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Land Warfare
Patria extends life of Finnish Army armoured vehicles to maintain key capability
25th November 2022
Patria has completed an upgrade programme for the Finnish Army's XA-180 6x6 APC fleet, extending its service life into the 2040s.
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Land Warfare
Patria extends life of Finnish Army armoured vehicles to maintain key capability
25th November 2022
Patria has completed an upgrade programme for the Finnish Army's XA-180 6x6 APC fleet, extending its service life into the 2040s.
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Defence Notes
UK economic emergency sets stage for strong words and hollow actions on defence
29th September 2022
Much as UK Prime Minister Liz Truss wants to project strong British power on the global stage, investment in much-needed capabilities is jeopardised by the fragile economic situation.
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Land Warfare
Lockheed Martin exploring opportunity to perform M270 recapitalisation and sustainment work in UK
9th September 2022
Shephard has learned that Lockheed Martin is exploring opportunities to perform recapitalisation work on British Army's M270 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) at Ampthill under plans being assessed and pending US DoD and UK MoD approval.
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Land Warfare
Australia delays armoured vehicle replacement decision till 2023
28th November 2022
The chances of Land 400 Phase 3 retaining its original look for 450 new IFVs grow more and more strained.
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Land Warfare
Finland improves long-range fire capabilities with extra Korean howitzers
22nd November 2022
Finland has approved a €134 million contract to procure surplus South Korean K9 self-propelled howitzers.
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Naval Warfare
A new type of Chinese frigate breaks cover
31st January 2023
The Type 054A frigate has undergone serious mass production in China, but its more modern successor is now on the horizon.
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Air Warfare
US approves Chinook sale to South Korea
7th December 2022
South Korea's army and air force are ploughing ahead with plans to modernise its heavy-lift helicopter fleet.
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Air Warfare
US approves Chinook sale to South Korea
7th December 2022
South Korea's army and air force are ploughing ahead with plans to modernise its heavy-lift helicopter fleet.
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Air Warfare
US approves Chinook sale to South Korea
7th December 2022
South Korea's army and air force are ploughing ahead with plans to modernise its heavy-lift helicopter fleet.
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Air Warfare
India spells out defence priorities as multiple programmes get green light
3rd January 2023
The Indian Ministry of Defence has approved 24 procurement programmes, including cruise missiles for the air force, light tanks for the army and multi-purpose vessels for the navy.
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Land Warfare
US Army increases situational awareness of soldiers with AI
16th November 2022
The US Army has signed an agreement with MarshallAI to develop an AI to process battlefield data on behalf of the soldier.
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Defence Notes
US FY2023 defence budget emphasises investments in modernisation and procurements
23rd December 2022
US Congress approved a bill nearly $3.4 billion higher than the amount requested by the Pentagon.
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Land Warfare
Bangladesh welcomes home its first VT5 light tanks
18th November 2022
The Bangladesh Army continues to modernise with the arrival of light tanks, rocket artillery and man-portable rocket launchers from various sources.
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Land Warfare
German Ringtausch continues as Greece swaps ex-GDR armour for Marders
24th November 2022
Germany's Ringtausch scheme to supply armoured vehicles to countries donating their own equipment to Ukraine now sees Berlin handing over the first Marder IFVs to Greece
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
Bug Nano UAS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...
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Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Magni-X (UK)
Programme Background On 12 January 2022, Elbit Systems UK announced it had been awarded a contract from the UK MoD's Defence Equipment & Support's Future Capability ...
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Military UAS - small
Black Hornet 3 PRS (UK)
Programme Background The British Army operated approximately 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS between 2013 and 2017, when the decision was made to retire ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Desert Hawk III Replacement (UK)
Programme Background The British Army has taken 222 Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III UAVs into its core fleet, after having originally procured the system to ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Supacat HMT 400 & 600 (UK - Option)
Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it had a requirement for at least 70 new HMT platforms ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8, APCs/IFVs - tracked
Bulldog FV432 Mk 3 Replacement [UK]
Programme Background Requirement Serving in several iterations since 1963, the FV432 Mk3 'Bulldog' remains operational and deployed as command vehicles, ambulances, and recovery vehicles within the British Army. Although ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer MIV [UK]
Programme Background History The UK MoD announced in March 2018 that it would re-join the Boxer programme and pursue a sole-source acquisition of the 8x8 ...
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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 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) (MRV-P) Package 1 (UK)
Programme Background Requirement The MRV-P programme was intended to procure replacements for a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Ajax (UK)
Programme Background Under its $4.3 billion production contract, GDUK will provide 589 Ajax to the British Army. These will be delivered in six different variants: ...
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Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Supacat HMT 400 & 600 (UK - Contracted)
Programme Background Programme Requirements The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated in a Contract Notice that it required at least 240 new HMT platforms to mitigate ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
French Operational Pocket Drone / DrOP (France)
Programme Background French UAV Procurment / DrOP Under its 2019-2025 Military Programming Law (LPM), France aims to introduce 1,200 new UAVs into service with the ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Black Hornet 3 (First Order) [Norway]
Programme Background First Batch The Norwegian Home Guard has procured the Black Hornet 3 to provide each of its districts with a nano UAS that ...
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Tanks
Leclerc Upgrade (UAE)
Programme Background The UAE MoD has not disclosed any intention to modernise or replace its Leclerc MBTs, but an unconfirmed report published by the Asian Defence ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Black Hornet 3 (Second Order) [Norway]
Programme Background First Order The Norwegian Home Guard has procured the Black Hornet 3 to provide each of its districts with a nano UAS that ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
British Army Apache Training Facilities
Aviation Training International (ATIL) – a Leonardo Helicopters/Boeing joint venture formed in 1998 - was selected to provide the attack helicopter training service to the ...
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Tanks
Challenger 1
420 Challenger 1 MBTs were delivered to the British Army between 1983 and 1990. Developed from the Shir 2 MBT originally designed for Iran, the ...
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Towed guns
105mm Light Gun
The 105mm Light Gun was designed and manufactured by Royal Ordnance Nottingham (now BAE Systems), with the first guns introduced to the British Army in ...
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Self-propelled guns
AS90
The AS90 155mm/39cal tracked SPH was designed and built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering (acquired by BAE Systems in 1999) to meet the requirements of ...
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Tanks
Challenger 2
The 120mm-armed Challenger 2 MBT was introduced into British Army service in 1994 as a replacement for the Challenger 1, which was successfully employed in ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
FV432 Mk 3 Bulldog
The FV432 Mk 3 Bulldog is an upgraded version of the long-serving FV432 family of tracked vehicles, of which approximately 3,000 were delivered to the British ...
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Subsystems: software
Exonaut Software Suite
Since 2000, 4C has been developing the Exonaut software suite. The products within the Exonaut suite can either be used standalone or as part of ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
Buffalo MPCV
The Buffalo Mine-Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV) is in service with the armed forces of Canada, France, Italy, Pakistan, the UK and the US and has ...
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Land: tactical engagement simulators
Instrumented Ground Combat Training Systems
Cubic supplies combat training systems for CTCs, homestations and forward-deployed environments. The systems are designed to support missions including force-on-force, urban operations, joint, combined arms ...
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Tanks
Olifant
The Olifant (Elephant) is a South African variant of the British Centurion MBT. Development of the Centurion began in 1943. It was introduced into service ...
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Air-to-air missiles, Surface-to-air missiles
Starstreak AAM
The Starstreak AAM is a variant of the Thales hypervelocity SAM. The helicopter-fired ATASK (Air-To-Air Starstreak) was developed in combination with McDonnell-Douglas and Lockheed Martin between 1995 ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
Titan
In 2001, Vickers Defence Systems (now part of BAE Systems) received a £250 million ($300 million) MoD contract to build 66 Engineer Tank Systems (ETS), ...
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Infrastructure - bridges
IAB
The Infantry Assault Bridge (IAB) is a lightweight foot bridge for light infantry and airborne troops to cross dry or wet gaps. One complete bridge ...
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Mine-protected vehicles
Cougar 6x6
The Cougar 6x6 has its origins as a South African vehicle manufactured by Force Protection, a company eventually purchased by General Dynamics. Mine-protected vehicles manufactured ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
Trojan
In 2001, Vickers Defence Systems (now part of BAE Systems) received a £250 million ($300 million) UK MoD contract to build 66 Engineer Tank Systems ...