Sonny Butterworth

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Sonny Butterworth

Sonny Butterworth was a Shephard Media analyst based in London. After completing a degree in History at the University of Cambridge, Sonny moved to London to join Shephard Media as an intern in July 2018. He is now a Senior Analyst for the land domain of Shephard’s Defence Insight business intelligence service.

In his spare time, Sonny also researches and writes about historical military vehicles for https://tanks-encyclopedia.com.

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Land Warfare

DSEI 2021: Wheeled self-propelled artillery comes to the fore

The DSEI exhibition in London on 14-17 September showcased the latest developments in self-propelled artillery as manufacturers touted for business with the British Army.

Land Warfare

IDEF 2021: Turkish Armoured Vehicle Procurement (Defence Insight analysis)

The growing domestic industrial base in Turkey is capable of delivering several armoured vehicle programmes — but stumbling blocks remain, especially with the difficult Altay MBT programme.

Defence Notes

IDEX 2021: Spotlight shines on procurement programmes

Data and case studies from the Shephard Defence Insight team illustrate the state of play in Middle Eastern defence procurement.

Land Warfare

COVID-19 casts uncertainty over Central and Eastern European armoured vehicle procurement

Before the arrival of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Europe, the 2020s looked set to usher in a rise in Central and Eastern European investment into procurement …

Land Warfare

Defence Insight: Year in review (Land)

18th December 2019

The past 12 months have proven to be a particularly eventful year for the armoured vehicle market, with several major contracts finalised, decisions announced and …

Land Warfare

Boxer contract announced for British Army

5th November 2019

The UK Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, announced on 5 November that a contract has been signed to provide Boxer 8x8 armoured vehicles …

Uncrewed Vehicles

DSEI 2019: L3Harris unveils T4 robot

13th September 2019

L3Harris Technologies unveiled the first prototype of its T4 robotic system at DSEI 2019, a medium-sized UGV designed for use in urban environments where space …

Land Warfare

DSEI 2019: Growth inbound for Europe’s armoured vehicle market

5th September 2019

Over the next ten years, European militaries are expected to invest more funds into the modernisation of their armoured vehicle fleets in order to meet …

Land Warfare

Analysis: China's PLA moves towards expeditionary operations

12th August 2019

In possession of the second largest defence budget in the world, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is in the midst of reforming its personnel, …

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