• Military Logistics

  USAF Europe orders DeTect’s Merlin radar system

  24th September 2018

  DeTect has received an order from the US Air Force Europe (USAFE) to supply a Merlin aircraft birdstrike avoidance radar system for Royal Air Force …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AAD 2018: Milkor diversifying in the defence market

  21st September 2018

  Known for its origins in grenade launchers, defence manufacturer Milkor is expanding its portfolio on the ground and in the skies, Phuti Jackson Mampa, CEO …

• Naval Warfare

  US Navy orders more Independence-class ships

  21st September 2018

  Austal has received construction contracts from the US Navy to build two additional Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), the company announced on 18 September. These …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cubic receives GATR contract from US Army

  11th September 2018

  Cubic Mission Solutions has received orders worth more than $55 million to deliver its GATR inflatable satellite communication and networking systems to the US Army, …

• Military Logistics

  Marine Corps looks to maintenance aboard MPF ships

  26th September 2018

  The United States Marine Corps is seeking information on how contractors could perform preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance/repairs on US Navy watercraft embarked on the …

• Land Warfare

  RADA receives $4 million in radar orders

  9th August 2018

  RADA Electronic Industries received a total of $4 million in radar orders during the second quarter of 2018, the company announced on 6 August. The …

• Military Logistics

  Serco to continue to CIWS support

  18th September 2018

  Serco has received an IDIQ contract to continue providing installation support for close-in weapons systems (CIWS) on US Navy, US Army and US Coast Guard …

• Digital Battlespace

  MHR heads to the UK

  23rd August 2018

  RADA Electronic Industries will supply its Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR) as part of a larger system being delivered to the British Army.As part of Rafael …

• Training

  FlightSafety on a roll with heli FTD orders

  13th September 2018

  Following on from the award of the C-17 Aircrew Training System contract in support of the US Air Force Air Mobility Command and success in …

• Military Logistics

  France orders second batch of VT4 vehicles

  12th September 2018

  Arquus has received an order from the French Army for a second batch of Standard 2 VT4 non-armoured 4x4 vehicles, the company announced on 7 …

• Digital Battlespace

  CPI receives modified purchase orders for NGJ-MB

  3rd September 2018

  CPI Aerostructures has received modified purchase orders totalling $12.5 million from Raytheon related to the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Navy’s …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Indian Army orders SpyLite UAS

  7th September 2018

  Cyient Solutions & Systems (CSS) has received an order from the Indian Army to supply SpyLite mini UAS systems for high altitude aerial surveillance, the …

• Land Warfare

  Latvia orders Carl-Gustaf ammunition

  5th September 2018

  The Latvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered $18.8 million worth of 84mm calibre ammunition for its Carl-Gustaf rocket launchers. The order will ensure sufficient …

• Defence Helicopter

  Apache and Chinook boost for Netherlands

  18th September 2018

  Two of the main Dutch rotary programmes - the Boeing AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook - have been bolstered by a set of contracts which …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Honeywell, CMU to develop AI technologies

  30th August 2018

  Honeywell is collaborating with Carnegie Mellon University to advance artificial intelligence and robotic technologies for connected e-commerce distribution centres, Honeywell announced on 28 August. The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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

  MEUAS IV (US)

  Programme Background MEUAS History The first iteration of the MEUAS programme began in the early 2000s when the ScanEagle was acquired through the programme and ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Cobra II Armoured Tactical Vehicle - 2 (EGM-ZTA-2)

  Some of the Cobra IIs delivered to the SGD are armed with an Aselsan SARP RWS. Based on the value of the June 2016 contract ...

• Tanks

  Leopard 2 [Lithuania]

  Programme Background Seeking to form a new Tank Batallion, Lithuania has signaleld repeatedly since February 2022 its intent to purchase at least 50 new MBTs.  ...

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

  Vector / Scorpion (Contracted) [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Previous Orders & Donations On 29 March 2022, the US Embassy in Warsaw announced that Quantum Systems had donated an unknown quantity of ...

• Transport

  C295 [Angola]

  Programme Background Requirement Angola's transport capability is mainly provided by Soviet-origin An-12, An-30, An-72/74, Il-76 and the Xian MA-60 from China. According to AIN Online, Angola ...

• Maritime patrol

  C295 MPA [Angola]

  Programme Background Requirement Angola uses a mix of Dornier Do-28s, A-29s and EMB-312 Tucanos for maritime surveillance duties. The country's dedicated maritime patrol capability was ...

• Tanks

  Leopard 2A8 [Netherlands]

  Programme Background Bidders and Suppliers The Leopard 2A8, the latest in the Leopard family, was selected by the Royal Dutch Army as per announcements in ...

• Tanks

  T-90S/SK (Forecast) (Vietnam)

  Shephard estimates that Vietnam may have a requirement for up to 200 T-90S/SK MBTs to modernise its tank fleet. Minus the 64 that were already ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A330 MRTT (1-9) [NATO]

  Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that the EDA ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A330 MRTT Follow-On (NATO)

  Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that the EDA ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CV90 [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Announced at the NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels in June 2023, Ukraine formally signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in the Procurement and Operation ...

• Fighter - multirole

  Su-30MKI - India Follow-On

  India is experiencing Chinese violations in the western sector of the Line of Actual Control. The stand-off with China has sped up government-to-government discussions that have ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  BvS10 military vehicles

  The Austrian BvS10 fleet is expected to reach IOC by the end of 2020. When the contract was announced, there were indications that the Austrian ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6, Special operations vehicles

  Pars IV 6x6 MKKA

  Programme Background The Turkish Special Forces Command is understood to have launched its MKKA programme to meet a requirement for 6x6 mine-protected vehicles. These will provide ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  KT-1B Woongbi - Indonesia

  The programme value is estimates as $30 million for the purchase of three KT-1B aircraft. The deliveries are planned to be completed in 2021. The KT-1B ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Counter-UAS systems, Land: Integrated Defensive Systems, Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Land: coastal surveillance radars

  CHR

  RADA Electronic Industries' Compact Hemispheric Radar (CHR) is a family of sensors used in active protection systems for land vehicles. The CHR family comprises active ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  Drone Dome

  Drone Dome is made up of three main components: RADA Electronic Industries' RPS-42 radar; Controp's MEOS observation; and Netline's C-Guard RD and NetSense subsystems for ...

• Air: AEW/fire control radar

  Erieye

  The S-band Erieye is a long-range airborne early warning and control radarthat detects and automatically tracks air and surface targets across a largearea. The radar has ...

• Counter-UAS systems, Land: air defence radar, Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

  pMHR

  Portable Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (pMHR) is the smallest in the family of MHRs manufactured by Israeli company RADA Electronic Industries. It provides hostile fire location ...

• Maritime patrol

  340 MSA

  The Saab 340 MSA incorporates a mission management system connected to onboard sensors for all-weather monitoring of large maritime areas. The aircraft is equipped with automatic ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  C2 Training

  Saab provides doctrinal-based simulation that enables trainees to dynamically execute plans and orders from their own C2 system. Commander and staff can perceive and comprehend ...

• Tanks

  VT2

  The 125mm-armed VT2 tracked MBT, which was unveiled at DSA 2012, is the export version of the People's Liberation Army Type 96A. As of early ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Mildef Tarantula

  The Tarantula is a High Mobility Armoured Vehicles from Malaysian defence manufacturer Mildef International Technologies.  First revealed in February 2021, the Tarantula has already received orders from ...

• Land: battle management systems

  MFoCS

  Mounted Family of Computing Systems (MFoCS) is a modular family which is designed to integrate existing FBCB2, future JBC-P and WIN-T capability into a modular ...

• APCs/IFVs - 4x4

  Maatla 4x4

  Paramount's Maatla 4x4 is a Light Protected Vehicle (LPV) aimed at the African off-road armoured vehicle market. Announced at the African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD 2022) in ...

• Data links

  Link Y Mk2

  Thales Link Y Mk2 is used to securely exchange tactical data and orders via a self-managing, adaptive radio network between multiple military platforms. Designed for ...

• Tanks

  Yatagan

  The Yatagan tank, sometimes referred to as the T-84-120, is an improved T-84 armed with a NATO-standard 120mm smoothbore gun developed by KMDB for the ...

• Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range

  Initial Maneuver - 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 ...

• Military UGVs

  SUGV

  The Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) was previously known as the 310 SUGV and is designed for dismounted EOD missions, but it can also be used ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  Faux/Replica Weapons

  Strategic Operations can replicate different weapon models. The construction method produces a toughened, hand-finished epoxy replica that has a realistic look, weight and feel. The ...