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  • Military Logistics

    BAE gets Hawk support contracts

    30th March 2016

    BAE Systems and Babcock have been awarded three servicing contracts worth almos £300 million for supporting the UK's Hawk fast jet trainer fleet until 2020, …

  • Military Logistics

    China inducts wave of support ships

    11th March 2016

    There has been a recent flurry of support ships being inducted into the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), including three landing ship tank (LST) vessels …

  • Naval Warfare

    DIMDEX 2016: OCEA to deliver OPV this year

    31st March 2016

    French shipbuilders OCEA say they will be in a position to deliver a 60m OPV to a West African country later this year, as the …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    DefExpo 2016: OIS-AT promotes UAV proliferation

    4th April 2016

    The private Indian firm OIS Advanced Technology (OIS-AT) has invested heavily in UAVs over the past four years. Indeed, Sanjay Bhandari, founder chairman and managing …

  • Defence Notes

    US can use five Philippine bases

    21st March 2016

    The US will be permitted to use five military bases in the Philippines under the auspices of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). The EDCA …

  • Defence Notes

    Australia goes on spending spree

    26th February 2016

    Australia plans to spend some US$140.5 billion over the next decade ‘to fund investment in support of the future force,’ and bring the defence budget …

  • Training

    USS Carl Vinson gets new simulator

    29th March 2016

    The USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, has been equipped with a new air traffic control simulator, the US Navy announced on …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Kongsberg tests SAR UAV technology

    30th March 2016

    Kongsberg Geospatial and the County of Renfrew Paramedic Service have concluded the field trials of a new software application that improves the safety of operating …

  • Training

    USMC simulator to get more weapons

    1st March 2016

    Cubic Global Defense (CGD) has been awarded contracts worth $3.7 million to integrate new weapons into the US Marine Corps’ (USMC's) Squad Immersive Training Environment …

  • Defence Notes

    3D-printed component on Trident missile

    21st March 2016

    A 3D-printed missile component, a connector backshell, has flown on three of Lockheed Martin's Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles during US Navy testing, the …

  • Military Logistics

    US, Turkish KC-135 units fly together

    23rd March 2016

    The Turkish Air Force and the US Air Force (USAF) have flown their KC-135 Stratotankers in formation over the Nevada test and training range, the …

  • Naval Warfare

    US tests AN/SPQ-9B’s PDD capability

    22nd March 2016

    The upgraded Periscope Detection and Discrimination (PDD) capabilities of the AN/SPQ-9B anti-ship missile defence radar have been successfully tested by the US Navy, it was …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Lockheed Martin looks to future of GPS

    28th March 2016

    The Lockheed Martin GPS III programme has not been without its challenges. Nevertheless, the company remains confident that it will meet the August 2016 available-for-launch …

  • Training

    CAS closes in on UK augmented success

    1st April 2016

    Close Air Solutions (CAS), in partnership with Cursive Simulation, has submitted a second bid as part of the UK’s defence growth partnership (DGP) innovation challenge and …

  • Defence Notes

    FIDAE 2016: RAF eyes role in LATAM exercises

    31st March 2016

    Despite the Royal Air Force’s A400M Atlas missing this year’s FIDAE airshow due to operational commitments, the service’s deputy commander of operations still sees a …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants)

    Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles) [Australia]

    Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

  • Tanks

    M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams [Poland]

    Programme Background Requirement Since the early 2010s Poland wanted to upgrade its Soviet-era tank fleet due to modernisation requirements, the need to increase interoperability with NATO ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Drone40 (Ukraine Aid) [Australia]

    Programme Background In August 2022, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), a think tank, held a podcast with Ukraine's ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, in which ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Land 400 Phase 2 - Boxer CRV (Australia)

    Programme Background History The Land 400 Phase 2 programme will procure a replacement for the ASLAV, a derivative of the General Dynamics Land Systems Light Armoured Vehicle ...

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (Project Land 8710 Phase 1A) [Australia]

    Programme Background Requirements Australia has set out requirements for a fleet of up to 18 Littoral Manoeuvre Vessels - Medium (LMV-M) with the release of ...

  • Submarines: nuclear, attack

    Second Hand SSNs [Australia]

    Programme Background Timeline In September 2021, it was announced in a trilateral announcement between Australia, the US and the UK that Australia, in a shock ...

  • Tanks

    M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams [Poland - Forecast]

    Programme Background Requirement The Polish Army wants to replace its legacy Soviet T-72 MBTs with new NATO-standard platforms to increase interoperability with its allies and ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    Naval: Combat Management Systems | AUKUS-SSNs (1-5) [Australia]

    In September 2021, it was announced in a trilateral announcement between Australia, the US and the UK that Australia, in a shock move, will not ...

  • Naval: shipboard communication systems

    Naval: shipboard communication systems | AUKUS-SSNs (1-5) [Australia]

    In September 2021, it was announced in a trilateral announcement between Australia, the US and the UK that Australia, in a shock move, will not ...

  • Tanks

    Viatura Blindada de Combate-Carro de Combate (VBC-CC) [Brazil]

    Programme Background Several key technical requirements have been outlined by the Brazilian MoD. Among the most important are that the platform should weigh less than ...

  • Submarines: nuclear, attack

    AUKUS-SSNs (1-5) [Australia]

    Programme Background AUKUS Australia announced on 16 September 2021 that the contract with Naval Group signed in 2016 had been cancelled. Although not a surprising ...

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

    Project Air 7003 (Australia)

    Programme Background Requirement The Royal Australian Air Force has been without a UAS capability since the Heron was withdrawn in mid-2017. According to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds, ...

  • Military helicopters - maritime

    MH-60R (Spain)

    Programme Background On 16 March 2022, the US State Department approved an FMS to Spain for eight MH-60R helicopters and associated equipment and weaponry for $950 ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    MQ-4C Triton (Contracted) [Australia]

    Programme Background Three Contracted Units In June 2018, the Government provided Second Pass (Tranche 1) Approval to procure the first of six air vehicles, supporting ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Naval: RF, IR and acoustic decoys

    Nulka

    The Nulka active anti-ship missile decoy was originally conceived in Australia, and developed under a joint Australian-US programme. BAE Systems Australia is prime contractor, while ...

  • S-64 Helitanker Fire-fighting Equipment

    Erickson's 10,031l tank for the S-64 helitanker drops water, retardant or foam mix at a rate of around 95l/h. Microprocessor-controlled tank doors offer eight individual ...

  • Submarines: nuclear, attack

    AUKUS SSN

    The AUKUS-SSN will be the submarine design resulting from the AUKUS trilateral pact between Australia, the US and the UK. Expected to incorporate technology from ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    HATS

    In October 2014, the Australian government approved a A$700 million (US$530 million) contract award to Boeing Defence Australia, teamed with Thales Australia, to provide the ...

  • Land: tactical engagement simulators

    CVTESS

    Saab's Combat Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (CVTESS) is a laser-based simulator which supports every version of the Abrams Main Battle Tank and the Bradley ...

  • Tanks

    M1A2 SEPv3

    The M1A2 System Enhancement Package 3 (M1A2 SEPv3, also known as M1A2C) is the latest production-standard variant of the Abrams MBT. Designed primarily to address ...

  • AEW&C

    Global 550 CAEW

    The G550 CAEW aircraft is a Gulfstream G550 adapted for AEW&C;, EW and ISTAR missions in Australia, Israel, Italy, Singapore and the US. The base platform is ...

  • Frigates

    Adelaide Class

    The Adelaide-class guided missile frigates (FFG) were based on the US Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry design, with the first four ships in class built for ...

  • Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

    FGM-148 Javelin

    The Lockheed Martin-Raytheon Javelin JV developed the FGM-148 Javelin for the US Army’s requirement for an Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium. Selected in 1989, the first ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    AS21 Redback

    First unveiled in scale model form at the Land Forces 2018 exhibition, the AS21 Redback is a tracked IFV developed to meet the Australian Army's Land ...

  • Data links, UAS: communication systems

    MUMT-X

    The Manned/Unmanned Teaming - eXpanded (MUMT-X) system allows AH-64E helicopters to communicate with and control UAS in flight. Capable of transmitting data and video across four ...

  • Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

    Spike LR2

    The Spike LR2 (NT-S) is Rafael’s fifth generation of the Spike missile and is backwards-compatible with existing Spike launchers.  Two warheads have been developed: a ...

  • Tanks

    M10 Booker

    The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) with a contract worth US$1.14 billion to supply 96 light tanks under the Mobile Protected ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    F-35A

    The F-35A Lightning II is a fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft with CTOL capabilities. It is a multinational programme led by the US DoD, bringing together ...

  • 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 ...