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  • Naval Warfare

    Singapore Navy receives new RO/RO civil resource ship

    17th May 2024

    MV Mentor, the Republic of Singapore Navy’s new roll-on/roll-off ship, will enhance training and sealift capabilities while replacing the long-serving MV Avatar.

  • Land Warfare

    Arquus wins French fuel tanker order

    17th May 2024

    Arquus will develop three versions of the 8x8 tanker, a large armoured tanker and two smaller tankers, one protected and one unprotected.

  • Digital Battlespace

    China turns to US-made AI chips to boost hypersonic weapon performance

    17th May 2024

    Chinese researchers have been using a US-designed AI semiconductor chip to enhance the performance of a hypersonic weapon’s scramjet engine, significantly improving computational tasks and suggesting potential integration into future missile systems.

  • Air Warfare

    Belgian F-35A completes first flight

    17th May 2024

    The Belgian Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II has taken flight, showcasing the national flag, with the first force’s first four F-35As set to head to Luke AFB for initial training amid software upgrade delays.

  • Naval Warfare

    US and Japan sign collaborative agreement on Glide Phase Interceptor

    16th May 2024

    Japan and the US will aim to strengthen regional deterrence while enhancing long-standing missile defence cooperation through developing a Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI).

  • Air Warfare

    US Navy’s plan to replace fleet of MH60s moves forward

    16th May 2024

    The US Navy’s Future Vertical Lift (Maritime Strike) has been an effort to recapitalise Sikorsky MH-60R/S naval helicopters which have an out-of-service date in the late-2030s.

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UK’s EW UAS-jammer set for field testing

    16th May 2024

    The Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) will be able to impact targets such as UAS up to 1km away by beaming radio waves to disrupt or damage critical electronic components.

  • Land Warfare

    How drone interoperability could impact NATO readiness

    16th May 2024

    NATO member states have been building and procuring diverse UAVs making integration across the alliance a challenge.

  • Air Warfare

    OCCAR contracts MBDA for hypersonic interceptor phase

    15th May 2024

    The objective of HYDIS² will be to study various interceptor concepts and bring to maturity the associated critical technologies to deliver the counter-hypersonic and anti-ballistic interception solutions.

  • Air Warfare

    Heron TP flies over Germany for the first time

    15th May 2024

    The Heron TP is a multi-role, advanced, long-range MALE UAS. It is faster, larger and higher flying than the Heron Mk 1 on which it is based and has been equipped with automatic taxi-takeoff and landing systems, satellite communication for extended range and fully redundant avionics.

  • Land Warfare

    Four issues the armoured vehicle industry needs to tackle

    15th May 2024

    As the procurement of armoured vehicles progresses, some projects have stalled or been abandoned due to the fluid geopolitical and conflict landscape. Buyers, manufacturers and operators have been reassessing their needs, desires and capabilities amid tightening budgets and escalating demands.

  • Air Warfare

    GA-ASI to develop new ABAD pod for MQ-9A

    15th May 2024

    A collaboration between General Atomics and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will seek to equip the MQ-9A Reaper with enhanced threat detection and protection against Radio Frequency and Infrared threats.

  • Air Warfare

    BAE Systems “actively pursues” up to 200 Eurofighter Typhoon sales as fighter upgrade continues

    15th May 2024

    BAE Systems has been actively seeking potential buyers for Eurofighter Typhoon jets, with Germany and Italy among the countries considering additional purchases. The company remained aware, however, of the importance of enhancing the fighter’s capabilities to ensure relevance into the 2040s and beyond.

  • Air Warfare

    Romania approved for $340 million Sidewinder purchase

    15th May 2024

    The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile (AAM). The heat-seeking AIM-9X Block 1 Sidewinder, the most widely used AAM on US and allied fighter aircraft, can also be mounted on helicopters.

  • Training

    Canada’s Calian moves into UK training field with purchase of Mabway

    15th May 2024

    Mabway, a supplier to the British Army since 2012, has a workforce of more than 1,000 ex-military and civilian permanent staff and contractors covering the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • ISR/special mission, Maritime patrol

    C295 MPAs/MSAs [Spain]

    Programme Background Required to replace Spain's existing P-3M Orion fleet set to reach OSD in the mid-late 2020s, Airbus' C295W has been selected as the replacement ...

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

    Patroller [Greece]

    Programme Background On 20 June 2023, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) announced at the Paris Air Show that Greece had signed a contract with Safran ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Larinae [France]

    Programme Background Origins French Ministry of Armed Forces spokesperson Hervé Grandjean stated in a press conference in May 2022 that the Direction Générale de l'Armement ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    TF-X Kaan Next Generation Fighter (Türkiye)

    Programme Background Requirement Geopolitical factors have spurred aircraft development in Türkiye. With its removal from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project following the Russian S-400 ...

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

    GA-ASI Drone [Ukraine]

    Programme Background 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Ukraine's UAVs seemingly performed well in the conflict, ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Future Combat Air System (FCAS/SCAF) [Spain]

    Programme Background Programme Timeline The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) was publicly announced in July 2017, followed by a Franco-German agreement in 2018. At the ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [Germany]

    Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS), which ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [France]

    Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) (FCAS) [Spain]

    Programme Background FCAS Project As noted by Airbus, the FCAS project is a tri-nation effort which will be centred around a core Next-Generation Weapon System ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Watchkeeper X [Romania]

    Programme Background 2021 In mid-2021, the Romanian manufacturer Aerostar signed a collaboration with U-TacS to produce the Watchkeeper X in Romania potentially. U-TacS is a ...

  • Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    CH-47F Chinook (Singapore)

    Programme Background In July 2020, photos have emerged on the internet of the first Boeing CH-47F Chinook destined for the Republic of Singapore Air Force ...

  • Light attack, Trainer

    Next Generation Trainer [Slovakia]

    Programme Background As Slovakia is set to receive 14 Lockheed Martin F-16Vs by the end of 2023, the Slovak Air Force (Vzdušné sily Slovenskej Republiky: ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    JAS 39E/F Gripen (Brazil)

    In 2016, Gripen’s Project and Development Center was opened in Sao Paulo to allow Sweedish and Brazillian engineers to work together in the Gripen development ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Rafale (Iraq)

    Programme Background Lt Gen Juma Anad Saadoun, the Iraqi Minister of Defence, said in a 10 November statement that the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) aims ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Sky Scout-X [Thailand]

    Programme Background At the Defence & Security (D&S;) 2019 show in Bangkok, RV Connex displayed a variant of this Sky Scout, the Sky Scout-X. This ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Air: Displays

    LAD2008DA

    Produced by Psion DSP, LAD2008DA is a 20"x8" Large Area Display for full-glass cockpit applications. It was showcased during the 2022 Farnborough Air Show and the 2023 ...

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

    Wing Loong X

    The Wing Loong X, or WL-X, is a fixed-wing UAV developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). Debuted at the Paris Air Show ...

  • Air: Displays

    RDU-4208 LAD

    ScioTeq RDU-4208 is a 20"x8" Large-Area Display. It features a fully redundant, high-resolution screen with multitouch support. Unveiled in 2022, it was also demonstrated in ...

  • Loitering munitions

    SpyX

    The SpyX is a loitering munition from BlueBird Aero Systems. Unveiled at the Paris Air Show 2023, the munition offers autonomous electro-optical guided attack capabilities and ...

  • Air: aerial targets, Loitering munitions

    Super Simsek

    The Super Simsek (Süper Şimşek) is an improved version of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) training drone turned loitering munition.  The drone has reconfigurable payload options ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC)

    The Expendable Remote Carrier (ERC) is an experimental autonomous system that MBDA revealed at the Paris Air Show 2023.  A critical part of the FCAS programme, ...

  • EO/IR systems

    M-19 HD

    The M-19 HD multi-sensor, multispectral, HD observation and targeting payload was unveiled at the Paris Air Show in June 2015. It can incorporate up to ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Rotary Wing Cargo UAV

    Displayed at Paris Air Show 2023, the Rotary Wing Cargo UAV is a cargo-carrying and ISR drone manufactured by Turkish Aerospace (TAI). Powered by a ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Orbiter 5

    Unveiled at Paris Air Show 2023, the Orbiter 5 is a fixed-wing UAV from Aeronautics.  The multi-mission drone can host two payloads simultaneously, features autonomous flight and ...

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

    Endurance 1200

    The Endurance 1200 is a small fixed-wing UAV from EOS Technologie. Before being displayed at the Paris Air Show 2023, the Endurance 1200 had completed taxi ...

  • Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

    Air Keeper

    Elbit Systems unveiled the Air Keeper, an airborne SIGINT and EW system for aircraft at the Paris Air Show 2015. Already operational, Air Keeper is ...

  • ISR/special mission, Maritime patrol

    DA62 MPP

    The DA62 MultiPurpose Platform (MPP) is a special-mission aircraft based on the Diamond Aircraft Industries DA42. The DA62 MPP has been designed to carry out missions ...

  • Air: Integrated cockpit systems

    HeliSure

    Rockwell Collins HeliSure is a product line of situational awareness solutions for rotary-wing aircraft. It provides glass cockpit capabilities using commercial off-the-shelf equipment that can be ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Toutatis

    The Toutatis is an in-development loitering munition from Thales. According to Thales, the platform is effective against groups of fighters and unarmored and light-armoured vehicles. Unveiled at ...

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

    Talarion

    The Talarion is a next-generation MALE UAV for reconnaissance, detection, classification and tracking of targets (land and sea) as well as detection, recognition and identification ...