• Land Warfare

  World Defense Show 2026: MARSS displays new Nation Shield air defence C2 system

  10th February 2026

  Nation Shield is the latest iteration of the MARSS C2 system and is designed to provide C2 further forward along with more capable air defence.

• Land Warfare

  Battle management C2 systems are driving the next phase of integrated air defence

  24th April 2026

  Battlefield and wider air defence C2 systems integrating a range of agnostic sensors have risen in prominence, from Turkey’s Aselsan developing Steel Dome to Northrop Grumman providing its own system to Poland and the US Army.

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEI 2025: MARSS unveils new agnostic multidomain C4 system

  16th September 2025

  MARSS’ NiDAR system has been deployed using sensors from static platforms to provide detection and protection for static sights, such as critical infrastructure, ports and military bases.

• Naval Warfare

  UK demonstration shows how sensors and C2 can protect ports from multi-domain threats

  26th June 2025

  Naval vessels are at high risk when in harbour, port or dockside and the threat from asymmetric attacks has been shown in the Ukraine war against Russian ships. A demonstration of combined systems in the UK hoped to show a potential solution to defence, government and commercial delegates.

• Land Warfare

  Drone wars: countries are looking for answers but do companies have the solutions?

  18th March 2026

  Manufacturers are speeding up their counter-drone development efforts as countries increasingly focus on procurements to provide battlefield and national protection.

• Land Warfare

  IDEX 2025: MARSS delivers two more protection systems for naval bases in the Middle East

  19th February 2025

  NiDAR, which protects against threats through real-time data fusion, has been designed to provide faster detection, tracking, classification and response to potential threats.

• Land Warfare

  World Defense Show 2026: Large vehicles and counter-drone systems take the limelight

  17th February 2026

  Visitors who attended the first World Defense Show four years ago continue to speak of the difficulties they faced with poor facilities and power problems. This year’s event emphasised its status as one of the major defence expositions and as a place where regional players and those less welcome at other shows could take centre stage.

• Land Warfare

  DSEI 2025: Milrem’s Havoc 8×8 robot to undergo live firing trials next year

  14th September 2025

  The Havoc uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) was unveiled at IDEX 2025 in February. It is built around a hybrid electric powertrain which provides silent running over medium distances and silent watch for extended periods of time.

• Digital Battlespace

  Security orders grow for Northrop Grumman’s FAAD C2

  18th June 2024

  Increased demand for security applications, especially for border and critical asset protection, has boosted orders for the company's Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2).

• Naval Warfare

  World Defense Show 2024: First NiDAR CUAS set for combat ships

  6th February 2024

  NiDAR has already been operational on M/V Asterix, a naval auxiliary ship to the Royal Canadian Navy, marking the first time the system was put to use on a NATO-associated vessel.

• Land Warfare

  World Defense Show 2024: MARSS reacts to current events in Middle East and books RADiRguard sale

  5th February 2024

  MARSS, a UK-based technology company, has been gaining a stronger foothold in the CUAS field which has boomed in the past few years.

• Land Warfare

  AI, CUAS systems and armoured platforms set for spotlight at Eurosatory 2024

  10th June 2024

  Many of the manufacturers at Eurosatory 2024 will focus on burgeoning demand for vehicles, tanks, and UAS and CUAS systems.

• Land Warfare

  Preparations underway for Saudi–US Red Sands exercise

  10th January 2024

  Last year’s Rad Sands Live Fire (RSLF) included a demonstration of C-UAS capability and the second of this year’s events in October/November will be expected to include similar activity and companies from earlier events such as MARSS.

• Defence Notes

  World Defense Show 2024: The show’s second iteration adapts to a changing world

  13th February 2024

  Saudi Arabia’s welcomed the return of the World Defense Show with the event’s heavy focus on vehicles and CUS systems reflecting ongoing conflicts and the priorities of many national programmes.

• Defence Notes

  World Defense Show 2024: The show’s second iteration adapts to a changing world

  13th February 2024

  Saudi Arabia’s welcomed the return of the World Defense Show with the event’s heavy focus on vehicles and CUS systems reflecting ongoing conflicts and the priorities of many national programmes.

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Sea: sonar systems

  Sentinel IDS

  The Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) is a sonar system manufactured by UK based manufacturer, Sonardyne. The system uses tracking software that combines data from multiple ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  MV Asterix

  At a cost of C$700 million, the 182.5m-long 26,000ton MV Asterix, a commercial container ship, was converted by Davie Shipbuilding and delivered to the RCN ...