| Australia |
Land 125 |
Spiral Development Action Plan dating from 2004. Phase 2B equipment completed. Phase 3 being acquired |
Includes Elbit Systems, Harris, Thales & Selex |
Selected Elbit for Dismounted BMS in 2010. Thales continues work with upgraded Austeyr |
Phase 4 requirements unscoped |
| Austria |
Soldat der Zukunft |
Concept Phase concludes 2011. Acquisition postponed to now begin from 2015 |
To be awarded |
Modified Steyr AUG /StG 77 assault rifle and new uniform mandated items |
Army Exhibition in Graz in October. Harmonised with EDA CEDS programme |
| Austria |
Soldat 2015 |
Recently introduced initiative. Near term procurement of radios, hearing protection and head subsystem |
To be awarded |
Madritsch delivered first batch of its AG77 A1/ML40 UGL |
Provisional title given to near term procurements |
| Belgium |
Belgian Soldier Transformation (BEST) |
R&D and market studies |
Decision on joining VOSS in 2011 for Smart Vest |
Belgium deploys 600 troops in Afghanistan |
Est. 4000 sets of equipment required |
| Brazil |
Combatente Brasileiro (COBRA) |
2007 Army General Staff endorsement. R&D and testing and evaluation phase until 2013 linked to AFV work |
To be awarded |
Acquired FELIN related equipment from DGA in 2009. New Technology Park plans for soldier technology |
Two versions planned: Amazon and Regular. Proposed comms solution tested in Haiti |
| Canada |
Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) |
RFP in Autumn 2011 with responses back by Spring 2012. Contract award in early 2013. Deliveries scheduled for Spring 2014 |
To be awarded |
ISS will be procured & supported via two different contracts: the Acquisition Contract for the integration, qualification and acquisition of the ISS followed by the Optimized Weapon System Support for long term support |
Expected service life of the ISS will be 90 months (roughly 7.5 years) with 27,060 hours system operating life |
| Croatia |
‘Future Soldier’ |
EDA/LCG/1 participation only on C4I |
Procurement for Afghanistan deployment inc. Motorola GP300, Kroko ballistic vest, Sestan Busch helmet |
New uniform and load carriage procured. First 1000 VHS 5.56mm assault rifle delivered |
Potential new personal radio requirement from 2012 |
| Czech Republic |
Voják 21 ‘V21’ or Soldier 21 |
V21 2004-6 single Demonstrator. Squad level ‘Sesedak’ experimentation in 2007-9 |
VOP-026 led V21 and ‘Sesedak’ |
New Ceska Zbrojovka assault rifle postponed in 2011 due to funding |
New sniper rifles and FAC C4I fielded in Afghanistan |
| Denmark |
‘Danish Army Network Enabled Soldier’ (DANES) |
Work on integrated SMP ended 2005 in favour of incremental acquisition. May procure systems from 2015-20. Incremental procurement in meantime for Afghanistan. Move to acquire dismounted BMS 2009-14 |
As equipment |
Recent funding of Aimpoint laser light module, ballistic eye protection, first aid kit, combat vest and Personal Role Radio |
Significant emphasis on training, IFF, sustainability and mobility 2009-14 |
| Finland |
Finnish Warrior |
Technology Programme 2010 (TP2010) until 2014. Fielding from 2017 |
TP2010 includes Savox as integrator and Millog, Nethawk and Insta |
Tender for infantry hand held thermal imagers began late 2010 |
Three versions of system required for Territorial Troops, Regular and SF |
| France |
FELIN |
Series delivery begins 2010 1st Bat. fully equipped Summer 2010. Total of 22,588 equipment sets ordered est. $1billion |
Sagem |
New RIF radio in 300-400MHz or 1.3MHz in 2013 |
Could be deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 |
| France |
FELIN V.2 |
Technology Roadmap/ Concept phase |
Sagem |
Additional Integrated Red and Blue Force Tracking, UGVs, fuel cells and FAMAS replacement |
Probable point at which FELIN integrated into Scorpion |
| Germany |
IdZ-1/BS |
April 2010, Germany's (BWB) signed a contract with EADS Defence & Security for a further 220 units of the IdZ BS |
Cassidian |
A total of 2500 systems now acquired |
Basis for Warrior 21 C4I |
| Germany |
IdZ-2/ES |
Risk reduction 2006-8. Pre Series contract 2009. 2011 trials and contract late 2011/early 2012 for 40 systems |
Rheinmetall |
Alpine Testing begins mid 2011 |
Total requirement for 9040 systems |
| Greece |
‘Future Soldier System’ |
Studies linked to EDA |
To be awarded |
50 Theon Sensors NX-122A NVG in 2009 |
Programme postponed indefinitely |
| Hungary |
‘Future Soldier System’ |
Joined EDA work in 2007 |
To be awarded |
Selected BMS in 2009 |
Programme postponed indefinitely |
| India |
Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System (F-INSAS) |
Phase 1 2012 weapons, body armour, clothing and individual equipment Phase 2 ISTAR 2015. Phase 3 C4I 2020 |
To be awarded |
Began INSAS replacement programme in 2008 |
Related BMS due for fielding from 2017. DRDO developing UGL and airburst ammunition |
| Israel |
Israeli Advanced Soldier |
First deliveries of ‘Dominator’ system in 2009 |
Elbit Systems prime contractor |
IDF assesses Elbit’s Skylark II UAV |
Integral part of Digital Army Programme |
| Italy |
Soldato Futuro |
Testing at Forza NEC with 62 V1.2 Systems. Critical Design Review scheduled end 2010. Delivery of 558 v.2.0 systems in 2011 |
Selex Communications, Larimart, Selex Galileo, Beretta & AeroSekur |
Significant testing of ARX-160 assault rifle in Afghanistan with Folgore Brigade |
Testing closely integrated with Forza NEC work |
| Japan |
Advanced Combat Infantry Equipment System (ACIES) |
Evaluation 2005-8. Demonstrators in 2008. LRIP deliveries 2011 |
Hitachi Summer 2010 |
Type 89 5.56mm assault rifle modified for accessories for deployments to Iraq |
Brentronics reported as battery supplier |
| South Korea |
‘Future Soldier’ |
Concept and development phase. Acquisition from 2016 to field in 2020 |
To be awarded |
K11 airburst grenade equipped rifle acquired |
Defence budget rise of six percent in 2011 |
| Malaysia |
‘Future Soldier’ |
Study phase unfunded programme |
Sapura has made proposal |
Air Force SF acquired RF-7800S |
Malaysian Army Future Soldier Combat Uniform MK II demonstrated in early 2010 |
| Netherlands |
VOSS (Improved Operational Soldier System) |
Pre-Study Phase completed late 2010. Study Phase to mid 2011. Field from 2014 |
Smart Vest, power Supply, Load Carriage and Protection |
Contract for Fokker E-Lighter fuel cell expected over Winter |
Dutch only requirement for 5500 Systems. November RFP for 4000 NVG |
| Netherlands |
VOSS 2 |
Scoping Requirements |
Includes enhancement for SF requirements |
C7/C8 Assault rifles replaced from 2015 |
Joined EDA WOLF urban radio work |
| Norway |
NORMANS (Norwegian Modular Arctic Network Soldier) |
Successful C4I trials in Oct. 2008. Further small scale de-risking trials in 2010 |
Thales, Teleplan and Kongsberg |
Norway selected HK416 in 2007 |
Norway operates Raven UAV in Afghanistan |
| New Zealand |
‘Future Soldier’ |
Incremental acquisition in similar areas to Land 125 Phase 2B |
To be awarded |
Evaluated BAE Systems ULW load carriage in 2010 |
Cuts in November Defence White Paper |
| Pakistan |
Concept phase |
To be awarded |
To be awarded but inc. POF on lethality |
Prioritising NV and lethality in near term |
Assessing new flamethrower technology |
Poland
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Tytan |
New procurement plan and requirements issued in late 2010. Tytan 0/’Mini Tytan’ to be fielded late 2012. Tytan 1 in 2014-15 |
Expected to be led by Bumar |
Tytan 0 integrates existing equipment for Afghanistan. Titan 1 will inc. new SA and NVG |
‘Digital Battalion’ testbed funded for 2011 |
| Portugal |
Soldado do Futuro |
Experimentation from 2008. Next phase post 2012 |
To be awarded |
Pandur deliveries rescheduled |
Bid process was expected to begin in 2011-12 |
| Romania |
Romanian Individual Fighting System (RIFS) |
Initial trial with demonstrator |
To be awarded |
60 MaxxPro Dash MRAPs for Afghanistan |
Harmonised with EDA CEDS. Using the Quandtum3D Expedition DI systems with VBS2 |
| Serbia |
‘21st Century Soldier’ |
Study Phase |
To be awarded |
First acquisition based around Zastava 5.56mm weapon system |
Some expectation of a 1500 strong buy from 2014 |
| Singapore |
Advanced Combat Man System (ACMS) |
ACMS delivered to first battalion in 2009 |
ST Engineering, ST Electronics, ST Kinetics and DSTA |
Expected to complete in 2012 |
Further R&D work on rationalising legacy equipment notably NVG, navigation and security |
| Spain |
Combatiente Futuro (ComFut) |
Design and Development Phase with 36 systems concludes November. Production phase planned from 2011 planned. Additional phase for further testing expected instead |
Cassidian prime contractor plus Indra Sistemas, Iturri, Amopack SL, Fedur and GMV |
Further modifications to rifle and optronics |
Full systems weighs 45Kg. Night vision, binoculars and C4I potentially fielded in Afghanistan |
| Slovakia |
Prokrocily Individualny Bojovy System (PIBS) |
Last ten man squad trials in 2009. Funding halted after Concept Development and Experimentation Phase. Original plan was to equip brigade from 2012 |
Magic Corporation plus Cassidian, Thales and H&K for trials using ‘IdZ-1/BS’ equipment |
Fielded new load carriage systems and personal protection including Helmet |
New assault rifle from 2017 |
| Slovenia |
21st Century Warrior or Slovenian Warrior |
Pre-study phase 1998, Study phase 1999-2005 procurement from 2002 |
Various suppliers |
New small arms throughout |
Est. cost €18.000 per soldier |
| South Africa |
African Warrior |
Requirement Operational Capability was approved in 1999 Functional User Requirement Statement and the Logistic User Requirement in 2003 Project Study Report and the Customer Selection 2004. Now phased procurement |
To be awarded |
Recent acquisition in night vision, communications and navigation |
R4 replacement in long term |
| Switzerland |
IMESS (Integriertes Modulares Einsatzsystem Schweizer Soldat) |
Sept-Oct 2008: Field trials Since Nov 2008. Planning of maturation phase Spring 2011. Field trials 2011 and qualification acquisition of a further 100 system. 2015/16 – first series production |
Cassidian & Sagem selected as prime contractor November 2007 Contract for 25 IMESS prototypes with options for maturation and series production of 100 – 5000 systems |
Additional SIMUG battlegroup training system in 2009 |
Schedule extended in Armasuisse 2009 Procurement plan |
| Sweden |
MARKUS Markstridsutrustad Soldat (Swedish Project for Development and Acquisition of Equipment for Foot Soldiers) |
Plans finalised in 2010. Integrated Capability for MARKUS V1 from 2014. New small arms family from 2017 |
To be awarded |
Bought RF-7800S in two batches. New C4I RFP in May 2010, fielding in 2012-14 |
New wheeled IFVs in 2014 |
| Thailand |
SFT 21 |
Concept phase |
To be awarded |
Acquired Tavor in 2007 |
Infantry operate ITL Mini SEAS NVG |
| Turkey |
‘Future Soldier’ |
Concept phase |
To be awarded |
Fielding PRC-9651 hand-held SDR at squad level |
Defence co-operation agreement with Saudi Arabia in 2010 |
| United Kingdom |
Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) 1A |
Training period, deployment to Afghanistan 2011. SISTA-era element already deployed |
Thales PCMO for Assessment Phase. FIST IA equipment sourced from ELCAN, Qioptiq, Uniscope, Vectronix and Istec |
Going ahead with CLR. Acquiring new Soldier Beacon SA capability |
DC3 programme worth £660m to 2015 |
| United Kingdom |
FIST 2 |
New home for FIST 1B from 2015 |
Currently Thales PCMO |
Major R&D thrust on burden reduction |
Part of System Integration epoch |
| United States |
Marine Expeditionary Rifle Squad (MERS) |
Continuing Soldier as a System approach |
Various Suppliers |
RFI in October for rifle accessory control unit to control radio and other worn equipment such as the AN/PRC-153 intra-squad radio |
Initial limited fielding of IAR scheduled for December |
| United States |
Nett Warrior |
LUT in November 2010. Downselect to one or two contractor(s) in March 2011 and Milestone C/LRIP and contract award by 3Q 2011 |
Rockwell Collins, Raytheon and General Dynamics |
Significant power testing as part of LUT sidebars |
Initial requirement for 20,511 systems in first five years of production |
| United States |
Land Warrior |
Development complete |
General Dynamics C4 Systems |
1-25 Stryker BCT completed its network training. The 4th battalion 5th Special Forces Group began training in November |
Legacy ‘Manchu’ equipment used widely in FCS/E-IBCT work |
| United States |
Air Warrior |
Began 2003. Increment 3 now completing delivery |
Includes BAE Systems, Westwind Technologies, Carleton Technologies, Med-Eng Systems, Raytheon, Secure Communication Systems, Telephonics, General Dynamics C4S and Science and Engineering Services |
Type 1 AWIS DT/OT in November with Florida ANG and NSA certification scheduled for December |
Equips every UH-60 Blackhawk A, L and M in the fleet and the CH-47 D and F Chinook |
| United States |
Air Soldier |
The first increment of Air Soldier will field to the first Army aviation unit in the 2013 timeframe. The next increment will follow in the 2015 timeframe and the final increment is scheduled for 2018 |
To be awarded |
Contract award for Air Soldier Inc 1a is expected in 2011 covering Modular Aircrew Common Helmet or an improved legacy HGU-56/P helmet |
Goal is to have a 25 percent less bulk on the aircrew members and about a 20lb weight saving |
| United States |
Mounted Warrior |
Contracts in 2005. 165 systems deployed with 4th Battalion 9th Infantry Regiment in Iraq in 2007-8 |
General Dynamics C4 Systems and Microvision |
Increment I provided the Mounted Warrior Helmet-Mounted Display |
Became MSS Increment I |
| United States |
Mounted Soldier Systems (MSS) |
Engineering Manufacturing and Development phase awarded May 2009. System testing scheduled September 2010 |
Rockwell Collins |
MSS will cover HMD, Cordles Comms, Microclimate cooling Soldier force protection |
Will initially equip M1-A2 SEP V2, M2-A3 Bradley, M3-A3 Bradley and M113 Medical Evacuation Variant vehicles |
