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News - colombian army

  • Land Warfare

    US Army purchases Saab’s recoilless antitank rifle

    16th May 2022

    US Army purchases $16 million worth of Carl-Gustaf M4s for use by the Army and Marine Corps.

  • Land Warfare

    US Army tests Raytheon/Kord 50kW-class high energy laser weapon

    17th May 2022

    The US Army concluded an operational assessment with the Raytheon/Kord 50kW-class high energy laser integrated on a Stryker combat vehicle at White Sands Missile Range (New Mexico). The system defeated multiple 60mm mortar rounds.

  • Defence Helicopter

    Indra lands Tiger MkIII electronic defence contracts

    2nd June 2022

    Indra will take on electronic defence manufacturing of the Tiger MkIII helicopter.

  • Land Warfare

    Norway welcomes upgraded CV90s

    20th May 2022

    BAE Systems Hägglunds and Ritek are providing Norway with 12 CV90RWS STING engineering vehicles and eight CV90RWS Multi-BK variants.

  • Land Warfare

    Sweden joins the CAVS programme

    2nd June 2022

    The Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme has a new partner. Sweden has joined Finland and Latvia and will invest €3.1 million ($3.32 million) in the collaborative effort that aims to develop an armoured vehicle based on Patria's 6x6 chassis.

  • Land Warfare

    Sweden joins the CAVS programme

    2nd June 2022

    The Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme has a new partner. Sweden has joined Finland and Latvia and will invest €3.1 million ($3.32 million) in the collaborative effort that aims to develop an armoured vehicle based on Patria's 6x6 chassis.

  • Land Warfare

    Sweden joins the CAVS programme

    2nd June 2022

    The Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme has a new partner. Sweden has joined Finland and Latvia and will invest €3.1 million ($3.32 million) in the collaborative effort that aims to develop an armoured vehicle based on Patria's 6x6 chassis.

  • Land Warfare

    Sweden joins the CAVS programme

    2nd June 2022

    The Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme has a new partner. Sweden has joined Finland and Latvia and will invest €3.1 million ($3.32 million) in the collaborative effort that aims to develop an armoured vehicle based on Patria's 6x6 chassis.

  • Naval Warfare

    Philippines awards LPD tender to PT PAL

    1st July 2022

    In another midnight deal before Duterte left office, the Philippines signed a contract for a pair of landing platform docks. Its first Israeli-built fast attack craft were launched too.

  • Defence Notes

    The world allows China to encircle, blockade and intimidate Taiwan (Opinion)

    15th August 2022

    Belligerent China spit the dummy and attempted to bludgeon Taiwan into submission with its largest military exercises in recent memory.

  • Defence Helicopter

    Airbus H145M successfully fires Spike ER2 missile

    2nd June 2022

    The first firing of the Rafael Spike ER2 anti-tank guided missile from an Airbus H145M medium helicopter follows months of integration and development of the weapon.

  • Air Warfare

    NZ issues RfP for surveillance and reconnaissance UAVs

    1st June 2022

    New Zealand has been relatively slow on the uptake of UAVs, but this is about to change as it now looks for three categories of unmanned aircraft.

  • Land Warfare

    Slovakia selects CV90MkIV under BVP replacement effort

    6th July 2022

    With the selection of the BAE Systems CV90MkIV under the PBV programme, the Slovak MoD is one step closer to retiring its almost five decades-old fleet of BVPs.

  • Land Warfare

    US Army tests modular C-UAS solution

    23rd May 2022

    The US Army tested the Mobile - Acquisition, Cueing and Effector (M-ACE) system as a modular, adaptable C-UAS solution to deal with Class 1- and Class 2-sized UAVs.

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    DoD orders quadcopters with ‘Swiss Army knife’ operating system

    17th May 2022

    Wolverine UAVs ordered by the DoD are designed to be fully GPS-resilient for use in urban warfare scenarios.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Titan-B

    Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

  • Military UAS - small

    Small UAV (Colombia)

    Programme Background Many of the Colombian military's UAVs are operated by the Colombian Air Force, but the Colombian Army has also employed several different types ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Titan-C

    Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Colombia M113A3

    Programme Background The Colombian Army currently operates 54 M113A1 and M113A2 APCs, which are divided among two mechanised infantry battalions and a training school. Known ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Surplus M1117 Guardian ASV (Colombia)

    Programme Background The Colombian Army has requested surplus M1117s to assist with counter-insurgency and counter-narcotics operations. Due to a lack of armoured vehicles suitable for ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    PETEF - Light Tactical Vehicles

    The Colombian MoD has not outlined how many new patrol vehicles will be needed to equip all seven of the light cavalry groups, nor how ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle (Colombia - Forecast)

    Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    PETEF - LAV III (Colombia)

    Programme Background Since the replacement of the M113 is understood to be a priority for the Colombian Army, it is anticipated that a contract could ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Secure Personnel Transport Vehicle (Colombia - Announced)

    Programme Background Colombia is understood to have a requirement for as many as 100 APCs capable of carrying up to 20 troops and protecting their ...

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

    Coelum (Colombia)

    Programme Background Testing Colombian Aeronautical Industry Cooperation (CIAC) was working on a project called Dron Coelum X-001. In late 2020, the CIAC tested a redesigned prototype of the ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    PETEF - Tracked IFV

    Since a programme to procure a tracked IFV has yet to be launched by the Colombian Army, it is unclear how many tracked IFVs could ...

  • Tanks

    PETEF - MBT

    The Colombian Army has evaluated several offers for MBT platforms in the past, though none of these have progressed to the formal contract stage. For ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Kfir Replacement (Colombia)

    Programme Background In May 2021, budget constraints prompted new Colombian finance minister José Manuel Restrepo (in post since 3 May) to place on indefinite hold ...

  • Frigates

    Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES) - Frigate Acquisition Programme [Colombia]

    Programme Background The replacement of the existing ageing Almirante Padilla-class frigates was first initiated in 2015. The predecessors, built by Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) have been in service ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    Naval: Combat Management Systems | Type 206/209 Replacement (PLOTEOS) [Colombia]

    The 2042 "Plan de Desarrollo Naval" (Naval Development Plan) outlines the intention to procure four new SSKs for the Colombian Navy. Saab, Navantia and Naval ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    Titan

    Blindex developed the Titan series of APCs to provide the Colombian Army with an affordable means of transporting large numbers of troops for internal security ...

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

    Quimbaya X-003

    The Quimbaya X-003 is a Colombian fixed-wing UAV designed and developed by the Colombian Aeronautical Industry Corporation (CIAC). Reportedly, following evaluation tests in late 2023, ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    M1117 Guardian ASV

    In December 1995, the US Army selected a design based on the Textron ASV 150 to provide the military police with a vehicle that combined ...

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

    Coelum

    Manufactured by Corporación de la Industria Aeronáutica Colombiana (CIAC), the Coelum is a mini UAV that is fitted with a 40x zoom EO/IR camera payload for ISR missions.  The ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    PRC-710

    The PRC-710 is a VHF/FM voice and data handheld radio with COMSEC and ECCM capabilities. Designed in response to emerging combat requirements, the PRC-710 is ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    LPR 40 MKII

    The LPR acts as a command boat for the group of tactical riverine combat boats operated by the Colombian Marine Corps. It is equipped with ...

  • EO/IR systems, Sea: optronic masts and periscopes

    SERO 250

    The SERO 250 is a compact submarine periscope that can be installed in both new-build and upgraded boats. Little or no structural modifications are required ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    SCTV

    The Survivable Combat Tactical Vehicle (SCTV), developed by Textron Marine & Land Systems and Granite Tactical Vehicles, is an upgrade solution for the AM General ...

  • Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

    Airmor

    Airmor is an autonomous modular countermeasure SPS designed for helicopters and transport aircraft. Airmor’s core components are IMI’s management control unit (MCU), which processes information ...

  • OPVs

    OPV 93C

    The OPV 93C is an offshore patrol vessel designed and developed by Cotecmar. The Colombian Navy ordered one platform in November 2022 and one in ...

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    MD 500

    The MD 500 is a single-engine light helicopter derived from the Hughes OH-6A Cayuse developed for the US Army in the early 1960s and the ...

  • Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    SandCat

    The 4x4 SandCat family of vehicles was designed by Israeli armour specialist Plasan Sasa in 2005 for a range of military, special operations, homeland security, ...

  • Submarines: conventional, attack

    Type 209/1200

    The Type 209/1200 diesel-electric submarine is a variant of the Type 209 submarine designed by the German company Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft exclusively for the export market. ...

  • Naval guns

    OTO Strales/Davide

    The OTO Strales represents the second iteration of the OTO 76/62mm Super Rapido gun from Leonardo. The weapon, which is in service with the Italian ...

  • Light attack, Trainer

    EMB-312 Tucano

    The EMB-312 Tucano (Brazilian designation T-27) is a trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Embraer to meet the training requirements of the Brazilian Air ...