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Name Team Activity

Australia Land 53 Procurement of night L-3 L-3 awarded a contract worth NO NEW INFO SINCE
vision goggles, helmet $208 million by the Australian LAST UPDATE
mounts and other Defence Force under Phase
equipment approved 1BR of the programme in
in October 2016. mid-November 2016. It will
provide a range of systems,
such as binocular night vision
goggles and miniature laser
rangefinders.
Australia Land 125 Phase 2 completed. Includes Elbit Craig International Ballistics Phase 3C, focus on
Phase 3 Phase 3 being Systems, has secured a major long- Lethality continues.
acquired; 3A C4I, Harris, Thales term contract under Land 125
3B Soldier Combat & Selex. Phase 3B to supply advanced This last phase is focused
Ensemble and 3C is protective body armour to the on an upgrade of the
Enhanced Austeyr and Australian Defence Force. Austeyr F-88 bullpup
STA. assault rifle to EF-88
The contract involves the specification overseen by
manufacture of around Thales, which is now in
20,000 sets of body armour the process of selecting
for the Australian Army at a suppliers for a range of
value of approximately $49 accessories that must fit
million. The contract is for the weapons STANAG
four years with a three year 4694 rail system.
extension option.
Australia Land 125 To be managed TBC All personnel in Land 125-4 Strategy has not been fully
Phase 4 (Army by Diggerworks. will already have L53-1BR scoped. Cost estimated at
High Priority Equipping the - Night Fighting Equipment A$500m-$1500m although
Capability Gaps soldier after 2020. technology re-fresh L125- expected to be towards
- Next Soldier Programme likely to 3B Survivability the the lower end. $7.5
Enhancement) be renamed. Soldier Combat Ensemble million of Phase 4 funding
(Protection, Platform, allocated to new DMTC to
Pouches, Packs) L125-3C develop new technology.
Enhanced F88 with open
architecture Army Minors,
Force Protection Review,
Sustainment F88SA2 and
3, 7.62mm MG, 7.62mm
Marksman Rifle.
NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST
UPDATE
Australia LAND 200 LAND 200 Tranche Elbit Systems LAND 200 Tranche 2 was LAND 200 will undergo
nomenclature is 1 was endorsed endorsed by Government its greatest challenge
the combination by Government in in August 2013 and will between 2013 and 2018
of the following November 2009. New continue with PMV and in delivering a holistic
projects/phases: radios and systems G-Wagon installations, as well Land Networking solution
LAND 75 Phase commenced delivery as installation of radios and to two Army formations,
3.2 & Phase across Defence in May systems into the M113AS4s, enabling Brigades,
3.3. Battlefield 2011. LAND 121 Medium Heavy training establishments,
Command Trucks, and PMV-Light. Special Forces and
Support System LAND 200 Tranche other Services. LAND
(BCSS) 1was due to reach full 200 Tranche 3, planned
LAND 75 operational capability for 2017 2021-22, will
Phase 3.4. Battle in 2014 with the complete deliveries to the
Management final delivery of all remainder of Defence and
System equipment. Under provide technical refresh
Mounted this Tranche, Army will of equipment previously
(BMS-M) receive digital Battle delivered in Tranche 1
LAND 125 Management Systems and 2.
Phase 3. Battle for the soldier,
Management Protected Mobility NO NEW INFO SINCE
System Vehicles, Unimog and LAST UPDATE
Dismounted G Wagon.
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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 Elbits
UPDATED Smart Vest systems for the
Benelux nations future
solider programmes.
These are Belgiums
BEST programme, the
Netherlands VOSS
programme, and
Luxembourgs 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 armys 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
UPDATED 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.
Canada Integrated Soldier Rheinmetall Canada Rheinmetall Canada NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST
System Project awarded a four-year is supplying the ISS UPDATE
(ISSP) contract in July 2015 in cooperation with
Saab AB. The Canadian
government has
awarded Rheinmetall
UPDATED two major orders for
army technology, whose
total volume could reach
CAD 493 million (about
350 million). Serving
as prime contractor,
Rheinmetall Canada Inc.
will be supplying the
Canadian Armed Forces
with medium-range
radar and an integrated
soldier system. 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.

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Name Team Activity

Croatia Future Soldier 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 Alans MACS M4
inc. Motorola NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST 12.7mm.
GP300, Kroko UPDATE
ballistic vest,
Sestan Busch
helmet.

Czech Vojk 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, ancillaries in October.
(DANES) of incremental combat vest and Personal The Royal Danish Army
acquisition. May Role Radio. announced in March 2014
procure systems NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST it has selected the U.S.
from 2015-20. UPDATE Ordnance M60E6 as its new
Incremental General Purpose Machine
procurement in Gun. The M60E6 was chosen
meantime for for the benefits it holds
Afghanistan. over the current M/62 MG3
Move to acquire which has been in use with
dismounted BMS the Danish Army since 1962.
2009-14. Additionally, the Danish
Army is also in the process
of obtaining an optics and
sensor package for the new
MG, including unspecified
daylight optics, thermal
optics, red dot optics, tactical
lights, tactical lasers, and
laser range finders.
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
Fielding from 2017. 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). FDFs joint procurement
organisation, the Finnish
Defence Forces Logistics
Command, which manages
all contracts for the Finnish
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France FELIN (Fantassin Sagem COMPLETED

Equipements
et Liaisons
Intgrs)

France FELIN V.2 Technology Sagem See NEW Programme Probable Point at which
Roadmap/ Below. FELIN integrated into
Concept phase. Scorpion. Initial upgrade for
FELIN is planned for 2015
followed by a significant
boost in 2020.
France Arme Procurement Heckler & Koch The tender called for a The bid request required
Individuelle for new assault total of 90,000 weapons to the AIF standard to be
Future (AIF) rifle. be purchased, comprised integrated with the other
of 45,000 assault rifles aspects of Frances FELIN
and 45,000 carbines, all future soldier system
UPDATED
chambered in 5.56 mm modernisation programme.
x 45 NATO ammunition. Heckler & Kochs HK416F
Under Frances Military was selected in September
Programming Law 2014- 2016 to fulfill the
19, more than 100,000 requirement. This marks
weapons with the the first time that a France
associated accessories, will acquire a standard-
ammunition and services issue rifle from a foreign
will be delivered. A first manufacturer.
batch of 400 rifles was
received in May 2017.
Germany Gladius IdZ-2/ES Rheinmetall Rheinmetall The German government
formally ordered a first lot of
transferred thirty systems in 2012.
its new IdZ-ES Rheinmetall has since
future soldier delivered another two
system to batches comprising 60
the German systems in total.
Bundeswehr on
7 March 2013.
IdZ-ES is also
known as the
Gladius.
India F-INSAS Phase 1 2012 BEL expected to Ordnance Factory Board After many false starts,
(Futuristic weapons, body be prime. (OFB) is reportedly problems, and budget
Infantry Soldier armour, clothing in the process of cuts, The Indian Army has
As a System) and individual developing a weapon with decided to junk the Future
equipment interchangeable barrels Infantry Soldier As a System
Phase 2 ISTAR that would be capable of (F-INSAS) program in favor
2015. Phase 3 firing 5.56mm, 7.62mm of two separate projects.
C4I 2020. and 6.8mm caliber The new program will
ammunition. have two components:
one arming the modern
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).

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Name Team

Israel Israeli First Elbit Systems Elbit Systems Dominator scored Israels 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 India. 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 smartphones.
800480 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 Linux 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.
Italy Soldato Testing Selex The Italian Armys Pinerolo brigade After being stagnant
Futuro completed Communications, was picked to test new technologies, for awhile, Italy
of the Larimart, Selex under the programme, while Selex is recently announced
Precursor Galileo, Beretta & leading an Italian consortium of firms movement in its Future
systems AeroSekur. developing new kit, including Iveco, Solider Programme.
Oto Melara and Beretta. The Army started
testing components
of the Future Soldier
program at Lecce, and
will also gave them a
run during Italys part
of the NATO Trident
Juncture exercise held
in Spain in November
2015. The Armys 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.
Jordan Future Soldier Completed Led by Army and Selecting which items can be FMS case for new
System Phase I KADDB. Selex and developed produced locally or sourced C4I system using
studies. Sagem amongst internationally. Trialled weapons optics C2PC family including
Entered international from Aselsan and Jels Polly & Norinco, dismounted element
Phase II. partners. Night Optics and expected to conclude in
STS. Also trialled gunshot location 2012.
systems from QinetiQ, Raytheon and
Ultra. NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST
UPDATE

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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 KEMENTAHs 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 Elbits Smart
2017. Vest systems for the
NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST Benelux nations future
UPDATE solider programmes.
These are Belgiums
BEST programme, the
Netherlands VOSS
programme, and
Luxembourgs COMPASS.
Netherlands VOSS 2 Scoping Includes NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST
Requirements. enhancement for UPDATE
SF requirements.

New Zealand Soldier Includes, BAE Incorporates Australias 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

Norway Nordic Combat Uniform A number of The NCU is a joint

Uniform deliveries are contractors are procurement between
aimed to begin believed to be Denmark, Finland, Sweden
in 2021 interested in and Norway, with the latter
NEW! the contract, serving as lead nation
attending a in the project. It is aims
meeting with to provide an all-service
representatives combat uniform system for
from the four male and female soldiers.
countries in June While this will be a joint
2016. procurement, it is expected
that differences will remain
between the nations, in
camouflage patterns for
instance.

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Name Team Activity

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 (1315 lb).
Poland Tytan/Polish Three-phase Led by Bumar Will use R35010 personal
Individual R&D stage begin Group includes radio and MSBS-5.56
Battlesystem 2011. Operational FB Lucznik, PCO, weapons family.
and technical PSO Maskpol, A new NBC protection mask
requirements Radmor, CNPEP purposely developed for the
completed Radwar, OBRSM Tytan programme has been
in Spring, 50 Tarnow, WB developed by Maskpol.
prototype Electronics and
systems to be ZM Tarnow.
acquired in
2016 and 800
production set in
2018.
Portugal Soldado do TBC NO NEW INFO SINCE LAST
Futuro UPDATE

Romania Romanian Initial trial with TBC Integrated with Romanian C4I Harmonised with
Individual demonstrator. systems based on RF-7800S, EDA CEDS. Using the
Fighting NO NEW INFO M, R5800V& H. Quandtum3D Expedition DI
System (RIFS) SINCE LAST systems with VBS2.
UPDATE

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Russia RATNIK Added the new assault Ratnik, Russias 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,
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,
while work is underway
on the third generation.
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.
VB-10 meets
requirements of
Azerbaijan Armed Forces
in terms of weapon set
and other elements.
Several other Arabian
countries and Pakistan
have expressed interest
in the Serbian system.
NO NEW INFO SINCE
LAST UPDATE
Singapore 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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Name Team Activity

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 Koreas 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 Spains 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. Swedens 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

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Name Procurement
Activity
Switzerland 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 Armys 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
Commanders 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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Name Procurement
Activity
United FIST 3/DCC Inc 3 Continuing Meggitt secures FIST enhancements to 59
Kingdom Procurements 13 million UK MoD of the MoDs 154 DCCTs
and Contract small arms simulator include three simulators: an
awards. upgrade. underslung grenade launcher
sight, a thermal sight and a
commanders 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 Germanys 23 million each to progress
British Armys Rheinmetall the project, which is now in
UPDATED neglected the competitive assessment
Challenger 2 phase.
main battle tank
fleet.
United States 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
Leagues 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 Nett Warrior 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 Land Warrior Development COMPLETED
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Name Team Activity

United Air Warrior 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. General Dynamics
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
Defenses 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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Country Programme Schedule Contractor Recent Procurement Notes

Name Team Activity

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. Thats enough
a 52-month engineering, vehicles to modernize 1.3
UPDATED 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
Armys 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 companys integrated Vision Goggle III (ENVG III)
(ENVG III/FWS-I) companys 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 companys 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 DARPAs 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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