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Australia Land 53 Procurement of L-3 L-3 awarded a contract worth night vision goggles, $208 million by the Australian helmet mounts and Defence Force under Phase other equipment 1BR of the programme in approved in October mid-November 2016. It will UPDATED 2016. provide a range of systems, such as binocular night vision goggles and miniature laser rangefinders. The equipment is set to be delivered between 2017 and 2023, with the final materiel release set for March 2023 and final operational capability to be declared in September of that year. Land 125 Phase 2 completed. Includes Elbit Craig International Ballistics This phase is focused Phase 3 Phase 3 being Systems, has secured a major long- on an upgrade of the acquired; 3A C4I, Harris, Thales term contract under Land 125 Austeyr F-88 bullpup 3B Soldier Combat & Selex. Phase 3B to supply advanced assault rifle to EF-88 Ensemble and 3C is protective body armour to the specification overseen Enhanced Austeyr Australian Defence Force. by Thales, which is UPDATED and STA. The contract involves the now in the process of manufacture of around 20,000 selecting suppliers for sets of body armour for the a range of accessories Australian Army at a value of that must fit the approximately $49 million. The weapon’s STANAG 4694 contract is for four years with a rail system. three year extension option. The delivery of rifles and ancillary devices to North Queensland under phase 3C has been completed, and deliveries were scheduled for South Queensland for the second half of 2017. Australia Land 125 To be managed TBC All personnel in Land 125-4 will Strategy has not been Phase 4 (Army by Diggerworks. already have L53-1BR - Night fully scoped. Cost High Priority Equipping the Fighting Equipment technology estimated at A$500m- Capability Gaps soldier after 2020. re-fresh L125-3B – Survivability $1500m although - Next Soldier Programme likely to – the Soldier Combat Ensemble expected to be towards Enhancement) be renamed. (Protection, Platform, Pouches, the lower end. $7.5 Packs) L125-3C – Enhanced F88 million of Phase 4 with ‘open architecture’ Army funding allocated to Minors, Force Protection Review, new DMTC to develop Sustainment – F88SA2 and 3, new technology. 7.62mm MG, 7.62mm Marksman Rifle. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE

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Australia Land 200 LAND 200 Tranche Elbit Systems LAND 200 Tranche 2 was LAND 200 will undergo 1 was endorsed endorsed by Government its greatest challenge LAND 200 is made by Government in in August 2013 and will between 2013 and 2018 up of phases from November 2009. continue with PMV and in delivering a holistic three projects: Land New radios and G-Wagon installations, Land Networking solution 125, Land 75 and JP systems commenced as well as installation of to two Army formations, UPDATED 2072. delivery across radios and systems into enabling Brigades, training Defence in May the M113AS4s, LAND 121 establishments, Special 2011. Medium Heavy Trucks, Forces and other Services. LAND 200 Tranche and PMV-Light. LAND 200 Tranche 3, 1was due to reach planned for 2017 – 2021-22, full operational will complete deliveries to capability in 2014 the remainder of Defence with the final and provide technical delivery of all refresh of equipment equipment. Under previously delivered in this Tranche, Army Tranche 1 and 2. will receive digital Battle Management Systems for the soldier, Protected Mobility Vehicles, Unimog and G Wagon. Austria Soldat der Zukunft Concept Phase TBC NO NEW INFO SINCE concluded 2011. LAST UPDATE

Austria Soldat 2018 – The Near term TBC Madritsch delivered first NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST name has been procurement of batch of its AG77 A1/ UPDATE updated from radios, hearing ML40. Soldat 2015 protection and head subsystem. Belgium BEST Fielding is planned to Elbit The first joint purchase begin in 2017. under agreement between Benelux countries has been made for under USD150 million contract for the provision of Elbit’s Smart Vest systems for the Benelux nation’s future solider programmes. These are Belgium’s BEST programme, the Netherlands’ VOSS programme, and Luxembourg’s COMPASS. Brazil Combatente 2007 Army General TBC $14m award for Harris The contract involves the Brasileiro (COBRA) Staff endorsement. Falcon II&III radios in supply of radios to the R&D and testing and RF-7800V in Feb. 2011. Brazilian army’s center evaluation phase First 86 VBTP-MR Guarani for communications and until 2013 linked 6x6 IFVs delivered electronic warfare. to AFV work. The in December 2013, Both the RF-7800V and project is expected requirement for 2130. RF-7800S systems are to continue until essential to the COBRA 2021. modernization program, as they will provide secure voice and high-bandwidth data applications, including video combat chat. There are a number of other types of equipment being supplied in the programme, such as the IA2 assault rifle.

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Canada Integrated Rheinmetall Rheinmetall Canada Soldier System Canada awarded a is supplying the ISS in Project (ISSP) four-year contract cooperation with Saab AB. in July 2015. The Canadian government As of July 2017 has awarded Rheinmetall the qualification two major orders for army UPDATED review for the new technology, whose total system to ensure volume could reach CAD 493 it meets army million (about €350 million). requirements had Serving as prime contractor, been completed. Rheinmetall Canada Inc. The government will be supplying the exercised its option Canadian Armed Forces with for the production medium-range radar and an of the first 1632 integrated soldier system. systems. Set to run for several years, the contracts for both systems are currently worth a total of around CAD 140 million (€100 million), with options for significant expansion. Croatia ‘’ EDA/LCG/1 Procurement New uniform and load New sniper rifles demo-ed: participation only for carriage procured. First 1000 Berta Projekt BP 08 M in .338 on C4I. Afghanistan VHS 5.56mm assault rifle Lapua and .300 Win Mag and deployment delivered. Agencija Alan’s MACS M4 inc. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST 12.7mm. GP300, Kroko UPDATE ballistic vest, Sestan Busch helmet. Czech Voják 21 ‘V21’ V21 2004-6 single VOP-026 New Ceska Zbrojovka assault Plans to acquire 10,000 CZ Republic or Soldier 21 demonstrator led V21 and rifle postponed in 2011 due 805 Bren assault rifles, 7,000 Squad level ‘Sesedak’. to funding. CZ 75 Phantom pistols and ‘Sesedak’ NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST 500 CZ Scorpion SMGs from experimentation in UPDATE 2014-2020. 2007-9. Denmark ‘Danish Army Work on integrated As Recent funding of Aimpoint Contracted with Harris for Network SMP ended equipment. laser light module, ballistic 3500 SPRs with INVISIO V60 Enabled Soldier’ 2005 in favour eye protection, first aid kit, ancillarie. (DANES) of incremental combat vest and Personal acquisition. May Role Radio. procure systems NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST from 2015-20. UPDATE Finland Now known as Technology TP2010 Tactical Headgear for SAVOX has begun delivery Warrior 2020 Programme 2010 includes Operational Requirements of THOR Headgear for (TP2010) until 2014. Savox as (THOR) has been adopted by FDF. The initial order is for integrator the Finnish Defense Forces an undisclosed number and Millog, as the helmet component of of THOR tactical combat Nethawk and their Soldier Modernization headgear systems destined Insta. Program: Warrior 2020. for the FDF. These units will A multi-year contract was go into acceptance testing recently let by the Finnish and approvals. The initial Defense Forces Logistics delivery is part of a rolling Command, with initial contract, which will see a deliveries being used for steady ramping up of volume acceptance testing. Savox is towards mass production the prime contractor of the later this year, with further consortium behind THOR, options continuing for an along with industry partners, undisclosed number of Millog Oy (night vision) and years. The FDF procurement Fy-Composites Oy (ballistic has been handled by the protection). FDF’s joint procurement organisation, the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command, which manages all contracts for the Finnish Air Force, Army and Navy.

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France FELIN Sagem COMPLETED (Fantassin à Equipements et Liaisons Intégrés) FELIN V.2 Technology Sagem Roadmap/ Concept phase.

France Arme Procurement Heckler & Koch The tender called for a The bid request required the Individuelle for new assault total of 90,000 weapons to AIF standard to be integrated Future (AIF) rifle. be purchased, comprised with the other aspects of of 45,000 assault rifles France’s FELIN future soldier and 45,000 carbines, all system modernisation chambered in 5.56 mm programme. x 45 NATO ammunition. Heckler & Koch’s HK416F was Under France’s Military selected in September 2016 Programming Law 2014- to fulfill the requirement. This 19, more than 100,000 marks the first time that a weapons – with the France will acquire a standard- associated accessories, issue rifle from a foreign ammunition and services manufacturer. – will be delivered. A first batch of 400 rifles was received in May 2017. ‘Gladius’ IdZ-2/ The IdZ – ES Rheinmetall “It was a great success “There is quite some interest ES program is is the prime to win the contract for in the Rheinmetall Soldier going according contractor for the the follow-on order of Modernization Systems. To to plan. The German Army. It IdZ – ES only five months win a follow-on contract follow-on has the system ago,” a spokesperson of a considerable amount contract for 68 responsibility and for the company said. for a serious army like UPDATED platoons was acts as system “A customer who comes the always signed in June integrator. back for more is always a raises interest of potential 2017. Delivery credible recommendation customers. The world starts in 2018 to the market and premiere of our new soldier and should be for Rheinmetall it is a system GLADIUS 2.0 at the completed by confirmation that both our DSEI in London in September the end of 2020. product and performance this year underlined our is good. Our export competence in this field customer is also very and our reputation as a happy with the system competence center for soldier and this program is also systems,” a spokesperson for going according to plan.” the company said. “To successfully sell and field a soldier system is still quite an achievement. Almost all bigger armies world-wide have had concepts or programs on soldier modernization systems over the last two decades. Most of them were abandoned, only {a} few made it to test beds. Considering how many really materialized in a larger scale emphasizes the capabilities and the good market position of Rheinmetall.“

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India F-INSAS Phase BEL expected to Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is After many false starts, (Futuristic 1 2012 be prime. reportedly in the process of developing problems, and budget Infantry weapons, a weapon with interchangeable cuts, The Indian Army Soldier As a body barrels that would be capable of firing has decided to junk the System) armour, 5.56mm, 7.62mm and 6.8mm caliber Future Infantry Soldier clothing and ammunition. As a System (F-INSAS) individual program in favor of two equipment separate projects. Phase 2 The new program will ISTAR 2015. have two components: Phase 3 C4I one arming the modern 2020. infantry soldier with the best available assault rifle, carbines and personal equipment such as the helmet and bulletproof vests and the second component is the Battlefield Management Systems (BMS). Israel Israeli First Elbit Systems Elbit Systems’ Dominator scored Israel’s Defense Ministry Advanced deliveries of prime contractor. a considerable success as some announced that it had Soldier / ‘Dominator’ of its components are now part of signed a $100 million, ’Shakhar’ system in programmes not only in Israel, but 15-year contract with (Dawn) 2009. Finland, Australia and soon to be . Motorola Solutions The key element of the new system that will see the Israeli is the Raptor, an all-in-one wearable defence forces being computing unit specifically designed equipped over the for soldier use. Weighing only 285 next several years with grams the Raptor features a 4.3-inch encrypted . 800×480 resolution resistive touch These small, hand- screen that can be operated with held devices will offer gloves and be read in sunlight up to not only the ability for 600 cd/m2. It runs on an ARM Cortex individual soldiers to A8 720MHz CPU and has a 512MB make encrypted calls DDR2 SDRAM, storage coming in the and receive emails, form of a 16 GB SD card. The Raptor but they will also come supports both Android and equipped with a built-in operating systems. It features a built- GPS system and be in GPS and a digital compass while capable of sending two USB ports are available, radio and receiving digital interface being provided by two RS-232 media (the phone will synchronous and asynchronous ports. have an eight-mega- pixel camera) as well as navigation information. Soldato Testing Selex The Italian Army’s Pinerolo brigade After being stagnant Futuro completed Communications, was picked to test new technologies, for awhile, Italy recently of the Larimart, Selex under the programme, while Selex is announced movement ‘Precursor Galileo, Beretta & leading an Italian consortium of firms in its Future Solider systems’ AeroSekur. developing new kit, including Iveco, Programme. The Oto Melara and Beretta. Army started testing components of the Future Soldier program at Lecce. The Army’s new standard rifle, the Beretta ARX-160, was deployed successfully in Afghanistan. Japan ACIES Evaluation Hitachi prime; NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE 2005-8. HMD by Delivery of Shimadzu, NEC first system IR camera and in 2012. Brentronics power solution.

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Jordan ‘Future Soldier Completed Led by Army and Selecting which items can be FMS case for new System’ Phase I studies. KADDB. Selex and developed produced locally C4I system using Entered Phase II. Sagem amongst or sourced internationally. C2PC family including international Trialled weapons optics dismounted element partners. from Aselsan and Jels Polly & expected to conclude in Norinco, Night Optics and 2012. STS. Also trialled gunshot location systems from QinetiQ, Raytheon and Ultra. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE Malaysia Soldier Advanced Study phase Sapura has NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST SAKTI – section exercise Kombat unfunded made proposal. UPDATE in November 2012 Technology programme. Supporting as part of a wider Integrated (SAKTI) May be SAPURA in the exercise. A new uniform included in development with fractal geometry Network Centric of SAKTI is the designed to replace the Operations KEMENTAH’s current Harimau Belang Phase 1B in next Science and pattern is also being Five Year Plan. Technology developed by STRIDE as Research Institute part of the program. for Defence better known as STRIDE. Netherlands VOSS (Improved Pre-Study Phase Smart Vest, E-Lighter prototypes The first joint purchase Operational completed late power Supply, trials in 1Q 2013 with under agreement Soldier System) 2010. Study Load Carriage series production 4Q between Benelux Phase passed and Protection. 2014. Smartvest pre serial countries has been in 2011 RFP for production and evaluation in made under a USD150 Smart Vest in 2013-2014, serial production million contract for the Dec. 2011. and implementation in 2014- provision of Elbit’s Smart 2017. Vest systems for the NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST Benelux nation’s future UPDATE solider programmes. These are Belgium’s BEST programme, the Netherlands’ VOSS programme, and Luxembourg’s COMPASS. Netherlands VOSS 2 Scoping Includes NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST Requirements. enhancement for UPDATE SF requirements.

New Zealand Soldier Includes, BAE Incorporates Australia’s Land survivability Elbit Systems, 125 Phase 3B contracts, programme of Harris, Thales & which have been awarded equipment (SSPE) Selex. to Bendigo-based Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) for the supply of load carriage equipment, including ballistic plate carriers, packs, basic pouches and equipment bags. Norway NORMANS Thales, Teleplan COMPLETED Norwegian and Kongsberg. Modular Arctic Network Soldier

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Norway Nordic Uniform A number of The NCU is a joint Combat deliveries are contractors are procurement between Uniform aimed to begin in believed to be Denmark, Finland, 2021 interested in and Norway, with the latter the contract, serving as lead nation in the attending a project. It is aims to provide meeting with an all-service combat uniform representatives system for male and female from the four soldiers. While this will be countries in June a joint procurement, it is 2016. expected that differences will remain between the nations, in camouflage patterns for instance. Pakistan Concept TBC TBC but inc. POF Not part of “Future Soldier” phase on lethality. Program, however, in July NO NEW INFO 2013, QinetiQ North America SINCE LAST in Waltham, MA received a UPDATE $7.8 million sole-source, firm- fixed-price Pakistani contract for Talon IV robots external link, spares, and training. The Talon IV is used by US military EOD (explosive ordnance disposal technicians), using their remote cameras and robotic arm to investigate potential land mines. Philippines ‘Future Procurement Various suppliers. Under the programme NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST Soldier’ under AFP Recently in March 2014, sources UPDATE Modernization procured new confirmed a purchase of Law and Battalion GPS, Comms, 63,000 new Remington M4 of Excellence EOD Bomb Suits, carbines and plans call for all programme. AFVs and LMGs. M4s issued to rifle platoons to be fitted with infrared laser aiming devices, and soldiers to receive image- intensified monocular devices that work with the lasers, plus handheld radios. The assault rifle procurement closely followed an order for 400 US-built Airtronic RPG-7 rocket launchers to replace obsolete M18 and M67 recoilless rifles. On the survivability front, an order for a reported 44080 force protection equipment sets is in the offing, each comprising a ballistic vest, plate inserts and a soft ballistic panel and weighing between six and seven kilograms (13–15 lb). Tytan/Polish Three-phase R&D Led by Bumar Will use R35010 personal Individual stage began in Group includes radio and MSBS-5.56 Battlesystem 2011. FB Lucznik, PCO, weapons family. PSO Maskpol, A new NBC protection mask Radmor, CNPEP purposely developed for the Radwar, OBRSM Tytan programme has been Tarnow, WB developed by Maskpol. Electronics and ZM Tarnow. Portugal Soldado do TBC NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST Futuro UPDATE

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Romania Romanian Initial trial with TBC Integrated with Romanian Harmonised with Individual demonstrator. C4I systems based on RF- EDA CEDS. Using the Fighting System NO NEW INFO SINCE 7800S, M, R5800V& H. Quandtum3D Expedition (RIFS) LAST UPDATE DI systems with VBS2. Russia Added the new assault Ratnik, Russia’s “soldier rifles, the AK-12 and the of the future” system AK-103-4, Kalashnikov is expected to include Concern. about 40 items, including KRET is developing a weapons, protection, battlefield identification sighting, communication, UPDATED system as part of the navigation, and targeting Ratnik combat equipment equipment. The second system. The new system generation of the has been designed to system is currently being completely eliminate the delivered to the armed possibility of friendly fire. forces in large numbers, The army will be fully while work is underway equipped with the second on the third generation. generation of the system by 2020, according to reports. Serbia Vojnik Demo Phase. Yugoimport M21BS-v10 5.56mm& M77 In June 2013, Serbian Buducnosti-10 SPDR product/ 7.62mm weapons, new Yugoimport SPDR (Future Serbian MoD. PBB VB-10 body armour Company offered Soldier-10)/ M21 and uniform. Azerbaijan direct sale or joint production of VB-10 equipment. Currently the Azerbaijani military is studying this system. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE Advanced Singapore reports ST Engineering, NO NEW INFO SINCE Combat Man three battalions fully ST Electronics, LAST UPDATE System (ACMS) equipped with the ST Kinetics and Advanced Combat DSTA. Man System (ACMS). Slovakia Prokrocily Last ten man squad PIBS Programme in limbo Individualny trials in 2009. Funding due to budget concerns. Bojovy System halted after Concept NO NEW INFO SINCE (PIBS) Development and LAST UPDATE Experimentation Phase. Original plan was to equip brigade from 2012. Slovenia 21st Century Pre-study phase 1998. Various Not Participating in EDA NO NEW INFO SINCE Warrior or Study phase 1999- suppliers. work. LAST UPDATE Slovenian 2005 procurement Warrior from 2002. South Africa African Warrior Requirement TBC NO PROGRESS DUE TO Operational Capability BUDGETARY CONCERNS. was approved in NO NEW INFO SINCE 1999 Functional LAST UPDATE User Requirement Statement and the Logistic User Requirement in 2003 Project Study Report and the Customer Selection 2004. Now phased procurement.

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South Korea Future Soldier Concept and ADD led Applied DSM Dyneema has International R&D co- development Research Phase; been named to provide operation sought in Energy phase. June 2009-Dec. the ballistic protection Supply, Sensor Fusion and Acquisition from 2011. Concept material and key solution Virtual Simulation. 2016 to field in phase led by for enhanced lightweight NO NEW INFO SINCE 2020. Samsung Thales. armor for the Republic LAST UPDATE of Korea (South Korea) Army Multi-purpose Body Armor Program. The Multi-Purpose Body Armor Program is part of South Korea’s efforts in soldier modernization, seeking to equip defense personnel with lightweight armor that provides enhanced protection over a large area of the body, thus increasing protection and survivability. Spain Combatiente Airbus (formerly Operational trials of Futuro (COMFUT) Cassidian) prime prototypes started at the contractor plus end of September 2011 Indra Sistemas, and May 2012. Due to Iturri, Amopack Spain’s economic woes, the SL, Fedur and programme is currently in GMV. limbo. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE Sri Lanka Special Infantry Various Requirement for Operations Team suppliers. additional NV sights and (SIOT) navigation equipment per Team and two new under barrel GLs per team. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE Sudan Future Soldier The Sudanese military has selected the Chinese QBZ-97 bullpup for their Future Soldier System. The Sudanese military has been using Chinese weaponry for some time now including: Type 96 main battle tank, HJ-8 anti-tank missile, Type 56 and Type 81 rifles, CQ rifle (copy of the M16A1), QJZ-89 50-cal heavy machine gun, M99 50-cal sniper rifle and the QLZ- 87 automatic grenade launcher. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE Sweden MARKUS Plans finalised in TBC Acquired AeroVironment RFIs submitted in Sept for Markstridsutrustad 2010. Integrated Puma AE SUAV in June. Sweden’s IGR programme, Soldat (Swedish Capability for New small arms family is replacing/supplementing IGR Project for MARKUS V1 planned from 2017. 1 the PRR, Motorola LMR and Development and from 2014. New IGR 2 Harris 7800 SPR. The Acquisition of small arms IGR comprises 17,000 group Equipment for Foot family from radios and 8,000 platoon Soldiers) 2017. radios. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST UPDATE

36 Volume 20 Country Programme Schedule Contractor Team Recent Notes Name Procurement Activity IMESS Airbus won a contract for In July of 2014, Airbus The next stage of the (Integriertes the prototype phase of Defence and Space project will see the Swiss Modulares the IMESS project from has announced it Army conduct field trials of Einsatzsystem defence procurement has completed the IMESS over two years, with Schweizer Soldat) agency Armasuisse in development of the Airbus Defence and Space 2007, then received a Swiss Army’s planned providing logistical support CHF20 million (USD22 new future soldier for the test phase. million) advanced system and it is now Subsystems of the IMESS production engineering ready to enter serial system include: the contract from it in 2011, production. Kongsberg TacLAN tactical which was completed high-capacity radio system on schedule in 2014. (including the SR600 hand- The latter contract also held and vehicle-mounted included an option for VM600 short range series production of radios); and Sagem optics, IMESS, valued at around including the Sword T&D USD160 million. (Thermal and Day) weapon sight, as used in the French FELIN system. Thailand SFT 21 Concept TBC NO NEW INFO SINCE phase. LAST UPDATE

United Future Integrated DC3 Thales PCMO for FIST 1a- COMPLETED Kingdom Soldier completing Assessment Phase. FIST Technology (FIST) Commanders IA equipment sourced 1a/ DCC Inc 1 Lightweight from ELCAN, Shield, Radio Qioptiq, Uniscope, (CLR) and Vectronix, Olympus and Commander’s Istec. Locating Beacon (CLB) being deployed. United DCCS/FIST 2 New home for Currently Thales PCMO. Major R&D thrust on No New Info Since Last Kingdom FIST 1b from burden reduction Update 2015. Goal to reduce burden to 40Kg by 2020 In mid-March 2013 Roke Manor Research Ltd, part of the Chemring Group, was awarded a three-year research contract under the Dismounted Close Combat Sensors (DCCS) Research Programme. Roke is leading a team that also includes SEA (Systems Engineering & Assessments) and QinetiQ to assess, mature and integrate innovative sensor technology for the dismounted close combat infantry soldier.

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Country Programme Schedule Contractor Team Recent Notes Name Procurement Activity United FIST 3/DCC Inc 3 Continuing Meggitt secures FIST enhancements to 59 Kingdom Procurements £13 million UK MoD of the MoD’s 154 DCCTs and Contract small arms simulator include three simulators: an awards. upgrade. underslung grenade launcher sight, a thermal sight and a commander’s target locator, for which Meggitt will provide associated ballistics and round effects for SA80/UGL rifle simulators, modifying them to accommodate new thermal sights. No New Info Since Last Update United Challenger 2 The UK Ministry A team led by In late December 2016 teams Kingdom Life Extension of Defence has Challenger 2 builder led by Rheinmetall and BAE Program (LEP) kick-started a BAE Systems, and Systems respectively were pro-gram to a rival consortium awarded contracts worth update the led by Germany’s £23 million each to progress British Army’s Rheinmetall the project, which is now in neglected the competitive assessment Challenger 2 phase. main battle tank fleet. Marine Continuing NA The Gruntworks Squad Expeditionary Soldier as Integration Facility showcased Rifle Squad a System its latest initiatives to lighten (MERS) AKA - approach. and streamline the individual Gruntworks loads Marines carry into combat during the Navy League’s 2015 Sea, Air, Space exposition in mid-April. On display was an advanced 3-D body scanner, a sophisticated computer simulation program, and a state-of-the art medical device commonly used by professional sports teams to measure performance and stress on joints. United States LUT in November ADS Provides PEO Concepts tested at It was reported in mid-2015 2010. Designs Soldier PM GS NIE 13.2 that Fort Campbell Soldiers considered ongoing assistance had been learning to use the too heavy and and support for Nett Nett Warrior system that was bulky. Going for Warrior fielded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ‘Cellular type ADS is a Prime on brigade combat teams more device’ with the DLA SOE TLS than 18 months beforehand. apps linked to Contract, allowing AN/PRC-154 us to provide PEO Rifleman Radio. Soldier PM GS with much of the C4ISR equipment they require to increase mission readiness. United States Development COMPLETED complete.

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United COMPLETED States

United Air Soldier Strategy changed in TBC Air soldier goals: Reduce Operational and Limited States Dec 2011. Changed bulk and weight. User Tests led by from three to two Integrate Aviation Life Operational Test Command; increment approach. Support Equipment. UH-60M and CH-47F aircrews RFP issued in March Improved operations from the 25th Combat 2012. Currently in EMD in degraded visual Aviation Brigade evaluated phase, procurement of environments. Increase the Air SS including: LCE; Sub-Inc 1a in FY2014 operations in full Improved flight helmet; and Sub-Inc 1b in MOPP and extreme Helmet Display and Tracking FY2017. temperatures. System; Day/Night Helmet Mounted Displays; Enhanced HMD Symbology United PM Soldier R&D and On-Going. TBD The Maneuver Center Status Soldier Protection States Protection of Excellence and U.S. System (SPS) Soldier PEO Soldier and Individual Army Natick Soldier Protection System (SPS) Equipment Research, Development replaces the capability of and Engineering Center, multiple current systems and are working together to has achieved a 10% weight find “evolutionary and reduction. revolutionary” approaches to lightening the Soldier load. No New Info Since Last Update United Warrior Web The Wyss Institute for Wyss Institute will receive up States Biologically Inspired to $2.9 million to continue Engineering at Harvard development of its soft DARPA University announced exo-suit that it has been awarded No New Info Since Last a first-phase $2.9 million Update follow-on contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to continue development of its Soft Exosuit. United Joint Effects On Going. States Model (JEM) Information Technology Increment 2 was awarded the Joint US Space Effects Model (JEM) and Naval Increment 2 contract Warfare by the Space and Systems Naval Warfare Systems Command Command (SPAWAR). JEM is the U.S. Department of Defense’s primary system for modeling the effects of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) material releases. The cost plus fixed-fee award has a potential value of $23.5 million over five years if all options are exercised.

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United Armored Multi- On going BAE Systems The initial $382 million At AUSA Global Conference, States Purpose Vehicle award, granted in 2015, April, Col. Mike Milner, (AMPV) December 2015, called the AMPV program manager, for BAE to deliver 29 said he expects 180 vehicles a vehicles in five variants in year from BAE. That’s enough a 52-month engineering, vehicles to modernize 1.3 manufacturing and armored brigades a year. development phase that With 12 such brigades in the will lead to a contract to Army, the last would replace replace all of the obsolete its M113s in the “late 2020s”. 2,897 M113 vehicles in the BAE rolled out the first Army’s Armored Brigade prototype AMPV to the US Combat Teams (ABCT) Army in December 2016, the company stated United Enhanced Night The fully integrated BAE Systems The U.S. Army has BAE Systems and DRS States Vision Goggle ENVG III/FWS-I awarded BAE Systems a Technologies began III and Family solution is being five-year contract worth providing the U.S. military of Weapon developed and up to $434 million for the with the Enhanced Night Sight-Individual manufactured at the company’s integrated Vision Goggle III (ENVG III) (ENVG III/FWS-I) company’s recently night vision and thermal technology in summer 2015 completed 47,000 targeting solution, which The long term-plan is to have square foot state- improves the speed and 18 soldiers per platoon with of-the-art facility accuracy of targeting by the FWS-I and 24 soldier in Hudson, New dismounted soldiers. per platoon with ENVG Hampshire The new offering helps IIIs, over the course of the troops to rapidly and programme covertly acquire targets in all weather and lighting conditions. In October 2016 BAE Systems was awarded a $13.5 million order to begin producing the sights, which will cover 100 units United M88A1 The U.S. Army needs BAE Systems The U.S. Army has Work on the contract is States HERCULES to modernize the awarded BAE Systems expected to begin in August Upgrade 36 M88A1 recovery a contract modification by the existing workforce vehicles to the M88A2 worth $109.7 million and will take place primarily Heavy Equipment to convert 36 M88A1 at the company’s York, Recovery Combat recovery vehicles to the Pennsylvania, and Aiken, Utility Lift Evacuation M88A2 Heavy Equipment South Carolina, facilities. Systems (HERCULES) Recovery Combat Utility Deliveries will begin in configuration Lift Evacuation Systems November 2017 and (HERCULES) configuration continue through August 2018 United Positioning POSYDON aims BAE Systems Under DARPA’s POSYDON Other members of BAE States System for to replace current program, a BAE Systems- Systems’ POSYDON team are Deep Ocean navigational led team will create a the University of Washington, DARPA Navigation methods that pose positioning, navigation, the Massachusetts Institute (POSYDON) a detection risk for and timing system of Technology, and the undersea vehicles designed to permit University of Texas at Austin forced to surface vehicles to remain periodically to access underwater by using the space-based multiple, integrated, long- Global Positioning range acoustic sources at System (GPS), which fixed locations around the cannot sufficiently oceans penetrate seawater. In addition, access to above-water GPS may be denied by hostile signal jamming

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