• Digital Battlespace

  RVSS initial deployment complete

  19th October 2015

  General Dynamics has successfully completed the initial field deployment and test of the new Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS) for the US Department of Homeland …

• Military Logistics

  Saab inks SK60 support agreement

  19th October 2015

  The Swedish FMV has extend its support and maintenance agreement with Saab for the SK60 trainer aircraft, the company announced on 16 October. The SK60 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  PLA reveals amphibious ambulance

  16th October 2015

  The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has inducted a new-generation amphibious ambulance, it emerged in mid-October. The new design, approved by the PLA’s General Armaments Department, …

• Digital Battlespace

  TCI to supply VSATs to US Army

  16th October 2015

  TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) will provide Micro Satellite (Microsat) Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) to the US Army under a delivery order announced on 14 October. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  US Army orders Improved Gray Eagle

  15th October 2015

  The US Army has awarded a full-rate production contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA‑ASI) for 19 Improved Gray Eagle (IGE) UAS to be delivered …

• Defence Helicopter

  AUSA 2015: US Army to evolve MUM-T

  15th October 2015

  The speed at which the US Army has had to integrate the Shadow UAS into combat aviation brigades following the aviation restructure initiative (ARI) is …

• Military Logistics

  DCNS to supply BPCs to Egypt

  15th October 2015

  The Egyptian Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to DCNS for the supply of two Mistral-class projection and command ships (BPCs), it was announced …

• Land Warfare

  AUSA 2015: Refined XM25 go for launch

  14th October 2015

  Budget uncertainty in the US is unlikely to delay the introduction of the army’s long-awaited smart grenade launcher, industry officials have said.   The XM25 …

• Land Warfare

  AUSA 2015: Stryker lethality at risk

  14th October 2015

  US budgetary problems could put the US Stryker 8x8 lethality upgrade programme at risk. Speaking at the AUSA exhibition, Brig Gen Dave Bassett, PEO Ground …

• Defence Helicopter

  AUSA 2015: Industry prepares DVE solutions

  14th October 2015

  Industry is positioning itself to provide solutions for degrated visual environments (DVE) on the US Army's helicopters. The US Army indicated during the AUSA exhibition in …

• Defence Helicopter

  Thai army buys more AW139s

  14th October 2015

  The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is expanding the size of its AgustaWestland fleet after signing up for eight twin-engine AW139 helicopters. The latest deal, announced …

• Land Warfare

  AUSA 2015: Oshkosh offers 6x6 M-ATV

  14th October 2015

  A technology demonstrator 6x6 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) from Oshkosh Defense is on display at the AUSA exhibition in Washington. The company is targeting militaries …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Australia explores unmanned ASW option

  13th October 2015

  The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is pondering an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for future anti-submarine warfare (ASW) duties as part of an as-yet-undisclosed requirement. The …

• Land Warfare

  AUSA 2015: Oshkosh on JLTV standby

  13th October 2015

  Oshkosh Defense is waiting to hit the ground running on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme once the protest is concluded. Lockheed Martin protested …

• Digital Battlespace

  AUSA 2015: Through the JLENS (video)

  13th October 2015

  Raytheon used the AUSA exhibition to update reporters on its Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS). Consisting of two aerostats, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 - 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 ...

• Frigates

  European Combat Vessel [Spain]

  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 March ...

• Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

  Land Ground Based Air Defence [UK]

  Background In November 2023, the UK published the Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Prior Information Notice, which informed industry of the future direction of the ...

• 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

  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 3,171 km ...

• 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 ...

• Self-propelled guns

  Land Ground Based Air Defence (SHORAD) [UK]

  Background In November 2023 the UK published the Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Prior Information Notice which informed industry of the future direction of the ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  Army Armoured Combat System (A2CS) [Italy]

  Background The Italian Army has identified a requirement for new tracked IFVs to equip its armoured and mechanised brigades. These new vehicles will replace 200 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Submarines: conventional/attack

  Project ORKA [Poland]

  Background Requirements The Orka-class submarine programme for the Polish Navy is intended to provide three new replacements for the remaining Kobben-class and Kilo-class SSKs. Poland ...

• Submarines: conventional/attack

  U-212 Near Future Submarine (3) [Italy]

  Background Requirements Italy currently has four U-212A-class SSKs in its inventory following an initial programme launched in 1998. The German-designed submarines were a joint cooperation ...

• Military UAS - mini

  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

  Nordic Mini-UAV [Norway]

  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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...