• Training

  CAE details Lockheed Martin contracts

  8th July 2016

  CAE has received contracts worth over $77 (USD) million to provide a range of simulation products and training support services to military customers, it announced …

• Military Logistics

  Airbus to continue UK WelComE

  8th July 2016

  Airbus Defence and Space has received a £15.7 million contract renewal from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the supply of core WelComE welfare …

• Naval Warfare

  USCG orders OTH-IV boats

  8th July 2016

  SAFE Boats International has received a $4.76 million order from the US Coast Guard (USCG) for the delivery of 11 over the horizon-IV (OTH-IV) cutter …

• Military Logistics

  MBDA to maintain Storm Shadow

  8th July 2016

  MBDA has received a five-year £28 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the maintenance of the Storm Shadow missile used by …

• Land Warfare

  Northrop Grumman receives JCREW award

  8th July 2016

  Northrop Grumman has received a $103 million contract modification from the US Department of Defense for Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare, Joint …

• Land Warfare

  Ukraine overhauls five T-84 MBTs

  8th July 2016

  Ukraine’s Kharkiv-based Malishev Plant will overhaul and partially upgrade the five remaining T-84 MBTs in the Ukrainian Land Forces inventory.  The contract value has not …

• Training

  Farnborough 2016: Cubic pushes live but looks to LVC

  8th July 2016

  Cubic Global Defense will be using this year’s Farnborough International Airshow to highlight its capabilities in the live combat air training environment that has, at …

• Training

  Exercise Joint Venture 2016: Testing times for UK JFC

  7th July 2016

  The UK MoD has undergone a number of reorganisations in recent years as it battles to do more with less. The recasting of the MoD, …

• Military Logistics

  NAVSUP FLC replaces fuel facility

  7th July 2016

  The US Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) in San Diego has renovated and updated its San Clemente Island fuel facility, the …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cubic to supply US Navy with CDL subsystems

  7th July 2016

  Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) has received a $1 million contract from the US Navy’s SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific for the delivery of switchable Common Data …

• Land Warfare

  Farnborough 2016: GLSDB pitched to US Army

  7th July 2016

  Boeing and Saab plan to display the capabilities of the newly-developed Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) to the US Army in a live fire demonstration …

• Land Warfare

  RBS 70 NG in Exercise Baltic Zenith

  7th July 2016

  The armed forces of Lithuania and Latvia have trained with Saab’s RBS 70 and RBS 70 NG during the air defence exercise Baltic Zenith 2016, …

• Naval Warfare

  European Coast Guard nears reality

  6th July 2016

  The final creation of a European Coast Guard has moved one step closer to reality after MEPs voted in favour of the regulations required to …

• Defence Notes

  Exercise Interdict sees first JDEAL deployment

  6th July 2016

  The Joint Deployable Exploitation and Analysis Laboratory’s (JDEAL) light deployable capabilities were used during Exercise Interdict at the National Training Centre of San Gregorio, Zaragoza, …

• Military Logistics

  Lockheed to provide SFCS support to Canada

  6th July 2016

  Lockheed Martin has received a $14.5 million contract from the Canadian government to provide long-term, full-spectrum support for the Submarine Fire Control System (SFCS) that …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - small

  Vietnam - ScanEagle 2

  Programme Background The Vietnamese Coast Guard are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  V-Bat [Armenia]

  Background Announcment On 9 February 2026, in a press release from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan and JD Vance, US vice-president, ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) GUARD [Ireland]

  Background Problem As stated on the project’s website in 2022, Ireland is the “softest target in the EU for smugglers” due to its 3171km of ...

• Frigates

  European Combat Vessel [Spain]

  Programme Background Requirements The European Combat Vessel (ECV) is currently a conceptual project that seeks to design a European collaborative multi-mission, modular warship. As of ...

• Main battle tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Croatia]

  Programme Background Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Croatia became the latest in a string of Eastern/Central European countries to bolster its ...

• Military UAS - small

  Indonesia - ScanEagle 2

  Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  V-Bat [Romania]

  Programme Background Modernisation According to HotNews, a Romanian news outlet reporting on 25 February 2025, the Romanian MoD announced to journalists that it would focus on ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Army Armoured Combat System (A2CS) [Italy]

  Programme Background The Italian Army has identified a requirement for new tracked IFVs to equip its armoured and mechanised brigades. These new vehicles will replace ...

• UAS: communication systems

  UAS: communication systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

  The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

• UAS: flight control systems

  UAS: flight control systems | Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC) [UK]

  The Royal Navy's (RN) Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), or Heavy Lift Challenge, is a developmental programme exploring cargo-carrying uncrewed technology and new acquisition approaches.  Phase ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Baltic Joint Naval Procurement [Latvia]

  The Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia plan to continue developing their respective navies, regarding them as important elements in the NATO alliance — ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Baltic Joint Naval Procurement [Latvia]

  The Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia plan to continue developing their respective navies, regarding them as important elements in the NATO alliance — ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Garmoosha [Brazil]

  Background Four-Day Tour On 3 August 2023, EDGE Group announced that it had hosted a four-day delegation from the Brazilian Marine Corps, showing it its ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Nordic Mini-UAV [Denmark]

  Background Nordic Micro Procurement The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced that Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden had signed two procurement agreements in October 2025. ...

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Nordic Mini-UAV [Finland]

  Background Nordic Micro Procurement The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) announced that Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden had signed two procurement agreements in October 2025. ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Smartscan- MEWS

  MEWS (Modular Electronic Warfare System) is a software-driven spectrum surveillance system covering two megahertz to three gigahertz. It is designed to detect, collect and geolocate ...

• Land: battle management systems, Major networking projects, Naval: Combat Management Systems

  DOOB (HARBIYE)

  Defence out of a Box (DOOB, also marketed as HARBIYE) is a C4I system family developed by Havelsan as an integrated defence solution aiming for ...

• Subsystems: software

  Simulation Engine II

  The Simulation Engine II (SE II) commercial game engine is the first PC-based game engine to be developed by Sonalysts as a commercial product and ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  JTRS Increment 1 Waveforms

  A number of waveforms are set to be implemented under JTRS Increment 1: WNW with OFDM and anti-jam; SRW (ground domain); joint airborne network-tactical edge ...

• Air: mission management systems

  Naval Command Center

  The Elbit Systems Naval Command Center (NCC) provides the infrastructure, systems and functionality required to achieve maritime domain awareness in conjunction with applicable means, evaluating ...

• Sea: procedural training

  Submarine Simulator

  A multi-domain simulation system for submarines, covering all vessel systems and subsystems: Submarine Tactical Trainer (STT); Submarine Diving and Steering Simulator (SDS) in a cockpit; Surface Navigation Simulator ...

• Air: mission management systems

  I-JOCCS

  Integrated Joint Operational Command and Control Services (I-JOCCS) is designed for interoperability among coalition forces including the UK and US. The capability supports fixed-site installations ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  GMS Cross-Domain Systems (CDS) Family

  At AUSA 2024, General Micro Systems (GMS Computing Engines) unveiled four new cross-domain systems (CDS) designed to give air and land forces ultra-secure, real-time gigabit ...

• Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

  ELK-7065

  The ELK-7065 ground and naval HF COMINT direction-finding system was unveiled in 2013, with a compact, lightweight airborne version launched in September 2017. The sensor was ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  JTRS Domains

  The former JTRS ‘clusters’, that had become separate disjointed programmes, have been replaced with centrally managed domain programme management offices. The construct comprises four JTRS ...

• Land: battle management systems

  AMDWS

  AMDWS (Air and Missile Defense Work Station), is a collaborative battlespace awareness information management system developed by Northrop Grumman to meet the requirements of the ...

• Major networking projects

  TNE

  Trusted Network Environment (TNE) is used by the US DoD and federal agencies where multiple coalitions of interest need trusted information brokers to let them ...

• Major networking projects

  GIG

  Global Information Grid (GIG) is a DoD-wide programme, managed by OSD Network Information Infrastructure and integrated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, to support all ...

• Counter-UAS systems, EO/IR systems, Land: air defence radar

  Hawkeye AD

  Hawkeye Air Defence (AD) is an integrated sensor suite optimised for acquisition, tracking, classification and engagement of air targets from fixed and mobile platforms. The ...

• Land: air defence radar

  3D Primary Surveillance Radar

  The Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) 3D is part of the Lanza family of 3D radar systems. It has been designed especially for airport and air ...