• Training

  AEgis receives SE Core contract from Leidos

  27th June 2018

  AEgis Technologies has been selected as a subcontractor to Leidos for the US Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) programme, the company announced on 25 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Seaeye Falcon to support Norwegian aquaculture ops

  2nd July 2018

  Saab's Seaeye Falcon ROV will be deployed by KB Dykk and AQS to support aquaculture operations in Norway, the company announced on 27 June. The …

• Special Operations

  Rangers outline tactical scenarios

  10th July 2018

  Under recent sources sought announcements released on 29 June, representatives for the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment outlined a number of specific training scenarios seen as …

• Land Warfare

  DARPA’s GXV-T programme progresses

  26th June 2018

  Several Phase 2 contract awardees of DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) have demonstrated advances on a variety of technologies to meet the programme’s goals, DARPA …

• Special Operations

  Latvia orders Outlander MAX 650 XT ATVs

  21st June 2018

  The Latvian National Armed Forces (NAF) has placed a $12.74 million order with Finnish company BRP for the delivery of Outlander MAX 650 XT military …

• Training

  Adacel completes ATC simulator project in Algeria

  20th June 2018

  Adacel Systems has completed installation and site acceptance testing for an air traffic control (ATC) simulation system and intelligent communications environment (ICE) training system in …

• Land Warfare

  Eurosatory 2018: Israeli firms display armoured vehicle concepts

  20th June 2018

  Two Israeli companies, Carmor Integrated Vehicle Solutions and Plasan, highlighted their new high mobility armoured vehicle concepts at Eurosatory 2018. Carmor unveiled the initial prototype of …

• Naval Warfare

  Germany, Norway to cooperate on NSM

  22nd June 2018

  Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency for cooperation on the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), the company announced …

• Naval Warfare

  Lockheed to continue to Halifax class support

  18th June 2018

  Lockheed Martin Canada has received a three-year contract extension to its in-service support contract for the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 Halifax-class frigates. The existing in-service …

• Training

  BAE Systems to develop CONTEXTS software

  18th June 2018

  BAE Systems will develop software for DARPA that will aid military planners to understand and address the complex dynamics that drive conflicts around the world. …

• Military Logistics

  KC-46 Pegasus returns to Edwards AFB

  18th June 2018

  The US Air Force’s (USAF) KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft has arrived at Edwards Air Force Base for further flight testing. The flight tests will …

• Training

  BISim releases updated VBS3 versions

  19th June 2018

  Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has released updated versions of its VBS3, VBS Control Behavior Pack 1 and VBS Simulation SDK, the company announced on 13 …

• Military Logistics

  USMC looks to extend crane life

  14th June 2018

  The US Marine Corps (USMC) is preparing to conduct a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) on its All-Terrain Crane (ATC) MAC 50 platforms.  Originally manufactured …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Thai army is flying Hermes 450

  20th June 2018

  The Hermes 450 is in Royal Thai Army (RTA) service, representing the most modern UAV in Thailand’s inventory. It is being operated by a company …

• Military Logistics

  Netherlands finally receives Kodiak AEV 3​

  12th June 2018

  The Royal Netherlands Army has finally received its first Kodiak Armoured Engineer Vehicle (AEV) 3, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 6 June.The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  JLTV [Slovenia - 2nd Batch]

  Programme Background  Slovenia began its procurement of Oshkosh Defence's JLTV 4x4 armoured vehicle in 2018, although a US government FMS contract was not signed until ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-64E Apache-Morocco

  Morocco has placed a request with the US government for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 20 November 2019, it was announced that the US State ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-64E Apache-Morocco Follow-On

  Morocco has placed a request with the US government for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 20 November 2019, it was announced that the US State ...

• Loitering munitions

  Warmate 3 [India]

  Programme Background While awaiting domestic solutions, the Indian Army has filled a capacity gap by purchasing around 120 Warmate 3 units from WB Group. As ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  CH-47F (Australia)

  Programme Background The government of Australia has requested to buy four CH-47F cargo helicopters with unique modifications: eight T55-GA-714A aircraft turbine engines, five AN/AAR-57 common ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  AW169M (Austria)

  The aircraft was selected ahead of two light twin platforms – the Bell 429 and H145M - as it represented the best option for Vienna ...

• Tanks

  VT5 (Bangladesh - Contracted)

  Programme Background The Bangladesh MoD issued an RfI for a new light tank and a related ARV in September 2017. This will be easier to ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CATV (Norway)

  Programme Background Seeking to replace its ageing fleet of BV206 tracked all-terrain vehicles, the Norwegian Armed Forces reported in May 2023 it was considering a ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-1Z Viper [Czech Republic]

  Programme Background On 3 May 2019, it was announced that the US State Department had approved a possible FMS of four AH-1Z Vipers to the Czech ...

• Tanks

  VT5 (Bangladesh - Forecast)

  Programme Background The Bangladesh MoD issued an RfI for a new light tank and a related ARV in September 2017. This will be easier to ...

• Special operations vehicles

  Special Operations Vehicles (Malaysia)

  Malaysia's SOV tender calls for a vehicle that 'is capable of conducting special operations deep in enemy-held territory' and 'capable of manoeuvring in hostile terrain with ...

• 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 UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Colombia]

  Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Spain]

  Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...

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

  ScanEagle 2 (Philippines)

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

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Subsystems: visual

  Terrain Tools for ESRI ArcGIS

  MVRsimulation's Terrain Tools for Esri ArcGIS enable users to turn geospatial data into real-time geospecific 3D terrain from within their GIS software. Building on the ArcGIS ...

• Subsystems: visual

  ESP

  Introduced in January 2008, ESP is intended to provide a common, Windows PC-compatible platform on which to build a wide variety of virtual simulations for ...

• Subsystems: visual

  Sindbad 3-EX

  Sindbad 3-EX is a tool aiming at generating geographic terrain databases and 3D models for environment display systems. It is based on COTS tools and ...

• Air: parachute simulators

  Parasim

  Parasim is designed to simulate parachuting from the moment of leaving the aircraft to landing, including free fall before canopy deployment and controlled descent with ...

• Subsystems: software

  Light Box

  Light Box software provides critical, precision test tools to assess the correlation and compatibility of output formats, and automate the validation, quality control and accuracy ...

• Military UGVs

  PIAP Gryf

  The PIAP Gryf is a lightweight UGV designed for reconnaissance, EOD/IED detection, neutralisation and bomb disposal in places that are difficult to access. It was ...

• Subsystems: software

  Content Creation

  Content creation tools from Presagis include 3D modelling and terrain generation software that enable modellers and developers to build accurate and detailed virtual environments optimised ...

• Subsystems: software

  SE Core

  The US Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) common virtual environment management (CVEM) program provides simulations with the ability to fully integrate and interoperate within ...

• Construction vehicles

  10K ATFL

  The Cat 10K and 13K All-Terrain Forklifts (ATFL) utilise the Cat 930K platform to lift and carry loads, and provide rough-terrain capability for work in ...

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

  Q4i

  The Q4i is a mini rotary-wing UAV designed for ISR tasks. The UAV and the Ninja, the Q4i's smaller sibling, can be assembled without tools and features an autopilot ...

• Subsystems: software

  CDB

  Equipe’s Continental Databases (CDB) expand the concept of flight simulation visual training environments from current networks of local airport regions to continental-sized areas containing the ...

• Military UGVs

  MV-10

  The DOK-ING MV-10 is a large, dedicated mine clearance UGV designed to clear anti-personnel, antitank mines and unexploded ordnance. The platform is usually fitted with ...

• Military UGVs

  MW330 Medium MineWolf

  The Medium MineWolf (MW330) was unveiled in 2010 and is designed to combine features from the manned MW370 and the remote-controlled MW240. It can be ...

• Infrastructure - shelters/accommodation

  Workshops

  Marshall offers a range of integrated, shelter-based workshops. These include several systems now in UK service: the Deployable Machine Shop fitted with the tools needed ...

• Subsystems: software

  OneSAF

  The One Semi-Automated Force (OneSAF) is an open-source, common constructive simulation platform used by the US Army, joint and international communities as well as non-military ...