanish Navy began the procurement process ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UGVs

  Valkyrie

  The Valkyrie is a 6x6 UGV developed by the Spanish company SASCorp. It was unveiled for the first time at FINDEF 2021. The platform has reportedly ...

• Towed guns

  SIAC 155mm/52cal

  The SIAC 155mm/52cal towed howitzer is the latest derivative of the 155mm/52cal APU SBT howitzer originally developed by GDELS-SBS in the 1990s to meet a ...

• Land: RWS

  Guardian 2.0

  The Guardian 2.0 RWS is an upgraded version of Escribano's Guardian RWS in service with the Spanish Army, which offers improved sensors and better stabilisation. ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  ASCOD CBP IFV

  GDELS unveiled a new variant of its tracked ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Cooperative Development) IFV based on the new Common Base Platform (CBP) at the June ...

• Land: vehicle simulators

  Leopard 2E Simulators

  Indra was prime contractor for the Spanish Army Leopard 2E Tank Simulation Programme, which involved 23 devices across driving, turret and platoon simulators with networking ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  Alcotán

  The Alcotán is a lightweight, hand-launched platform. Designed by USOL, the system features an aerial platform, autopilot and GCS. It is suitable for both civil ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Neton

  The 4x4 Neton Ultrafast Tactical Vehicle is manufactured by Spanish firm Einsa. It is an all-terrain, highly mobile and air-transportable SF platform. Following an evaluation ...

• Loitering munitions

  QLM-40

  The QLM-40, or Q-SLAM-40, is a multi-purpose loitering munition manufactured by Arquimea. It is launched from a pneumatic launcher, powered by an electric motor and contains an ISR payload ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  BMR-600

  The BMR-600 "Pegaso"  is a wheeled fully-amphibious 6x6 APC which began development in 1972. It was originally designed by Santa Barbara Sistemas which is now ...

• APCs/IFVs - 8x8

  Piranha V

  The Piranha V, the latest member of the Piranha family of wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, introduced a vehicle in the upper weight class. Unveiled in ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Searcher Mk III

  The Searcher Mk III is a multi-mission, fixed-wing tactical UAS used for ISTAR, artillery adjustment and damage assessment. Manufactured by Isreal Aerospace Industries, the platform ...

• Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

  Alcotan-100

  The Alcotan-100 is a recoilless, shoulder-launched, antitank rocket launcher developed to meet a Spanish Army requirement, entering service in 2008. In 2014, the Peruvian Army ...

• Light machine guns

  MG4

  The 5.56mm MG4 has been in German Army service since 2005 and sold to at least five export customers, including the Spanish Army. The MG4 ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  Fulmar X

  The Fulmar X is a Thales UAV designed to carry out high-quality ISTAR missions for civil and military applications. A complete system comprises two UAVs, launch and recovery ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  RF-7800H-MP

  The L3Harris RF-7800H-MP is a manpack HF radio with expanded data capabilities for long-range communications. First delivered in 2012, it remains in service with several militaries ...